Since 1989, Casio is said to have sold well over 100 million units of a single digital watch model. After initially winning people over with its spartan design and reliable functionality, it's since become an iconic timepiece that every collector worth their salt owns.

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Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Watches, Casio, xxAffiliate

Carrying a full-size mouse, presentation clicker, and another remote for TVs or tablets can feel like a lot for a regular workday. The DS21 is aiming to collapse those jobs into one, using a magnetic modular docking system.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Computers, Laptop, Mouse, Controller, xxKickbooster, Kickstarter, Peripherals

Lego-style bricks are fun and great for building castles, spaceships, and race cars, but once assembled, they become just decorative objects and usually never get touched again. Italian designer Paolo Caviglia had the idea of assembling a real audio system with them. That’s how his project, Audio Bricks, was born.

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Category: Electronics, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Music Player, Modular, DIY, Lego

I like drones and I like oddball inventions, so when I first heard about Zero Zero Robotics' Falcon Mini "bicopter" drone, I knew I had to try it out for myself. Well, I can now say that it is indeed a most interesting little aircraft … but when all is said and done, you should probably just go with the company's HOVERAir line of quadcopters.

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Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Reviews

Godox’s C100 is the company’s first camera, and it’s a strange one. Instead of a conventional rear screen, over half of its compact body is taken up by a transparent optical viewfinder that lets you frame a shot while still seeing right through the device.

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Category: Photography, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Cameras, Transparency

I've relied on USB docks to expand my laptops' connectivity options, both in my home office and on the road, for years. This new one from Cabletime adds a surprisingly versatile screen to earn its keep on your desk.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Desk, Accessories, USB, xxKickbooster, Kickstarter

Drones have been a part of our lives for years now, and many industries are hard to imagine without them. They monitor crops, inspect forests and bridges, help with search-and-rescue missions, and are widely used in military operations. But no matter how advanced they become, they all share the same weakness: battery life. In many situations, landing a drone to replace a battery can be too dangerous or simply impossible.

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Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Laser, Wireless Charging, Flight

I'm more intrigued by the premise behind this wild robotics project than the technology itself: "What if digital music could control a real instrument and become physical sound again?"

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Category: Music, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Robotics, 3D Printing, Guitar, Kickstarter

HoverAir has spent years shrinking the drone form factor into a controller-free personal camera. The Versa is its latest take on the idea, pushing beyond existing self-flying models by starting out as a pocket-sized handheld device with a three-axis gimbal.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Cameras, drones, Compact, Gimbals, Hybrid

There were moments when I simply stared at the screen, astonished by how convincingly ChatGPT Voice resembled Jarvis, or at least Jarvis Junior. It was the kind of awe that makes you pause and consider the implications.

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Category: AI and Humanoids, Technology

Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Voice, Assistant

Last year, I reviewed OneOdio's Studio Max 1 headphones and came away genuinely impressed. They were inexpensive, comfortable, and included a low-latency wireless dongle that allowed me to mix up some stuff on the DAW without being tethered for the first time ever. And did I mention battery life? Because I could listen to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon about 168 times in a row between charges.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Reviews, Headphones, Studio, Gaming

If fear of traditional tattoo needles has been the only thing stopping you from getting a tattoo, a London startup called CipherX may have found a solution. We’ve previously covered some new tattoo technologies, but they still rely on conventional needles. CipherX takes a completely different approach and promises pain-free tattoos by replacing the traditional tattoo machine with a microneedle patch.

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Category: Technology

Tags: Tattoo, Skin, Microneedles

Modern projectors come in all shapes and sizes, but the Fujifilm Z line stands out from the crowd. This isn't due to notably high brightness, though that's certainly the case, but the industry's only folded-type rotatable lens mechanism.

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Category: Technology

Tags: FUJIFILM, Laser, Flexible, Projectors, 4k

We've covered a bunch of anti-distraction phones on here, and they largely focus on stripping down your device's functionality to the basics. The Sidephone, meanwhile, takes a modular approach to customizing the hardware to fit into your life.

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Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Phone, Smartphones, Android, Modular

When the Tiny Vinyl format launched last year, part of the appeal was that its four-inch records didn’t need any special hardware. Each traditionally pressed, numbered release carries two tracks, with up to four minutes of audio per side, and plays on pretty much any regular turntable that allows for manual stylus placement.

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Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Turntables, Vinyl, Records, Tiny, Portable

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a sensing electronic skin that functions underwater, detects nearby objects, senses physical contact, recognizes when it has been punctured or cut, and repairs itself after damage.

