Consumer Tech

After winning over iPhone users who wanted to attach a BlackBerry-style keyboard to their handsets, Clicks is now making its physical keyboard cases for a selection of Android devices. Up first: Google Pixel 9 and 9 Pro cases at $139.

After a couple of successful Kickstarters for versions of its book-sized smart telescope, DwarfLab opted to jump straight into production for the Dwarf III. We've recently been out stargazing and wildlife watching with this budget-friendly sky watcher.

Japanese scientists have created what may be the world’s smallest video game. Using a regular controller, players can control a tiny digital ship, firing nanoscale bullets to push around a physical polystyrene ball just a few microns wide.

Repairable laptop maker Framework just wrapped up its '2nd Gen' event, where it made three major announcements – the most prominent of which is that it's now dipping its toes into desktop PC waters. It's also making a convertible laptop for students.

The winning entries for the 2025 World Nature Photography Awards are astonishingly beautiful compositions that tell dramatic tales and depict the incredible backdrops against which the lives of fascinating creatures on our planet play out.

Back in 2016, we featured a stunning wooden machine that employed falling steel marbles to play a merry tune. As plans are drawn up for a new version, its builder has looked back to the designs of Leonardo da Vinci for inspiration.

Sigma has unveiled the BF, a $2,000 mirrorless full-frame camera carved from a single block of aluminum. It's aimed at shooters looking for a simpler approach to photography without the technological excesses of modern gear.

Huawei launched the world's first tri-fold smartphone in September 2024, but it was only available in China. Now the company has announced the global launch of the Mate XT, though you might still have a search on your hands to find one.

Engineers at MIT have devised a way to help drones find their way through unlit indoor spaces autonomously, without costly cameras. That'll come in handy for mapping and monitoring warehouses and tunnels, as well as search and rescue operations.

If you fancy the idea of a book-style folding phone but don't relish the bulk in your pocket, Oppo might have the answer. Its new flagship foldable is "no thicker than a traditional phone" yet offers the largest display in its class.

Following the launch of a lights-on 4K laser projector at ISE 2025 earlier this month, Optoma has unveiled the first member of its "groundbreaking Photon series." The Photon Go ultra-short-throw projector brings triple-laser tech to budget home cinema.

Mobile tech company Oukitel made a splash at CES last month with what's claimed to be the first 33,000-mAh rugged smartphone with a built-in projector. Now the WP100 Titan adventure toolkit has launched on Kickstarter.

Hunting and wildlife observation is like the start of the classic recipe for rabbit stew – first catch your rabbit or, at least, find it. The new Thermal Master T2 Max thermal scope makes that job a bit easier with its high resolution system. Let's take a look.

If you're tired of using a boring ol' remote for controlling your devices, you might like the CenWatch. It's a smartwatch that scans the underside of your hand, allowing you to make multiple commands via simple midair hand gestures.

Back in the very early days of home computers, onscreen imagery was a bit rubbish so text-based adventure games ruled the gaming roost. The Ink Console is aiming to rekindle this retro vibe by combining an e-reader with a gaming platform.