Ask HN: What are some products that you use that give you joy?

I have a little USB-C battery-powered lantern. I turn it on by tapping it, and I can dim it by holding the tapping area. If I long-press it, it turns on at its dimmest setting. It also has an RGB mode.

It's so simple, but I use it all the time. On the balcony, in the bedroom, in the shower, in my reading chair, in the van... It's an instant mood maker.

It's one of those rare products that quietly improve your life, with no drawback whatsoever.

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My motorcycle. It's incredibly versatile and reliable. It can take anything and anyone anywhere. It's seen some 35 countries on all sorts of roads and never had any issues. It's a pleasure to drive, and it's still one of the cheapest adventure bikes on the market.

It's a V-strom 650. Great little machine.

I love taking photos with my digital camera. The model is irrelevant, anything more than about 6 megapixels is sufficient. The ability to take a thousand or more pictures, find the good ones, and possibly merge them into panoramas, or even shoot videos on the same device... is astounding to someone who grew up in the age of 24 exposure Kodachrome, and a week or two turn around at the pharmacy.

Tesla Model X. My wife, my daughter and I have just returned from a trip to Switzerland. All three of us slept in the car (latex mattress in the back, full climate control). You can glide along mountain paths silently. And on your way to your destination and back, autopilot keeps you relaxed and focused. The car is magic.

Oculus Quest 2 - It opens up a vast world of content and experiences (many free) with very few "gotchas." The user experience and learning curve are delightfully smooth. Also, for a product from big, scary company like Facebook, the Oculus team acts more like a startup and has been releasing truly innovative, useful upgrades almost continuously since the headset came out. I haven't felt like a single piece of technology has opened up new vistas (literally) like this since PCs, DVRs, the Internet and smartphones.