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History's geniuses tend to be a little quirky, and for a good reason: You can't create something innovative if you're constantly thinking inside the box. The same goes for products. Oftentimes, it's the weird stuff that ends up solving problems you didn't know could be fixed. These kooky things are selling out on Amazon because they're pure genius - and once you've tried them yourself, you'll wonder how you ever lived without them.

T-Mobile is now running an offer where you can get your ludicrously capacious . All you have to do is trade in a phone in any condition on T-Mobile's Experience Beyond or Go5G Next plan, and you'll receive the phone in return. That's right. You can turn in a broken, eligible smartphone and get a new Galaxy S25 for free.

As a nature lover, I enjoy spending my free time outdoors. Three seasons are easy to maneuver in the great outdoors-and then there's winter. During the year's last few months, I rely on heated clothing to ensure I stay comfortable while camping, hiking, and horseback riding during the cold "burr" months of January and February. Heated clothes are typically controlled by easy-to-use phone apps that let you dial up the heat with a button; they can even provide more warmth than traditional winter clothes like wool socks and beanies.

As someone who started using mobile devices in the late 90s, I still have an affinity for mobile QWERTY keyboards. That's why I've found myself impulsively purchasing every new Clicks keyboard case over the past couple of years. It's a big, probably financially irresponsible, but really fun issue. Thankfully, with the latest , I can now make one simple purchase and have a keyboard to use with all of my phones... and more.

For today's professionals, moving between home offices, corporate campuses, client sites, and on-the-go locations is the norm. What shouldn't be the norm is losing valuable time to wrestling with logins, cables, and equipment just to get started. In this new reality, technology isn't just a tool; it's a foundation for workplace culture. A well-designed, intuitive user experience sends a clear signal to employees: we value your time, your work, and your well-being.

The Freestyle Plus all-in-one portable projector features 430 ISO Lumens, or "nearly twice the brightness of the previous generation," according to Samsung. Great! But also a little strange since both the original and second generation Freestyle projectors listed "550 lumens" on their respective spec sheets.

Google is testing a blue "Send" button in the search query box on its home page. When you type in your query, you can click "Send" to search Google for that query. Shameem Adhikarath spotted this change and posted screenshots and a screencast of it on X - this seems to replace the new AI Mode button. So when you start typing in your query, the AI Mode button may switch into this blue Send button. Clicking "Send" take you to Google Search results and not into AI Mode.

OK, so it's a battery charger. What's special about that? Well, a few things. First, it can charge up to eight batteries simultaneously. Just pop an AA or AAA battery (lithium ion or nickel metal hydride) into any one of the free slots -- and yes, it can handle both AA and AAA batteries, so you don't have to worry about what goes where -- pop on the magnetic cover, and away it goes.

The Music Studio Series comprises the Music Studio 7 (LS70H) and the Music Studio 5 (LS50H). The Music Studio 7 is the premium and immersive model, equipped with a 3.1.1-channel spatial audio speaker configuration, featuring left, center, right, and upfiring speakers. According to Samsung, this speaker features an AI-powered Dynamic Bass Control, which minimizes distortion, and is compatible with audio playback at up to 24-bit/96kHz resolution. The Music Studio 7 can also connect to Wi-Fi-compatible Samsung soundbars and TVs, acting as rear speakers.

At the core of the device is a SCARA (Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm) mechanism, a system typically used in industrial automation. In SANDSARA mini, the robotic arm is calibrated to control a magnet positioned beneath a sealed bed of fine white sand. A single ferritic stainless steel ball rests on the surface and follows the magnetic movement, tracing algorithmically generated patterns that continuously evolve. Through this process, digital instructions are rendered as physical drawings, producing a visible record of motion over time.

There's a lot of mystique around the CEO's morning routine; each business leader has their own habit to start the day off right, whether that's cold plunges or 5 a.m. runs before work. But many top executives start their days just like everyone else: shutting off their alarms and rolling over to check their phones. Even CEOs leading billion-dollar companies peruse through apps first thing in the morning.

First up is a line of Bluetooth speakers dubbed the ELIE (Extremely Loud Infinitely Expressive). The lineup includes two models, the E6 and E12. The speakers leverage a combination of DSP and system-on-a-chip processing, which Fender says can deliver more volume while maintaining greater power efficiency. Each speaker can handle up to four audio channels at once, including a Bluetooth source, a wired XLR or 1/4-inch input and two additional wireless channels with compatible Fender Audio accessories.

Hidden beneath the Mix's ear cup cushions are a pair of 40mm "hyper-efficient Graphene drivers" and a couple of other surprises. Removing the cushion on one side reveals a removable panel for swapping out the Mix's battery, while the other side hides a storage spot for a USB-C wireless transmitter. The Mix headphones can connect to audio sources using a USB-C cable or wirelessly over Bluetooth 5.3 with support for the SBC and AAC codecs.

They can get quite pricey, but here's the good news: You don't have to take out a second mortgage to get one. Not when there are great deals like the one we found on the Samsung 34″ ViewFinity S50GC. Act fast and you can get the Samsung 34″ ViewFinity S50GC on Amazon for only $196.99, down from $329.99 (a $133 discount or approximately 40% off).

The typical desk lamp is a metal stalk on a base that does nothing but hold it up, plus a switch somewhere along the cord. Most lamps are either on or off, with the base becoming dead weight that competes with notebooks, pens, and devices for space. EMIT is a concept that treats the base and the shade as active parts of how you work and how your desk feels when you are not working, giving the lamp two distinct postures instead of just one static stance.

Averaging a 7% jump in the US and 5% in the UK, heavyweights Rolex, Audemars Piguet, and Tudor have ushered in price increases, according to . In an era marked by shifting economic landscapes, these price adjustments reflect the ripple effects of a variety of factors: the recently imposed 15% tariff on Swiss watch imports to the US, a weaker US dollar, skyrocketing gold prices which reached a record high in December 2025, and persistent global inflation.

Here's the kicker: the entire machine runs on just a single motor. No fancy Mindstorms robotics kits, no Power Functions overload, just one motor and an absolutely ingenious system of gearboxes doing all the heavy lifting. If you've ever tried building anything motorized with LEGO, you know how easy it is to throw motors at a problem until it works. But Brick Builds went the opposite direction, creating something that's mechanically efficient and genuinely impressive to watch in action.

The OnePlus 15 just launched in late October, but we're already hearing the second rumor about its successor in the past few days. First, the OnePlus 16 was said to be getting a 200MP camera sensor, and now there's some interesting news about its screen too. OnePlus has allegedly started testing a display with a refresh rate of at least 200Hz for its next flagship smartphone.

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To kick off the new year in style, nubia has announced the RedMagic 11 Pro+ Golden Saga edition. This special edition ups the ante with premium materials, including a gold-plated liquid cooling system. The RedMagic 11 Pro+ was originally unveiled in China in October last year. The new Golden Saga edition features a supercar-grade carbon fiber rear panel with a sapphire glass on top and a metal frame with a mirror silver finish.

LG is adding a karaoke-focused party speaker to its lineup of Xboom devices, which is built in collaboration with Will.i.am. Announced this week, LG says the Stage 501 speaker comes with an "AI Karaoke Master" that can remove or adjust vocals from "virtually any song," similar to the Soundcore Rave 3S. It can also adjust the pitch of the songs to make them more comfortable to sing, and it doesn't require karaoke-specific audio files to do so, according to LG.

Honor enjoyed a great 2025! It's been hard to find any losers in the maker's lineup, thanks to thoughtful upgrades and great deals throughout the year. Let's look at how it did. Winner: Honor Pad X9a and MagicPad 3 Honor made a few solid tablets in 2025, but the affordable Pad X9a and flagship MagicPad 3 were able to stamp their authority on markets such as Malaysia, where Honor was the number one tablet maker!

"When I ask Alexa to turn off the light, it should turn off the light, not everything on the strip,"

Microsoft's for business is one of the most premium Windows laptops of the year, with a sleek physical build, haptic trackpad, crisp display, and impressive performance for business users and the enterprise setting. Its standout feature, however, lies under the (ahem) surface: It features a six-antenna array for 5G connectivity, supporting both physical nano SIM cards and eSIM technology from major carriers.