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SpaceX Starlink Mini 2 Reveal
SpaceX released the Starlink Mini 2 today as the next version of its smallest portable satellite terminal, packing a dish, router, and removable battery into one unit that works without a nearby outlet or vehicle power source. Early owners who receive an invitation can preorder the hardware for $999, a price that also covers a full year of Roam Unlimited service the company values at $2,100. Shipments to those first U.S. customers are expected to begin in mid-December after a $100 refundable deposit.

Qantas Project Sunrise Airbus A350-1000ULR Longest Commercial Flight Record
Photo credit: Airbus | Qantas
An Airbus A350-1000ULR left Melbourne late on July 27, 2026, and reached Toulouse the next morning after covering 12,503 nautical miles. Airbus confirmed this week that the flight, validated by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale and Flightradar24, now holds the Guinness World Record for the longest distance ever flown by a commercial airliner.⁠

INIU 25,000mAh Laptop Power Bank 100W
Laptop power banks usually feel like carrying a second device. Most high-capacity options that can actually push 100 watts sit well over a pound and take up more bag space than people want on a flight or a long work day. INIU’s P63-E1 model, priced at $30.59 after 49% off checkout discount (was $60), compresses 25,000mAh and real 100W USB-C output into a package that measures roughly 4.3 by 2.7 by 1.4 inches and weighs about 390 to 400 grams. That puts it closer in size and feel to a thick phone case than the brick-like packs most people associate with laptop charging.

Mini Mega Laptop Sleeve Overengineered
Once the workday begins, a compact nylon case that fits within a larger backpack can nonetheless carry more organization than its size would suggest. Mini Mega from Byron Seven begins as a simple laptop sleeve designed for MacBook Air and Pro models, as well as matching tablets, before revealing two integrated organizers that swing open 180 degrees and clasp together with magnets. Everyday cords, chargers, and compact drives are packaged during the travel and arrive on the table in a single flat arrangement with no separate bags or unnecessary procedures.

Jackery Explorer 100D Portable Power Station
Most portable power stations ask you to leave them at home or in the car because their size turns every outing into a logistics problem. Jackery’s Explorer 100D measures about 4.6 by 3.4 by 3.4 inches and weighs roughly 1.87 pounds, small enough to rest in one hand or disappear into a backpack, purse, or carry-on without forcing a reshuffle of everything else you already packed.

Apple AirTag 2 4-Pack
Holiday travel season arrives with packed airports, delayed flights, and the constant risk that a checked bag ends up on the wrong carousel or a set of keys slips between seats in a rental car. A 4-pack of second-generation AirTags, priced at $69.99 today (was $99), addresses those ordinary losses by attaching a small disk to each important item and then reporting its location through Apple’s Find My network of nearby phones and tablets.

FEELLE 50,000 mAh Solar Power Bank
Four solar panels fold outward from the FEELLE 50000mAh Solar Power Bank, priced at $62.99 today (was $70), spreading across a wider surface than the single flat sheets found on most packs in the same size range. Each panel sits on a hinge that locks into place once opened, so the whole array can face the sun while the main body stays flat on the ground or hangs from a pack.

Anthony Toth 1970s Pan Am 747 Cabin Experience
Photo credit: Coolest Thing
A five-year-old boy stepped onto a Pan Am Boeing 747 bound for Europe to visit his grandparents and never quite left that cabin in his mind. Anthony Toth, raised near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, began photographing interiors, collecting anything with the blue logo, and building wooden mockups in his parents’ basement by the time he turned twelve.

UGREEN 100W Nexode USB-C 4-Port Charger
Hotel rooms, home offices, libraries, and school desks share one familiar problem: too many devices and too few outlets. A laptop, phone, tablet, and earbuds quickly turn a single wall socket into a puzzle of adapters and cables. UGREEN’s Nexode 100W GaN charger, priced at $39.98 (was $55), solves that with one compact unit. Three USB-C ports and one USB-A port share a total of 100 watts, so a full charge session for several gadgets runs from a single connection.

TP-Link Roam 7 BE3600 WiFi 7 Travel Router
Hotel rooms, airport lounges, and Airbnbs often leave travelers sharing a single public network with strangers or struggling with a weak signal that drops during a video call. TP-Link’s Roam 7 BE3600 travel router, priced at $89.98 (was $130), solves that by sitting between any available internet connection and a private network that belongs only to the person who set it up.