Consumer Tech
Ring Built a $249 Smart Lock You Crank Back From the Dead
Ring’s $249 smart lock drops the backup key for a hand-cranked power dial. It is clever, practical, and one dead battery from becoming cardio.
AI
Google Gives Gemini an Employee Badge. Please Remember to Offboard It.
Google's new Gemini agent promises finished work and an AI coworker with its own identity. Clever architecture; the org chart still needs an adult.
Review
JBL Built a Boat Subwoofer That Detaches for Shore Leave
JBL’s BassPro Go2 is a boat subwoofer that becomes a portable speaker. The engineering is clever; the missing price is doing suspiciously heavy lifting.
Gaming
NACON Put a Screen on a PS5 Controller. Your Buttons Needed Management.
NACON’s $229.99 Revolution 5 Unlimited puts a screen, TMR sticks, and six extra buttons on a PS5 controller. Smart, excessive, and almost convincing.
Consumer Tech
OPPO F35 Turns the Group Selfie Into a Six-Year Commitment
OPPO’s F35 series combines a 50MP ultrawide selfie camera, 8,000mAh battery, and six-year promises. Your group chat may not last as long.
Review
8BitDo Turned a Gaming Keyboard Into a Tiny Gears of War Memorial
8BitDo’s Gears of War: E-Day keyboard and mouse are smart, capable, and gloriously overcommitted to desk-based military history.
Consumer Tech
Neurable Put a Brain Battery Inside $499 Headphones. Please Recharge Yourself.
Neurable One puts 12 EEG sensors and a ‘Brain Battery’ in $499 headphones. The focus tech is clever; the cognitive dashboard needs humility.
Gaming
Sony Patented an AI Co-Pilot for Your Controller. The Accessibility Angle Is Actually Good.
Sony’s AI controller patent could finish inputs for players with motor limitations. Smart accessibility, real privacy questions, and absolutely no release date.
Review
SteelSeries Put 8K Polling on a $180 Mouse and Declared War on Wi-Fi
SteelSeries’ new UWB gaming mice promise true 8K polling, low latency, and infinite battery life. The catch is a $180 ticket to esports overkill.
AI
Dan Ives Prices a $200 Million Ticket to AI’s Private Party
IVAI promises public investors access to private AI companies. The door is useful; the fees, valuations and eventual portfolio still have to earn their keep.
Launch
8BitDo Turns Your Xbox Controller Into a Battlefield Relic With a Charging Dock
8BitDo’s Gears of War: E-Day Xbox charging dock is smart, stylish, and gloriously unnecessary. It turns battery management into battlefield cosplay.
Review
Logitech G Built a Keyboard That Wants to Measure Your Panic
Logitech G’s new PRO keyboard and mouse make esports inputs faster, tunable, and gloriously overqualified for losing in public.