The 8 Best Tech Gadgets of October 2026
Physical media is quietly winning again, phones are starting to treat light as a material instead of an afterthought, and the humble power bank just…
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5 Gadgets Gen Z Actually Wants to Own Right Now
Something shifted. The generation that grew up with every song, show, and photo living inside a glass rectangle is now buying CD players, handheld consoles,…
A Pocket Concept Built to Catch Design Ideas Before They Get Away
Good ideas don’t always wait until you’ve found the right pen and an empty page. For industrial designers, a quick sketch can turn into a…
An S-Pen for the iPhone Duo? Yes please!
I’ll give Apple its props by saying that it’s genuinely remarkable they built Apple Pencil compatibility into the iPhone Duo. Yes, it’s a welcome move…
Amazon Gave Kindles Their Missing Buttons Back, as Accessories
Kindles once let your thumb turn pages, but physical buttons disappeared from most of Amazon’s newer readers. That might not seem like a big loss…
Samsung’s SmartTag3 Refuses to Die at 790 Days Battery Life
I’m the kind of person who can set down my keys, turn around, and immediately forget where they went. Wallets, earbuds, and bags have a…
Your Old Barbie Dolls Actually Become Speakers and Power Banks
When I was young, a lot of my stuff was pink. Not just any pink. It had to be Barbie pink. I eventually grew into…
A Round Clock That Shows the Forecast So You Stop Checking Your Phone
Checking the time before leaving home often requires checking your phone, which carries the risk of being distracted by everything else on it. The Round…
Meta Just Turned Its AI Into a Tamagotchi and It’s Pretty Cute
AI has plenty of serious questions to answer, from copyright and environmental costs to privacy. There’s also a more everyday hurdle: for many people, AI…
This Color E-Paper Clip Is the Polaroid That Digital Photos Never Had
A photo you love rarely leaves the phone it was taken on, fading into a camera roll the moment the screen goes dark. TICKEY tries…
This Walnut Console Has Faders That Move Themselves to Match Your Lights
Smart home hardware has a quiet, persistent problem nobody bothers fixing: physical switches and sliders forget the truth the moment someone changes a light from…
A ‘Wolverine’ DualSense controller so feral it makes the actual game look tame
I distinctly remember the Wolverine game hype. It’s quite literally why I bought a PS5… well, that and GTA VI. And then September rolled around,…
DIY AirPower desk charges your phone anywhere on its glass top, also reminds you to drink water
How long have you pursued an unannounced gadget; waiting passionately to see it come to life? If I speak for myself, it would be flying…
Charging Pads Save Your Phone, BIONIC’s Also Clears Your Counter
Every home eventually collects the same small pile near the door or nightstand, a phone, a set of AirPods, keys, maybe a pair of glasses…
Cricut’s New Machine Actually Makes Custom Stickers in Minutes
I have a drawer, and if you are the kind of person who understands sticker addiction, you already know the drawer I mean. Okay fine,…
REACH Is a Modular Sports GPS Computer Built to Snap Into Any Sport
Athletes who used to buy a separate walkie-talkie, action camera, and wind meter for different pursuits are looking at a much lighter hardware bill these…