Health Tech

Mighty Spark Chicken Snack Sticks Review: A Surprisingly Tasty Protein Snack That Doesn’t Feel Like Punishment

When it comes to high-protein meat sticks, I usually expect something practical more than exciting. They are the kind of snack you toss in a bag for later, not the kind of food you get genuinely curious about. That was my mindset going into the Mighty Spark Chicken Snack Sticks. These high-protein meat sticks promise low calories, decent protein, and a healthier-sounding ingredient list, but the real question is simple: do they actually taste good?


PEPPER EMS Suit Review: Bring Science Fiction to Real Life with This Muscle-Zapping, Workout-Maximizing Gear!

If there’s one constant in the world of fitness gadgets, it’s that someone is always offering you optimizations. It can be as simple as something like fat grips to work your forearms while you lift, or as complex as connected wearables and heart rate monitors designed to keep your workout in a precise effort zone. Sometimes these are genuinely great improvements, and sometimes they’re just window dressing. We were offered the chance to try the PEPPER EMS Suit, which leverages electromagnetic stimulation to maximize your workout in less time. Is it a winner? Let’s check it out!


Fitnexa SomniPods 3 Earbuds Review: Having Trouble Sleeping? Maybe These Can Help!

Everybody sleeps. Duh. And yet, everybody is unique in how well—or how badly—they sleep. I tend to sleep rather well (and heavily), but occasionally I have bouts of sleeplessness. When that happens, I resort to background noise on my clock radio, a floor fan blowing in my face, or even music via my trusty Apple AirPods Pro earbuds. The point is that everyone has tried-and-true tricks that work for them, with varying degrees of success. Enter the Fitnexa SomniPods 3 earbuds. These light, tiny wonders can help those with sleep issues, but they are not perfect. 


Aranet Radon Plus Digital Radon Detector Review: Find Out in 10 Minutes if You’re in Danger

The Aranet Radon Plus Digital Radon Detector is one of those gadgets you hope you never “need,” but once you have it, you won’t want to be without it. Radon is invisible, odorless, and potentially dangerous, so having a simple way to monitor it in real time brings real peace of mind. After dealing with elevated radon levels in my own home a few years ago, I’ve become a big believer in keeping tabs on it, and this little sensor makes that easier than ever.


Eli Health Hormometer Cortisol Test Review: Feeling Stressed? Find Out If You Really Are

Everyone feels stressed at one point or another, but how do you know if it’s a chronic health issue or just a one-time problem? You can ask your doctor to test you, but it will involve a blood draw, be expensive, and the results will be for just that one point in time. What if you could test in the comfort of your own home without needles and have a result in as little as 20 minutes? That’s what the Eli Health Hormometer Cortisol Test Kit claims to offer. They sent me a kit, and I tried it. Let’s see…



Crossrope Splash Jump Rope Mat Review: The Workout Surface I Didn’t Know I Needed

I’ve reviewed a lot of fitness devices over the years, but the Crossrope Jump Rope set is one I use at least weekly. They’re well built and amazing for high-intensity interval workouts and other short cardio bursts. The good folks at Crossrope know that working out is more comfortable if you’ve got the right surface under your feet, and so to go along with all the jumping, they gave us the chance to review their Splash Jump Rope Mat!


SurviveX Large First Aid Kit Review: Basically a Field Hospital for Your Trunk

Whether you’re a weekend warrior tackling the trails or just someone who occasionally loses a battle with a stubborn bagel, being prepared is half the battle. I have seen a lot of medical kits, ranging from “two Band-Aids and a prayer” to “full-blown field hospital.” I like to carry kits in my Jeep and have a couple at the ranch in deer blinds, available for emergencies while working. The SurviveX Large First Aid Kit definitely leans toward the latter, and it’s become a fast favorite for my bug-out bags and trunks.



NextSense Smartbuds Review: A Clever Sleep-Tech Idea That Never Quite Let Me Forget It Was in My Ear

NextSense Smartbuds arrive with promises that would make any sleep gadget hard to resist. You tell yourself this might be just the thing™ that finally blocks the hotel HVAC drone, the hallway slams, your spouse who somehow snores in surround sound, and the midnight brain chatter that has no business chattering when the rest of you is trying to clock out. Sleep earbuds already have a tough job. They have to stay comfortable against a pillow, disappear enough that you don’t fixate on them, last through the night, and actually help rather than just look good in an app.


FEIERDUN QuickDial DB1 Adjustable Dumbbell Set Review: The Adjustable Dumbbells That Finally Kill “Plate Math”

I love working out at home, but there are a few things to tackle when you’re setting up a home gym. One of the biggest is space; weights and equipment take up a lot of room. The second is cost; it’s not cheap to accumulate a full set of dumbbells in multiple weight sets. FEIERDUN neatly solves both of these with the QuickDial DB1 Adjustable Dumbbell Set, which is designed as an all-in-one, space-saving setup that replaces an entire rack of weights.



