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Electronics · Acquired · 2024
“My physical product is the Meta Ray-Bans... It's a pretty delightful product... I discovered a thing that they're actually just awesome for. I think even better than AirPods is phone calls. The speakers are great... The microphones are great too.”
Ben Gilbert, who made this pick
Ben Gilbert, Co-host, Acquired

Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

Camera glasses he bought to capture POV photos and video on vacation — and that surprised him by being great for phone calls in wind.

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Acquired · 2024
“The RayBan Metas. Finally got a pair. They're great, they're awesome. The use case of the audio, ambient audio in my ears without earbuds is great, particularly for a baby monitor... They're also just a great product in general.”
David Rosenthal, who made this pick
David Rosenthal, Co-host, Acquired
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Electronics · Acquired · 2025
“The Fuji Film X100VI, I previously specifically did not carve it out... I've started carrying the Fujifilm and now love it. It's amazing. I've got a 2-year-old, and it's just so nice to have more than just smartphone pictures of family.”
Ben Gilbert, who made this pick
Ben Gilbert, Co-host, Acquired

Fujifilm X100VI

The internet's favorite fixed-lens camera, now his daily carry — film-simulation color and real photos of his toddler beyond smartphone shots.

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Electronics · Acquired · 2025
“Two is the Sony RX100 VII... The Sony RX100 fits in my pocket. It's very small, it has a giant zoom lens for its size... It's the perfect thing to bring with a phone whenever I am space constrained... I just love it... I highly recommend it.”
Ben Gilbert, who made this pick
Ben Gilbert, Co-host, Acquired

Sony RX100 VII

A pocketable point-and-shoot with a big zoom — his go-to camera to carry alongside a phone when a neck-strap camera is too much.

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Electronics · Acquired · 2024
“the Anker Prime charger... the A2343 model. It is a 100-watt charger that has two USB C ports and one USB A port, and it is tiny... it works on airlines. It's the only thing that I travel with now. It's the new gallium nitride GAN charging technology, which I think is totally game changing.”
Ben Gilbert, who made this pick
Ben Gilbert, Co-host, Acquired

Anker Prime 100W GaN Charger (A2343)

A tiny, dense 100W gallium-nitride charger with two USB-C ports that actually stays put in airline seats — the only charger he travels with now.

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Electronics · Acquired · 2024
“a startup called Ozlo and the Ozlo Sleep Buds... These are little sleep buds that are made for sleeping. If you lie on your side, on your ear, they don't stick out... This is the team that was at Bose... it's all Bose engineering... I love them.”
David Rosenthal, who made this pick
David Rosenthal, Co-host, Acquired

Ozlo Sleepbuds

Tiny earbuds built for sleeping — they don't jab your ear when you lie on your side, made by the ex-Bose team behind the original Sleepbuds.

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Electronics · Acquired · 2025
“I ordered AirPods 3 on launch day with my new phone, and they're awesome. It's just crazy how Apple gets better and better iteratively each time with these things... the fit's amazing. It's much more granular now.”
Ben Gilbert, who made this pick
Ben Gilbert, Co-host, Acquired

AirPods Pro 3

Apple's latest earbuds, bought on launch day — better sound and a more granular, dialed-in fit than the prior generation.

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