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Category: Technology

Tags: Electronic skin, Skin, Sensor, National University of Singapore, Self-healing

Engineers are always experimenting with new ways to reinvent the computer mouse. Most new products target users seeking compact or unconventional alternatives, whether it’s a wearable ring or an origami-inspired design.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Mouse, Keyboard, Voice, Disability, Remote Control, Smartphones, Computer

Most CD players are designed to hide the disc and its mechanisms inside a dark plastic box. SYITREN’s RM1 Kickstarter project takes the opposite approach, turning the hardware itself into a mesmerizing part of the recent renewed interest in physical music formats.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: xxKickbooster, Kickstarter, CD Player, Transparency, Retro, Bluetooth, Music Streaming

Portable fans are a great way to beat the heat that's bearing down on us in more places around the world lately. This upcoming model packs an extra feature that could help cool you down in a pinch.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: EDC, Cooling, Battery, Travel, Outdoors and Camping, xxKickbooster, Kickstarter

If you're someone who likes to fall asleep listening to sound, be it a podcast, music or a rainy soundscape, your options have been limited if you want to avoid next-day ear pain or disturbing anyone you share a bed with. One company has actually solved both issues.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Sleep, Insomnia, Audio, Reviews, Well-being

Looks like every tech firm worth their salt's gotta make AI glasses, and Samsung's finally ready to throw its hat in the ring.

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Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Glasses, Smart Eyeglass, Artificial Intelligence, Samsung

Welcome to dystopia – or perhaps better spelled as dystopAI: harassment, humiliation, grooming, sextortion, suicide, and fraud cases exceeding $1.5 billion in 2025. Because humans have an extremely difficult time spotting the difference between authentic images and deepfakes, the crisis is all the more difficult to stop.

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Category: AI and Humanoids, Technology

Tags: Fraunhofer, Deepfakes

Electronics nerds and indie hackers are going to love this. The Pocketbyte is an upcoming portable computer you can endlessly customize to serve as a music player, gaming handheld, or even a personal digital assistant out of the 1990s.

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Category: Electronics, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: DIY, Gaming, Computers, Modular, Hack

While everyone needs technology of one sort or another, certain people shrink from any stigma associated with it. In fact, those people may be less likely to let others see them using that tech no matter how much they need it, even if that wearable technology is as widespread as eyeglasses.

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Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Tufts University, wearable electronics, Smart Fabric

"I'm going to call it Yaffle." That was the final line of my June New Atlas article, Domesticating AI: It's not coming, it's already here. It was a throwaway remark after spending some time with Home Assistant's increasingly capable AI voice assistant, Nabu.

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Category: AI and Humanoids, Technology

Tags: Computers, Coding, Programming

The Acemate S10 is one of the most ambitious tennis training products to hit the market so far. Unlike a conventional ball machine, even one that can move around the court, this robot coach is designed to behave more like a human opponent – zipping across the court to reach your return shot, then firing a ball back to you.

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Category: Sports, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Tennis, Artificial Intelligence, Consumer Electronics, Outdoor Technology, Training aid, Training, Exercise

I love my wireless headphones, but their batteries have a limited lifespan, and the other components might well outlast 'em. It turns out that a gaming hardware brand might have the best solution yet for our battery woes.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Headphones, Gaming, Battery, Wireless

Coffee gear brand Mago Maga hopes its latest product can simplify bean roasting for even the most discerning coffee fans – with a little help from AI.

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Category: Around The Home, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Coffee, Kitchen, Kickstarter, Artificial Intelligence

RedMagic has made its intentions very clear: It wants to dominate portable gaming. And the Astra 2 tablet sets the bar high, sitting in the Goldilocks zone between phone screen and full-sized tablet – and performing as good as it feels in hand.

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Category: Electronics, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Tablet, Gaming

Nike is back adding tech to your footwear with its new massaging slide. Developed in partnership with Hyperice, which makes a range of muscle relief gear, it's aimed at athletes looking for effective recovery after strenuous activity.

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Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Nike, Footwear, Recovery, Massage, Athlete, Heating

Sticky notes are a great way to remind yourself – or others – of something important. But they're a bit wasteful. The Seeed Studio offers a modern alternative in the shape of a magnet-backed E Ink slab that uses AI to take voice notes.

