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The base iPad is finally being left behind

The base iPad is finally being left behind

The base iPad is finally being left behind The iPad in its natural habitat: my coffee table. I can tell you the entire story of the 11th-generation iPad by explaining the results of one benchmarking test. It’s called Geekbench, and it’s a cross-platform tool that simulates a bunch of real-world activities to give each device […]

Reolink’s wireless camera easily transitions from vanlife to homelife

Reolink’s wireless camera easily transitions from vanlife to homelife

Reolink's wireless camera easily transitions from vanlife to homelife Reolink’s wireless camera easily transitions from vanlife to homelife The Reolink Argus 4 Pro supporting vanlife in Switzerland. As a part-time vanlifer, I’m constantly looking for opportunities to be alone in the world. But I also want to feel safe when parked overnight at an abandoned […]

Fujifilm GFX100RF review: one sensor, nine cameras

Fujifilm GFX100RF review: one sensor, nine cameras

Fujifilm GFX100RF review: one sensor, nine cameras When Apple introduced the iPhone 15 Pro, Greg Joswiak, the company’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, said the device’s three rear cameras would give consumers “the equivalent of seven camera lenses in their pocket.” We could spend multiple podcasts debating the technical validity of that statement, but […]

Bluetti’s Handsfree 1 is the solar backpack I love hating

Bluetti’s Handsfree 1 is the solar backpack I love hating

Bluetti's Handsfree 1 is the solar backpack I love hating Bluetti’s Handsfree 1 is the solar backpack I love hating Can you love and hate something equally? That’s the relationship I have with Bluetti’s Handsfree 1 Backpack. For $349 you get a large 42L backpack and a skinny 268.8Wh solar generator built around long-lasting LFP […]

This gaming mouse has a striking skeletonized design and hot-swap batteries

This gaming mouse has a striking skeletonized design and hot-swap batteries

This gaming mouse has a striking skeletonized design and hot-swap batteries Just look at this thing. Angry Miao is known for ridiculous, over-the-top mechanical keyboard designs, but now it’s made a gaming mouse that’s, you guessed it: ridiculous and over-the-top. It’s also cool as all hell, starts at $125 on a Kickstarter preorder special ending […]

Sigma BF review: the perfect camera for a minimalist 

Sigma BF review: the perfect camera for a minimalist 

Sigma BF review: the perfect camera for a minimalist  Sigma’s new $2,000 camera is missing so many features that you might not take the product seriously. The Sigma BF has no tilt or flip-out screen, hot shoe or cold shoe, any type of viewfinder, mechanical shutter, 4K 60, microphone port, or in-body stabilization. There isn’t […]

I outsourced my memory to an AI pin and all I got was fanfiction

I outsourced my memory to an AI pin and all I got was fanfiction

I outsourced my memory to an AI pin and all I got was fanfiction It’s always listening. For every memory seared into my brain, there are thousands of others I either can’t retain or trust. I spent the last eight months forgetting to fix a homeowner association (HOA) violation despite numerous reminder emails. My cousins […]

Brompton G e-bike review: truth in advertising

Brompton G e-bike review: truth in advertising

Brompton G e-bike review: truth in advertising The Brompton G electric bike. It fit! Despite Brompton embiggening everything on its iconic folding bike, I was chuffed to see the new model G e-bike collapse into a compact package I could hoist onto the narrow tray inside my adventure van — the first crucial step in […]

Six thoughts on Apple’s new M3 iPad Air

Six thoughts on Apple’s new M3 iPad Air

Six thoughts on Apple's new M3 iPad Air Six thoughts on Apple’s new M3 iPad Air This year’s iPad Air was a surprise to me. Apple launched the last Air less than a year ago, and that was a very good device that could already support Apple Intelligence — and most of Apple’s recent gadget […]