consumer tech

Nanotech That Made It Into Sunscreen and Displays—and What Still Lives in Slides

Science & Engineering

Nanotech That Made It Into Sunscreen and Displays—and What Still Lives in Slides

Dr. Helene Vogel

Dr. Helene Vogel

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Supply Chains After the Shortage Years: What Actually Changed for Buyers

Infrastructure

Supply Chains After the Shortage Years: What Actually Changed for Buyers

Victor Lang

Victor Lang

April 8, 2026

Edge AI in Consumer Gadgets: On-Device Inference vs Cloud in 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Gadgets & Consumer Tech

Edge AI in Consumer Gadgets: On-Device Inference vs Cloud in 2026

Casey Holt

Casey Holt

April 8, 2026

Wearable AR vs Smart Glasses: The Display Tech Gap Nobody Markets Clearly

Augmented Reality

Wearables

Wearable AR vs Smart Glasses: The Display Tech Gap Nobody Markets Clearly

Grant Webb

Grant Webb

April 7, 2026

E-Ink Tablets vs iPads for Reading and Focus: What 2026 Hardware Actually Delivers

E-Ink Devices

E-Ink Tablets vs iPads for Reading and Focus: What 2026 Hardware Actually Delivers

Priya Sharma

Priya Sharma

April 6, 2026

Why Your Next Smartwatch Should Focus on Battery, Not Features

Gadgets & Consumer Tech

Why Your Next Smartwatch Should Focus on Battery, Not Features

Grant Webb

Grant Webb

March 15, 2026

Why Your Smartwatch's Battery Life Is Still the Wrong Metric

Gadgets & Consumer Tech

Why Your Smartwatch's Battery Life Is Still the Wrong Metric

Grant Webb

Grant Webb

March 15, 2026

What Materials Science Breakthroughs Actually Mean for Consumer Gadgets

Science & Engineering

What Materials Science Breakthroughs Actually Mean for Consumer Gadgets

Grant Webb

Grant Webb

March 15, 2026

Budget Gadgets Under $50 That Are Actually Worth Buying

Gadgets & Consumer Tech

Budget Gadgets Under $50 That Are Actually Worth Buying

Tyler Marsh

Tyler Marsh

March 7, 2026

Why Your Smart TV's Operating System Will Be Abandoned First

Gadgets & Consumer Tech

Why Your Smart TV's Operating System Will Be Abandoned First

Rita Chen

Rita Chen

March 7, 2026

Why USB-C Dongle Life Is Still a Mess in 2026

Gadgets & Consumer Tech

Why USB-C Dongle Life Is Still a Mess in 2026

Priya Sharma

Priya Sharma

March 7, 2026

Why Your TV's Built-In Smart Features Will Outlive Their Software

Consumer Tech

Gadgets

Why Your TV's Built-In Smart Features Will Outlive Their Software

Ian Cross

Ian Cross

March 7, 2026

Why Modular Smartphones Failed—And What Might Change in 2026

Gadgets & Consumer Tech

Right-to-Repair

Why Modular Smartphones Failed—And What Might Change in 2026

Reed Kim

Reed Kim

March 1, 2026

The Real Trade-offs of Going All-In on Apple's Ecosystem

Gadgets & Consumer Tech

iOS & Apple Ecosystem

The Real Trade-offs of Going All-In on Apple's Ecosystem

Chris Walsh

Chris Walsh

March 1, 2026

What the Smart Home Subscription Model Is Really Selling

Gadgets & Consumer Tech

What the Smart Home Subscription Model Is Really Selling

Drew Morrison

Drew Morrison

February 26, 2026

Materials Science in Everyday Tech: What's Actually Trickling Down

Science & Engineering

Materials Science in Everyday Tech: What's Actually Trickling Down

Grant Webb

Grant Webb

February 26, 2026

The Best Budget Tech Under $50 That Actually Holds Up in 2026

Gadgets & Consumer Tech

The Best Budget Tech Under $50 That Actually Holds Up in 2026

Tyler Marsh

Tyler Marsh

February 26, 2026

Portable Projectors in 2026: When They're Worth It and When They're Not

Gadgets & Consumer Tech

Portable Projectors in 2026: When They're Worth It and When They're Not

Ian Cross

Ian Cross

February 26, 2026

Why Gadget Subscriptions Are Replacing Ownership—And Who Wins

Gadgets & Consumer Tech

Why Gadget Subscriptions Are Replacing Ownership—And Who Wins

Reed Kim

Reed Kim

February 25, 2026

What AR Glasses Need to Succeed Where Smart Glasses Failed

Gadgets & Consumer Tech

What AR Glasses Need to Succeed Where Smart Glasses Failed

Grant Webb

Grant Webb

February 25, 2026

Why Smart Glasses Keep Failing (And What Might Change)

Gadgets

Why Smart Glasses Keep Failing (And What Might Change)

Owen Finch

Owen Finch

February 24, 2026

Why USB-C Still Isn't One Cable to Rule Them All

Gadgets

Why USB-C Still Isn't One Cable to Rule Them All

Owen Finch

Owen Finch

February 24, 2026

What Right-to-Repair Actually Wins You

DIY

Maker Culture

What Right-to-Repair Actually Wins You

Jamie Torres

Jamie Torres

February 24, 2026