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Welcome to 'age of frumpy but functional AI,' says Forrester

Is AI hype becoming passe? New data suggests a 'market correction' is coming.

Our no. 1 selling Prime Day product wasn't even on sale (and it's sort of bizarre)

Prime Day is over, and our readers' favorite product isn't what we expected - but it is cheap and useful.

This $7 smart home accessory will make automating your holiday lights a breeze

The Kasa Smart Plug Ultra Mini conveniently automates existing indoor lights or even your Christmas tree -- and it's only $13 for a two-pack.

Prime Day is over, but some of our favorite Samsung deals are still live

Looking for a deal on a Samsung device for Amazon's October Prime Day? Check out our top picks, including laptops, smartphones, tablets, and wearables.

This $283 Lenovo Chromebook might be the most affordable laptop on sale after Prime Day

We appreciated the Duet's 2-in-1 form factor and snappy performance - and it's still on sale as Amazon Prime Day officially winds down.

Prime Day is over, but 40 of the best Apple deals are still live

Prime Day has come and gone, but we're still seeing some record-low prices on Apple products like iPhones, AirPods, iPads, and Apple Watches.

This $80 gadget solved my biggest frustration with headless servers - and it's highly customizable

Struggling with monitors and mice cluttering your server rack? This device might be the remote-access solution your home lab or NVR setup needs.

AWS's new agentic solution is a searchable AI hub for all your enterprise needs

Amazon Quick Suite aims to be 'everything you want to do with ChatGPT at work, but can't.'

Forget the MacBook: The Surface Laptop is still $350 off as Prime Day wraps up

The Microsoft Surface Laptop was one of my favorite laptops of 2024, and the 16GB configuration is still on sale after Prime Day.

Best Target Circle Week deals to compete with October Prime Day 2025

Target's shopping event directly competed with Amazon's October Prime Day. Despite Amazon's sale ending, Target's sale will last until Oct. 11.

Leak details Samsung’s Android XR headset weeks before expected launch

Samsung showed off its Project Moohan headset at its Unpacked event in January. Samsung is expected to launch its Project Moohan XR headset as soon as this month, but a leak shared by Android Headlines may give us an early look at its specs. The leak suggests that the Android-based headset will offer a 4K micro-OLED display with 4,032 pixels per inch — higher than 3,386ppi on the Apple Vision Pro.Android Headlines reports that Project Moohan could feature Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 Plus Ge

This $299 Rubik’s Cube swaps colored squares for LCD screens

The Rubik’s WOWCube introduces gameplay mechanics that are not possible on a smartphone. | Image: Spin Master and Cubios One of the most iconic puzzle toys of the last 50 years has evolved to become a novel way to play mobile games. First announced earlier this year, the Rubik’s WOWCube is a simpler 2×2 version of the puzzle that trades colored squares for 24 tiny color LCD displays. It still rotates like a traditional Rubik’s Cube, but instead of aligning colored squares those mecha

Nintendo’s weird Pikmin videos were short films, not announcement teasers

When Nintendo unexpectedly dropped a cute cartoon about a baby learning how to walk earlier this week, people understandably thought that the game studio might have been teasing a new or animated feature. “Close to You” turned out to be a Pikmin situation instead of a reveal for new IP, and Nintendo has just clarified that the video is actually a short film rather than a teaser for a new game.In a post shared to X, Nintendo announced today that both versions of “Close to

How I download YouTube videos for free - 2 ways, including my favorite

You can download YouTube videos to watch anytime - even without Premium. Here's how.

We took viral TikTok gadgets on the road

View LinkA single-second pause over a social video can dismantle your algorithm. Even at my best, I can still hesitate over a poorly shot video demonstrating the "latest tech" that I simply "can't live without" and later learn I really could have lived without it. However, by then my feed is already filled with duplicate videos trying to push the same product. Every day, social media creators publish videos about Amazon finds and TikTok Shop deals, changing how we might want to consume act

Xtra: the company that lets DJI sneak its popular cameras into the US

DJI Osmo Pocket 3, meet Xtra Muse. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge DJI's Osmo Pocket 3, the baby steadicam, is one of the most popular gadgets the company's ever made. But you'll pay a hefty Trump tax to get one in the US: $799 after tariff-fueled back-to-back price hikes this spring.What if I told you DJI may have found a way to dodge those tariffs and pesky customs inspectors by offering a disguised version of the camera? What if I told you an entire new "US" company has quietly b

Google fights to prevent search remedies from inhibiting its AI ambitions

A court order will require Google to scale back some of its more aggressive tactics to get its search engine in front of as many users as possible, but it’s still fighting to make sure new restrictions won’t limit its AI expansion. At a hearing in a federal courthouse in DC on Wednesday, Google attorney John Schmidtlein told Judge Amit Mehta that he should not prevent the company from bundling its Gemini AI app with other Google apps like YouTube and Maps, Bloomberg reported. Mehta ex

Tesla is facing an investigation over Full Self-Driving traffic violations

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into more than 2.8 million Tesla vehicles with the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system. As reported earlier by Reuters, the investigation will probe the traffic violations that occur with FSD, including driving through red lights and traveling the wrong way down the street.NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation is looking into 58 traffic safety incidents involving FSD, including 14 crashes and 23 injuries.

Netflix’s first TV party games include Lego, Boggle, and Tetris

Netflix is making good on its plan to bring co-op party games to your television. The company just outlined a quintet of multiplayer games that will be available to subscribers some time this holiday season. According to Netflix, to play you need to choose a game from a new tab and then connect your phone to use it as a controller. The company claims the process is “as easy as streaming a show on a Friday night.”The initial lineup of games looks fairly strong, and includes the recently rel

Elgato is launching a bigger teleprompter for presenters, podcasters, and businesses

Elgato first launched a USB-C-powered teleprompter two years ago, and I was impressed with the $279.99 package. Now, it’s launching an even bigger version, the Prompter XL, that’s targeted at studio use, podcast rooms, and corporate AV setups for $599.99.The Prompter XL has a 15.6-inch LCD display (1920 x 1080), up from the 9-inch panel (1024 x 600) found on the original Prompter. The larger size and improved resolution make it ideal for businesses running presentations or town halls, or p