Google is finally launching a new smart speaker, and it’s a complete redesign. The new Google Home Speaker features a new flattened sphere shape, new colors, a new light ring, and lots of new AI-powered features. Announced this week, along with a major Gemini-infused update to its Google Home smart home platform, the speaker will […]

Your desk and chair’s ergonomics have a huge impact on how good you feel after a long session at your PC. But you don’t need to spend a ton on an office chair or standing desk—especially not right now, with Amazon’s October Prime Day deals on the horizon. If you don’t want to wait for

Is there a word that describes the feeling of “I want something to be just a bit better because it’s already so good it only needs one last kick in the pants”? Because that’s how I feel about the $60 Lego Nintendo Game Boy. It’s better than the fan-made Lego Game Boy that I asked

Amazon is going in a new direction with its latest 4K Fire TV streaming stick, and it’s a direction that Fire TV sideloaders probably won’t like.  Making its debut during the company’s big fall hardware event in New York City on Tuesday and slated to ship in October, the Fire TV Stick 4K Select will rank as Amazon’s third 4K-capable streaming stick, alongside the Fire TV Stick 4K

This marks the third generation of the company’s larger 11-inch eReaders aimed at professionals, students, and people who just want… a big screen for magazines, books, or to jot notes on. The addition of a color display is one highlight, but these Scribes are also super light (14.1 oz) and thin. At 5.4mm, they’re thinner

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This week, Amazon will launch new Echo hardware designed to supercharge Alexa Plus, the AI-powered upgrade to its voice assistant. I’ve been using Alexa Plus for the last few months as part of its Early Access program, and while the new assistant is off to a promising start, it’s still clearly a work in progress.

If you’re looking for a much-larger laptop with a much-longer battery life, you might want to look into the Energizer-branded EnergyBook Pro Ultra. This is a brand-new flagship laptop by Avenir Telecom, who also unveiled two other models next to this one—the EnergyBook Pro 15 and the EnergyBook Pro XL 18—reports The Verge. The EnergyBook

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