There is something undeniably appealing about a tiny remote that lets you turn pages without touching your e-reader. That is exactly the pitch behind the DuRoBo Moodi Bluetooth page turner. It is designed as a companion for the DuRoBo Krono eBook reader, but it also raises a bigger question: can this little gadget do more than just flip pages on a single device?
Most speakers are designed to disappear into the background. Even the expensive ones usually aim for some version of “handsome rectangle that sounds good.” The MorningBlues SonicGlass A1 Transparent Speaker takes a very different approach. It wants to be noticed. More specifically, it wants to turn music into something visual, interactive, and personal, not just something playing from a box on a shelf.
The folks at Jackery just announced a massive expansion to their residential backup ecosystem, and they are moving out of the garage and right into your living spaces. Say goodbye to those loud, gas-guzzling generators. Jackery is introducing FridgeGuard alongside three new state-of-the-art HomePower Series battery backups designed to keep your life running completely uninterrupted.
Most model kits give you a nice feeling of accomplishment and a finished piece by the end of the night. The ROKR Mechanical Typewriter Wooden 3D Puzzle is not that kind of kit. This is a 320-piece wooden puzzle model that demands patience (a LOT of patience), a steady hand, and a real willingness to stick with it when the build gets fiddly. It also promises something extra: not just a display piece, but a typewriter-inspired mechanism with moving keys, internal linkages, and a paper carriage. That sounded amazing on the box. In practice, it turned into a much bigger…
I’ve reviewed dozens of phones over the years, and a folding phone – the OnePlus Open (check out Judie’s review), but this will be my first flip phone review, and as a bonus, it’s my first official review for Gear Diary! Today, we’re taking a look at the Motorola Razr Ultra 2026 model. Let’s find out if I prefer a phone that easily fits in my front pocket vs my iPhone 16 Pro Max, which I’ve been rocking as my daily driver since it dropped in 2024.
Mattel Creations is using San Diego Comic-Con 2026 to revisit one of WWE’s strangest and most consequential pop-culture collisions with the WWE Elite 3-Pack featuring Cyndi Lauper, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, and Captain Lou Albano. Priced at $80, the SDCC exclusive marks the first WWE action figure inspired by Lauper, whose role in the Rock ‘N’ Wrestling era helped move professional wrestling beyond arena regulars and into MTV-era living rooms. For collectors, that makes this set more than a colorful oddity. It’s a tiny, poseable reminder that the 1980s had no chill and made chaos feel oddly inevitable.
Picture this: a severe summer storm rolls into town, the lightning flashes, and the grid goes down. Your mind immediately races through the checklist of modern tragedies: No Wi-Fi. No AC. And, worst of all, a refrigerator packed with premium brisket, craft beer, and dairy products slowly warming up to room temperature. Instead of scrambling for ice bags, you could just sit back, relax, and let a microwave-sized box save your summer. Enter the Anker SOLIX S2000 Portable Power Station, a clever, “fridge-first” battery backup designed explicitly to keep your kitchen running when the utility company throws in the towel.
“I can’t today, I have to wait for the cable man” is one of those phrases that creates immediate sympathetic dread. It’s as much a pop culture trope as it is a real inconvenience. But Xfinity, in its quest to prove the cable company isn’t actually out to get you, is rolling out a way to deliver faster internet on your schedule. Their new same-day Gateway delivery service means you can sign up for internet in the morning and have yourself up and running and down a TikTok rabbit hole before dinner.
The Lenovo Tab Plus Gen 2 is Lenovo’s latest attempt to answer a question plenty of households already wrestle with: why keep a tablet, a Bluetooth speaker, a recipe screen, and a casual movie-night display scattered around the house when one device might handle most of it? Announced today, this entertainment-focused Android tablet pairs a 12.1″ 2.5K display with a nine-speaker JBL system, a rotating kickstand, and a starting price of $399.99. It’s not trying to replace a laptop so much as make the shared-screen tablet feel less like an afterthought.
A good portable light can be useful for a lot more than camping. The Infinity X1 2000 Lumen Camp Light is designed for campsites, but it also looks like the kind of gear that could be just as handy in a barn, workshop, shed, or anywhere electricity is limited. It promises high output, adjustable color temperature, tripod-style support, a remote control, and even solar panel compatibility. After taking a close look at the design and trying it in a dark barn, this light turns out to be more practical than its name alone might suggest.
The 3M WorkTunes In-Ear Electronic Hearing Protector gives the company’s job-site audio line a lighter, lower-profile option for people who need hearing protection but don’t want full-size earmuffs clamped over their heads all day. The $69.98 Bluetooth hearing protector uses corded, magnetic earbuds, offers a 19 dB Noise Reduction Rating, and adds Bluetooth 6.0 for calls, music, and podcasts while you work. It’s aimed at contractors, landscapers, DIYers, and anyone who has learned that lawn equipment, power tools, and “just one quick project” can still leave their ears ringing by dinnertime. Not exactly ideal for anyone.
