Quinn Nelson

It’s nearly time! My annual gift guide will soon be under way. I’ve got some GREAT products already, but I want to hear yours. What’s your favorite gadget lately that’s unique, cool, and unknown? I don’t wanna hear about your Anker charger… stuff nobody knows about!

My Rivian R2 has arrived and it’s PERFECT!

Remember that really tiny e-reader I showed off a few months ago? Well they make a smaller one now that fits on the back of every iPhone with MagSafe

The folks at @boschglobal.bsky.social make a ton of cool stuff—from sensors in your phone and your car to technology that literally scans the unique surface characteristics of products to identify products without serial numbers. Bananas! #ces2026 #ad #sponsored

My dumb brain just realized that Apple didn’t remove the flashlight beam pattern adjustment on the iPhone with iOS 26—it’s just that I moved from an iPhone 16 Pro to an iPhone Air which lacks the more advanced “Adaptive True Tone Flash.”

My next big thing (literally) at Copland Supply is Cloth Pro Max. Sign up for a totally free preorder—no payment, no commitment, 20% off when it arrives. And don't worry, there's a compatibility chart! ‪https://snazzy.fm/Hj‬

LIQUID GLASS IN MACOS TAHOE LOOKS SO GREAT WOW

Tomorrow is the last day to order a Five Flavors keycap with arrival before Christmas! Treat yourself (or the nostalgic nerd in your life) to some color! Get them at copland.supply

Look who I found this morning. @agingwheels.bsky.social @techconnectify.bsky.social

My first merch drop ever. Handmade, tons of fun, and there’s only 128—going quickly too! Get yours now if you want one!

Apple finally gave the iPad everything we asked for—windowing, external displays, pro apps. It doesn't matter. Fundamental problems baked into iPadOS are unsolvable. The iPad has Mac hardware running phone software, and it's architecturally stuck there. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnYL...

(a) who thinks they can edit a very technical Snazzy Labs video and, (b) do it within the next 48 hours? All assests, b-roll, and everything else is already gathered but would be nice to see some composited charts. Send me your work and price: q at snazzylabs dot com

My favorite iOS 18 feature that Apple kept for iOS 26 is when you type a search query into your browser and literally nothing happens until you clear the field and try your search again.

Alright, it’s that time again: I’m putting together the annual Snazzy Labs gift guide! I’ve already got about 15 awesome products, but am looking for a few more… What gadget, tool, EDC, or piece of tech have you LOVED using this year that most people DON’T know about? Deep cuts only.

There are Vision Pros selling on eBay for literally $1,500. Almost nobody should buy it for $3,500, but for less than half of that, it makes for a pretty compelling face TV.

this window shows such incredible attention to detail especially love the disconnect button placement

I got my kei truck from Japan.

Apple deeply cares about the Mac. …but you’d never know it by using macOS Tahoe.

This will sound nutty, but the iPhone Air makes the iPad Pro feel thick. While both iPad Pro models are thinner than the iPhone Air, their vastly larger surface area and weight make them feel less "magical" than they felt two weeks ago. The iPhone Air is wild.

With every passing day, we get one day closer to launching merch!

What I love most about iOS 26 is how everything now takes 1–2 extra taps, since previously available features are buried in the name of design. (yes, I know you can swipe; it's still buried)

I haven't been using the AirPods Pro 2 for a week as people are very biased towards familiarity with headphones. I wanted to get used to the AirPods Pro 3. And I've come to liking the way the AirPods Pro 3 sound. But two songs with AirPods Pro 2 and wow these are so much better.

In case you cared to know, this is what the original MagSafe battery pack looks like on the iPhone Air lol

AirPods Pro 3 impressions: • ANC is significantly better than APP2. • Fit is more comfortable. • Transparency mode is weirdly sibilant and scratchy compared to APP2. Like, I can hear "more," but not as realistically. Not a fan. • Not a fan of the sound signature. Too bassy.

I switched to the iPad as my primary computing device nearly a year ago. I just accepted it could only do what it could do and that I'd still need a Mac. iPadOS 26 is a total paradigm shift and makes things more powerful, but it's NOT easy/intuitive. My full tips/workflow video is now live! youtu.be

To those asking: I didn't get a review sample of AirPods Pro 3 from Apple, but that's OK—I wouldn't have a review ready yet. I've aimed to make the most complete AirPods reviews on YouTube and don't plan on changing that; thoroughness takes time. Expect my definitive review in the coming weeks.

"The iPhone Air has all-day battery life, but we should mention that iOS 26's adaptive power mode is great and also we made a MagSafe battery that's only compatible with iPhone Air, but battery life is all day and definitely great."

I have been reviewing technology for 18-years and the Samsung Frame Pro TV is perhaps the worst product I've ever seen released from a real company. I made a 26-minute rantview video about how it is embarrassing trash that should have never been released. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvI0...

Coming soon to a keyboard near you!

Mr. President, my Japanese kei truck has hit the United States.

AirPods Pro 2 is the best product Apple has made in the past decade and it's not close.

I am now an owner of the world’s finest toaster: a Sunbeam Radiant Control. 6-years-ago, @techconnectify.bsky.social got me hooked on owning one, but finding one in good shape was fruitless. So, I bought one beat-up and sent it to Tim’s Toasters for a full restoration. He did perfect work!

Before Severance, Apple TV had bangers like Planet of the Apps.

Apple's Self Service Repair Store really hit me with a "you didn't return the tool kit" bill… after I literally returned it. Bold move for a company that sent the wrong display adhesive and failed to include the required parts tray. 🫠

Couldn't get a Switch 2 travel dock delivered via Amazon overnight, so I just modded the original one thanks to this awesome 3D print file. Looks and works great

A most generous offering for His Excellency, the Dear Leader. Us shareholders are overjoyed with this golden idol. Truly, a new era of devotion and dividends.

"New, long message received from an unknown number in a group chat with one-six-four-eight-two-seven-four-nine-seven-seven-three and one-eight-five-five-seven-three-six-four-one-two-nine. Would you like me to read it?" - Siri

I figured I'd try the Vision Pro to do dishes in passthrough mode. Yikes… Sure, when this thing launched everyone was blown away by the camera quality because it was better than anything else. But "better than terrible" doesn't make it good. It's great at full-immersion VR. Not AR.

Split Fiction uses rumble so often the Switch 2 Pro Controller linear vibration motors overheat and shut off.

Will Apple sell you the parts you need to upgrade your glossy iPad Pro Display to the Nano-Texture one? Yes! Will they send you the right parts to do it? No! And should you pay $600 to do it? Absolutely not!! Video soon! (they legit sent me the wrong parts tray and wrong adhesive)

mfw i pay apple insane amounts to fix my ipad display using their self service repair store and they send me parts for the wrong size ipad

Baby girl is six months old today. Absolutely wild how slow and how insanely fast it has gone. She loves to smile and laugh, tummy time, animals and baths. She doesn't like naps, car rides, or apples.

I was today years old when I learned Find My actually uses ARKit for velocity estimation to assist the UWB antennas (as the accelerometer/gyro are biased and unreliable when the object being tracked is in a non-equal motion). TL;DR this screen isn't just for the visualization.

TIL my wife is using ChatGPT to find coupon codes for web stores online. She said it works almost every time without ad-ridden websites filled with old codes—I've literally never once considered using an LLM for this but now it seems obvious.