This week's picks
Big week. The Aqara Hub M3 is the first Matter-over-Thread bridge that feels like plumbing instead of a science project — set it up, forget it exists. The Anker Solix C1000 earned its spot by recharging faster than we could finish a sandwich, and the Ember Travel Mug 2+ held our coffee at the right temperature from Portland to Seattle. Worth it. Audio and video got loud, too. The Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2 is the pair you reach for when the gate agent announces a two-hour delay. The Apple Vision Pro on M5 finally dropped enough grams to leave on your face through a full movie. And the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 is still the smallest one-inch sensor we've ever clipped to a backpack strap. Our sleeper pick: the Bambu Lab P1S Combo. First print, no leveling drama, no forum rabbit holes. If 3D printing has felt like a hobby that eats hobbies, this is the one that stops the bleeding.
What's coming up
Monday kicks off with the Keychron Q1 Pro — a gasket-mounted, hot-swappable board that happens to be fully wireless, which was supposed to be impossible. Midweek we're strapping on the Garmin Fenix 8, which finally pairs the ten-year build with an AMOLED worth waking up for. Then things get spicy. The Framework Laptop 16 is back with a GPU module story that actually makes sense, the Insta360 X4 is squeezing 8K 360 into pocket territory, and the M5 iPad Pro gets the tandem OLED treatment we've been begging for. We close the week with the Goal Zero Yeti Tank, which turns a Yeti setup from a long weekend into a small vacation.
On sale right now
The Goal Zero Yeti Tank is already 20% off at 399 USD before we've even reviewed it — rare, and worth bookmarking. The Aqara Hub M3 is down to 129 USD, which is basically free for infrastructure this good. Anker is having an Anker week: the Solix C1000 is 799 USD and the Prime 27,650mAh is 179 USD. For the big spenders, the LG OLED M5 drops to 4499 USD, and the Apple Vision Pro (M5) shaves 300 off to land at 2999 USD. Not cheap. Just cheaper.