Gadgets
Reviews and introductions of gadgets I use
Seven Months with the iPhone Air: An Honest Review of Its 165g Comfort and the Features It Gave Up
An honest look back at seven months of daily use with the iPhone Air, the thinnest iPhone ever at 5.6mm and roughly 165g. I cover how the thinness and light weight play out in everyday life, real-world battery life, the moments where the single camera with no ultra-wide leaves you stuck, what the mono speaker actually sounds like, life with an eSIM-only phone, A19 Pro performance and heat, and how it has held up after seven months — including the parts that make it a phone not everyone will love, so you can judge whether it's worth the ¥177,800 the 256GB model costs after the July 2026 price revision.
Two Years with the HHKB Professional HYBRID Type-S (Japanese Layout / Sumi): An Honest Review
An honest look back at two years of near-daily use with the HHKB Professional HYBRID Type-S Japanese layout / Sumi, priced at ¥36,850 (tax included). I cover the feel of its electrostatic capacitive switches and how quiet Type-S actually is, how long it took to adapt to the unusual layout, the barely readable "Sumi" legends, durability after two years, and how well four-device Bluetooth and portability hold up in practice — including the parts that make it a keyboard not everyone will love.