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Coming this spring: New Apple MacBook Air, iPad Air and iPad Pro. The news hasn’t been officially announced yet but a leak appeared to confirm that Apple will update its popular iPad Pro with an OLED screen and offer the iPad Air in two sizes for the first time. The new MacBook air will allegedly feature a new faster M3 processor. It’s just another case study in the quickly improving field for lightweight, full-service personal computing.

Today we’re taking a look at expandable luggage from an affordable brand, a gold Leica watch, speedy USB-C adapters and more. This is Today in Gear.

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Plug Your Devices Into Increased Adaptability

Satechi

Nowadays, we all want the ability to quickly and seamlessly view content across devices — to throw a YouTube video from a laptop or phone to a television, say. That’s the forte of Satechi’s new line of adapters: A USB-C to HDMI2.1 8K Cable ($50) with high refresh rates for gaming; a USB-C to HDMI 2.1 8K Adapter ($45) for crisper visuals; and a USB-C 2.5-Gigabit Ethernet Adapter ($40) made for quick file transfers and a high-speed streaming boost.

Expand your Luggage Game

Quince

Quince sells luxury-level goods at better-than-luxury prices. The brand’s new Expandable Luggage ($140+) is simple, stylish and sturdy — just the sort of hard-sided, spinner-wheeled beauties you’d expect from big-name travel brands at less than half the price.

Google Pixel Devices Get Boosted

Google

Alongside its Gemini AI news, Google dropped a good-news bomb on Pixel owners: Video Boost, exclusive to the Pixel 8 Pro, which uploads video to the cloud, where Google’s computational photography models adjust color, lighting, stabilization and graininess. Extra features like Night Sight for video and a Balance Portrait Light Mode make it a powerful tool.

A Leica Watch Goes for Gold

Leica

It stands to reason that fans of Leica would also be watch lovers — making this new gold-and-titanium Leica ZN-1 watch ($28,000) a grail for some. Limited to fifty pieces, it homages the IA Luxus camera, the first Leica made of gold, introduced in 1929. Leica’s home town of Wetzlar on the sunburst dial is an excellent final touch.

Sonos Deals Kick Off (Again)

Sonos

If you missed a shot at a Black Friday deal on audio, here’s a second chance: Sonos has brought back its best deals through December 24. All home theater products, including the excellent Arc and Beam, are 20% off, and the Roam portable speaker ($134+) is on sale through January 6.

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