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Archives for January 2026

This DIY kit turned my favorite mechanical keyboard into my favorite electrocapacitive keyboard

The DynaCap system lets you combine the best qualities of Topre and MX keyboards for a semi-reasonable price.

Nathan Edwards
Fear and blogging (and prerelease laptop testing) in Las Vegas

I worked exclusively on a pre-production Asus Zenbook A16 with a Snapdragon X2 processor throughout CES, and I came away impressed.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
I played with the Lego Smart Brick

I get it now.

Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
This is what the Lego Smart Brick actually does.

Today I toyed with the Lego Smart Brick, touted as the “most significant evolution” to the Lego system in 50 years, and I came away impressed. I have a whole hands-on preview story coming Wednesday, but here’s a whirlwind two-minute video tour of what it can actually do. (Also on YouTube.)

I tested Apple’s hands-free Home Key — and it’s a big upgrade

Aqara’s new U400 smart lock is the first to use Apple’s UWB-based hands-free unlocking, and it works every time, even with full hands.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy