24 hours with Alexa Plus: we cooked, we chatted, and it kinda lied to me
24 hours with Alexa Plus: we cooked, we chatted, and it kinda lied to me There’s a new AI in the house. I’ve waited two years to try out the new Alexa, which was first announced way back in 2023, and this week I finally got access to Alexa Plus (not organically – I did […]
Apple CarPlay Ultra hands-on: more continuity, less disruption
Apple CarPlay Ultra hands-on: more continuity, less disruption It’s been more than a decade since Apple unveiled the original version of CarPlay. In that time, the system has become indispensable for countless drivers all over the world. But while new iterations of iOS have introduced user interface tweaks and some additional customization features, its basic […]
The unbearable obviousness of AI fitness summaries
The unbearable obviousness of AI fitness summaries The insights are more repackaging data you already know with common sense advice than deductive analysis. After nearly a decade of wearables testing, I’ve amassed a truly terrifying amount of health and fitness data. And while I enjoy poring over my daily data, there’s one part I’ve come […]
Adobe’s new camera app is making me rethink phone photography
Adobe's new camera app is making me rethink phone photography Adobe’s new camera app is making me rethink phone photography Recalibrate your relationship with phone photography. Adobe’s Project Indigo is a camera app built by camera nerds for camera nerds. It’s the work of Florian Kainz and Marc Levoy, the latter of whom is also […]
Microsoft’s Xbox PC launcher gets going with Steam, Epic, and other games showing up
Microsoft's Xbox PC launcher gets going with Steam, Epic, and other games showing up Microsoft’s Xbox PC launcher gets going with Steam, Epic, and other games showing up Microsoft announced earlier this week that it would start testing its new aggregated gaming library on the Xbox app for Windows, and it’s now starting to show […]
A week in Xbox VR with Microsoft and Meta’s new $399 headset
A week in Xbox VR with Microsoft and Meta's new $399 headset A week in Xbox VR with Microsoft and Meta’s new $399 headset Microsoft and Meta announced an Xbox-branded Quest VR headset last year, and it’s going on sale today for $399.99. The Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition is a custom colorway VR headset that comes bundled with an Xbox wireless controller, […]
The Dia browser is a big bet on the web — and an even bigger bet on AI
The Dia browser is a big bet on the web — and an even bigger bet on AI Dia, the new browser from The Browser Company, is almost nothing like the company’s last product. That app, Arc, was a total rethink of how browsers work: it moved tabs to the side and combined them with […]
Xbox’s new handheld is a surprisingly comfortable way to play Gears
Xbox's new handheld is a surprisingly comfortable way to play Gears Xbox’s new handheld is a surprisingly comfortable way to play Gears Xbox has revealed its new handheld line, the ROG Xbox Ally and the Ally X, made in partnership with Asus. And I got the chance to play it during Summer Game Fest. My […]
VanMoof’s new S6 e-bikes fix everything but trust
VanMoof's new S6 e-bikes fix everything but trust VanMoof’s new S6 e-bikes fix everything but trust VanMoof, the poster child of bikeaggedon, just launched the first e-bikes developed under new leadership following its 2023 bankruptcy sale to McLaren Applied. The bikes were supposed to be revealed tomorrow, but a link provided to an early access […]
Hang on, did the iPad just become a computer?
Hang on, did the iPad just become a computer? I genuinely never expected to say this: it appears Apple finally figured out multitasking on the iPad. With iPadOS 26, the company hasn’t completely taken off the guardrails for how you can use and place apps on your tablet, but it came awfully close. With a […]