This Solar Smartwatch Ran 9 Months on Battery, Then the Panel Kicked In
The smartwatch category has a battery problem it can’t seem to shake. Despite years of incremental improvements, most wearables still need to be charged every…
A Designer Just Made a Water Purifier That Skips the Technician Call
Water purifiers are practically mandatory in modern Indian homes, but for a category that handles something as critical as drinking water, they’ve never been particularly…
The Piano Key Holder Where Every Press Clicks Out a Hidden Brass Hook
Key hooks by the door are one of those things that somehow manage to be both boring and insufficient. The options range from plain metal…
Noble’s $199 Osprey Earbuds Aim Straight at Sony’s XM6
The $200 true wireless earbud market is crowded, but the brands filling it are mostly consumer electronics companies that tune for mass appeal rather than…
The 2.6mm PopSocket That Didn’t Work in 2012 Is Finally Here for $39
Most phone grips stick around because they work, not because they’re easy to live with. The classic PopSocket has spent over a decade as one…
The Urn With 4 Screens Showing Moving Images of the Person You Lost
Cremation urns have existed for thousands of years, but their design language has barely moved. They tend toward the ceremonial and the generic, pottery shapes…
The $429 Microwave With a Drop-Down Door and No Spinning Turntable
The microwave has been one of the most stubbornly unchanged appliances in the modern kitchen. After decades of the same basic box design, with a…
Microsoft Just Raised Surface Prices $500: Here’s What Changed
The premium laptop market has spent the last few years in a quiet but intense competition. Apple keeps raising the performance ceiling with each new…
The Handheld PC That Becomes a Gamepad, Keyboard, or Knob Panel
The handheld PC market has gotten surprisingly competitive in recent years. Devices like the Steam Deck and ROG Ally have proven that people genuinely want…
This $399 Tablet Has 9 JBL Speakers and Works as a Bluetooth Speaker
Entertainment tablets have always been a bit of a compromise. They’re large enough to make video look good, but the speakers are almost universally disappointing,…
TECNO Just Built a Budget Phone With a Battery That Lasts 6 Years
Budget smartphones have gotten remarkably capable in recent years, but one persistent problem hasn’t gone away. They still feel disposable. Batteries degrade within a year…
KEENON Humanoid Pours Drinks at GCS 2026, 100,000 Others Run Hotels
The robotics industry has a curious reputation problem. The machines getting the most attention, walking bipeds that do backflips, aren’t the ones driving real business…