The Ultimate from Omnicharge is a powerful 40.3K mAh portable power supply that boasts a massive 150W DC output, 120W AC output, and 60W USB-C output. The DC output offers adjustable wattage, there’s USB-C in & out, and 2 USB-A ports. It’s also TSA & FAA approved for travel, solar-ready, weather resistant, and recharges in 2.5 hours. A funded Indiegogo.
Recently spotted on the finger of Britain’s Prince Harry & widely reported on, the Oura Ring is a smart ring activity tracker that monitors your heart & respiratory rate, body temperature, sleep patterns, steps, calories, & more without the bulk of a watch or wristband. All insights & data are organized by a dedicated App. Oura Rings are Available in 2 styles & four colors.
If you struggle to stay focused on your writing—with emails, notifications, and other distractions constantly pulling you off task, the Freewrite Traveler could be just the thing you need. It’s a simple, little lightweight laptop that doesn’t have any distracting apps, offers 4 week battery life, continual auto-save of everything you write, and document cloud-sync via wi-fi. Its e-ink display ensures brightness & contrast that work perfectly even in broad daylight. A funded Indiegogo.
Privacy and file security is something you need more of every day. Lexar now has you covered with a thumbdrive that offers fingerprint ID security. Their JumpDrive Fingerprint F35 gives access for up to 10 different fingerprints, offers 256-bit AES encryption, and fast, simple set-up. They offer models from 32GB up to 128GB.
Dell’s new ultra-wide monitor is like an iMax screen for your desktop. The 49-inch wide UltraSharp 49 Curved Monitor is a multitasker’s dream, with the first dual QHD design, allowing users to run two full-screen apps side-by-side without any compromise in resolution. For photo & video editors, it offers an IPS panel that covers 99% of the sRGB color gamut to deliver precision color correction & output. Available October 26.
Bushnell’s all-new Hybrid model combines a golf rangefinder and GPS into one unit, the world’s first to offer a fully integrated display featuring both laser and GPS yardages. It’s pre-loaded with 36,000 global courses & uses bluetooth for auto-upload of new courses. The laser delivers 5X magnification and offers a 400-yard range that is accurate to within 1 yard.
Kindle just announced an upgrade to its distraction-free Paperwhite e-reader. The new model is lighter, has a sharper 330ppi resolution, supports audiobooks, and is waterproof. Perfect for poolside, the beach or bath. It also comes with 6 months of free Kindle Unlimited.
The One X camera from Insta360 is a throwable 360º action camera that features advanced omnidirectional image stabilization, twin ultra-wide lenses & captures video in 5.7K at 30 fps. For super crisp super-slow-mo, it has 2 Slow motion modes: 50 fps at 4K and 100 fps at 3K. And because it’s throwable, it will open up possibilities for tossing—literally throwing—this thing right into the action to grab insane 360º slo-mo’s you just couldn’t get with other action cameras.
A phone optimized for gaming isn’t for everyone but then you’re not everyone. The new flagship Razer Phone 2 features a superfast Snapdragon 845 chip set & Adreno 630 visual chip & uses vapro cooling technology to dissipate heat. This premium Android-powered device offers 8GB of RAM, LTE gigabit antennas, and a 4000mAh battery—everything you need for extended Fortnite sessions anywhere you roam.
The super-powerful-for-the-size Phantom speaker from premium French audio brand Devialet has been redesigned and made even smaller yet still delivers the same explosive punch of its predecessor. The new Phantom Reactor is available in a 600-& 900-watt model, boasting 95 dB SPL & 98 dB SPL respectively. Deep bass & crisp full range comes by way of exclusive technologies like Analog Digital Hybrid amplification, Active Cospherical Engine acoustics, and a Heart Bass Implosion acoustic process.
Maybe you welcome the challenge of building your own phone. Here’s a way: MAKERphone is an educational DIY mobile phone kit designed to help you (and the kids) learn more about & explore electronics and programming. Once you complete the build, you’ve got a fully functional mobile phone that you can code yourself, including games like space invaders, pong, or snake. You can build apps —like a custom media player that only plays cat videos. Plus, you can build programs in Arduino and create lines of code in Python. Once you get it all sorted, you can make phone calls, too. A funded Kickstarter.
Google’s Home Hub is a powerful AI-powered smart speaker that gives you the convenience of voice-control for a whole range of tasks & integration with all your household smart devices like lights & appliances. It also has a built-in full-color display for watching videos, scrolling playlists, & viewing the customizable drop-down dashboard. Google is offering 6-months of free YouTube Premium with purchase.
Courant’s products make wireless charging look good. They offer 2 models of their sleek Qi-enabled chargers, both wrapped in premium pebble-grain Italian leather over an aluminum body. They’ve got durable, braided nylon power cables, a weighted no-slip design, and offer 3-coil Qi-certified Fast Wireless Charging.
Google gave their little Chromecast streaming device a makeover—mainly an aesthetic one. With a price unchanged since its debut in 2015, it (still) streams in 1080p using 5GHz wi-fi and uses your phone for the remote. This update gave it a matte finish case in the original form factor. Given Roku & Amazon’s latest streaming stick offerings, a 4K Chromecast seems like the next likely upgrade.
The forthcoming Moog One polysynth is the iconic brand’s first new polysynth in more than 30 years. As the flagship of Moog’s product line, the analog One model is available in 2 pro-grade variants: 8-voice & 16-voice models, both utilizing voices that consist of 3 VCOs & 2 filters as well as a deep arsenal of on-board effects. Watch the video.
