This Week The Trend (Issue 57)
This week's picks include a turntable speaker, powerful duster, and tech pouch.
How I’d spend $500: Victrola Soundstage
The Victrola Soundstage is a thin, all-encompassing speaker for record players. It sits underneath a turntable, enabling you to place it anywhere in a room without needing bulky bookshelf speakers.
The Soundstage has tech to keep the bass vibrations from affecting the tonearm. Not only can this speaker connect to a record player, but it has Bluetooth, Auracast, optical, and USB-C audio support.
Value Score: Good
Although the Soundstage was built for Victrola's own turntables, it will work with any of them. The sound is good enough to justify its price, but I like that it could be used for a TV or to stream audio from other devices.
How I’d spend $150: Shark Blast Boss
When I first tried the Shark Blast Boss, I thought it was a neat way to dust off a keyboard or other electronics. But it turns out this tool is super helpful for cleaning all kinds of things around the house. Fake plants that are hard to dust? This hand-held blower can do that. It has indoor and outdoor speeds, as well as a boost button for each (up to 190MPH). It can be powerful, but it isn't inherently too strong for more delicate objects.
I don't use the broom attachment much, but for a patio or small porch area, the bristles can help dislodge the caked-on dirt.
Value Score: Fair
The Shark Blast Boss normally retails for $150, but is $20 off right now. That's not necessarily a reason to buy it now, but if you're looking for a duster or blowing tool like this, then now is a good time to jump on it.
How I’d spend $50: Miir Causeway Tech Organizer (1L)
You might know Miir for its water bottles or coffee accessories, but now it's making bags and organizers. The Causeway Tech Organizer looks very similar to the Evergood Civic Pouch, with a flat bottom and diagonal opening. This is great for seeing all the cables and chargers inside.
The difference is that the Civic Pouch is two liters in capacity and the Causeway Tech Organizer is about half the size, which makes it easy to pack and take more places.
Value Score: Fair
As someone who's tested a lot of tech pouches, the Miir Causeway Tech Organizer seems like a fair price—though not amazing. The best pouches are the ones that hold all your stuff and fit in your bags.
The winning pick: Shark Blast Boss
The Victrola Soundstage is the neatest product this week, but the Blast Boss is on sale and will probably have a much wider appeal. I've used it for cleaning out a pellet grill and dusting my office. It's super versatile.
Are you looking for even more picks this week? Here are a few things worth considering.
An expensive pick: Terramaster F4 SSD
The Terramaster F4 SSD is a four-bay network-attached storage enclosure. I've been using the F4 SSD for several weeks. It's a great way to add more storage that can be accessible from anywhere. Plus, the company's onboard operating system has built-in apps for automated backups. The unit itself uses an Intel N95 4-Core, with 8GB of DDR5 RAM and a 5GbE Ethernet port.
The expensive part is the SSDs you'll need to buy separately to put in this enclosure.
Media pick: The Paper (season 2)
The Office spinoff, The Paper, had a huge chip on its shoulder for the first season, but I think it pulled it off admirably. Solely based on this new trailer for the second season, I think the show has a real chance to hit its stride and fully come into its own. The new season debuts on September 9 on Peacock.
This week's other interesting deals and product news
- The GoPro Hero13 bundle is on sale for 14% off right now.
- DJI Osmo Pocket 3 creator bundle is 21% off right now.
- Apple's AirPods Pro 3 are on sale down to $190.
- The Mova V70 Ultra robot vacuum is on sale now. Among its other features, it doesn't use bags in its base station for an overall better experience.
- It seems like the new Apple Watch might come in a ceramic option this year.
- Matic is one of the smallest, smartest robot vacuums out there. It retails for $1,245 right now, but will be going up to $1,495 on 9/9/26.
This week's published stories
- Guide to the best budget headphones [Business Insider]
- I watched the first episodes of these 5 series. These shows were worth sticking with [Yahoo]
- Daisy One headphones review [Yahoo]
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