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Sheena Vasani
Sheena Vasani
Ninja’s discounted Creami Deluxe puts an ice cream shop in your kitchen.

Ninja’s Creami Deluxe 11-in-1 Ice Cream Maker makes it easy to whip up everything from frozen yogurt and ice cream to Italian ice, gelato, and frozen coffee at the press of a button. Right now, Woot is selling it in refurbished condition for $99 with a 90-day warranty, which is $150 less than buying it new.

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What would you be willing to put in your body?

Biohackers say drugs can help you be your best self. It’s hard to spot when they’re not telling the whole truth.

Victoria Song
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Atari’s next mechanical watch collab celebrates Missile Command.

Following an Asteroids-themed watch in early 2025, Atari has once again collaborated with Nubeo on a new mechanical timepiece now featuring the Missile Command battlefield recreated on its face in all its pixelated glory. It’s available now for $500 and limited to 100 pieces for each of its four color variants.

1/3Image: Nubeo
Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
A niche market.

Luxury / trashy phone brand Vertu is back with its first book-style foldable, the Alphafold, an “AI command center” for busy rich people. It sounds like it’s found its audience.

Akarain8:

Finally a phone that fits my lifestyle at the intersection of Texan ranch owner, middle-eastern oil baron, and YouTube AI ‘content creator’.

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Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Aqara’s new smart locks work with almost any door.

The Aqara U500 lineup includes three separate models. There’s a “Rim Lock” for standard entrance and interior doors that doesn’t require a mortise, a “Gate Lock” for metal grille-style doors, and even a lock that’s designed for glass doors. They’re only available in Europe for now though.

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Aqara Smart Glass Door Lock U500
The Aqara Smart Glass Door Lock U500 doesn’t require any drilling.
Image: Aqara
Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Cherry is the new orange.

According to leaker and journalist Sonny Dickson, that is, who shared photos of iPhone 18 dummy units — though these look like Pro models, due this fall, with the regular 18 likely launching next spring. Dickson got last year’s iPhone 17 colors almost dead-on, meaning this brand new cherry color is probably accurate.

Photo of four iPhone 18 series dummies in blue, black, white, and cherry
Photo of four iPhone 18 series dummies in blue, black, white, and cherry
Photo of four iPhone 18 series dummies in blue, black, white, and cherry
Photo of four iPhone 18 series dummies in blue, black, white, and cherry
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Brad Bourque
Baseus’s compact iPhone power bank is $30 off.

The Baseus PicoGo AM52 is marked down to $39.29 (about $31 off) at Amazon when you use code AM52CODE at checkout. The compact, magnetic battery pack clips directly to the back of newer iPhones, giving you an extra 10,000mAh of juice when you need it most. It supports Qi2.2 for 25W wireless charging or 45W via the USB-C port, which are nice touches for such a small battery.

Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
The Pixel Buds app is getting in on Google’s icon redesign.

As spotted by Android Authority, the Pixel Buds app is getting updated with a new icon in the same style as the recently-updated Google Workspace icons. Google is also tweaking the app’s landing page, which will now show all the Pixel Buds headphones paired with your phone on one screen.

The redesigned Pixel Buds app icon
Image: Google