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August 2026 10 articles
A Tiny Touchscreen Laptop from 1997: Revisiting the Toshiba Libretto 50M
A hands-on look at Toshiba’s rare Libretto 50M, a touchscreen subnotebook custom-built for Meiji Life in 1997. Nearly three decades later, its tiny Pentium-powered design offers a glimpse of an early vision for truly portable...
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China Shopping Finds: Three Products We’ve Tried and Liked
Three SSPAI editors report on an oversized enclosed litter box, Li Auto’s display-free Livis AI glasses, and budget adjustable dumbbells—what each product gets right, where it frustrates, and whether it earns a place in daily...
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Think, Don’t Speak
AI dictation can clean up spoken text and speed up replies, but writing is not a race. AstrianZ explains why composing at a keyboard is inseparable from thinking, revising, and finding the right words.
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Efficiency First: A Week With the Sharp AQUOS R9
A week with a Japan-market Sharp AQUOS R9 reveals a phone that trades flagship spectacle for balance: distinctive design, a much-improved display and speakers, capable cameras, and the compromises of using a SoftBank model outside...
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China Shopping Finds: Four Products We’ve Tried and Liked
From a monitor-mounted Qi2 charger and fit-over sunglasses to a food-themed picture book and a transparent electric toothbrush, four SSPAI editors share recent Chinese-market finds worth a closer look.
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The INL System: The Most Important Knowledge Management Lesson I’ve Learned in 12 Years
After 12 years of managing notes, the author’s most important lesson comes down to three letters: INL—Inbox, Now, and Library. This simple structure keeps priorities visible without letting a growing archive become overwhelming.
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What If a Foldable’s Cover Screen Were the Whole Phone? iKKO MindOne Pro Review
A compact Android phone rethinks foldable design by turning the cover-screen experience into the device’s defining feature.
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China Shopping Finds: Six Products We’ve Tried and Liked
Six thoughtfully chosen Chinese products show how practical design, surprising value, and small everyday improvements can make unfamiliar gadgets worth trying.
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Beyond the Algorithm: Building a Music Discovery System of Your Own
A practical framework for escaping recommendation algorithms and building a more intentional, personal system for discovering and organizing music.
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Learning to Love the Pixel 10 Pro, Just Before the Pixel 11 Arrives
Living with the Pixel 10 Pro reveals a phone whose imperfections, camera character, and thoughtful details become more compelling over time.
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