The Next Frontier for Phone Cameras: Stronger, Clearer Glass
Corning has a developed a new version of Gorilla Glass optimized for smartphone camera lenses that it claims will lead to…
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The FTC Votes Unanimously to Enforce Right to Repair
The move follows an executive order issued last week by the White House urging the agency to secure consumers’ rights to…
Warby Parker Revamps Its Eye Exam App—and Bets on Telehealth
The eyewear company’s new app for vision prescription renewals illuminates the promises and potential pitfalls of the growing interest in remote…
Give Every Remote Control a Tracker
A world where you never lose the remote ever again seems well within reach….
Need a Soundtrack for Your YouTube Video? Ask an AI Composer
A new music creation plug-in uses machine intelligence to compose songs on the fly that match the visual tone and rhythm…
How Lego Perfected the Recycled Plastic Brick
After 72 years and billions of interlocking polymer toy bricks, the company finally has an eco-friendly alternative….
Joe Biden Wants You to Be Able to Fix Your Own Damn iPhones
A sweeping new presidential directive includes, among other things, an initiative to secure consumers’ right to repair their own devices….
Do These Gadgets Actually Protect You? We Asked the Experts
From cell phone radiation and RFID blockers to UVC sanitizers, we investigated whether popular products are truly keeping you safe—or just…
What if Shopping on Amazon Was Just … Better?
From reselling old purchases to shipping new ones more efficiently, Amazon’s shopping model needs improving. These two visionaries have some fresh…
You’re Probably Not Using the Web’s Best Browser
With endless new customization options, like new email clients and a feed reader, Vivaldi 4.0 just got better….
Apple Starts Leaving Intel Macs Behind in MacOS Monterey
For the first time, some of Apple’s own features will only be available on computers with the company’s homegrown silicon….
Apple World’s Full Scope Is Coming Into Focus
This week, Apple doubled down on its vision of a seamlessly integrated ecosystem of products, software, and services. The catch? You…
If You Want to Live in Apple World, Gather All Your iDevices
This week, Apple doubled down on its vision of a seamlessly integrated ecosystem of products, software, and services. The catch? You…
The Dog Poodemic Is Here. Call in the Dung-Hunting Drones
Lockdown puppy madness has left sidewalks littered with feces. Robots that scan and scoop can help….
Grilling Over Charcoal Is Better Than Grilling Over Gas
Cooking on a gas grill is more convenient than cooking with charcoal. It’s also a lot less special….
Grilling Over Gas Is Better Than Grilling Over Charcoal
A gas grill rules. But the real debate should be whether charcoal is necessary at all….
Snap Made AR Glasses—but You Won’t Be Buying Them
The company formerly known as Snapchat is all in on augmented reality. But its new wearable Spectacles aren’t for sale; they’re…
Google Wants to Turn You Into a Hologram. I Tested It Out
Our reporter sits in a Project Starline “video booth” to glimpse the future of telepresence….