Programmable photonic chip could unlock light-speed optical computing
We want faster and faster computers, and light is the fastest thing in the universe.
Blu-ray burner doubles as USB hub and card reader
Modern laptops are the thinnest they’ve ever been.
The Minimal Phone 2 encourages you to type, not scroll
Los Angeles-based The Minimal Company specializes in stripped-down phones that put just a handful of essential tools in your pocket and leave out the distracting stuff.
Your own personal poison-snooper as a wearable skin patch
An alcoholic drink will give you a buzz, but if someone laced it with something dangerous, a new poison-snooping patch will buzz your skin to warn you.
OpenAI’s Jony Ive-designed AI device targets home use
After more than a year of rumors about what legendary former Apple designer Jony Ive and OpenAI might be building together, we finally have a reasonably clear idea.
Dreame D30 Ultra review: Flagship-ish cleaning for not flagship dollars
My very first robovac ever, so I got a taste of the “country-club-rich-guy life,” and it did not disappoint.
Eye-popping turntable flips vinyl into a vertical spin
Though streaming rules the listening roost, physical formats like vinyl are growing in popularity.
DARPA honors drone teams for light copters that carry heavy loads
Presently, cargo-carrying helicopters and multirotor drones have at best a 1:1 payload-to-body-weight ratio.
Honor’s bonkers emoting robot-arm camera phone is actually for sale
It hid a folding robot arm attached to a camera.
Insta360 pushes the limits of immersive video with X6 8K actioncam
Insta360 is calling the X6 the biggest leap in its X-series yet.