Hardware & Devices
The second-generation Bose QuietComfort Headphones are good, but don’t stand out
Bose QuietComfort headphones used to be innovative. Bose's noise-canceling research is the reason the technology is where it is today, and its headphones set the standard. They we…
Bill Gates is deeply worried about AI, and he’s no longer staying quiet
Bill Gates has been reflecting a lot on AI lately, and the process has triggered a stark awakening. Once a staunch AI optimist, the Microsoft cofounder is now deeply pessimistic a…
Ikea’s Xbox collection includes a giant thumbstick stool
Ikea has teamed up with Microsoft to launch a new assortment of gaming-inspired furniture and home accessories, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the first Xbox console. The…
SpaceX is building a $100 billion 'Starbase' launch site in Louisiana
'We're preparing to build a spaceport that, until now, has only existed in science fiction,'
Adam Mosseri says it's 'news to me' that Instagram employees limited his exposure to teen safety data
The head of Instagram is the first high-profile exec to testify in the latest social media addiction trial.
Here are three sick Gibson guitar controllers made for Stage Tour's Dec. 10 release
CRKD is mining nostalgia for its latest guitar trio.
Lego Skylines is a cozy city builder from the studio that's repairing Cities: Skylines II
Iceflake Studios is preparing a cozy new city builder centered on the famous bricks.
Garmin’s new Fenix 9 adds brighter screens and smoother map panning
Garmin just took the wraps off its new line of rugged Fenix 9 smartwatches, with the base model featuring an OLED display with a brightness of up to 3,000 nits, making it twice as…
Instagram adds feature that automatically trims clips for Reels
First Draft takes care of the busywork of video editing.
Trump is upping the price of Big Tech’s favorite visa
In the span of a few hours on Monday, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would be implementing a fee of over $103,000 on H-1B visas, and news broke that the Sta…
A remastered The Witcher 3 will be released September 29
Current owners of the popular RPG will get the upgrade for free.
Free accounts can now access ChatGPT's upgraded task scheduling tool
Meanwhile, paid accounts can configure prompts to trigger when things happen in Gmail, Slack or GitHub.
Check out this cool Cyberpunk 2077-edition Commodore 64
The revived Commodore has teamed up with CD Projekt Red to create this 2K77-themed Commodore 77.
At just $8, you owe it to yourself to grab Inscryption
If you watched the Gamescom 2026 announcements, you might have caught a trailer for the bizarre, frenetic Pony Island 2: Panda Circus, a game from Daniel Mullins. In case you have…
BenQ's first dual-monitor desk lamp will give your screens a glow up
BenQ's first dual-monitor desk lamp is excellent, but it'll cost you.
SpaceX to use NVIDIA GPUs for its Starmind project — Here's what they'll face in space
Elon Musk wants to harness solar energy for AI.
The Witcher 3 is getting a remaster
CD Projekt Red is remastering The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the hit RPG that first launched in 2015, and the updated game will be available starting September 29th. The Witcher 3: Wil…
Dreame’s dream of a rocket-powered car is dead
Dreame, the Chinese vacuum company that aspires to be a global technology giant, is reportedly shutting down its automotive project after funding from the government dried up. Acc…
How to turn off Find My iPhone (and when you definitely should)
Find My is a vital iPhone security feature that you should keep on almost all the time. Turning it off makes your device much harder to recover.
Take a look at Microsoft’s new 25th anniversary Halo accessories
The new Designed for Xbox 25th Anniversary collection features a handful of limited edition gadgets available for pre-order today. Paying homage to the Halo special edition of the…
Bose’s smallest Bluetooth speaker is a great deal at 35 percent off
Bose may be best known for its QuietComfort headphones, but the brand’s Bluetooth speakers have earned a great reputation for featuring great sound and build quality. The compact …
Why movie tie-in games are rarely sold anymore
Movie-tie in games were huge in the 2000s, but have mostly dried up in the last decade. We still get games tied to existing IP, but in a different manner.
Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026: The biggest announcements and trailers
It’s time for another Geoff Keighley-hosted blast of gaming news. Gamescom’s two-hour Opening Night Live event is scheduled to kick off on Tuesday at 2PM ET, with a preshow starti…
Instagram’s ‘First Draft’ trims your Reels clips for you
Instagram is launching a new Reels-editing feature that automatically trims your video clips to focus on the highlights. The feature, called First Draft, is rolling out to Instagr…