Gray plastic, bold red accents, and rounded lettering sit on the desk like a piece of hardware that somehow escaped the late 1980s. 8BitDo’s Retro Mechanical Keyboard N Edition, priced at $50.99 (was $100), takes the exact color scheme and visual language of the original American NES and turns it into a full working tenkeyless board. The result feels less like a modern accessory and more like something Nintendo might have sold alongside the console itself.
James Clough set out to make a gift for a fellow YouTube machinist, but the end result looks like it belongs in a museum of unusual watches. He designed a clock with six massive numbered wheels for Toolroom Takeover 2026, an annual secret Santa exchange among artists who spend their days cutting metal. Stepper motors silently spin those wheels into place, while a GPS receiver automatically locks everything to the correct hour, minute, and second.
Xbox is marking 25 years with a full set of matching accessories that pull the original console’s translucent green straight into 2026. One of the more practical pieces in that collection is GameSir’s X5 Lite for Xbox, a telescopic phone controller built specifically for the anniversary push.
Sony announced the Xperia 10 VIII today, describing it as a practical everyday smartphone intended for ease of use. The handset, available in Frozen White, Frosted Gray, and Misty Lilac, retains the compact 6.1-inch form factor that longstanding Xperia buyers expect while adding a few targeted tweaks and a somewhat higher asking price.
