Apple’s cheapest iPad is already $70 off for Black Friday
Apple's cheapest iPad is already $70 off for Black Friday Apple’s new M5-powered iPad Pro is certainly impressive, but if you just need a reliable tablet for streaming, taking video calls, note-taking, and light work, you don’t need to spend north of $1,000. Apple’s latest entry-level iPad can handle everyday tasks with ease — and […]
AI agents are invading your PC
AI agents are invading your PC For a long, long time, Windows looked like Windows. The version numbers and features changed, but the basic structure of the computer didn’t. With Windows 8, Microsoft tried to completely change things… and we know how that went over. So Windows, by and large, went back to being Windows. […]
The Asus Falcata Hall effect split gaming keyboard is $140 off right now
The Asus Falcata Hall effect split gaming keyboard is $140 off right now The Falcata takes up so much less desk space than the Kinesis Freestyle Edge RGB I use, and it works wirelessly, if you want. I recently published a review of the Asus Falcata, a 75-percent Hall effect gaming keyboard split in half […]
I signed up for Trump Mobile two weeks ago and I still don’t have my SIM
I signed up for Trump Mobile two weeks ago and I still don't have my SIM Dude, where’s my card? Where’s the Trump Phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. While we wait, we tried to order a Trump Mobile SIM card so we can test the service on a different device. […]
AirDropping stuff from a Pixel phone rules so much
AirDropping stuff from a Pixel phone rules so much A new way to AirDrop just dropped. It’s pretty rare when a cool new gadget feature gets announced that you can try right away on your own devices. But that’s exactly what happened yesterday when, out of the blue, Google announced it had engineered a way […]
Apple’s new limited edition iPhone grip is all about accessibility
Apple's new limited edition iPhone grip is all about accessibility The chunky grip doubles as a stand, and attaches using MagSafe. Apple has partnered with artist and designer Bailey Hikawa on a new MagSafe iPhone grip “designed with accessibility in mind from the ground up.” The $69.95 Hikawa Phone Grip & Stand is available from […]
The new silicon valley (literally)
The new silicon valley (literally) Arizona’s economy was once dominated by the “five C’s”: cotton, cattle, citrus, copper, and climate. But a new C has emerged that could grow to overshadow the rest: chips. New semiconductor manufacturing facilities are springing up across the greater Phoenix area, stretching across blocks of new roads with names like […]
Google’s Nano Banana Pro generates excellent conspiracy fuel
Google's Nano Banana Pro generates excellent conspiracy fuel The Gemini app produced this image of a second shooter hidden in the bushes with the Book Depository in the background. | AI Image: The Verge via Google Gemini It was really easy getting Google’s Gemini app to make an image of a second shooter at Dealey […]
Microsoft’s AI-powered copy and paste can now use on-device AI
Microsoft's AI-powered copy and paste can now use on-device AI Microsoft is upgrading its Advanced Paste tool in PowerToys for Windows 11, allowing you to use an on-device AI model to power some of its features. With the 0.96 update, you can route requests through Microsoft’s Foundry Local tool or the open-source Ollama, both of […]
You can get up to 30 percent off Sonos speakers and soundbars right now
You can get up to 30 percent off Sonos speakers and soundbars right now The Sonos Arc Ultra is (slightly) more affordable now that it’s down to $879. If you’ve been waiting for some relief after Sonos raised its prices earlier this year in response to US tariffs, Black Friday presents a rare opportunity. With […]