Summer power outages appear out of nowhere, leaving you dead in the water, literally. This is where the Jackery Explorer 240D, priced at $149 (was $209), comes in. This is a small savior that keeps your electronics operating even when the lights go out. Inside, it contains 256 watt-hours of energy from a LiFePO4 battery, which is about comparable to 80,000mAh. To put that in perspective, that’s equivalent to eight ordinary 10,000mAh power banks stuffed into one little container.
Looking Glass has revealed Musubi, a really device that allows you to project holographic photos and videos directly into your living room without the need for a headset or special glasses. At first glance, the 7-inch frame appears to be a standard picture frame, with the same clean glass border and white matte finish that you would use to show a photo of your grandchildren. Users can simply add their own personal photos or short video clips and watch as they are turned into 3D scenes that appear to float right in the room and follow you as you move about.
Justin Flom’s Las Vegas home is a true one-of-a-kind masterpiece, a real breathing reflection of his career in magic, with something unexpected around every corner. He created the entire building himself, transforming a typical house into a seriously off-the-wall playground of secret passages and faulty mechanics, and guests can see right away that nothing behaves as you’d normally expect.
Jens’ workstation has a tiny marble clock that tells the time without the need for large rolling balls. Instead, a little arm reaches in, grabs the marble with a magnet, swings it around, and puts it into place to create the numerals. Every minute or so, the mechanism causes a small stir to update the display. The whole piece looks good on a desk and is a fraction of the size of the large marble clocks that inspired it.
The MARBERO M82 portable power station, priced at $69.99 for Prime members (was $110), is a real powerhouse, squeezing an 88Wh battery into a frame around the size of your normal DSLR camera and weighing only 2.3 pounds. People use these for camping, roadside crises, and when the power goes out, keeping the necessities operating smoothly.
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O House, finished in late 2025 within Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, is a 50-square-meter, 3D-printed two-story home. The 31-square-meter ground floor holds a master bedroom and bathroom, while the 19-square-meter upper level hosts the kitchen, dining, and living areas. Curved walls rise 7 meters, stacked like bricks and set half a meter below ground for stability, while skylights let natural light pour into every corner.
Spending too much time in front of a screen, whether you’re grinding raids or simply trying to get through the day, will cause your body to scream in protest. A good chair can make all the difference; one that keeps your back straight, relieves strain on your spine, and allows you to sit for hours without having to adjust or wincing in discomfort every five minutes. The N-GEN Gaming Chair, priced at $90 (was $140), stands out because it has everything you need in a package that is far less expensive than high-end solutions.
This project takes regular door sensors and amps them up a few notches, providing a brilliant way to keep your smart house smart without having a single gadget attached to the frame. Dillan Stock of The Stock Pot got his hands on those cheap Aqara T1 touch sensors and decided to rebuild their housings from scratch, effectively stuffing everything inside the door and frame.
People frequently claim that the Blink Video Doorbell (2nd Gen) is the best value around, and recent reviews tend to support this. It’s available in a package with the Sync Module Core for around $35.99, which is almost half the original price of $69.99. Meanwhile, Google Nest and Arlo devices cost $100, $130, or more, and include an additional sensor or two, albeit at a hefty price.
The Microsoft Cordless Phone System debuted quietly in late 1998, marking the company’s first move into hardware. It plugged directly into a Windows PC, aiming to combine ordinary calls with the power of home computers. This product was launched on October 6th, and by November, it was available in stores for an anticipated price of $199.95 ($395 today).