FEB.14.2026 - #58

Hi all 👋, this week while writing clicks 'n clacks I've been tinkering with my Obsidian workspace—editing from the newly released CLI interface, adding new views for my Bases, and upgrading to a new font from Vercel. My hype has been slowly building for the upcoming F1 season as pre-season testing begins and we start to see cars hit the track. As much as I despise Amazon, their new “Spider-Noir” series looks really good, and I enjoyed watching all the video-game announcements during Sony's State of Play.

GMK has opened public voting for their design contest, so all the caps we got a sneak peak of last week are now fully available to browse and pick a lucky winner from. I also loved reading this interview with Katie, the artist behind the adorable designs at Osume—from the evolution of her art, to the tech and inspiration behind the creative process.

Gather 'round and get ready for this week's amazing features!

→ Lots of buzz surrounding the new Pro X2 Superstrike by Logitech in my feeds this week, it was inescapable. I almost wasn't going to feature it—unless there is a unique format (like the Melt Mouse from #47), I'm usually not interested in mice, especially gaming mice as I don't like the direction/aesthetics of recent trends. I feel a lack of innovation has been forged in the mouse niche…until now. New technology (patented by Logitech) called HITS (Haptic Inductive Trigger System)—akin to HE or TMR magnetic switch tech in gaming keyboards—is used here. Essentially, no physical click or contact is being made. Instead, an adjustable magnetic actuation point is placed under your finger and a small vibration (or haptic thump) is applied to let you know your click was registered. Early reviews and reactions are claiming it has a noticeable impact on feel and actual reaction time in games. If you're still not convinced (I can't go on forever explaining it), I would highly recommend Dave2D and Kimmy's videos on the mouse. They articulate jut how great this mouse can be, but are also cautious of hyping it up too much.

→ I've mentioned it before in this newsletter, but I'll repeat it again. I'm not a fan of AI (LLMs/GenAI more specifically) for ethical reasons, for security/privacy reasons, and just a general dislike. So, I stay a healthy distance away from it and attempt to never use it in any of my workflows. You can imagine my disappointment when my ex-favourite bookmarking software Raindrop announced they would be adding “AI superpowers” to their product. I'm aware of the steps they are taking to ensure transparency and “privacy”, but it still rubs me the wrong way. Therefore, as part of a larger goal of mine to decentralize my personal tech world, I began a search for self-hosted alternatives. I found Linkding to be the best place to start—it's basic, easy to set up, and is not cluttered with features I don't need. Other options like LinkAce and Linkwarden were also considered, but Linkding won with its simplicity (and me attempting not to bite off more than I can chew). I'm going to be setting it up on an old Raspberry Pi that's collecting dust, and thanks to an abundance of research and assistance from the r/selfhosted community, I'm confident it will go smoothly.

→ Shout-out to Josh and his newsletter, The Newsprint, for leading me to this one. Tuna is a small, fast, and uncomplicated launcher for macOS developed by Mikkel. Think Raycast or Spotlight, but I view this as a great alternative for users who think of Raycast as a little daunting, or think Spotlight is a tad too slow—a good in-between. Its fuzzy search is lightning quick, I found it useful to find commonly used files in an instant. It even has some extensions, such as Obsidian or Safari bookmarks search, to speed you up even more. I haven't quite gotten used to the other modes like Leader Mode (useful for quick actions) or Talk Mode (speech-to-text) yet, but I'm still playing around with it and finding new use cases.

→ To celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year, KDBFans has released a limited edition Tofu keyboard. This one is a Tofu TKL and takes aesthetic inspiration from the Zodiac Year of the Horse, as well as the motifs and colours of the Song Dynasty. This red and yellow board additionally comes with an optional matching wrist rest and deskmat. My favourite parts here are the copper weights and back badge—such intricate details and beautiful imagery make the board feel luxurious. Canadian vendor Keybay just announced they would be carrying this limited edition board for any interested canucks. Unrelated to the Tofu TKL, KBDFans also has an ongoing Chinese New Year Sale sitewide AND is giving away a special edition glitter-y red Agar board on their Instagram.

→ This self-dubbed “40-ish%” keyboard called Bullet Train is super slim, low-profile, and rocks a V4N4G0N layout (which I admit I didn't know existed until just now, but yay to learning new things!). It was announced in tandem with the PFF caps I mentioned two weeks ago, and along with this group buy you can purchase two new colourways of the new profile, Verdant Retro and WoB (White on Black). Small-sized layouts tend to have a unique gimmick to them (like handles seen on some V4N4G0N's), and this board's one-of-a-kind addition is its ability to ✨accessorize✨. A small notch added in the upper right hand of the board works great for attaching charms or keychains. Considering this board is so small and easy to take on the go, you could even strap it to a backpack or bag for even more on-the-go handling.

→ Another unique 40-ish% board is Moinboards' Snake—an ortholinear layout with a detached bottom row that adds an LED filament snaking though the created gap. This board is a remix of another open-source project of the same name, with a slightly different case to match the vibe of the intended keycaps for this project, GMK Stargaze. This project led me down a rabbit hole of all the other projects on the Moinboards site—my chosen favourite being the QASS, featuring a big-ass enter key and spacebar.

That’s all for this week! I hope you enjoyed it, and now it’s time to hear from YOU 🫵. I want to know your opinion—what you liked, what you loved, what you didn’t like, what you skipped. Email [email protected] (or reply to this issue!) and have a great weekend!!