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’90s kids may remember the name Sound Blaster. Now, the sound card maker is back with a modern gadget. Creative’s Re:Imagine is a modular audio hub with a DAC, amplifier, touchscreen, buttons, a scroll wheel, and sliders that can control music, games, and creative workflows. It has audio inputs, outputs, USB-C ports, and even plays […]
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Ordinary pencils wear down quickly and need frequent sharpening. The Everpen can write indefinitely. Its graphene-based alloy tip barely wears, even after years of use. It has a hexagonal aluminum body and its point can be swapped with colored tips. With no wood, it also helps protect forests, and Everpen donates to plant one tree […]
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Whether you’re a recent whiskey convert or an aficionado, there’s plenty to learn about this beloved brown spirit. The third edition of Dave Broom’s The World Atlas of Whisky catalogs over 500 distilleries and offers tasting notes on 480 expressions. You’ll learn how to taste whiskey about the varied grains and production techniques in different […]
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Keep your small tools, knives, and other everyday items in this mid-sized gear pouch from Superior Threadworks. It’s handmade from hard-wearing Cordura nylon and has straps and pockets for organization, a heavy-duty zipper, and a large Velcro area for displaying patches. Available in a variety of flat colors and brilliant blaze orange.
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The 2025 Volkswagen Golf R has more power, sharper styling, and even sharper reflexes. VW’s perennial hot hatch handles like a dream, and gets a modest bump in output this year, bringing the 2.0-liter turbo inline-4 to 328 hp and 295 lb-ft. of torque. While the option for a manual gearbox has disappeared from U.S. […]
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ProcessX takes us inside Ohara, a Japanese company that makes precise, light-focusing lenses. They start by melting silica and other materials in a furnace, casting it, crushing the glass into shards, then remelting it to get the desired refractive value. After that, the glass bars are cut, cooled, and polished to make finished lenses. Turn […]
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The unique device packs an electronics lab into your pocket. The all-in-one Kode Dot combines an AMOLED touchscreen, sensors, a speaker, a microphone, a battery, wiring connectors, and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth connectivity to help prototype and demo Arduino-style projects anywhere. Its kodeOS system turns each idea into a tappable app with its own icon.
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If you string enough batteries together, they can power some pretty big things. To prove this point, Chris Doel took lithium ion batteries from 500 disposable vape pens and used them to power his house. After figuring out which vapes had good batteries, he wired them in series, mounted them in a wall box, and […]
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Handcrafted from full-grain leather and weather-resistant waxed canvas, Hide & Drink’s pouch is built to last a lifetime of outdoor adventures. The rugged tool bag loops easily onto your belt, keeping essentials close at hand on the trail or at camp. Available in brown or black, it’s backed by the brand’s remarkable 101-year warranty. Measures […]
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Whether it’s work, bills, relationships, or the world around us, we’re under more stress than ever. Kurzgesagt explains how stress works, how it can be useful in a real crisis, and how our fight-or-flight system can easily become overtaxed. Fortunately, there are some simple things to reduce stress’ impact on our mental and physical health.
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A decade ago, a Kickstarter campaign touted a razor that used a laser beam to provide a close shave. Since that product never came to fruition, Allen Pan decided to engineer his own laser razor. Its 5-watt cutting laser looks impressive, but it only lasts for about 30 seconds per charge nor is it particularly […]
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