For more than four decades, the global high-end audio industry revolved around one annual ritual in Munich. Every May engineers, and audiophiles gathered at HIGH END Munich to witness the future of analog playback. In …
A Pencil Sharpener Inspired This Brilliant Camping Cutlery Tool
There are probably times when you’re in desperate need of chopsticks when you’re camping out or somewhere where you don’t have access to it. Well apparently now you’ll be able to make your own, as …
PLANK Made a Folding Chair You’d Never Want to Put Away
Folding chairs have a reputation problem. For most of us, they conjure up images of bare banquet halls, plastic legs scraping across gymnasium floors, or that wobbly stack in the back of a relative’s garage. …
Unitree’s transforming mecha robot is the closest thing yet to owning a real Transformer
Flying solo tied to a jetpack is a dream we have been savoring for quite some time now. And since movies like the Transformers, the idea of transforming Autobots has been another craze humanity is …
10 Best Kitchen Tools and Appliances Designed to Live on Your Counter, Not in Your Cupboard
The kitchen counter is prime real estate. Most appliances waste it, sitting there looking generic and visually forgettable until they get pushed to the back and eventually into a box. A smaller category of kitchen …
Most Phone Cameras Flatter Your Shots, Sony Xperia 1 VIII Doesn’t
Smartphone photography has come a long way, but there’s always been a tension between what these cameras can do and what serious photographers actually want from them. Most flagships rely on heavy computational processing that …
Stop Chasing Shade: Sony REON Pocket Plus Brings the Cold to Your Neck
Staying comfortable outdoors during a heatwave has always been a matter of seeking shade, chasing air-conditioned spaces, or resigning yourself to a slow, sweaty defeat. Portable fans help somewhat, but they cool the air around …
The Lightest ThinkPad Ever Also Scored 9/10 for Repairability
Business laptops have gotten remarkably thin over the years, but the tradeoffs are hard to ignore. Repairability has taken a back seat to aesthetics, battery life has been sacrificed for slim profiles, and enterprise users …
Wacom Art Pen 2 Adds the One Input Every Digital Pen Has Ignored
Digital art tools have gotten remarkably good at reading pressure and tilt, two of the three physical inputs that define how traditional artists handle a pen or brush. What’s remained elusive is the third one. …
Your Old Film Camera Can Now Shoot 4K Video and 26MP RAW Files Without Any Modifications. Here’s How.
Somewhere in your home, there’s likely a camera that used to mean something. A Nikon FM2 inherited from a parent, a Canon AE-1 found at a flea market, a Pentax K1000 that still smells faintly …