Apple Vision Pro
Apple Vision Pro in an economy seat is life-changing. Movie experience is a total escape, and here the Mac screen-sharing makes a massive difference. Anyone flying long-haul regularly: it's worth it. Absolutely worth it.
Ben Thompson
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TP-Link TL-WR902AC Travel Router
This is the one piece of equipment you will need to buy, though: it lets you bridge the airplane Wi-Fi to multiple devices (i.e. your Vision Pro and your Mac).
Briggs & Riley Essential Carry-On
The biggest fraud in travel is the Briggs & Riley Essential carry-on, and I question the sanity of everyone who recommends it. It’s a great bag THAT TIPS OVER CONSTANTLY. It doesn’t matter what other fancy features it has: this alone makes it unusable.
Bose QuietComfort 45
Bose QC45. Physical buttons, USB-C, fold-up well. All features that are more important for travel than audiophile sound quality.
LG DualUp Monitor
I still wouldn't want to use this monitor as my primary, but it is more than sufficient as a secondary.
LG UltraFine 24" 4K
The other monitors are LG 24" UltraFine's 4Ks; they replaced the 21" UltraFine which I preferred but my old ones wore out and this is what they sell now.
Apple MagSafe
MagSafe is awesome. Have it everywhere, including in the car and a stand on my desk (I did get a USB-C extension cord for the bedroom). Haven’t plugged in my phone in ages.
Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop
When you spill beer on your favorite keyboard and realize new ones are increasingly hard to come by...
World Book Encyclopedia
One of the stupidest purchases I’ve ever made
Starbucks TSMC Silicon-Wafer Mug
Acquired the best Starbucks mug of all time and the pinnacle of my tech company coffee cup collection. This was only available at the TSMC Starbucks and features the Starbucks logo as a chip on a silicon wafer. Hard to photograph though!
iPhone Air
Here’s my iPhone 18 Pro Max review: Do not buy an iPhone Air unless you want to immediately return every other phone forever.