The $78 KANE Revive OB Turns the Humble Slide Into a Serious Recovery Shoe

Athletes tend to focus on performance. Recovery usually happens in the quieter moments between workouts, games, and everything else that fills a day. Those small transitions, like walking out of the gym, standing in line for coffee after a long run, or shuffling around the house after leg day, can determine how your body feels the next morning. KANE builds recovery shoes specifically for those moments when your feet are tired, but you’re not quite done moving. The KANE Revive OB takes the brand’s familiar recovery design and reshapes it into a casual open-back slip-on built for quick transitions.


SKG G7 Pro_Fold Neck Massager Review: A Smarter Approach to Fixing Modern “Tech Neck” Pain

Neck pain has quietly become one of modern life’s most reliable side effects. If you spend enough hours leaning over a laptop, peering down at your phone, or wedged into an airline seat that eternal optimists clearly designed, your shoulders will eventually begin to hurt. Portable massagers try to solve the problem, though most fall into familiar extremes: bulky massage guns that rarely leave home or lightweight should-worn options that buzz without doing much else. Then there’s the 3rd-generation SKG G7 Pro_Fold, made to offer meaningful relief in a light and portable design that can tag along through everyday routines.


Amazfit T-Rex Ultra 2 Review: A 51mm Titanium Beast That’s Built for Big Wrists and Bigger Adventures

The Amazfit T-Rex Ultra 2 might as well have been made for me, and I’m still not sure that’s a wholly good thing. Don’t get me wrong, it nails everything it set out to do, but the first thought I had when I pulled it from the box was simple: LARGE. This is a 51mm, Grade 5 titanium-topped statement piece with a bright 1.5″ AMOLED display, and it looks like it means business from across the room. For bigger folks like me, that “finally feels normal” fit is a win. For smaller wrists, it’s going to be a love-it-or-leave-it situation.


Fed Fitness FEIERDUN 5-in-1 Adjustable Weights Review: Big Home Gym Value with One Serious Barbell Flaw

I started working out at home during the pandemic, and even after gyms reopened and life returned to something close to normal, I kept it up. Skipping the commute and waiting for equipment has its perks. Fed Fitness recently sent over the FEIERDUN 5-in-1 adjustable dumbbell and barbell combo, along with a Flybird weight bench, transforming my spare space into a surprisingly capable home gym. The setup promises impressive versatility in a compact footprint, though one part of that flexibility comes with an important limitation. Even so, it covers nearly everything I need for most home strength-training workouts.


The PuroAir 130i HEPA Smart Air Purifier and PuroAir HVAC MERV 13 Mega Filter Work Together to Clean the Air in Your Home

There’s a realization that tends to arrive quietly rather than with any real drama. You wake up congested, even though allergy season is supposedly over; Cooking smells linger longer than expected, and the house feels slightly stale despite being clean. That’s usually when air quality stops feeling theoretical and starts feeling like something you notice day to day. This is where products like the PuroAir 130i purifier and the PuroAir HVAC MERV 13 Mega Filter make sense, not as upgrades, but as practical tools for people spending much of their time indoors breathing the same air over and over again.


Bebird EarSight Ultra X Review: A 4K Smart Ear Cleaner That Lets You See (and Safely Remove) the Gross Stuff

Do you ever wonder what’s going on inside your ears, nose, and throat? Sometimes, if I’m very lucky, my ENT shows me, but otherwise it’s a mystery of piping and, well, snot and wax. Bebird doesn’t want you to have to wait for your next specialist appointment to get a glimpse of this forbidden land, and the EarSight Ultra X will help you safely peek and clean those very hard-to-glimpse spaces!


UPDATED: Zepp Clarity One In-Canal OTC Hearing Aids Review: Beautifully Invisible, Frustratingly Limited

There is a quiet shift happening in personal audio, and it has nothing to do with louder speakers or punchier bass. It is about hearing help that does not announce itself the moment you walk into a room. The Zepp Clarity One In-Canal Over-the-Counter (OTC) Hearing Aids sit squarely in that space, offering an over-the-counter hearing solution that looks more like discreet modern tech than something borrowed from a clinic waiting room. That alone will matter to many people.


CES 2026 Live: SKG Massage Devices Offer Affordable Neck, Eye, Foot, and Back Relief with TENS and Red Light Therapy

Are you sore, stressed, or tired? That’s probably rhetorical in 2026, as everyone is tense at least some of the time. You can’t escape it forever, but you can get some relief, and we had the chance to explore and learn about SKG’s extensive line of massage devices designed to help whichever parts of you are taking a beating at CES 2026!


NAOX LINK and NAOX WAVE Signal the Future of Brain Health as FDA-Cleared In-Ear EEG Goes Mainstream

When technology collides with medicine, the result is often incremental progress that quietly improves existing tools. Every so often, though, something arrives that feels less like an upgrade and more like a category shift, the kind that makes you double-check whether it’s actually real. NAOX Technologies appears to be aiming for that second reaction with NAOX LINK, the world’s first FDA-cleared in-ear EEG system. Unveiled at CES 2026, NAOX LINK dramatically shrinks traditional brain-monitoring hardware into a pair of earbuds, while also setting the stage for NAOX WAVE, the company’s upcoming consumer-focused brain-signal platform designed for everyday life.