Audio Video
Astell & Kern PD5. Eight DACs and a battery that refuses to quit
Astell & Kern has never been shy about stuffing serious hardware into…
Roksan Caspian 4G. A streaming pre and power duo built to last decades
Roksan has never been shy about doing things its own way, and the new Caspian 4G streaming pre-amplifier and matching power amplifier carry that stubborn…
Apple AirPods Pro Ultra. Earbuds that watch the world so Siri can too
Apple's long-rumored camera-equipped AirPods may arrive sooner than anyone expected. According to Mark Gurman's latest Power On newsletter for Bloomberg, references to the new earbuds…
Sony WH-CH730N. A budget noise-canceller quietly clears customs
Sony's cheapest noise-cancelling wireless headphones may finally be getting a successor. Import filings spotted by thewalkman.blog point to a new model called the Sony WH-CH730N,…
CMF Clip Pro. The brand’s first open-ear buds break cover on August 4
Nothing's budget-focused sub-brand CMF has been quietly building a reputation for gadgets that look far pricier than they are, and its next move takes it…
Mobile
Lava Agni 4N. India’s budget challenger sets its sights on Britain
Lava's long-teased UK arrival is finally taking shape. The Indian handset maker,…
Motorola Edge 70 Neo. The phone that leaked itself through a beta signup
Motorola's Edge 70 lineup already reads like a family reunion with too many cousins: there's the Edge 70, the Edge 70 Max, the Edge 70…
Apple Universal Clipboard. iPhone copy-paste is finally coming to Windows PCs
For years, one of the quietest but most beloved tricks in Apple's ecosystem has been Universal Clipboard — copy a link, a chunk of text…
CXMT LPDDR6. China’s memory upstart closes in on the big two
The smartphone memory duopoly of Samsung and SK Hynix may soon have a third name to worry about. ChangXin Memory Technologies, better known as CXMT,…
Amazon Fire HD 8. The budget tablet that quietly grew a spine
There's a certain honesty to a tablet that knows exactly what it is. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (12th Generation, 2024) isn't chasing iPad glory…
Photo
Westcott FJ100 Series. Small bodies with a big 100Ws punch
Westcott just shrank its FJ Wireless System down to its most portable…
Pergear 50mm f/1.4. Fast glass that costs less than a decent dinner
Fast fifties usually cost a small fortune. Sony's FE 50mm f/1.4 GM runs US$1,298, Canon's RF 50mm f/1.4 L VCM asks US$1,499, and even Nikon's…
Laowa Aksen Ultra Macro. Parfocal zooms that magnify up to 10x
Venus Optics has just crossed into territory that most macro shooters never even attempt. Announced on July 31, 2026, the Laowa Aksen Ultra Macro Series…
The Rise Of The Diversified Photographer. Why one specialty is no longer enough
Ask a working photographer what they specialize in, and you might get a pause instead of an answer. That hesitation says a lot about where…
Vera C. Rubin Observatory. A 3.2-gigapixel eye that counts galaxies by the half-million
Imagine a camera so vast it can freeze half a million galaxies in a single frame. That's exactly what the LSST Camera (LSSTCam) has just…
Robots
HEBI Robotics scores NASA funding to shrink the muscles of space robots
Robots destined for orbit have a cruel design problem: every gram matters,…
FCC Foreign Robot Ban. Why your next robot dog probably won’t be Chinese
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has drawn a hard line through the robotics market. On 28 July, the agency expanded its 2021 Covered List —…
Ati Robotics Sherpa Mecha. The humanoid that ditched China’s parts bin
When US regulators banned a wide range of Chinese-made robots from import last week over national security concerns, most of the American robotics scene panicked.…
Reimagine Robotics. Industrial arms that learn the job instead of being coded
Teaching a factory robot has traditionally meant hiring someone fluent in robot dialect — a specialist who painstakingly scripts every joint angle and gripper motion.…
Walden Robotics. The wheeled humanoid that skips legs to get real work done
Building a humanoid startup in 2026 is a very different game than it was three years ago. The novelty has worn off, the funding has…
Technology
Delaney Hall Bodycam. How an AirTag Helped Trace a Photographer’s Missing Camera Bag
An AirTag tucked inside a camera bag has become the unlikely centerpiece…
Apple Bug Bounty. When the AI slop floods the vulnerability inbox
Apple's security researchers have a new headache, and it isn't a rogue nation-state. It's the sheer volume of vulnerability reports pouring in from people wielding…
