Teenage Engineering OP-XY review: extremely fun, extremely powerful, extremely expensive
Teenage Engineering OP-XY review: extremely fun, extremely powerful, extremely expensive The OP-XY is a surprisingly powerful — and unsurprisingly expensive — sequencer, synthesizer, sampler, and live performance instrument. Teenage Engineering is a design firm as much as it is a musical instrument company. Its devices rarely look or behave anything like what youâd buy from […]
Amazfit Active 2 review: outsized bang for your buck
Amazfit Active 2 review: outsized bang for your buck This $130 smartwatch certainly doesn’t look it. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge A common reader request I get goes something like this: what should I buy if I donât want a smartwatch but want basic fitness tracking? When I suggest alternatives like […]
The Zenfone 12 Ultra is another big phone the US won’t get
The Zenfone 12 Ultra is another big phone the US won't get The Zenfone 12 Ultra is another big phone the US won’t get The Zenfone 12 Ultra officially launches today, but unlike previous generations, this one won’t be sold in the US. As expected, the 12 Ultra is a de-gamer-ified ROG Phone 9 Pro […]
The Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra is skipping the US
The Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra is skipping the US The Zenfone 12 Ultra officially launches today, but unlike previous generations, this one won’t be sold in the US. As expected, the 12 Ultra is a de-gamer-ified ROG Phone 9 Pro with a big screen, a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, and a unique gimbal-like stabilizer in […]
Look at this keyboard
Look at this keyboard Hey, real quick: look at this keyboard. There’s something cool about it. It’s a mechanical keyboard. It’s a laser keyboard. It’s a magnetic induction keyboard. It has the new switches. It has the old switches. It’s very thin. It’s got a weird layout. It has a trackpoint. Or a screen. It […]
Herman Miller made a convertible standing desk that actually looks great
Herman Miller made a convertible standing desk that actually looks great The smallest version of Herman Miller’s new Spout sit-to-stand tables starts at $2,300. | Image: Herman Miller Herman Miller has announced a new height-adjustable desk that doesn’t look like one. Instead of relying on just two columns to raise and lower its work surface, […]
Meta spends big to make its Ray-Ban glasses a true mainstream hit
Meta spends big to make its Ray-Ban glasses a true mainstream hit You won’t be able to buy these limited edition Super Bowl Ray-Ban smart glasses. | Image: Meta Meta isn’t shy about its ambitions to make its Ray-Ban smart glasses a mainstream gadget. So much so, it’s made not one but two Super Bowl […]
Kobo’s e-readers are now $10 more expensive
Kobo's e-readers are now $10 more expensive Kobo’s e-readers are now $10 more expensive Kobo’s current e-reader lineup, including its color screen models, has gotten a price bump. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Kobo has increased the price of three of its e-readers following a similar price increase by the company […]
A better way to buy and read books
A better way to buy and read books Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 69, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If youâre new here, welcome, get ready for some web-slinginâ, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, Iâve been reading about […]
Ugreen’s new wallet tracker is thinner and cheaper than the rest
Ugreen's new wallet tracker is thinner and cheaper than the rest Ugreen’s new wallet tracker is thinner and cheaper than the rest Ugreen’s new Finder Slim tracker is just 1.7mm thick. | Image: Ugreen Ugreen has announced another Apple AirTag alternative with its new Finder Slim wallet tracker. It’s not only much thinner than an […]