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The Royal Pop launched on May 16 with police callouts, sidewalk queues, and StockX asking prices climbing past $2,400 for watches starting at $400 by lunch. One month later, some colorways are already getting listed back near $700, restocks keep arriving at boutiques, and the secondary market is doing exactly what Swatch CEO Nick Hayek […]
From $2,400 to $700: The Royal Pop Resale Reset One Month Later Read More
Sennheiser announced the Accentum Clip on June 18, the brand’s first clip-style true wireless earbuds and the second open-ear model in its Accentum line, after the stem-style Accentum Open. The buds launched first in China on June 25 and roll out on July 23 in Canada ($269.95 CAD via Sennheiser’s Canada site and Best Buy),
Sennheiser’s New Open-Ear Earbuds Skip the US Entirely Read More
Trend forecasters rarely dictate what dive watches look like. This year, Luminox flipped that. The Swiss brand announced its limited-edition Pacific Diver Transformative Teal on June 9, 2026, building the watch around the color WGSN x Coloro named the 2026 Color of the Year. Price: $945 Where to Buy: Luminox Only 777 pieces will exist
Luminox’s 777-Piece Pacific Diver Wears Transformative Teal Read More
Sony’s quietly launching the Xperia 1 VIII across Europe this week at €1,499, and the spec sheet reads like a love letter to everything other flagship makers have abandoned. While Apple’s chasing thinness, Samsung’s chasing AI demos, and Google’s chasing whatever Pixel Studio wants to be this quarter, Sony’s making a phone for people who
5 Things Sony Kept on the Xperia 1 VIII That Rivals Dropped Read More
Smart glasses keep getting smaller. Xpanceo is skipping the frames altogether. The Dubai-based deep tech company is building a smart contact lens that puts a screen, health sensors, and wireless power right on your eye. After a $250 million funding round and a year of public demos, the first full version is set for an
Xpanceo’s Smart Contact Lens Is Coming in Early 2027, Here’s What We Know Read More
Six years deep into building one of the most loyal followings in the fixed-blade world, Montana Knife Company just released its first production folder. The Montana dropped on June 4 at $390, ground around a MagnaCut blade with the thinnest edge MKC has ever produced, and the launch inventory cleared the same day. Drop 02
This $390 MagnaCut Folder Sold Out the Day It Launched Read More
More than a decade later, Snap finally has consumer AR glasses to sell. SPECS got unveiled at Augmented World Expo 2026 (AWE 2026), and they’re a standalone pair of see-through glasses shipping this fall in the US, UK, and France. The pre-order deposit is $200 and refundable, with the full price landing at $2,195. That
Snap’s $2,195 SPECS Ship This Fall and Skip the Phone Entirely Read More
Xiaomi has flipped the switch on its TV FX Mini LED series in Europe, and the entry price is doing the talking. The brand says the lineup starts at 349 euros, with sizes that reach up to 65 inches, HDR10+, and a 120Hz Game Boost mode for console players. Price: From €349 Where to Buy:
Xiaomi Quietly Undercuts Itself With This 349-Euro Mini LED TV Read More
Somewhere between the airport security line and the rental car counter, the thing you needed most is the thing you can’t find. Chipolo’s Limited Edition LOOP isn’t a new tracker. It’s the same rechargeable, 125 dB, IP67 hardware that’s been quietly keeping bags, keys, and camera cases trackable since the standard LOOP launched, now in
Chipolo LOOP gets two summer colors, and this time the customers picked them Read More
Kodak’s tiny keychain camera, the one people kept selling out last year, is back in Y2K dress code, and it might be the most early-2000s thing to launch in 2026. The Kodak Charmera Millennium Edition went on sale direct from Reto Production in mid-June, with six new metallic blind box designs and a rare secret
Kodak’s New Y2K Charmera Is the $35 Keychain Camera Pinterest Was Made For Read More
Google pushed Wear OS 7 to Pixel Watch 2, 3, and 4 in mid-June 2026, rolling out alongside Android 17 for phones. The update brings four headline changes: Live Updates, connected device control, battery improvements, and a Gemini Intelligence layer that’s still partly on the way. If you own any of those three Pixel Watch
Wear OS 7 Update: What’s New on Pixel Watch Right Now Read More
Most smartwatches make the same quiet demand every two or three days: go find the charger. That one habit is why plenty of capable watches end up forgotten in a drawer by the third week. The Amazfit Balance 3, now shipping in the US, is built to kill that frustration. Price: $369.99 Where to Buy:
This New Amazfit Watch Wants You to Forget Where the Charger Is Read More
ReelCharge wants your next power bank to push 200 watts without pushing past $120, and it is betting a factory-direct model can make that math work. The new brand launched in the US on May 19, 2026, selling a lineup it says trades the usual price-versus-performance tradeoff for higher output, safer battery tech, and a
A New Brand Is Selling 200W Charging for $119.99 Read More
You already know the pitch. AR glasses that replace your monitor, your TV, your second screen. Every company in consumer tech has a version of it right now, and most of them require you to squint past the compromises to find the product underneath. The display is dim in anything brighter than a dark room.
Rokid Just Made the Case for Ditching Your Second Monitor Read More
Schlage just put a real date on the smart lock it teased a year and a half ago. The company first revealed Sense Pro at CES 2025, so after all the “coming soon” promises, it’s finally real. The Sense Pro Smart Deadbolt goes on sale June 29, 2026, and it’s the company’s first lock that
Schlage’s New Smart Lock Opens Your Door Before You Even Touch It Read More
We’ve been trained to believe that a category isn’t real until Apple shows up. Folding phones have existed for years, they’ve gotten thinner, more durable, and good, yet plenty of people are still sitting on their hands waiting for Cupertino to bless the idea. That instinct feels safe. It also has a cost, and the
Apple’s Foldable Isn’t Here Yet, But These Are Read More
AYANEO just made it official. The company that turned a tiny 3:2 handheld into a cult favorite is building a sequel, and it’s calling the device the Pocket MICRO 2. The reveal arrived as a short teaser on June 15, 2026, and while the full spec sheet isn’t public yet, the framing alone tells you
Here’s Why the AYANEO Pocket MICRO 2 Teaser Has Retro Gamers Talking Read More
Logitech G has spent years putting its fastest sensors and highest polling rates behind premium price tags. Its new G3 Series is an attempt to flip that script. Announced on June 16, the lineup expands with two products built around a single idea: take the specs that used to define the flagship Pro line and
Logitech’s G3 Series Just Made Pro-Level Gaming Gear a Lot More Affordable Read More
Most health wearables ask for two things you’d rather not give up: a nightly date with the charger, and space on a wrist that’s already busy. Sharp’s first smart ring, the Karada Mate Ring, is a bet that you’ll say no to both. The company just announced the Karada Mate Ring (model MH-R01), its debut
Sharp’s First Smart Ring Promises 14-Day Battery and Titanium Toughness Read More
The Timex T80 has always been a time machine in the most literal sense: a watch that hauls you straight back to the 1980s every time you glance at your wrist. It does not try to hide this. The chunky rectangular case, the segmented digital display, the single-press INDIGLO backlight: all of it reads as
The Timex T80 Just Went See-Through, and It Nails the ’80s All Over Again Read More