Orion’s $2,195 AI-enabled mattress pad cools during sleep and gradually warms back to room temperature by wake-up time, and the reviewer reports sleeping better over a few months of use.
Sep 18, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
The Transformers: The Movie (1986) remains the standout franchise entry according to the re-review, with its synth-and-metal score by Vince Dicola and ballads from Stan Bush (“Dare” and “The Touch”) singled out as major highlights.
Sep 18, 2026 ·
Engadget
Best Buy is selling Lenovo’s Yoga Slim 7X for $1,000 with a 14-inch 2K 16:10 OLED touchscreen, Snapdragon X2 Elite 12-core CPU, 16GB DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB SSD.
Sep 18, 2026 ·
The Verge
FunnyPlaying’s FPGB Mini plays original Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges and is priced at $69.99 (discounted from $89.99), while Analogue’s Pocket is $239.99.
Sep 18, 2026 ·The Verge
AMC theatergoers can buy a Street Fighter popcorn bucket shaped like Guile’s gravity-defying flattop hair that can be worn on your head.
Sep 18, 2026 ·Engadget
The best retro tech picks include Skullcandy Jib wired earbuds ($8, save $2), Kodak FZ55 compact digital camera ($140, save $20), and a RetroWave 7-in-1 radio with a 2,000 mAh battery that also functions as a power bank.
Sep 18, 2026 ·
CNET
Apple’s AirPods 5 ANC models block 50% more noise than AirPods 4 and offer “Live Translation,” with the better-equipped $149 Wireless Charging Case version also adding swipeable volume controls, audible Find My, and Qi/Apple Watch wireless charging.
Sep 18, 2026 ·Engadget
An optical engineer, Xu, won Nikon’s Small World in Motion video contest for imaging beating cilia on living cells using diffractive super-resolution microscopy.
Sep 18, 2026 ·Ars Technica
The Galaxy S26 FE costs $700 with a 6.7-inch 120Hz OLED that peaks at 1,900 nits, but it has a noticeably slower camera app and an underwhelming 3x telephoto, alongside just over 21 hours of video playback and daily charging needs despite its 4,900mAh battery.
Sep 18, 2026 ·Engadget
The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 both have titanium bodies and are rated for 100 meters of submersion, with dust protection rated IP69K on Samsung versus IP6X on Apple and 5,000 nits peak brightness on Samsung versus 3,000 nits on Apple.
Sep 18, 2026 ·Engadget
The Clicks Communicator will ship in December with 12GB of RAM and a 4,350-mAh battery (up from an earlier 8GB RAM and 4,000 mAh), while keeping its previously announced $499 preorder price through Sept. 30.
Sep 18, 2026 ·CNET
Narwal Freo 20 Edge is discounted $100 to $699 at Amazon (down from $799), a 13% cut available from Sept. 7 through Sept. 20 and including three free bonus items with the purchase.
Sep 18, 2026 ·CNET
Zagg is taking 20% off when you buy two or more iPhone 18 cases, with the discount applying at checkout only to items not already discounted.
Sep 18, 2026 ·CNET
You can do seven “financial fitness” tasks in about an hour a day for a week, including checking your credit report (using AnnualCreditReport.com) and placing a free credit freeze at all three bureaus to prevent new accounts from being opened in your name.
Sep 18, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Chewy COO Scott Anderson says parcel sellers can win over Amazon and Walmart by competing on the “experience” pillar—especially delivery features like picture proof of delivery, adjustable delivery windows, and the ability to contact the driver directly.
Sep 18, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Crimped monitor power cables were interfering with Wi-Fi, and drilling a new desk hole plus replacing the cables restored Wi‑Fi around the desk.
Sep 18, 2026 ·
The Register
CNET lists the Sept. 18, 2026 NYT Mini Crossword answers, including BART, LMAO, FOAMY, OOZE, XMEN, BLOOM, AMAZE, RAMEN, TOY, and FOX.
Sep 18, 2026 ·CNET
eGPU performance is typically limited by the external connection—Thunderbolt 4 carries 40Gbps but effectively allows ~32Gbps PCIe, and Notebookcheck found an RTX 2080 Ti eGPU enclosure could run about 7–32% slower than desktop (with deficits shrinking to single digits at 4K on an external monitor).
Sep 17, 2026 ·Engadget
Google’s experimental CC is an agentic AI organizer with its own Google account that up to six family members can share information with, including a shared calendar, task list, and daily briefing of upcoming events and to-dos.
Sep 17, 2026 ·Engadget
The iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199—$100 more than the Pixel 11 Pro at $1,099—despite both offering a 6.3-inch OLED/120Hz display and IP68 water-and-dust resistance.
Sep 17, 2026 ·CNET
