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Week of October 19, 2026 · Tasty Tech

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Five things worth owning this week — and the pile of stuff you can skip. Order links go to Amazon, and the house takes a small cut when you do.

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Porta Pro served on a dark slate board with a folded paprika napkin and a scattering of dried petals

01 · Audio

Porta Pro

$39.99

Forty dollars, forty years, still the same headphones.

Skip forty-dollar wireless earbuds.

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    The house take

    Why we recommend

    Porta Pro

    Forty dollars, forty years, still the same headphones. Porta Pros are the pair people keep in a drawer and then refuse to replace.

    Cheap wireless earbuds die and get lost. A wired classic that folds into a pocket is the better forty-dollar audio purchase, and it has been for decades.

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    Curve Flex standing in a shallow pool of velouté on a wide plate, garnished with edible flowers

    02 · Desk

    Curve Flex

    $79.99

    Laptop at eye level, then folded into a bag.

    Skip the stack of hardcover books.

    • Off-desk
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    The house take

    Why we recommend

    Curve Flex

    Laptop at eye level, then it folds flat and goes in the bag. Aluminum, a hinge that stays, and no stack of books pretending to be furniture.

    A rigid stand is fine until you leave the house. Curve Flex is the one you pack, which means the laptop is at the right height more than once a week.

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    MagFit car mount plated on a matte ceramic dish with a paprika-red linen napkin and a sprig of dried flowers

    03 · Phone

    MagFit car mount

    $27.99

    Phone lands on the vent, already charging.

    Skip the windshield suction cup.

    • Qi2
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    Why we recommend

    MagFit car mount

    Hooks on the vent, grabs the phone with Qi2, and starts charging before the first light. No suction cup peeling off the glass in August.

    Windshield mounts block the view and leave a circle. MagFit is the car mount you forget about because the phone just lands there and stays.

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    View Plus centered on a white ceramic plate beside a small bowl of paprika, one dried flower stem

    04 · Home

    View Plus

    $329.99

    Proof the room is stuffy, not you.

    Skip guessing why you woke up tired.

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      Why we recommend

      View Plus

      Radon, CO2, particles, and the rest of the air you cannot see. View Plus is the box that tells you the room is stuffy before you blame the afternoon.

      Guessing why you woke up tired is a hobby. A real monitor is how you open a window on purpose instead of buying another gadget for the symptom.

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      Instax Mini 99 served on a dark slate board with a folded paprika napkin and a scattering of dried petals

      05 · Wild-card

      Instax Mini 99

      $199.95

      The one instant camera with actual manual control.

      Skip the toy-grade instant cameras.

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        Why we recommend

        Instax Mini 99

        The Instax that finally grew a manual. Exposure, flash, and a few film effects you can set, instead of hoping the toy got the backyard right.

        Cheap instant cameras are a party trick with a high miss rate. Mini 99 is the one you hand to a guest and still want the print that comes out.

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        Prices are what we saw on Amazon when each pick was verified; the order page has today’s.

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