The K-Swiss Hypercourt Supreme 2 women’s tennis shoes make a strong first impression. They have a sleek, athletic look, solid construction, and a color combination that really pops. But good looks only go so far when a shoe is supposed to handle tennis matches and treadmill miles. After taking a close look at the design and then putting in several walking sessions (sorry, I don’t play tennis), the big question became pretty simple: are these better as performance shoes or as everyday sneakers?
The CHERRY XTRFY K33 has a feature that instantly stands out in a crowded mechanical keyboard market. It is a compact 75% gaming keyboard with an IP54 rating for dust and splash resistance. That alone makes it a little unusual. Add tri-mode wireless connectivity, RGB lighting, Mac and Windows support, and CHERRY’s so-called memchanical switches, and this keyboard starts to feel like a product with its own personality. I spent some time looking over the design, checking out the key layout, testing the lighting, and getting a sense of how the hybrid switches feel in everyday use.
The Philips Skylight is Signify’s latest attempt to solve a familiar home problem: rooms that could use more daylight but don’t have the windows to get it. Designed as a slim, surface-mounted ceiling light, the new range is meant to mimic the brightness, depth, and changing rhythm of natural daylight indoors. It’s not a skylight in the construction-permit sense, so no one’s cutting a hole in your roof. Instead, it uses advanced LED lighting to create the visual impression of looking up toward a brighter, more open sky.
With the BOOX Go 6 Gen II, BOOX is giving its pocketable 6″ E Ink reader the one feature that might make it feel less like a single-purpose gadget and more like something worth carrying every day: stylus support. The $199.99 second-generation model keeps the travel-friendly size, adds compatibility with the optional InkSense Plus stylus, and includes a native notes app for jotting thoughts, marking passages, and keeping quick lists. It’s still an e-reader first, but now it can double as the tiny notebook you meant to pack and, predictably, forgot on the way out.
Map your property once, and the ECOVACS GOAT A3000 LiDAR PRO turns into one of the best set-it-and-forget-it mowers we’ve used. It lays down clean, aesthetic lines with almost no effort on our part, and the dual-disc cutting deck chews through grass fast. The headline feature is TrueEdge, an integrated trimmer that’s supposed to handle the edges no robot mower can normally reach—and to its credit, it gets closer than anything else we’ve tested. But it doesn’t fully eliminate the manual string trimming we were hoping to leave behind.
Flipside has officially launched the Flipside 5, the latest iteration of its long-running minimalist wallet line, bringing updated materials, improved capacity, and new accessory options to its signature quick-access design. The fifth-generation wallet continues to center around Flipside’s double-sided quick-draw system, which allows users to access frequently used cards from either side of the wallet with a simple thumb motion. Each outer slot holds three to four cards, giving the Flipside 5 a total quick-access capacity of up to eight cards without sacrificing its slim footprint.
3D-printed products are all over the place, but 3D-printed shoes still feel a little futuristic to me. PollyFab sent over two styles for me to try: the Aero Pro and the Airpuff One. After wearing both pairs around the house, on hardwood floors, on stairs, and even on a treadmill, it became clear that these 3D-printed shoes are definitely unique. But they also come with some real limitations.
AT&T Unlimited Day Pass is a new 24-hour cellular data option for eligible Wi-Fi + Cellular iPads, including models owned by Verizon and T-Mobile customers, that gives you unlimited data for $3 per day without a contract, subscription, or credit check. It’s aimed at the many people who bought a cellular-capable iPad but never attached it to a monthly plan, either because they didn’t need constant connectivity or because one more recurring bill felt like a small act of financial nonsense. The first day pass is complimentary, with a limit of one iPad per customer.
Whether you are a seasoned pitmaster or a weekend warrior trying not to turn your ribeye into a hockey puck, the MeatStick V Duo is here to save your BBQ reputation. This dual-probe system is built for the multitasker, allowing you to monitor two different proteins, like a slow-smoked brisket and a quick-searing steak, at the exact same time. People often make the mistake of asking how long to cook meat when the secret is the cooking temperature. The MeatStick V Duo will master those temps for a perfect cook every time.
Some work lights are all business, and some have just enough gadget appeal to make you want to use them all the time. The HOTLIGH Worklight definitely lands in the second group. It looks a little like a tiny folding lightsaber, but it’s actually a rechargeable multi-mode task light with a light bar, a spotlight, UV lighting, a magnetic body, and a built-in hook. After a quick hands-on test, this is the kind of light that feels just as useful for a toolbox as it does for desk work, wiring projects, or poking around under the hood of a car.