#battery-life

#battery-life

In my opinion, the biggest issue with gaming laptops is their high barrier to entry. They're expensive, with many costing several thousand dollars. It makes sense, though, since you're (usually) packing top-tier hardware, a high-quality display, and a robust cooling system into a compact machine.

It's always refreshing when the new version of a product gets significantly better battery life than the last. And that's the case with the Moto Tag 2: Motorola's second-gen tracker tag can go more than 500 days before it needs a new battery. That's almost a year and a half that you can forget about charging at least one of your gadgets.

There are plenty of useful new features, including using the Handy's beefy battery to charge your other USB-C devices. In addition, the sleeves are now be mounted to the motor arm with a click on motion, so you don't have to wrestle with the (very) weighty hardware when you don't have to. There are even tripod screws on both the side and bottom of the unit, enabling you to mount the Handy 2 to any compatible equipment.

The set is compatible with PC, consoles and mobile platforms through 2.4GHz, Bluetooth 5.3 or wired connection. The 950X has a pair of hot-swappable and rechargeable batteries that give 50 hours of playtime. It comes with a 6mm cardioid boom microphone that uses AI noise reduction to keep background sounds out of in-game communication. The headset will retail for $400 and will be available starting in April 2026.

Battery size is not always a straightforward comparison. The highest number of milliampere hours (mAh) doesn't always translate to the longest battery life. Indeed, "battery life" itself is somewhat subjective. A phone streaming a video saved to local memory will last longer than a phone exporting a 30-minute 4K video, and yet another phone streaming Spotify to a car on a road trip (with the screen off) will last longer than both. As you might have gleaned from that, the main things that will chew up your battery the fastest are the screen and the processor.

One especially interesting product from Elevation Lab is the -- a battery pack for an AirTag that replaces the with two lithium AA batteries , boosting battery life from months to a decade. The problem with the 10-year TimeCapsule is its size. It's a bit chunky, about the size of a candy bar. It's great for putting into a vehicle or luggage, but rather bulky for smaller items.

It has a responsive touchscreen allows for seamless navigation through mobile apps and web pages and it performs well enough to allow you to complete your daily activities such as work, school and streaming without experiencing slow-downs. Of course, that's dependent on your connection, but your computer won't be the one slowing you down. You've got plenty of screen real estate, so that means ample space to view documents, stream movies and open multiple windows and tabs wat the same itme.

I know you. Yes, you. You were looking at the $630 Kindle Scribe Colorsoft or reMarkable Paper Pro with hungry eyes, but the price of both tablets was upsetting your stomach. So you've started looking elsewhere for a color e-reader/e-notetaker. In your blind search, you've come upon the Boox Note Air 5C, and you're still left grimacing at the $530 asking price.

Able to deliver powerful, rich sound anywhere you go, the Bose SoundLink Max is a top-of-the-line, fully-featured portable Bluetooth speaker designed to make your home, backyard, office, etc., sound as good as you think it should. If you're looking for a solidly-built, reliable, and powerful portable Bluetooth speaker, you owe it to yourself to take a closer look at the SoundLink Max.

Just $28, the Ocoopa hand warmers have more than 7,000 five-star ratings and have been purchased almost 150,000 times in the past month alone. That's about three times every minute, around the clock. While searching "hand warmers" on Amazon yields more than 10,000 results, these have apparently beat out every other option for their quality, size, battery life, and more.

Microsoft cut the price of its 2025 Xbox wireless controller on Amazon to $38, which is the lowest price ever for hardware that just came out. That's a $26 discount off the $64 list price, and here's the best part: it's a lot cheaper than Sony's DualSense (currently selling for $54, down from $74). Yes, these controllers were made for different consoles, but if you play games on your PC or on more than one device, this price makes the Xbox controller the clear choice.

I've spent a significant portion of my life searching for ways to extend the battery life on my Android phones. Admittedly, that sounds rather dramatic, but growing up with only budget models meant I was constantly tweaking device settings to squeeze every bit of juice out of their batteries. Thanks to this micromanaging, I successfully pushed the batteries on all my past smartphones to their absolute limit. I don't want to hoard this knowledge to myself, so I've decided to share it with everyone.

Lofree Lipstick mechanical keyboard turns your desk into a curated beauty-inspired setup, blending fashion and function in one compact 75% layout. Each keycap is styled in a classic lipstick shade, creating a cosmetic-like color palette that feels more like a makeup collection than a gadget. The frosted transparent shell lets these colors shine through, adding a soft, jewelry-display effect to your workspace.

Everyone's priorities are a little different in the wireless earbuds world, but the core tenets typically remain the same: you probably want a pair that sounds good, looks decent, and has features like active noise cancellation (ANC). And you probably want a pair with a logical amount of battery life, too. In fact, maybe you want a pair with an illogical battery life. One that has so much battery that it's almost stupid. If that's what you want, JLab's $100 Epic Pods ANC

There's no way to recharge the ring. Migicovsky says he didn't want yet another gadget to charge every day, so instead, the Pebble Index has non-rechargeable silver oxide hearing aid batteries designed to last 2 years with average use. Once the device's battery is nearly dead, users will receive a notification in the app, and the idea is you'll buy a new Pebble Index-an idea that's easier to get behind knowing the ring costs just $75.

The M1 chip is the real MVP here. I can hop between Slack, Google Docs, Spotify, Zoom, and an embarrassing number of Chrome tabs without a single hiccup or buffer wheel. It's also genuinely shocking how quiet this thing is. There's no fan, so it stays completely silent, even when I'm running big files or editing photos. And the battery? I'm convinced it runs on magic because this MacBook Air easily lasts me through an entire workday.

The sound engineering that went into this small speaker is all about getting bass response that usually needs much bigger drivers and enclosures. JBL tuned the parts inside to make what they call "punchy bass" which means that you can feel the low-end frequencies instead of just hearing the tinny mids and highs. A single driver and passive radiators in the speaker boost the bass without needing extra power or space.

Anker's seriously small Soundcore Sleep A20 sleepbuds can be nabbed for $108 right now at Amazon, their best price since they launched on Kickstarter at $90 last year. They normally sell for $179.99, making this a standout deal for a pair of ultra-tiny sleep buds that I barely notice as I drift off to the soothing sounds of rain or birdsong.

Beats designed the Solo 4 to last up to 50 hours on a single charge which changes the way you use wireless headphones all week long. You can fly across the country several times, go to work every day for two weeks or binge-watch entire TV shows without having to look for a charging cable. The USB-C charging port has fast fuel technology that lets you play for 5 hours on a 10-minute charge when you're running late.

Meta may have just released the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) at the end of October, but they're not significantly different from the last-gen model introduced in 2021. The overall experience is very similar, which is why the original Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses remain a great buy, especially now that they're on sale for an all-time low of around $238.99 ($60 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target for Black Friday.

You can pick up the base 12/256GB unit for $700 and the upgrade to 16/512GB is $100 more. Even though it is a previous gen chip, the Snapdragon 8 Elite is still one of the fastest around and the 6.82" 1440p+ LTPO OLED is great. The phone is equipped with three 50MP cameras on the back, including a main with a 1/1.43" sensor and a 3x/73mm periscope. This part is arguably better than the OnePlus 15.