Gadgets

With 8 temperature sensors, the Combustion Predictive Thermometer works even if you don’t place it “just right.” Those sensors also track temperature on the food’s surface and in the oven to “predict” when your food will be ready within minutes of starting to cook.

Reviews say the Combustion is very good at its job and makes guessing when the turkey will be done or overcooking a steak a problem of the past.

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Most induction requires a 240V outlet, but this new cooktop from Impulse Labs has a battery inside that stores up juice for when you want to cook.

This means it will still work when the power is out, but the company plans to make more appliances with batteries to eventually form a “fractionalized home battery backup system.”

The Impulse Cooktop costs $6,000 and should ship later this year.

I have a lot of questions about the Chefee — a robotic kitchen insert that stores, preps, and cooks meals for you. And I’m not alone. At the Smart Kitchen Summit this week, there was plenty of chatter about the impressive-looking contraption. Helpfully, the company’s CEO put together this Instagram reel to address some of them. But I still want to know how anyone is supposed to afford this.

The Chef IQ Mini Oven is a $300 smart oven that can heat up 40 percent faster than the fastest air fryer, the company told me at the Smart Kitchen Summit in Seattle this week.

The countertop oven features a ceramic interior, edge-to-edge glass door, and touchscreen display. It works with the Chef IQ app and wireless thermometer for guided cooking, and is coming this September.

Sounds like it’s mostly knockoff Apple Earpods. Wired explains:

What’s going on is this: The plug on the buds using this workaround goes into the Lightning slot, which then doubles as a Bluetooth receiver that receives power from the port but routes its signal through the phone’s Bluetooth. That means your wired connection is actually wireless.

The cordless kitchen could soon be real. Kitchenery showed off a wirelessly powered blender and kettle at the Smart Kitchen Summit this week. But — unlike other wirelessly-powered gadgets — it doesn’t require a special (expensive) charging pad. Instead, both devices can be powered off an induction cooktop.

The company is also developing a silent blender, cordless toaster, air fryer, and pressure cooker.

He shared The Verge’s article about the smart home protocol appearing in Apple devices across social media this week. Fadell developed Thread for the Nest Thermostat over a decade ago and says Apple’s move “reminds me how long deep tech takes for broad adoption. But, when it’s the right thing, it’s the right thing.”

I’m not actually playing Duck Hunt with darts on an OLED screen, of course, but this blaster did shoot that suction tip dart! The free files are designed by Gemeneye, and I’m really digging the inline clip mod that gives it three short dart shots.

It’s now on my wall next to the telescoping Master Sword.

The Bambu A1 Mini with four-color AMS Lite is $110 off — just $349 — for Bambu’s 2nd anniversary sale. Other printers on sale too! But what caught my eye is a rare $50 off the standalone AMS. It just became my birthday present this year, no joke. Can’t wait to slap it atop my trusty P1P printer:

After a 2.5 year wait, L’Oréal’s Colorsonic launches today. The pitch is a less messy dyeing experience. The ColorSonic base has a cartridge that mixes and dispenses hair dye onto a brush. And then you just brush it on.

I went to check out a demo yesterday. Let’s just say, I’m eagerly waiting for L’Oréal to send me a cartridge so I can try it myself.

Here’s the full spec rundown for GPD’s folding Duo:

• AMD Ryzen 7 8840U

• Up to 64GB of LPDDR5X RAM

• Two M.2 ports supporting PCIe 4.0 drives

• 80 Wh battery

• 2,880 x 1,800 OLED displays (60Hz primary)

• 1 x USB4, 2 x USB-C, 2 x USB-A, 1 x HDMI, 1 x Ethernet, 1 x SD 4.0, and 1 x Oculink port

They even come in their own jewel cases! My test results surprised me: I really thought I’d prefer the green one with built-in cables, but the yellow’s my winner. They’re roughly $20-25 on AliExpress.

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Lift by its handle... and it’ll just pop off, because that handle’s a flashlight atop a Qi2 charging pad. Still can’t believe Asus is producing another one of its April Fools’ jokes!

It’s a 768Wh LFP battery with four AC outlets (1200W) and 2 100W USB-C PD ports. No price, but mid-range power stations like this (sans flashlight) are commoditized around $599.

Earlier this year Motorola launched a trio of Edge phones internationally. Now, the budget-friendliest of the bunch will be making its way to the US as the Motorola Edge 2024. It’ll cost $549 unlocked when it goes on sale June 20th.

Fingers crossed that the Edge 50 Ultra makes it to the US later this year — I’m ready for a wooden phone revival.

According to Mark Gurman, noted Apple whisperer, we can expect a Settings redesign in iOS 18. Which, have you seen the settings menu in iOS recently? It’s chaos. We’d already heard that MacOS 15 might come with a settings overhaul, but news of a possible iOS cleanup is music to my ears.

And yet, Matty Benedetto has amassed millions of subscribers with his Unnecessary Inventions. Tune into my new video series, Full Frame: Creators, where I spend a day with a creator to see how they have found success on the internet.

Mostly because he got his mitts on this rad KDDI Infobar Apple Watch case. Turning the KDDI Infobar’s iconic design into a nostalgic Apple Watch accessory? Chef’s kiss. I miss that era of Japanese feature phones so friggin’ much.

You can read more about it in Sam’s review, but how’s that for ‘replacing’ your phone with a smartwatch?

This special edition Nothing Phone 2A isn’t coming to the US and it’s already sold out, but dang it, I want one anyway. In true Nothing style it comes with an overwrought design story about “distilling things down” to their basic form. There’s a big ol’ dose of Bauhaus in there, too. What can I say? The heart wants what the heart wants.