Dometic makes a better portable water faucet
Dometic makes a better portable water faucet The Dometic Recon 360 Faucet pumping water out a Dometic Go Jug through a LifeStraw water filter. As a reluctant doomsday prepper and eager vanlifer, Dometic’s battery-powered Go Faucet has, for the last few years, played a central role in my bougie bug-out kit and my camping rig’s […]
Kuxiu’s S3 MagSafe power bank is bigger and better and probably won’t explode
Kuxiu's S3 MagSafe power bank is bigger and better and probably won't explode The Kuxiu S3 simultaneously charging an iPhone wirelessly and an older Android phone via the integrated USB-C cable. Kuxiu is back with a new S3 portable battery that addresses most of the issues I had during my review of the S2, aka […]
My defense of a $40 cable paperweight – I’m sorry
My defense of a $40 cable paperweight – I'm sorry Native Union’s Weighter managing one of up to three cables. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge Warning: I’m going to make an attempt to justify a $40 paperweight for cable management. I’m not sure how I ended up in this position, or who […]
This keyboard and trackball combo are for the tinkerers
This keyboard and trackball combo are for the tinkerers Look at that trackball! That’s ZSA’s Navigator, an accessory for its Voyager keyboard. Do you love to tinker with your keyboard layout? Do you love trackballs and think that one that attaches magnetically to your keyboard would be the coolest thing ever? Are you willing to […]
How I built a vanlife setup powerful enough for work and play
How I built a vanlife setup powerful enough for work and play You want your power system to be portable when this is home for only part of the year. Last year I did the thing I’d been dreaming about for a decade: I bought a van. After twenty years of tech journalism, creating a […]
The Espresso Pro portable monitor is a revolution for remote work
The Espresso Pro portable monitor is a revolution for remote work The 15.6-inch Espresso Pro monitor will change your flow. Most gadgets are iterative in the value they bring to our lives. The 15.6-inch Espresso Pro portable monitor is different, having utterly transformed the way I work remotely over the last month of testing. See, […]
These Oakley smart glasses are perfect for weekend warriors and T-ball coaches
These Oakley smart glasses are perfect for weekend warriors and T-ball coaches The Oakley Meta Vanguard glasses make me look like a sports dad. Slipping on the $499 Oakley Meta Vanguard, I feel the power of Patagonia-clad authority figures wash over me. I am no longer a tired tech reviewer in the thick of review […]
Fractal’s first gaming headset is as refreshingly elegant as its PC cases
Fractal's first gaming headset is as refreshingly elegant as its PC cases This headset includes a magnetic charging dock that removes almost all the friction usually involved in charging a headset. Not many gaming headsets have a Scandinavian minimalist aesthetic, which is why Fractal’s $199.99 Scape caught my eye. Like many of Fractal’s PC cases, […]
EcoFlow’s Rapid power bank is the fastest yet
EcoFlow's Rapid power bank is the fastest yet EcoFlow’s Rapid power bank is the fastest yet EcoFlow’s Rapid Pro Power Bank fast charging at 320W on top of EcoFlow’s Rapid Pro Desktop Charger. It’s now possible to charge a large 99Wh (27,650mAh) power bank – the largest you can easily take on an airplane – […]
BougeRV’s portable solar fridge is quietly annoying
BougeRV's portable solar fridge is quietly annoying BougeRV’s portable solar fridge is quietly annoying The go-anywhere BougeRV CRD2 40. Keeping humans alive at home in post-agrarian societies requires refrigeration. Meat bags on the move must either load up a cooler with ice for a soggy weekend barbecue or do the evolved thing and use a […]