44 things coming to your Apple devices that you might have missed
This year’s WWDC keynote was all about AI. But with all the attention on Apple Intelligence and Siri AI, the company breezed by — or neglected to mention — a bunch of cool…
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Cameras get an Apple Intelligence boost in Apple Home
…An iCloud Plus plan is required for HomeKit Secure Video, and will include the new AI features. Apple didn’t mention if it was bringing Matter support for cameras to its smart…
The future I saw through the Meta Ray-Ban Display amazes and terrifies me
…Meta Ray-Ban Display Every smart device now requires you to agree to a series of terms and conditions before you can use it — contracts that no one actually reads. It’s…
Bose’s new Lifestyle Ultra speakers are now available
…Of all the new Lifestyle devices, my colleague John Higgins was particularly impressed with the smart speaker. It offers a front-firing woofer and tweeter, and, unlike the Era 100, an up…
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I went looking for the AI weed vape that gives you Bitcoin for smoking
…first agentic cannabis device” combining “premium cannabis, blockchain rewards, and AI-powered asset tools in one product.” This alleged device wasn’t just running on crypto hype: now AI was in the…
Sony’s Xperia 1 VIII is still a phone for the fans
…Sony Xperia 1 VIII Every smart device now requires you to agree to a series of terms and conditions before you can use it — contracts that no one actually reads. It’s…
tvOS 27, where art thou?
…But there were still major mentions for macOS 27, iOS 27, and iPadOS 27. They’re getting Siri AI, customizable transparency options for Liquid Glass, and some new child safety features. Even…
Apple’s best AI idea looks a lot like vibe coding
…particular smartphone idiosyncrasies. We’ve spent two decades opening and closing apps, swiping and tapping, copying and pasting, navigating between things that have no knowledge of each other. Now, the AI industry…
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After resurrecting an iconic PC brand, Commodore is getting into flip phones
…phone between dumb and smart,” Simpson says. It blocks social media and web browsers entirely; the phone isn’t even allowed to access Facebook’s servers. Because the device runs a version…