I’ve been testing smart glasses since the original Google Glass made everyone nervous in 2013. Back then, the idea of a camera on your face felt like a dystopian episode of Black Mirror waiting to happen. The hardware was clunky, the battery died before lunch, and the social stigma was real enough that I stopped …
I’ve been doing this long enough to know that the most interesting tech launches rarely happen at the big keynote events. They show up in plain boxes on my doorstep, usually in the middle of a Tuesday afternoon, and they either earn a permanent spot on my desk or go right back in the box. …
I’ve been testing audio gear for the better part of two decades, and I can tell you exactly when earbuds stopped being about music. It was the moment I realized a pair of wireless buds on my desk had quietly replaced three apps, a dedicated voice recorder, and a notebook I’d carried to every meeting …
The AI-Powered Summer Gadgets That Actually Changed How I Work: Portable AI Tools for Remote Work, Travel, and Productivity Summer 2026 has brought something different to the tech landscape. For the first time in my 25 years of testing gadgets, I’m seeing portable AI tools that actually work—no hype, no beta feels, just solid hardware …