⚡ 19OCT2025: Breaking a Skateboarding World Record
A gorgeous cup, a box cutter for your iPhone, a smart keyboard, an astronaut watch comes back to life, and more...
Happy Saturday everyone!
This week, I spent time marveling at this 50-year-old breaking a skateboarding world record, reading Joe's great intro to making and using Claude Skills, coveting this Casio homage to Back to the Future (thanks Bobby!), brainstorming new Apple Intelligence-powered Shortcuts, peeking into Peter McKinnon's camera travel bag setup, and checking out Rahul Hulry's writing desk setup, and wondering how long I can resist before I break down and grab the new Pokemon game.
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If you like coffee as much as I do, you've probably found yourself having to draw some limits around your intake… either you learn that you can't drink it after noon, or no more than two cups a day, or maybe you've even had to take a couple of weeks (or couple of months) break to detox. In any case, the problem is rarely the coffee… it's the caffeine. I love Wimp Decaf because it lets you cut the caffeine without having to give up the delicious coffee and the relaxing ritual of making it at any time of the day. Beyond the great flavor, Wimp Decaf as a company just totally embraces the anti-hustle movement, encouraging us all to slow down and enjoy the good things. If you haven't tried them out yet, go grab some for 20% off with HIRO20!
On to the good stuff:
📱 Aulumu MagSafe Grip Stand for iPhone - I ordered one of these as soon as I saw McCy's post featuring this thing. It's a MagSafe rotatable, fidget-able grip and kickstand for the iPhone that also works as a protractor and has a tiny ceramic box opener built in… all while looking like something straight out of Blade Runner 2049 or Cyberpunk 2077.
☕ Spinware Handmade Stoneware Cup - I recently got a new espresso machine with a notoriously small gap between the portafilter and the drip tray, meaning it will fit only very small/short cups. After seeing these gorgeous cups in Tanner Colson's reels for a while I decided to give them a shot, and am blown away by how great they feel. They feel amazing in hand, are the perfect size for a flat white or cappuccino, but also are fantastic for cupping a double shot of espresso. Highly recommended.
🖥️ Dia Browser - The Browser Company announced the general release/availability of their follow-up to Arc Browser earlier this month. I've been on the beta for months and have found it to be my favorite of the various AI-powered browsers out there right now. It's got a clean UI, the AI is there if you want it but stays out of the way if you don't need it, and is just a nice-looking implementation of a Chrome browser all around. I still don't love that the Browser Company requires you to have a user account to use their browsers—a major privacy strike in my opinion. That said, it's a great option as long as you know what you're getting yourself into.
⌚ Seiko Rotocall / Astronaut Watch - Seiko announced this week that they are re-releasing their famous digital quartz from the early 1980s that was worn by several astronauts due to its hardiness and that the bezel could be manipulated even while wearing spacesuit gloves. I love the retro digital aesthetic, and will definitely be looking to pick one up when they become available in the U.S. next spring. (They'll be available in Europe and Japan next month!)
⌨️ Raycast Keyboard for iOS - One of my essential macOS apps continues to iterate on its newish iOS counterpart. This week, they released their iOS keyboard which gives you access to your Raycast notes, templates, and snippets right in any text field. Most usefully, they also added an AI dictation feature that way outperforms the built-in Siri voice dictation on iPhones. You can also set up templates for the type of dictating you're doing so that it will format the transcription like an email, a text message, etc.
That's it for this week! May your hope spring ever eternal.
My sincere thanks again to Wimp Decaf for sponsoring the Hiro Report 🙌