Horizon3.ai NodeZero. The AI that breaks in so nobody else can
There's a certain irony in paying a company to hack your own network, but that's exactly the business that just tripled in value. On August…
Galatea. When a robot romance sparks a photography gallery war
Can a picture made with AI prompts hang next to work shot on a camera? A photography gallery in Belfast just found out how loudly…
EU AI Act. Transparency labels arrive with real teeth behind them
The era of quietly slipping AI-generated images, voices and videos into the world without saying so is officially over in Europe. As of August 2,…
Entertainment
Mafia The Old Country Man of Honor. Sicily gets a bigger sandbox
Enzo Favara's story isn't finished. Hangar 13 and 2K are extending Mafia:…
Hatsune Miku Commander. Vocaloid Virtuoso Meets Magic the Gathering
Magic: The Gathering has never shied away from unlikely crossovers, but few land quite as squarely at the intersection of gaming, music and internet culture…
AI in Hollywood. Everyone’s using it, few are admitting it
Ask anyone in Hollywood whether they use AI and you'll get a shrug, a denial, or a very quiet yes. According to Matthew Belloni, a…
Animal Crossing Gyroid. The wiggling save point that panicked parents
Every good save mechanic has its quirks. The original Animal Crossing chose to hide its save function behind a gyroid — a squat, googly-eyed statue…
Beast of Reincarnation. Where to hunt down every dragon vein shrine
Game Freak's action RPG Beast of Reincarnation hands you a survival puzzle wrapped inside its ruined, half-flooded world: find the shrines, carry more healing, live…
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HEBI Robotics scores NASA funding to shrink the muscles of space robots
Robots destined for orbit have a cruel design problem: every gram matters, yet the motors that move joints and steer instruments still tend to be bulky. HEBI Robotics, the Pittsburgh-based…
FCC Foreign Robot Ban. Why your next robot dog probably won’t be Chinese
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has drawn a hard line through the robotics market. On 28 July, the agency expanded…
Astell & Kern PD5. Eight DACs and a battery that refuses to quit
Astell & Kern has never been shy about stuffing serious hardware into a pocket-sized player, but the new PD5 takes…
Roksan Caspian 4G. A streaming pre and power duo built to last decades
Roksan has never been shy about doing things its own way, and the new Caspian 4G streaming pre-amplifier and matching…
Westcott FJ100 Series. Small bodies with a big 100Ws punch
Westcott just shrank its FJ Wireless System down to its most portable form yet. Two new lights landed on August…
Mafia The Old Country Man of Honor. Sicily gets a bigger sandbox
Enzo Favara's story isn't finished. Hangar 13 and 2K are extending Mafia: The Old Country with a new expansion called Man of Honor, and it does two things at once:…
Hatsune Miku Commander. Vocaloid Virtuoso Meets Magic the Gathering
Magic: The Gathering has never shied away from unlikely crossovers, but few land quite as squarely at the intersection of…
Lava Agni 4N. India’s budget challenger sets its sights on Britain
Lava's long-teased UK arrival is finally taking shape. The Indian handset maker, which had been tipped to crack the British…
Motorola Edge 70 Neo. The phone that leaked itself through a beta signup
Motorola's Edge 70 lineup already reads like a family reunion with too many cousins: there's the Edge 70, the Edge…
AI in Hollywood. Everyone’s using it, few are admitting it
Ask anyone in Hollywood whether they use AI and you'll get a shrug, a denial, or a very quiet yes.…
Ati Robotics Sherpa Mecha. The humanoid that ditched China’s parts bin
When US regulators banned a wide range of Chinese-made robots from import last week over national security concerns, most of…
Delaney Hall Bodycam. How an AirTag Helped Trace a Photographer’s Missing Camera Bag
An AirTag tucked inside a camera bag has become the unlikely centerpiece of a criminal case against a New Jersey…
Animal Crossing Gyroid. The wiggling save point that panicked parents
Every good save mechanic has its quirks. The original Animal Crossing chose to hide its save function behind a gyroid…
Beast of Reincarnation. Where to hunt down every dragon vein shrine
Game Freak's action RPG Beast of Reincarnation hands you a survival puzzle wrapped inside its ruined, half-flooded world: find the…