Why are hard drives so expensive right now? How long will this last?
If you’ve gone shopping for a hard drive lately and felt like someone changed the price tags overnight, you’re not imagining it. Prices have jumped hard, and the reason isn’t a supply chain hiccup or some one...
The new Kindle Paperwhite lands tomorrow: should you upgrade?
Amazon’s thinner, flush-front Paperwhite ships October 28th for $199.99. Whether it’s worth the jump depends on which Kindle you’re holding now. Amazon’s redesigned Paperwhite arrives tomorrow, almost a month after ...
Two critical PHP flaws affecting 70% of the internet have websites/services patching in a hurry
If you’ve seen headlines about a PHP vulnerability and wondered whether to be worried, here’s the plain-English version. Despite what you may have seen floating around, 70% of the i...
Finalmouse SLX Nightfall Wireless Mouse (Review)
The ship has landed, and it has brought with it a brand new wireless gaming mouse for us to test. This time it is the Finalmouse SLX Nightfall Wireless Mouse. A flagship ultralight gaming mouse that is capable of making just abo...
Microsoft’s new Xbox Nano Controller is small enough to lose in your couch cushions
Microsoft just announced the Xbox Nano Controller, and the first thing to know is that “nano” isn’t marketing exaggeration. At a little over five inches long and 3.5 ounces, it’s the smallest c...
Orico, the company known for drive enclosures and USB hubs, is now making a laptop!
The Obook 15 is a $689.99 AMD-powered machine with a built-in AI agent, and it’s Orico’s first move into the full PC category. Orico has spent 17 years selling storage and connectivity gear, an...
XGIMI’s HORIZON 30 Series brings 4K 120Hz to three new projectors
XGIMI just made the HORIZON 30 Series official, following a first preview at IFA 2026. It’s a trio of home projectors, the HORIZON 30 Pro, 30 Max, and 30 Ultra Max, built around the idea that a projector shouldn...
Aqara Smart Lock U400 (Review)
How many times have you come home from the store with arms full of groceries while trying to fish keys out of your pocket or purse to open the front door? Or maybe you need to let someone into your house to check on something while you aren’t hom...
22 "dead" gadgets that refuse to die, thanks to open source
Companies abandon hardware all the time. A surprisingly dedicated corner of the internet keeps bringing it back anyway. Every year, a handful of gadgets get cut loose by the companies that made them — servers get shut...










