Quick Byte: Origami Star Wars TIE Fighter
The Empire’s fleet is accepting paper reinforcements. One sheet, 24 steps, and a little patience will get you a miniature TIE Fighter, but you’ll have to supply the terrifying flyby noises yourself.
Bole Brick’s 4,508-Piece Supra Is a Near-Perfect Recreation of a JDM Legend [Review]
After 22 and a half hours of building, Bole Brick’s 4,508-piece kit became a remarkably convincing 1:8 recreation of Brian O’Conner’s Toyota Supra—complete with ahem, its movie livery, a 2JZ-GTE engine mini build, working gearbox, and custom lighting.
Razer Marks 25 Years of Xbox With a Blast of Translucent Green
Xbox’s translucent-green nostalgia has escaped the console and landed on Razer’s Basilisk mouse, BlackWidow keyboard, and Hammerhead earbuds. The limited-edition trio is now available for pre-order following its Gamescom debut.
Huawei’s New “Wide-Body” Phone Breaks the Tall-Screen Habit
After years of increasingly tall, narrow phones, Huawei is pushing in the other direction. Its partially revealed Pura X View pairs a broad 16:9.5 display with a 6.68 mm body and 7,000mAh battery ahead of a full September unveiling.
Sony Xperia 10 VIII Arrives With Brighter OLED, Louder Speakers, and Same Chip
Most phones have long abandoned the microSD slot, headphone jack, and physical camera shutter. Sony’s latest mid-ranger preserves all three, making its recycled processor and oddly promoted payment shortcut even harder to understand.
Shokz Shrinks Two of Its Open-Ear Headphones Without Cutting Battery Life
Shokz is giving runners two lighter ways to stay aware without paying Pro-model money. The US$129.95 OpenRun Air 2 shrinks its bone-conduction neckband, while the equally priced OpenFit Air 2 becomes the brand’s lightest ear-hook earbud yet.
This Glass Air Fryer Lets You Watch Dinner Cook—Then Serve It in the Same Bowl
Kismile’s AeroLucen pairs its serving-ready glass bowl with a reversible crisper plate and no PFAS-based nonstick coating. Its bolder promise: frozen fries in eight minutes or a whole chicken in 30.
This AI Chef Looked at a Piece of Salmon and Cooked It by Itself
At CES, the wan AIChef ultra turned a piece of salmon into a medium-rare dinner without anyone setting a temperature, choosing a cooking mode, or starting a timer. Its camera, thermal imaging, and NVIDIA hardware handled the decisions. Now it is heading to Indiegogo.
Baseus Put Sound by Bose in Headphones That Cost Less
We missed Baseus’ Bose-tuned Inspire Series when it launched last year. Now, a limited-time Amazon deal has dropped the XP1 earbuds to US$99.99, giving us—and bargain-minded ears—a very good reason to catch up.
IKEA and Xbox Just Gave Gaming Furniture a Grown-Up Makeover
IKEA and Xbox have turned familiar controller shapes into grown-up living-room furniture, including a tilting thumbstick stool, mobile TV stand, and D-pad cushion—without drowning everything in RGB.
Xbox Just Made Your Physical Game Discs More Useful
Xbox is giving eligible physical games a useful digital upgrade, including Play Anywhere and cloud access where supported. The timing could hardly be more awkward for PlayStation.