This Google Photos update has saved your digital photo frame
This Google Photos update has saved your digital photo frame

Aura’s digital photo frames will continue to automatically sync with your Google Photos albums, after API changes threatened to remove the feature. Aura is now rolling out a full migration to Google’s new Ambient API, allowing your Aura frame slideshows to be automatically updated with new photos, instead of requiring owners to manually add them […]

Yes, the Oura Ring 5 is noticeably smaller
Yes, the Oura Ring 5 is noticeably smaller

This is not an Oura Ring 5 review. That’s coming later, once I’ve had enough time to really test the new durability and battery life claims, plus the new software updates that start rolling out today. In the meantime, I did want to provide an answer to a burning question that I’ve seen asked in […]

Amazon develops a warehouse robot that workers can speak to
Amazon develops a warehouse robot that workers can speak to

Amazon has announced a new version of its fully autonomous warehouse robot, Proteus, that will interact using language instead of code. The expanded capabilities come as part of a growing pivot toward automation as the e-commerce giant replaces its human workers with robots. Amazon says the AI-powered upgrade means its human employees can assign the […]

Shokz upgraded its open earbuds with better sound and a lighter design
Shokz upgraded its open earbuds with better sound and a lighter design

Shokz has announced two new versions of its open earbuds. Like the original OpenDots One that launched in May 2025, the new Shokz OpenDots 2 and OpenDots Air are both designed to be worn clipped to the back of your ear with their drivers positioned to project sound toward your ear canals without blocking them. […]

‘It’s good play at its core and we are making it even better’ — these 12 Lego Pokémon sets finally get Smart Play right, and I can’t decide which I love most

“Our challenge is always to find what story we can tell, and also see how children play with these sets, then figuring out how to bring that to physical play.”

Apple is bringing age verification to Texas this week
Apple is bringing age verification to Texas this week

Apple will introduce age verification in the App Store for users in Texas starting on Thursday, June 4th. The move, as spotted by MacRumors, comes just days after a federal appeals court allowed Texas’ App Store Accountability Act to go into effect while a lawsuit against it proceeds. People in Texas who are creating a […]

WiiM expands its whole-home ecosystem with a new soundbar
WiiM expands its whole-home ecosystem with a new soundbar

WiiM, the audio company that’s challenged the idea that audiophile-level performance requires a small loan, is expanding its whole-home ecosystem with the WiiM Bar, which releases in July. Much like its other speakers and audio components, the WiiM Bar supports a bunch of streaming options and expandability at an affordable price – in this case, […]

Uber cuts nearly a quarter of its HR division as new president reshapes the company from the inside
Uber cuts nearly a quarter of its HR division as new president reshapes the company from the inside

Three weeks into her expanded role as president and chief corporate affairs officer, Jill Hazelbaker is already cutting. Uber announced on Wednesday that it is eliminating 23% of positions in its People and Places division, the unit responsible for hum…

Nvidia is already planning N2X and N3X chips — the goal is the Star Trek computer
Nvidia is already planning N2X and N3X chips — the goal is the Star Trek computer

Just in case you were wondering, Nvidia’s RTX Spark isn’t supposed to be a one-off. The company is not just flirting with becoming the fifth high-profile vendor of consumer laptop chips to see if people bite. At Computex 2026 in Taipei, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang confirmed at least two additional generations of RTX Spark are […]

The best Qi2 batteries for iPhone and Pixel
The best Qi2 batteries for iPhone and Pixel

Compact power banks have gotten a lot faster in the past year — and it’s not just their USB-C charging speeds that have received a boost. The newest Qi2.2-certified models can wirelessly charge an iPhone 16 or later at up to 25W. Combine that with their ability to magnetically snap on via MagSafe, and you’ve […]