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Category: Around The Home, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: E-Ink, Notes, Magnetic, Artificial Intelligence, Voice recognition

SwitchBot sent me its AI Hub, two Pan/Tilt Cam Plus 3K cameras, and its AI Art Frame for review. SwitchBot makes seemingly anything and everything for smart-home integration, from door locks and curtain pullers to robot vacuums, cameras and even humanoid-ish robots.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Art, LLM (Large Language Model), Home Security, Smart Home, Reviews

I regret that I haven't been on the electric toothbrush beat over the last few years. While I was out of the loop, major oral health brands were adding clever tech to their products – along with heftier price tags.

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Category: Around The Home, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Toothbrush, Dental, Oral hygiene, Philips, Artificial Intelligence

This new smart guitar we've come across uses LEDs on the fretboard along with a full-featured app to make it easy to visually learn the instrument.

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Category: Music, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Guitar, xxKickbooster, Kickstarter, Bass guitar, Acoustics

When Samsung unveiled the Freestyle+ at CES earlier this year, it looked like another step in the company’s long-running push to make projection feel less like home-theater homework. Now that initial preview has become an actual product launch, complete with full specifications and a confirmed price tag of US$1,199.99.

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Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Samsung, Projectors, Streaming Video, Portable

A four-rotor drone built by N3XT, the experimental arm of German company Quantum Systems, has reportedly reached 699 km/h (434 mph) in level flight. That speed makes it the fastest battery-powered drone ever recorded.

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Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Quadcopter, Speed, Record, Ukraine , Interceptor, Performance, Prototype

Recording yourself with a smartphone is simple. Recording yourself using the higher-quality camera on the back of your phone without clipping off half of your face? That's a little more challenging.

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Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: smartphones, Monitor, USB Type C, Selfies, Camera Phone, Screen, Video Cameras

Technology is not always about getting more controlled, more digital and more logical. And a mad new music program that's just launched is a brilliant demonstration of that… and why it matters.

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Category: Music, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Synthesizer, Apps, Physics, Software, Digital music

The Autonomous Intern is an interesting little piece of equipment. It looks like the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, complete with a light beacon at the top of it, though in reality, it's only a 3D-printed pyramid case with a 4-GB Raspberry Pi 5, an extra cooling fan, and an LED light inside. It runs a custom software stack built on top of Linux that makes it basically just boot straight into OpenClaw so you can unleash your own AI agents to do your bidding.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Autonomous, LLM (Large Language Model), Claude, Open AI, GPT, Reviews

Following in Google's footsteps from just two months ago, Garmin's now dropped a screen-free fitness tracker that's suitable for novices and serious athletes alike. And interestingly, you don't need a subscription for this one.

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Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Garmin, Fitness, Health, Tracking

Following the recent launch of its satellite-based internet service, Amazon's now aiming to provide direct-to-cell connectivity in the next few years.

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Category: Telecommunications, Technology

Tags: Satellite, Amazon, Communications, Starlink

Climate change is reshaping weather patterns around the world, bringing heavier rainfall and more extreme weather to places that have rarely experienced them before. Floods are among the most common natural disasters, and every year they affect millions of people, take lives, destroy homes, and cause billions of dollars in damage.

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Category: Good Thinking, Technology

Tags: University of Texas, Flooding, Alarm, Disasters

Humanoids and humans are increasingly sharing factory floors, but one is made of metal and the other of flesh and bones, a mismatch that rarely ends well for us in a collision. Italian startup Generative Bionics thinks it has a fix: a humanoid robot covered in sensing skin that feels people approaching and adjusts its movements before any contact occurs.

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Category: AI and Humanoids, Technology

Tags: Robots, Sensors, Industrial design, Artificial Intelligence, Europe

After reviewing Oukitel's insane 20,000-mAh WP61 Plus monster of a phone a few months ago, I kind of knew what to expect: something huge. The WP61 made my Samsung Galaxy S22 feel like a saltine cracker.

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Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Cell+Phone, Reviews, Thermal Imaging, Infrared

The deadliest animal to have ever roamed the earth is not the great white shark, or snakes, or even rats that caused three great plagues in history, decimating the human population at the time. It’s the tiny 5-mm (0.2-inch) Anopheles mosquito, which has accounted for billions of deaths in history. One company is taking the battle against these deadly insects directly to the skies with tiny air-to-air killer drones.

