Joe Biden Wants You to Be Able to Fix Your Own Damn iPhones
Lobbyists and trade groups for big tech companies and equipment manufacturers have long argued that giving consumers more access to...
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Do These Gadgets Actually Protect You? We Asked the Experts
Technology often promises to improve your life, but few gadgets live up to that claim. Everything is revolutionary in this...
What if Shopping on Amazon Was Just … Better?
On Amazon’s 20th birthday, in 2015, the megalodon of ecommerce celebrated the way most 20-year-olds would: By having a giant...
You’re Probably Not Using the Web’s Best Browser
Remember when web browsers were useful tools? Remember when you could follow sites you liked, check your email, and see...
Apple Starts Leaving Intel Macs Behind in MacOS Monterey
This week, Apple revealed macOS Monterey, an update to its desktop operating system that will roll out this fall. It...
Apple World’s Full Scope Is Coming Into Focus
Even a new feature in the iPhone’s Photos app that arranges your photos into a slideshow with an emotional soundtrack...
If You Want to Live in Apple World, Gather All Your iDevices
Even a new feature in the iPhone’s Photos app that arranges your photos into a slideshow with an emotional soundtrack...
The Dog Poodemic Is Here. Call in the Dung-Hunting Drones
Could drones provide this evidence for waste resources, letting local authorities know where dog poo is being dumped? Ferdinand Wolf, creative...
Grilling Over Gas Is Better Than Grilling Over Charcoal
Grilling on a holiday, when you've got the day off, is easy. You can take your time, pull out your...
Grilling Over Charcoal Is Better Than Grilling Over Gas
It’s a beautiful day. The family’s in attendance, side dishes and beer in tow. Your sister-in-law brought a trunk full...
Snap Made AR Glasses—but You Won’t Be Buying Them
That spatial awareness is fundamental to the whole augmented-reality experience. Snap engineers know this as well as anyone, since the...
Google Wants to Turn You Into a Hologram. I Tested It Out
Bavor’s latter observation is somewhat subjective, and of course it's a sample of one. The former is a phenomenon that’s...
Adidas and Allbirds Team Up to Make Sustainable Running Shoes
The new shoe’s upper is a mesh made from 70 percent recycled polyester and 30 percent Tencel, a cellulose fiber...
Peloton Recalls Treadmills After Injuries and a Child Death
“We’ve received reports of child injuries involving treadmills before, but a lot of them have to do with acceleration. This...
These Learning Tools Are Shaping the Online Schoolhouse
“Coursera is basically a platform for online teaching, not online learning,” says Paulo Blikstein, a professor at Columbia University who...
Do You Like My Jacket? Thanks, It’s Recyclable
In the case of this jacket, the shell, the Primaloft fill, and the sewing thread are all crafted from Parley...
AirTags Are the Perfectly Boring, Functional Future of AR
Many iPhone owners have already used AR on their Apple handset, even if they haven’t realized it. One of the...
How the Smart Remote Lost Its Way
“If we think about any company that tried to make a dent in that, what comes to mind is Harmony,”...
