Month: January 2026

• Review: Ninefold Scottish Oak 3 Years Old (The Rum Barrel Blog)
• Weird Al Yankovic Covers Killing In The Name by Rage Against the Machine (kottke.org)
• A new workshop space for my side projects (Stuff & Nonsense)
• The ABCD framework for feedback (Cassidy Williams)
• Icons in Menus Everywhere — Send Help (Jim Nielsen)
• It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons
• Weeknote #1978 (Robb Knight)
• Building my Myspace (Cory Dransfeldt)
• Weeknotes 25:49 (Jeff Bridgforth)
• What’s on your desk, Stevie Bonifield? (The Verge)
• I replaced Windows with Linux and everything’s going great (The Verge)

News

• Govee’s latest smart lights can make your ceiling more interesting
• You can charge Belkin’s new Switch 2 power case without opening it
• Belkin’s new 3-in-1 charging dock isn’t limited to the Apple Watch
• Belkin’s new HDMI adapter wirelessly connects to screens from 130 feet
• Ikea’s new $4 USB-C charger is cheaper than Apple’s and Anker’s
• Birdbuddy’s new smart feeders aim to make spotting birds easier, even for beginners
• Anker put a screen on its smallest 45W charger
• Lego announces Smart Brick, the ‘most significant evolution’ in 50 years
• Keychron’s new mechanical keyboards offer ultralong battery life at wireless 8K polling rates
• Nvidia’s new G-Sync monitors automatically adjust brightness just like a laptop
• This desktop charger turns your iPhone into a robotic AI assistant
• TP-Link brings an AI assistant to its smart home and home networking apps
• Avengers: Doomsday trailer 3 with the X-Men is now online
• Hugh Jackman gives Robin Hood the Old Man Logan moment in new movie
• You might mistake Satechi’s new Thunderbolt 5 hub for Apple’s Mac Mini
• Logitech caused its mice to freak out by not renewing a certificate — I spent a couple of hours trying to fix my mouse by uninstalling/reinstalling the Logitech software before discovering the problem was related to this issue. 🤦‍♂️
• Ikea’s $10 Kallsup speakers are tiny, colorful, and surprisingly loud
• Sony’s new ‘Hyperpop’ PS5 covers are bursting with RGB color
• Fujifilm’s Instax Mini Evo Cinema captures video with vintage effects
• Disney Plus is getting vertical video — 👎👎
• Nintendo is bringing its cute My Mario collection to the US next month
• South Park’s Fortnite crossover is full of deep cuts (and mech suits)
• GameStop’s future in turmoil as estimated 400 stores close in 2026
• I’ve never used a trackball, but Keychron’s Nape Pro looks like the perfect one