⚡ 05JUL2026: Bigfoot Body Parts

Happy Sunday everyone, and Happy 250th Birthday to America for those celebrating this weekend (I know, it’s complicated, but dang do I love this country and what it has the potential to be when we’re at our best).

This week I’ve been losing my mind over this teaser trailer dropping for AppleTv’s production of Neuromancer, checking the couch cushions for change to buy this laundry folding robot Isaac01, thinking about building my own pocket e-ink voice transcription device, becoming mildly obsessed with the photos and videos from this guy claiming he has a bunch of bigfoot body parts in a walk-in freezer (Reader, I do not believe he does), and enjoying my new vinyl cabinet’s built-in lighting.

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On to the good stuff!

• 📷 Godox C100 Screenless Camera - Godox, esteemed maker of affordable camera and lighting accessories, announced their own barebones compact camera this week. The Godox C100 is a 65-gram camera with no LCD, just a giant transparent window through which to frame your shot. However, that transparent window has a Fuji X100-style overlay showing live exposure info, frame lines, and battery right onto the scene as you look through it. I wouldn’t expect this to be competing with any of the heavyweights in terms of resolution, but at a ~$29 launch price, it does look like it would be fun to try out.
• ☕ Opulist for iOS - Friend of the newsletter, Luke Beard, built and launched this gorgeous app to let folks find the perfect spot for their next dinner out, happy hour outing, or hotel destination. The app is a front end for the thoughtfully curated resource that is the Opulist website, but rather than just recreating the website as a database on the iPhone, it brings some really delightful features like the ability to calibrate the app to only recommend bars, cafes, restaurants, etc. that match your unique design sensibility. You can also search by city, category, or the exact vibe you're after, and save favorites into lists. Highly recommend checking it out.
• 💨 Big Ass Fans Haiku L - After living for years with the OG ceiling fans that were installed in my 40-year-old house when it was built, we finally decided to upgrade and went in search of a truly great fan that also had all the smart home stuff baked into it. This is that fan. It’s whisper quiet, really great looking, and controllable via remote and Matter/HomeKit/Alexa/Google Home. One of my favorite features is the “Whoosh” button that has the fan subtly change up how much air it’s pushing at any given time so that it feels more like a natural breeze. You can also set it to automatically turn on once the temperature hits a certain limit in your room, or turn on to specific settings at bedtime, etc. It costs a BOATLOAD for a fan, but it is freaking sweet.
• 🛟 OASIS — The Smart Ring - I’m not necessarily advocating anyone preorder this ring yet, as it’s untested, but I continue to find the wearable space an interesting corner of tech with a lot of potential. Unlike the Oura ring that I rock every day, which is focused on health metrics, the OASIS is a compact input device for recording voice notes (including with a built-in Wispr Pro integration) and acting as a minute track pad with haptic feedback. It interfaces with iPhones, Macs, and the beleaguered Vision Pro. I could see Apple releasing something like this to use with their rumored smart glasses in the next year or two.
• 🏋🏼‍♂️ What’s My Set for iOS - I’ve got a deep appreciation for health apps and indie-developed apps, so when Chris Wu reached out to let me know about his new set tracker app for the iPhone and Apple Watch, I was more than happy to take him up on his kind offer of a trial. It’s a simple, but thoughtful, app designed to help you keep track of how much you’re lifting, how many reps and sets you’re doing, and how much time is left in your rest before it’s time to start the next set. It also supports Tabata and EMOM-style workouts for the functional fitness crowd.

That’s it for this week. May we all regularly be reminded of the many things that unite us.