Chris Gonzales

Look, we love a good space pen as much as anybody. At the same time, we know that not everyone wants to drop the kind of money it usually takes to buy one. For the more budget-conscious writer, there’s the Uni-Ball...

Upgrade is the latest sci-fi novel by Blake Crouch, who you may remember from the bestselling book Dark Matter (which is soon being adapted as an Apple TV+ series). This time around, instead of focusing on alternate...

They say that two heads are better than one, but what about three? That seems to be the ethos of this folding LED work light from EverBrite, which has a rather interesting design. Rather than having a single light that...

For some people, the comfy hug-like feeling of a weighted blanket can make the difference between a good night’s rest and…not that. However, they can admittedly feel a little stifling for those of us who tend to run...

Rather than being a “how to draw” type of book, Gabriel Campanario’s The Art of Urban Sketching is more of a reference guide + travel book that’s packed to the brim with inspiration, observations, and tips —...

My mom, who is left-handed, knows all too well how much of the world is designed around right-handed people. Even something as simple as a handheld cooking thermometer can be irritating for her to use, as the...

If your particular Venn diagram of interests intersects at the point between “comic books” and “science,” then I’ve got the coffee table book for you. Marvel Anatomy: A Scientific Study of the Superhuman is a...

In case you missed it, our 2022 Christmas Catalog is live! I haven’t written about this item since 2015, so here is a friendly reminder that the “Tree Genie” Christmas tree stand by German company Krinner is...

Welcome to the 2022 Tools & Toys Christmas Catalog! ↓ Skip down to Table of Contents Bienvenue, everyone. It’s that time once again to proudly share with you our favorite and most gift-worthy items of the past...

Grilled kabobs are some of the tastiest things you can make at a barbecue, but the process of making them is hardly the most fun task, with all that painstaking skewering, and foods always managing to fall off the...

About a month ago, Marshall released the follow-up to their Acton II Bluetooth speaker. That’s right, it’s the Acton III, and while it sports its predecessor’s same classic guitar amp look — not a bad thing in...

Visiting national parks across the US has been one of the great perks of traveling in an RV full-time these past seven years. Our family has been to dozens upon dozens of them, and our 10-year-old son has the badges and...

Ever since its release back in 2014, RØDE’s original NT-USB mic has been a go-to recording device for musicians, podcasters, streamers, audiobook narrators, and content creators everywhere. And now, nearly a decade...

Like the edition I wrote about last year, Celestial Products’ 2023 MoonFollower calendar accurately depicts the progressive phases of the moon exactly as they will appear in the sky each night of next year. They’ve...

My wife and I recently decided to pull the trigger on getting Starlink for our RV. We’ve moved between a few different places since receiving our setup, and so far the connectivity has been pretty good, provided we...

When we last checked in with Fellow Products’ Ode Brew Grinder, they were still gearing up for its initial launch into the world. It’s been a couple years since, and it’s been doing quite well for itself — that...