Bluetti’s Sora 500 solar panel is incredibly powerful for its size
Bluetti’s Sora 500 solar panel is incredibly powerful for its size

We don’t review many solar panels at The Verge, but the tech inside Bluetti’s incredibly portable Sora 500 panel makes it worth a deeper look. The new N-Type panels made by Bluetti and others give you more bang for the buck, pound, and square inch. That’s a big deal for vanlifers like me who depend […]

My brief, weird time with the Samsung TriFold
My brief, weird time with the Samsung TriFold

I was ready to give up on the Galaxy Z TriFold. We had a strong case for getting a refund from the eBay seller – they’d claimed it was the version sold in Taiwan, but the phone that arrived at my door came with a Chinese serial number. That meant no Google services and lots […]

The versatile Play speaker is a great way into the Sonos world
The versatile Play speaker is a great way into the Sonos world

It’s been nearly a year and a half since Sonos released a consumer product, and those last two releases – the Arc Ultra and Sub 4 – were updates to existing products. The $299 Sonos Play, however, is a brand-new portable speaker that can expand an existing system or be the gateway into the Sonos […]

DJI’s Avata 360 is a more functional, flexible 360 drone
DJI’s Avata 360 is a more functional, flexible 360 drone

DJI’s Avata 360 finds the company at an odd time. For one, it’s been beaten to the punch – upstart Antigravity’s A1 became the first 360-degree drone when it launched last December, and DJI is playing catchup (and filing lawsuits). But this is also the last DJI drone you may ever be able to legally […]

The Hisense U7SG is a great midrange TV you shouldn’t buy yet
The Hisense U7SG is a great midrange TV you shouldn’t buy yet

With all of the focus on RGB LED technology, it seemed like more affordable mini-LED TVs had been shooed to the side. But with the Hisense U7SG, we’re getting our first great midrange general-use TV of 2026. It gets bright, comes in a wide range of sizes, supports every HDR mode you’ll ever need, has […]

TCL X11L Review: Premium brands, watch out.

If you are in the market for a large, premium television and you want the best picture quality that Mini-LED can currently offer, then the TCL X11L deserves serious consideration

The new MacBook Pro is still fast as hell
The new MacBook Pro is still fast as hell

Apple’s flagship 16-inch MacBook Pro has reigned supreme in the world of creator-focused laptops since its M-series processor overhaul in 2021. Since then, we’ve mostly seen the same design with year-over-year chip bumps and small refinements. “If it ain’t broke,” right? If you want to know everything about this machine, you can read our review […]

Gemini task automation is slow, clunky, and super impressive
Gemini task automation is slow, clunky, and super impressive

I’ve been testing out Gemini’s new task automation on the Pixel 10 Pro and the Galaxy S26 Ultra, which for the first time lets Gemini take the wheel and use apps for you. It’s limited to a small subset right now – a handful of food delivery and rideshare services – and it’s still in […]

The improved battery-powered Starlink Mini is here
The improved battery-powered Starlink Mini is here

My Starlink Mini has radically changed the way I live. It’s the biggest reason I can work remotely from my converted van, providing fast and reliable internet in places that traditional 4G and 5G data signals don’t reach. Peakdo’s latest LinkPower battery makes the smallest Starlink terminal even better by setting it free from power […]

Belkin’s wireless HDMI adapter freed me from a long annoying cable when I travel
Belkin’s wireless HDMI adapter freed me from a long annoying cable when I travel

I’ve never been comfortable logging into streaming services on a hotel or Airbnb TV. My alternative for watching our favorite shows on a big screen is traveling with a 10-foot HDMI cable and a USB-C-to-HDMI adapter for directly connecting our mobile devices to an unfamiliar TV. Belkin’s wireless HDMI adapter will let me leave that […]