IKEA home office trends: give your workspace the natural touch with lamps, lights, and accessories in bamboo, rattan, and pine

Bamboo, rattan, and pine office accessories that will add a breath of spring to your working day.

Laurie Spiegel on the difference between algorithmic music and ‘AI’
Laurie Spiegel on the difference between algorithmic music and ‘AI’

In 1986, electronic music pioneer Laurie Spiegel created Music Mouse, a way for those with a Mac, Atari, or Amiga computer to dabble in algorithmic music creation. Music Mouse is deceptively simple: Notes are arranged on an XY grid, and you play it by moving a mouse around. Back in 1986, the computer mouse was […]

Who needs a laptop when you have a folding phone?
Who needs a laptop when you have a folding phone?

The first rule of Purse Computer is to check your bag before you leave the house. A few days ago, I took a 15-minute walk to a nearby coffee shop thinking I had my new folding keyboard in my bag – the key ingredient that would turn the Galaxy Z Fold 7 into a mobile […]

Samsung is slopping AI ads all over its social channels
Samsung is slopping AI ads all over its social channels

After cramming AI into every inch of its smartphones, appliances, and other devices, Samsung is now increasingly slapping it across social media. Several videos posted to the company’s YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok accounts in recent weeks were made or edited using generative AI tools, including its latest teaser for the upcoming Galaxy S26 series. The […]

Valve’s Steam Deck OLED will be ‘intermittently’ out of stock because of the RAM crisis
Valve’s Steam Deck OLED will be ‘intermittently’ out of stock because of the RAM crisis

Valve has updated the Steam Deck website to say that the Steam Deck OLED may be out of stock “intermittently in some regions due to memory and storage shortages.” The PC gaming handheld has been out of stock in the US and other parts of the world for a few days, and thanks to this […]

Apple starts testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messages on iPhone
Apple starts testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messages on iPhone

Apple is starting to test end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS messages with the developer beta of iOS 26.4 released Monday. Apple announced plans last year to support the feature, and once fully available, it will let iPhone and Android users send encrypted RCS messages to each other across platforms. However, with this initial implementation, Apple is […]

Apple’s Podcasts app will let you ‘seamlessly’ switch between audio and video shows
Apple’s Podcasts app will let you ‘seamlessly’ switch between audio and video shows

Apple is upgrading its Podcasts app to let users “seamlessly” swap between audio and video podcasts using its HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology. While listening to a show, users will be able to switch to a horizontal video version of the podcast and download the video versions of a podcast for offline viewing. By giving […]

Who needs Ring? This top-rated video doorbell is subscription-free, and it’s less than half price in the Presidents’ Day sale at Amazon

Get “clear, super-detailed footage” and package alerts, plus 16GB storage and AI person-detection if you add the Eufy Homebase hub.

Apple’s doing something on March 4th
Apple’s doing something on March 4th

Apple is hosting a “special Apple experience” in New York City on Wednesday, March 4th at 9AM ET, instead of at the Apple Park location it typically uses for events. It’s also hosting press in the cities of London and Shanghai at the same time. The invitation includes the words “You’re invited” and an Apple […]

Let’s talk about Ring, lost dogs, and the surveillance state
Let’s talk about Ring, lost dogs, and the surveillance state

Today, let’s talk about the camera company Ring, lost dogs, and the surveillance state.  You probably saw this ad during the Super Bowl a couple of weekends ago: Since it aired for a massive audience at the Super Bowl, Ring’s Search Party commercial has become a lightning rod for controversy — it’s easy to see […]