Hue’s SpatialAware Finally Made Me Appreciate Color-Changing Lights
The Verge’s review of Philips Hue Bridge Pro finds the new SpatialAware feature— which maps lamp positions to distribute colors more intelligently— the primary reason to upgrade for existing Hue fans. The bridge also bundles MotionAware, turning lights into motion sensors, but its performance is uneven and requires at least four powered bulbs per zone. Priced at about $140 in the U.S. (roughly $114 after converting the UK price of £89.99), the Pro costs 40% more than elsewhere. The reviewer concludes SpatialAware justifies the premium for large Hue setups, while newcomers should stick with the standard bridge.
They’ve Finally Made the Oura Ring Smaller and Lighter
Oura unveiled the Ring 5, a $399 smart ring that’s 40% smaller and up to 0.8 g lighter than its predecessor. The titanium device retains a six‑to‑nine‑day battery life and introduces a wireless charging case that stores five full charges. Alongside the...
Sony’s First RGB TV Is a Statement Piece
Sony has launched its first true RGB LED television, the Bravia 7 II, positioned alongside the premium Bravia 9 II. The 65‑inch model starts at $2,600 and uses individually driven red, green, and blue LEDs to boost brightness and color volume. While the panel...
If I Could only Have One Laptop for Work and Gaming, I’d Get This One
Asus unveiled the 2026 ROG Zephyrus G14, swapping its long‑standing AMD CPUs for a 16‑core Intel Core Ultra 9 386H and pairing it with an RTX 5070 Ti GPU. The laptop retains its thin‑and‑light OLED panel, adds a full‑size SD card slot and Thunderbolt 4,...
A First (and Second) Look at the Android XR Glasses Launching This Year
Google unveiled the latest iteration of its Project Aura Android XR glasses, adding a protective case, a revamped compute puck with a fingerprint scanner, and an adaptive‑transparency lens that reacts to user focus. The company also showcased prototype designs from...
The Razr Fold Is Stuck in the Middle
Motorola’s first book‑style Razr Fold launches in the U.S. at $1,900, touting a 6,000 mAh silicon‑carbon battery that outperforms rivals in endurance. The phone’s premium design and a flexible multitasking UI receive praise, while its camera shows occasional color shifts and...
Samsung’s Flagship Laptop Is a MacBook Pro Clone Gone Horribly Wrong
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Book6 Ultra as a Windows‑based answer to the MacBook Pro, pricing it at $3,800 and equipping it with a 16‑inch OLED screen, Intel Core Ultra 7 356H CPU and an Nvidia RTX 5070 GPU. While the display and discrete...
DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4 Is a Better Camera in Every Respect
DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4 arrives as a comprehensive upgrade over the Pocket 3, featuring a revamped 1‑inch sensor that delivers 37 megapixel stills, 14 stops of dynamic range and 4K video at up to 240 fps. Internal storage jumps to 107 GB and battery life...
360-Degree Cameras Have a New Superpower
Insta360 has teamed with UK startup Splatica to turn consumer 360‑degree cameras into tools for Gaussian splatting, a technique that creates photorealistic 3D scenes from video. Users simply adjust two camera settings, record a walk‑through, upload the footage, and receive...
Sony’s Latest Gaming Headset Offers Great Open-Back Audio
Sony has launched the InZone H6 Air, a $199.99 wired gaming headset that adopts an open‑back architecture for a more natural soundstage. Weighing roughly 200 g, the headset borrows the ergonomic chassis of the premium H9 II and incorporates the same MDR‑MV1...
The Korg Handytraxx Play Finally Got Me Learning to Scratch
The Korg Handytraxx Play is a $500 battery‑powered, suitcase‑style turntable that folds into a built‑in speaker and fader, targeting users who need a compact DJ solution. Terrence O'Brien of The Verge reports that the device finally enabled him to start...
These Retractable Studded Tires Might Save Our Roads, Ears, and Lungs
Nokian’s new Hakkapeliitta 01 tires feature retractable studs that pull back into the tread when the tire warms, cutting noise by roughly one decibel and slashing road wear by about 30 percent. Tests on a Subaru WRX STI showed the tires...
The Improved Battery-Powered Starlink Mini Is Here
PeakDo’s LinkPower 2 battery unlocks truly mobile use of the Starlink Mini by delivering over five and a half hours of untethered operation while simultaneously recharging the dish. The unit adds a magnetic breakaway charging dongle, a battery‑bypass mode that powers...
Belkin’s Wireless HDMI Adapter Freed Me From a Long Annoying Cable when I Travel
Belkin’s ConnectAir wireless HDMI adapter, priced at $149.99, lets users stream 1080p/60 Hz video from USB‑C devices to any HDMI‑compatible TV without a cable. The system includes a tiny transmitter dongle and a short receiver cable powered via the TV’s USB...
Samsung Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus Review: This Again
Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus flagship phones, positioning them as modest refreshes rather than generational leaps. Both models feature new chipsets, larger batteries and faster wireless charging on the Plus, but lack standout hardware innovations such as magnetic...