Most Active Stools Just Wobble, but This One Runs on Skateboard Trucks
The active sitting market has been trying to solve the same problem for years by adding instability to an otherwise conventional seat. Balance boards, wobble…
8BitDo Made the N64’s 30th Anniversary Keyboard Every Millennial Wants
Nintendo’s “Funtastic” translucent plastic era tends to provoke a specific kind of nostalgia. The see-through consoles and controllers from the late 1990s made the hardware…
Goldmund’s $500,000 Amp Is as Much a Sculpture as It Is a Machine
High-end audio amplifiers tend to get bigger, heavier, and more expensive in the pursuit of performance headroom that most recordings will never fully demand. The…
Most Macro Pads Top Out at 24 Keys, but This Keychron Has 100
Macro pads have always operated on the assumption that a handful of keys is enough. Most offer between six and 24 programmable buttons, which covers…
ASUS Built an E-Bike Booster You Can Actually Take on a Plane
Dedicated e-bikes have become a convincing answer to the urban commuting question, but they come with their own set of problems. They’re expensive to buy,…
The No-Drill Plywood Shelf System Every Renter Has Been Waiting For
Most shelves come with a decision baked into their design: find a wall, drill some holes, and commit to a location that will outlast most…
This Collapsible Mouse Is So Flat It Shares a Sleeve With Your Laptop
Traveling with a mouse has always carried a specific low-level inconvenience. Full-size mice claim too much space in a slim bag, compact mice often sacrifice…
The $150 Charger That Explains Why Your Laptop Is Still at 60 Percent
Most multi-port chargers operate on faith. You plug in six devices, the indicator lights glow, and you assume everything is receiving the power it needs…
This $549 QWERTY Android Phone Was Built to Give You Your Day Back
Smartphones have never been smarter, but they’ve also never been more demanding. Bigger screens, algorithmic feeds, and relentless notifications aren’t design oversights. They’re deliberate, built…
This Cork Cactus Looks Like Decor and Acts Like 3 Pieces of Furniture
Coat stands have always occupied an awkward position in a room. They’re functional enough to keep around but rarely considered anything beyond a place to…
The $180 Razer Mouse That Makes a Second Gaming Mouse Pointless
Gaming mice have always had a specialization problem. The ones built for MMOs come loaded with thumb buttons that feel excessive the moment you switch…
Your Entire Steam Library Now Fits in a Game Boy-Sized Handheld
The Steam Deck modding community has taken Valve’s handheld gaming PC to some unexpected places. Modders have swapped in more RAM, loaded the hardware with…