This week's picks
Security led the week: the Yubikey 5C NFC is still the easiest hardware-key recommendation we can make, and we'd rather hand you one than explain SMS 2FA again. On the health side, the Withings Body Scan turns a bathroom scale into a six-lead ECG, and the Whoop 5.0 earned its spot by actually nudging training decisions instead of just logging them. Audio was a double feature. The Sonos Era 300 is the first speaker where Dolby Atmos music feels like the point, not the gimmick, and the Sony WH-1000XM6 remains the noise-cancelling bar everyone else is still trying to clear. Rounding it out: the Steam Deck OLED, which continues to make every other handheld look like a draft, and the Anker Prime 27,650mAh — a power bank so complete we're genuinely not sure what you'd ask for next.
What's coming up
Big week. The Aqara Hub M3 arrives as our new baseline for Matter-over-Thread setups, and we're pairing that review with the Apple Vision Pro (M5) — the first version light enough that we stopped counting minutes of wear time. For the on-the-go crowd: the Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2 for travel, the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 for creators who want a one-inch sensor in a pocket, and the Ember Travel Mug 2+ for anyone whose commute is longer than their coffee stays hot. We're also putting the Bambu Lab P1S Combo through its paces to see if 'just works' really holds up across a week of prints.
On sale right now
The Goal Zero Yeti Tank Expansion Battery is 100 off (399 USD), and the Anker Solix C1000 is down to 799 — a solid pairing if you're building out backup power before winter. Two early birds: the Aqara Hub M3 is already 20 off at 129, and the Apple Vision Pro (M5) is 300 off at 2999 before it officially lands on our site. The LG OLED M5 Wireless OLED is 500 off at 4499 if you've been waiting to cut the last cable, and the Anker Prime 27,650mAh is 20 off at 179 — our pick, now cheaper.