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A closer look at Nintendo’s adorable Alarmo clock

This pricey bedside clock can sense your movements and wake you up with Nintendo’s beloved characters.

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This $40 magnetic phone grip does what PopSockets can’t — and it’s on sale.

The OhSnap Snap 4 is thinner than a camera bump, yet there’s so many more ways to use it than a PopSocket. While the earlier Snap 3 broke on my colleague Victoria, this new model is holding up great for us both. Plus, Best Buy’s got it for $27.99 right now. Watch my video for caveats, though!

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Hands-on with Orion, Meta’s first pair of AR glasses

Orion is an impressive demo of AR glasses, but can Mark Zuckerberg beat everyone else to the next big platform?

I played the PS5 Pro, and it’s clearly better

Here’s what to expect from PS5 Pro Enhanced games.

Bose’s new QuietComfort Earbuds offer top-tier ANC for under $200

The second-gen QC Earbuds have wireless charging and multipoint right out of the box, which hasn’t been the case for Bose’s pricier buds.

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DJI Action 5 Pro versus the GoPro Hero13 Black.

A quick hands-on comparison by The Verge’s action camera expert. It’s going to be hard to justify paying $50 more for the new GoPro flagship now that DJI’s rival is here.


iFixit made its own USB-C soldering iron, and it’s already a joy

The company set out to build the best iron for newbies.

AirPods 4 hands-on: noise cancellation for people who hate ear tips

Apple’s mainstream earbuds come in two different versions, with a $50 price difference between them.

Volvo EX90 first drive: not fully baked

Volvo’s new flagship EV has plenty of luxury bells and whistles, but some of its technology is still TBA.

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The best folding portable Bluetooth keyboard I’ve tried yet is a Royal Kludge.

I don’t need a lot in a folding Bluetooth keyboard. It just needs to support multiple wireless devices, plus USB-C direct connect, and not get all floppy on my lap! Would you believe there aren’t a lot of keyboards like that? 


iOS 18 has fulfilled my dream of destroying ads with a Thanos snap

Apple’s new Distraction Control feature will literally wipe out annoying ads from websites.

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I tried the Sharge Pouch: a power bank, charger, cable, and fashion accessory in one.

$99 is pricey — and at 36Wh capacity and 40W PD output, it’s for small gadgets (1.5 charges for Z Flip, nearly full charge for Switch Lite). It only charged a Steam Deck 25 percent while playing 40 minutes of Animal Well. And the cable’s bead-like port covers kind of bang around.

But where else can you get charger, battery and cable in a single tangle-free package? Nice strong magnets, too.


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More drones should flap like real birds.

I’m not saying you should go crowdfund a Bionic Bird X-Fly, as you’ll hear in my hands-on video below. I’m just saying that biomimetic ornithopters are surprisingly fun — and way less disruptive than your typical whiny quad-propeller drone!


A few weeks with the Daylight DC-1 tablet: rethinking screen time

So far, this thing doesn’t seem like a very impressive tablet. But Daylight is more a display company than a tablet company — and the display is pretty great.

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra hands-on: ultra déjà vu

It’s the Apple Watch Ultra, but for Android. Oh, and the Galaxy Watch 7 is here, too.

Samsung’s Galaxy Ring could be the one ring to rule an ecosystem

The hardware is solid. The ideas are intriguing. So long as it holds up in testing, Samsung could have a winner.

We tested Aptoide, the first free iPhone app store alternative

Aptoide is the fourth third-party iOS marketplace to launch in Europe. Will its unique model find success where others have struggled?

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You can now charge your phone with a cassette tape.

They even come in their own jewel cases! My test results surprised me: I really thought I’d prefer the green one with built-in cables, but the yellow’s my winner. They’re roughly $20-25 on AliExpress.

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Alexa’s Fire TV search has a new AI, but it needs some work

Fire TV’s new search experience gives Alexa the ability to understand more conversational requests.