My 2-year-old son thinks all photo frames are digital. He reaches up to the still frames in my parents’ house to swipe to the next photo. While in some ways this sounds a little dystopian, I also find myself a little impressed. The Aura frame in my living room, however,Continue Reading
When one factory in one of these towns designs a new product, others nearby can quickly copy it or produce their own, slightly different version. There’s even a Chinese word for these kinds of dupes: shanzhai. Creating such a densely concentrated and rapidly iterative ecosystem like this took years ofContinue Reading
Advancements in computing and robotics are changing how people live. Here are our favorite prosthetics, smart glasses, exoskeletons, and fitness trackers. Source linkContinue Reading
The bottom grille is the stereo speaker, and the audio is surprisingly good—it can get decently loud! I had to relearn how to download music again, but once I did, I uploaded a few albums, like GNX, through the Light Phone’s web dashboard on my PC. (The phone has 128 GB ofContinue Reading
I’m not here to sell you the idea of laptop stands—see that story here—but if you’re going to drop a small fortune on an iOS device, it deserves a pedestal that complements its sculptural craftsmanship. Apple has surpassed 2.2 billion active devices as of February 2024, so odds are youContinue Reading
If you have a cat, you know how picky, perfect, and just plain weird they can be. Most of the complaints lodged against cats are people not understanding they’re not dogs; their behavior can be a bit tricker and more aloof. The next-biggest cat complaint is that litter boxes areContinue Reading
Unlike the Fleshlight, which is flamboyantly anatomical in design—some versions are even molded to resemble the crotches of individual porn stars—the eggs are downright discreet. “It looks like a fun tech product, even though it’s not that techy. And it seems almost asexual,” Lieberman says. She thinks the eggs lookContinue Reading
The popular Hatch Restore alarm clock has a new generation on the block: the Hatch Restore 3. Hatch calls it a smart sleep clock, and its combination of light and sound machine features are designed to activate your circadian rhythm to help you fall asleep faster and wake up easier.Continue Reading
