I went for a long hike recently, up a steep mountain trail, excited to enjoy some crisp autumn air and beautiful fall foliage. In one pocket I had my smartphone. In another, I had a drone, the new DJI Mavic Pro. This was a pretty revelatory experience. Normally bringing along a drone means carrying at least a backpack, and most […]

Astell&Kern has been striking fear into the wallets of mobile music lovers for a few years now, putting out high-spec portable audio gear with a hefty price tag. And so it is with the company’s A&ultima SP2000 flagship, which was launched at High End Munich last week. If you’re wanting to listen to music on the move, there are portable […]

These days, the capabilities of the humble shovel don’t necessarily need to end with digging holes. Over the past few years we’ve seen crafty gearmakers work all kinds of complimentary bits and pieces into the typical shovel design, ranging from fishing lines to matches to flashlights and many things in between. The latest comes from EST Gear and packs an […]

The GoSun Chill is a portable cooler that, instead of needing to be loaded up with ice, draws on a 144-Wh detachable powerbank for refrigeration (or topping up your mobile devices). To keep the powerbank charged and the cooler chilling on the hottest of days, GoSun also provides a number of solar panel options for completely off-grid cooling capabilities. The […]

Blue Quench’s super-fast beer cooler is about to drop on Indiegogo, and this thing means business, as long as the business is a party. When nothing but ice-cold is good enough, and a minute’s the longest you can wait, this thing chills beers faster than anything outside a cryogenics lab. The Qooler’s secret weapon is rotation. It spins cans and […]

Different tasks require different types of screwdrivers. If you don’t want to buy all of those types, though, you might be interested in Mininch’s Spinner Drive – it’s described as the one screwdriver to rule them all. The Spinner Drive package consists of a pen-shaped aluminum drive unit, an aluminum torque wheel, and an assortment of bits that are kept […]

Making “cutting edge innovation standard for everyone,” Samsung has added a new mid-range model to its A series of phones. The Galaxy A80 borrows some tricks from the top-end Galaxy S10 series, as well as adding a few new tricks of its own – including a rotating, pop-up camera. The Cinematic Infinity Display uses Super AMOLED technology, just like the […]

Lubricating your bike’s chain can be a messy and wasteful business, as excess oil drips off the chain and onto the ground. German startup The Outsider Team is out to do something about it, though, with its Flectr Lubri Disc. Although the device first appeared at the Eurobike show back in 2017, it has just now become the subject of […]

Although smartphones can perform many tasks on their own, they’re also able to make devices such as drones, robots and cameras cheaper and/or more capable by acting as their “brains.” One of the latest gadgets to receive such a treatment is the humble – and potentially treasure-finding – metal detector. Presently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, the Ukrainian/American-designed Air […]

Virtual reality headsets are cool to use, not so much to wear. Even our favorite VR headsets tend to be bulky, especially the more powerful models. The Luci Immers is a sleeker take on a VR headset, and looks more like a thick pair of sunglasses than a box you wear on your face. It’s also lightweight at a mere […]