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Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Mosquito, Insect, Pests

Skullcandy says it's pulled out all the stops in developing its latest pair of over-ear headphones, and it even asked Bose for a helping hand.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Headphones, Noise-Canceling, Skullcandy, Bose, Audio

OpenAI, the AI lab that brought us ChatGPT, which simultaneously evoked awe, fear, and fascination when it first launched in 2023, has released its first-ever hardware product, a $230 mini-keyboard that’s designed to enhance the workflow of users of Codex, the company’s specialized AI coding agent.

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Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Keyboard, Open AI, Peripherals

The appeal of an ultra-short-throw projector is pretty simple: you can get a huge image from a cabinet or sideboard nestled right up against a wall – without being troubled by ceiling mounts, long cable runs, or hardware sitting somewhere behind the couch.

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Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Hisense, Projectors, Laser TV, Streaming, All-in-one

Peak Design already makes a range of well-loved camera accessories, and it's now expanding its lineup with the Field Bracket. It's designed for folks who use their gear in many different scenarios, and could use a mounting system that'll keep up.

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Category: Photography, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Cameras, Peak Design, Kickstarter

TerraMow's new X AWD rethinks how a robot mower moves, swapping the usual end-of-row pivot for a back-and-forth "Shuttle Drive" designed to handle big, steep, and messy lawns without chewing up the turf.

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Category: Around The Home, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Kickstarter, Mower, Lawnmowers, Robotics, Automation

Light has been making anti-distraction phones for about a decade now, starting with a custom operating system and layering minimalist design on top.

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Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Smartphones, Light Phone, Minimalist

Fixed-lens cameras have recently been enjoying a comeback as photographers look for something better than a phone without committing to a bag full of heavy lenses. That trend has been playing out across Sony's own RX range, from pocketable compacts up to the full-frame RX1R III, and now the company is bringing back its all-in-one superzoom bridge camera.

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Category: Photography, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Sony, Cameras, Super-Zoom, Compact, All-in-one

The Anthbot M9 is a surprisingly adept wire-free mower, which can master lawns of up to 1,000 sq m (around a quarter of an acre) for a fraction of the price of its famous competitors. And, importantly, it's incredibly easy to use, making it a great option for those new to home-robot life.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Mower, Smart technology, Smart Home, Artificial Intelligence, GPS, RTK positioning, Satellite Navigation, Reviews

Take your backyard birding to a new level with the Harymor smart feeder, one in a new class home technology that lets you experience local wildlife up close from your phone, no matter where you are.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Birds, Outdoor Technology, nature, Wildlife, Animal science, Behavior, Artificial Intelligence, Smart Camera

The older and lazier I get, the easier I want my life. So when I discovered the Stream Deck+, a versatile little desktop controller with programmable buttons, built-in screens and rotary knobs, I knew I had to have one. If I'm not in the right browser tab, saying "Hey Yaffle, office aircon 24" works perfectly well, but it's just … More. Effort. Than ... Click.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Buttons, Controller, Touchscreen, Computer Human Interface

Engineers at Northwestern University have built a drone that vanishes without camouflage or transparent panels. Its trick is spinning so fast that your eyes simply give up trying to focus, a stealth edge that could turn surveillance into something almost invisible.

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Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Stealth, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Northwestern University, Invisibility

There are several different kinds of VR and AR headsets and glasses on the market today. RayNeo's Air 4 Pro slots squarely into the one-trick category, and that's a good thing. Pop these on, plug them into your phone or laptop, and boom – an instant giant display for your eyes only.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Video, Smart Glasses, Glasses, TCL, Display, Head Mounted Displays, Gaming, Reviews

The Playcube was already an unusual little projector: a palm-sized, Rubik’s Cube-like device with a 360-degree rotating design, built to throw a big image onto a wall, ceiling, or whatever flat surface you have nearby. Now, TCL is adding a new layer of interaction through Google’s Gemini AI.

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Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: TCL, Projectors, Portable, Google TV, Gemini, HD

From Smokpub, makers of a compact electric cocktail and whisky smoker, comes the Doubot, a sourdough fermentation system currently on Kickstarter. They claim it's “a smarter way to proof dough” for the novice baker second-guessing their technique.

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Category: Around The Home, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Kitchen, Food technology, Kickstarter, xxKickbooster

Compact lifestyle projectors tend to fall into one of two camps: small enough to move around easily, or bright and capable enough to stand in for a TV on movie nights. XGIMI’s expanded Elfin Flip Series is trying to sit somewhere between the two.

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Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: XGIMI, Laser, 4K UHD, Projectors, HD, Google TV, Portable, Compact