Independent reviews
From everyday tech and home products to lifestyle and specialist gear, each review focuses on practical use, strengths, limitations, and who the product suits.
Running Shoes
After 100 miles, the Adidas Evo SL Woven proves itself as a smooth, lightweight daily trainer, though the geometry and pricing decisions deserve a closer look.
Running Shoes
The original Evo SL keeps its popular Lightstrike Pro midsole while the new Woven version adds a more fitted, premium upper. Here's how the two compare.
Running Shoes
A max-cushion reboot of the Boost series with a bouncy Pebax-based midsole, light traction grip, and an upper you will either love or hate.
Running Shoes
Two of the most hyped super trainers go head to head, covering upper comfort, stability, softness, ride character, and who each shoe is really for.
Running Shoes
After 100 km of testing, the Adidas Prime X3 Strung transforms from a firm, dense shoe out of the box into a versatile long-run trainer. Here is what to expect before you spend the money.
Trail Running Shoes
A burly new race day trail shoe from Adidas Terrex with 4.5mm lugs, a Lightstrike Pro layer, and a noticeably stable, controlled ride built for long technical terrain.
Experimental Aircraft
An Australian-designed two-seat bush plane with foldable wings, a chromoly steel fuselage, and an $18,000 base kit price now being manufactured in the US.
Travel Backpacks
A lightweight, expandable under-seat travel backpack with quality hardware, clever organization, and a 25 to 30 litre capacity range.
Running Shoes
The 2026 Altra road range covers a poppy daily trainer, a cushioned zero-drop staple, a grounded minimalist, and a new low-stack speed shoe.
Running Shoes
Altra's carbon racer gets a bigger PEBA midsole, a 4 mm drop, and a split toe plate. Here is how it felt across two workouts and 30K in a day.
Fountain Pens
A clipless, minimalist fountain pen from a South London design studio, available in black and brass, all brass, and stainless steel.
Fountain Pens
Four pen-and-ink combinations from a month of daily writing, including a wet wood-bodied flagship, a reliable piston filler, and an ink that changes character with the paper.
Everyday Carry
Arena Accessories makes three of the most unusual utility knives around. We compare the balisong, the rear flipper, and the dual action OTF on blade changes, practicality, and cool factor.
Art Supplies
An $80 advent calendar filled with 24 days of art supplies, from acrylic paints and markers to canvases and paintbrushes. Here is what to expect.
Fountain Pens
Four artistically crafted fountain pens compared, from hand-flamed silverwork to industrial titanium design and hand-painted resin.
Fountain Pens
A limited-run handmade wooden fountain pen from a new German brand, with a gold nib, titanium grip, and a price that asks you to think carefully.
Running Shoes
The Asics Blaze Blast brings full road-shoe comfort to gravel and light trails, with a rugged Asics Grip outsole. We compare it with the Salomon AeroGlide 4 Gravel and North Face Altamesa 500 V2.
Trail Running Shoes
The ASICS Fuji Light 6 keeps things light and nimble on less technical trails, with strong grip and a surprisingly capable midsole for the money.
Running Shoes
A close look at the Asics Gel-Cumulus 25: plush fit, a soft-but-stable FF Blast Plus midsole, and a durability question worth knowing about before you buy.
Running Shoes
A lightweight rocker-style trainer and a premium super trainer go head to head on fit, ride feel, and value.
Running Shoes
A 5.4 oz super shoe built almost entirely for race day, with ultra-soft Flight Foam Leap, a paper-thin upper, and trade-offs you need to understand before buying.
Running Shoes
Two generations of Asics' popular bouncy daily trainer, compared on fit, ride, versatility and value to help you pick the right one.
Running Shoes
The Novablast 6 gets a big update from upper to outsole, adding FF Turbo Squared foam under the forefoot for a more energetic, more versatile ride.
Running Shoes
Two of the most capable non-plated daily trainers on the market, compared on fit, ride, stability, and the kind of running each one does best.
Running Shoes
A head-to-head look at two of the most popular cushioned daily trainers, covering weight, stack, fit, ride feel, and which runner each shoe suits best.
Running Shoes
Both are 2026's standout cushioned daily trainers. One leans softer and bouncier, the other lighter and closer to the ground. Here's how to choose.
Running Shoes
Two of ASICS' biggest daily trainers go head-to-head on stack, weight, ride feel, fit, and value to help you pick the right one.
Running Shoes
A first-run look at the Asics Superblast 3, which swaps its foam platform for a softer FF Blast setup with more stack and a familiar feel.
Fountain Pens
A transparent piston-filling fountain pen with titanium trim, a stainless steel number six nib, and a build quality that makes the budget demonstrator segment worth a second look.
Fountain Pens
Two clear demonstrator pens with number eight steel nibs face off. One wins on filling system and comfort, the other on pure value.