Hardware & Devices
Valve Steam Frame videos show how to wear the headset, perfect the fit and sign in
Eight leaked Steam Frame videos are informative and kinda silly.
Waymo Ojai vans are now available for all riders in three cities
It's a full rollout for the driverless vans in San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles.
Pokémon and Polaroid are collaborating on three new adorable cameras
The new cameras are prettier versions of Polaroid Now and Polaroid Go.
A robot could eventually conduct your blood draw at the doctor's office
The FDA has approved a first-of-its-kind automated blood draw device for outpatient settings.
Nielsen is leaning more on wearables to hear what people are watching
In order to beef up its ability to accurately measure viewership data in the streaming era, Nielsen is moving forward with a plan to use more information gathered from its partner…
Google Gemini is getting a dedicated student hub
As we're gearing up for back-to-school season, Google is rolling out a new dedicated student hub in Gemini. It's a one-stop repository for collecting research in a study notebook,…
Google is offering college students a year of its AI Pro plan for free
College students can get a free year of Google's AI Pro plan, something that would normally cost $200.
Study finds a 15 percent increase in traffic deaths after major music streaming releases
Drivers may be more distracted on days when a big new album drops.
Mattel is releasing a full-scale building brick set of the original Xbox
The $330 Xbox building set includes a controller that interacts with three game-inspired dioramas.
Watch Valve set up the Steam Frame in its own leaked videos
Valve just leaked several new videos showing the Steam Frame's unboxing, setup process, and various accessories. The videos apparently appeared on the ARM Steam client following a…
Deus Ex and Dishonored designer Harvey Smith has a new studio making immersive sims
New gaming studio Black Pony Immersive has veterans from Arkane, Insomniac and Epic.
The wearable future is stuck in weird, experimental, existential limbo
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change y…
Grab an iPad Air M4 for its lowest price since the June increase
Almost everything with high-end memory or storage is more expensive these days, and tablets are no exception, so we’re glad to see that Amazon and Best Buy have the most recent 11…
IKEA is teasing some Xbox... things
Who wouldn't want to rest their tush on a green Xbox logo cushion?
Meta AI now has a dedicated desktop app for Mac
Meta's new Mac app is part of the company's push to make more business-friendly AI tools.
OpenAI hit the brakes. Now what?
With a looming IPO, intense competition from Anthropic, and Chinese and open-weight rivals nipping at its heels, OpenAI has plenty of reasons to move fast. Instead, it hit the bra…
GTA VI keeps leaking ahead of its gameplay premiere
Clips of what appears to be Grand Theft Auto VI have hit the internet, possibly spoiling aspects of the game ahead of Rockstar Games' deep dive debuting on Netflix next week and i…
Meta AI is getting a Mac app
Meta is launching a new Mac app dedicated to its AI chatbot. In an announcement on Wednesday, Meta says you can share your window with its AI chatbot, which can provide suggestion…
Google is trying to solve contrails with AI
Operation Blue Skies, which also involves the UK government, will subtly reroute flights to test contrail avoidance.
Amazon is bringing drone deliveries to the Chicago and Atlanta metro areas as part of a major expansion
Amazon says it will serve nearly 500 US towns and cities with Prime Air deliveries by the end of the year.
We reviewed the new Pixel lineup, ask us anything
The embargo has lifted on Google's Pixel 11 series, as well as for its Pixel Watch 5. Now we get to talk smack - just kidding, the new hardware is good. We have four reviews live …
Flock is testing a new AI tool that tracks and identifies people based on their driving habits
This goes way, way further than keeping an eye on license plates.
The Pixel 11 isn’t the best Pixel of 2026, but it’s the smartest buy
It'd be easy to overlook the Pixel 11. Want the best cameras? The Pixel 11 Pro is your answer. Want the best bargain? The Pixel 10A is still a great deal. But the Pixel 11 might b…
Google’s Pixel Watch 5 is promising — but it isn’t finished
The Google Pixel Watch 5 has, in many ways, been the hardest Pixel Watch to accurately review. Barely anything has changed in terms of hardware. The sizes are the same, the chips …