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The map

82 categories in 14 pillars, built in order rather than all at once.

A review site that arrives with every section already filled in is telling you it has no opinion about any of them. This is the whole map, marked with where the work actually is. Empty means empty, and it says so.

The order is not a preference. Every shelf below was measured against Amazon's live catalog, and the pillars are sorted by what one order in them actually pays.

Live · 18Now · 0Next · 17Planned · 25Later · 22

Outdoor Robotics

5 · 3%

Robot lawn mowers, pool cleaners and the automation that runs them when nobody is watching.

Desktop Fabrication

11 · 3%

Laser engravers, 3D printers, desktop CNC and scanners, plus the materials that get consumed and bought again.

  • Laser Engravers and CuttersLive
  • FDM 3D PrintersLive
  • Resin 3D PrintersNext
  • Desktop CNC RoutersNext
  • MIG, TIG and Multiprocess WeldersNext
  • Plasma CuttersNext
  • CNC Plasma TablesNext
  • 3D ScannersNext
  • Filament and ResinPlanned
  • Enclosures, Fume Extraction and PPELater
  • Laser Blanks and ConsumablesLater

Cameras and Imaging

10 · 4%

Mirrorless bodies, lenses, action and 360 cameras, drones, and the telescopes that became cameras.

Projection

6 · 4%

Ultra short throw, home theater and gaming projectors, and the screens and mounts that decide whether they look right.

  • Ultra Short Throw ProjectorsLive
  • 4K Home Theater ProjectorsPlanned
  • Projector ScreensPlanned
  • Gaming and Console ProjectorsLater
  • Portable and Outdoor ProjectorsLater
  • Projector Mounts and ShelvesLater

Woodshop Machinery

8 · 3%

Table saws, bandsaws, jointers and the dust collection that has to be sized alongside them. The highest order values anywhere on this board.

Marine Electronics

4 · 3%

Chartplotters, fish finders and electric propulsion, where the transducer and the network decide the purchase long before the brand does.

EV Charging

3 · 4.5%

Level 2 chargers, connectors and travel gear, where the question is almost never which brand and almost always which plug.

  • Level 2 EV ChargersLive
  • Portable EVSE and Travel ChargingPlanned
  • EV Adapters and ConnectorsPlanned

Computing and Networking

11 · 2.5%

Mini PCs, handhelds, storage, NAS and the network that has to keep up with them.

  • Mini PCs and Small Form FactorLive
  • SSDs, Drives and CardsNext
  • E Ink Note TabletsPlanned
  • Handheld Gaming PCsPlanned
  • Mesh Wi-Fi SystemsPlanned
  • E-ReadersPlanned
  • UPS and Rack PowerPlanned
  • NAS and Home ServersPlanned
  • MonitorsLater
  • Docks and HubsLater
  • Switches, PoE and CablingLater

Golf Tech

3 · 3%

Launch monitors, simulator bays and rangefinders, measured on the numbers they actually report.

  • Simulator Enclosures, Mats and NetsNext
  • Golf Launch MonitorsPlanned
  • Rangefinders and Golf WatchesPlanned

Shop and Test Gear

5 · 4%, 3%

Oscilloscopes, thermal cameras, borescopes and rework stations. Tools that measure other tools.

  • Borescopes and Inspection CamerasNext
  • Thermal Imaging CamerasNext
  • Oscilloscopes and Bench MetersPlanned
  • Label and Thermal PrintersPlanned
  • Soldering and Rework StationsLater

Audio

6 · 4%, 3%

Soundbars, turntables, headphones and interfaces, judged on what they do to a room rather than on a spec.

Sim Racing

3 · 4%

Direct drive wheelbases, load cell pedals and the rigs that hold them, on a shelf where the whole question is what it bolts to and what it talks to.

Security and Smart Home

5 · 4%, 3%

Camera systems, doorbells, locks and hubs, and which of them work without a subscription.

  • Security Camera SystemsNext
  • Video DoorbellsLater
  • Hubs, Matter and ThreadLater
  • Smart LocksLater
  • Smart Glasses and WearablesLater

Car Tech

2 · 4.5%

Dash cams and in-car electronics, on the department with the best base rate on the schedule.

  • Dash CamsNext
  • Head Units, Displays and OBDPlanned