⚡ 25JAN2026: An explosion of color
An indie watch + accessories, speaking out about wrongs, storm prep, and a beautiful new fitness tracking app.
Happy Sunday everyone!
Apart from fretting over the state of the republic this week, I've been getting to know a new camera, thinking about printing this magic wand for payment terminals, trying to resist buying this gorgeous ultem fountain pen, and really appreciating this thoughtful CoffeeGeek editorial on how Trumpism is impacting the coffee world here in the US and abroad, and bookmarking Luke Miani's video on how the major tech companies are enabling if not supporting Fascism as well. It's really encouraging to see more big platforms speaking up about the insanity we're living through at the moment.
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On to the good stuff!
⌚ Super Metric Lumina Yellow Watch - I always appreciate a nice splash of color. The Super Metric from the coffee-inspired indie watch brand, Brew Watch Co., is more like an explosion of color. It's got a killer 1970s-style retro case with a racing/chronometer-themed dial. I want one.
🪛 Slidecatch Titanium EDC Tool - Speaking of watches, I'm really digging the look of this sweet, pocketable EDC tool that has a smooth sliding mechanism for extending or retracting various included tool bits—it has your standard flathead and Phillips screwdrivers but also includes a watch fork tip and watch push pin for changing out the watch straps/bands on your watches. It's beautiful, fidgety, AND handy.
🔋 BLUETTI Elite 100 V2 Portable Power Station - I'll admit that this is probably too late for this current winter storm, but I highly recommend picking one of these up or something like it for the inevitable next one. I have an older version of this unit that gives us a lot of peace of mind when looking down the barrel of possible power outages, like we experienced here in Texas back in 2021. This unit can power your home devices and a Wi-Fi router for a very long time or could keep a fridge or small space heater running for a few hours in a pinch. The best part is being able to hook this up to a collapsible solar array that you can pop up in your backyard to recharge it if needed.
🎮 AYN Thor Dual Screen Retro Handheld - This is the new hotness in retro gaming handhelds—AYN has a great reputation for making overpowered retro handhelds capable of playing games from all the iconic gaming systems. Now their latest has a dual-screen setup for emulating Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS games as they are intended. I've also seen folks playing non-dual-screen games where the main game is on the larger top screen and then a game guide website is open on the bottom screen to help them through challenging parts. Looks like a blast.
🏋️♀️ Fitera - I'm trying out this new workout tracker that launched this week from Trevor, who has been building the app in public over on Threads. It's got a really clean, modern UI for tracking your weights, reps, and sets, as well as any PRs you set along the way. It's free with several popular workout routines built in, or you can pay to unlock the ability to program your own custom routines. It's actively being developed with Apple Health integration coming in the next update.
That's it for this week! Go commit a random, unprovoked act of kindness.
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