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You can snap up a Lego Hubble set before the real one burns up in the atmosphere
Lego has unveiled a new 1,252-piece Icons set that pays tribute to the Hubble Space Telescope, allowing enthusiasts to build their own model of the famous observatory. The set goes on sale on 1 August priced at $140, offering fans a way to commemorate the telescope that has been in orbit since 1990 and is…
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The PocketMage resurrects the PDA with an e-paper screen
Personal digital assistants such as the once-iconic Palm Pilot largely disappeared with the rise of the smartphone, but a small maker called Talisman Design is attempting to revive the category. The company is crowdfunding a clamshell device called the PocketMage on Crowd Supply, pairing a tactile keyboard with both e-paper and OLED displays to offer…
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Sony’s RX10 V superzoom finally arrives with a new design and 4K 120p video
Sony has unveiled the RX10 V, a superzoom compact camera that succeeds the nine-year-old RX10 IV, pairing a 24-600mm optical zoom lens with a 20.1-megapixel 1-inch stacked sensor. The launch matters because it revives a long-dormant premium bridge camera with a modernised design, faster shooting, AI-driven autofocus and substantially upgraded video, though its $2,300 price…
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Dell 14S Review: Higher Price, Better Quality
WIRED has reviewed the Dell 14S, a new mid-tier laptop that slots below the Dell XPS 14 and succeeds the Dell 14 Plus, awarding it 7 out of 10. Arriving in a period of unusually newsworthy laptop pricing, the 14S aims to blend premium build quality and features with a slightly lower cost, though the…
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Google turns old phones into cloud servers
Google and researchers at the University of California San Diego have unveiled a project called “phone cluster computing”, which repurposes retired smartphones as low-carbon cloud servers rather than discarding them as electronic waste. The scheme matters because the AI boom is driving soaring demand for computing power, chips, electricity and cooling, while billions of phones…
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Best Microsoft Surface Laptop (2026): Which Model to Buy or Avoid
With pricing in flux and new models available, here’s which Surface Laptop and Surface Pro to buy.
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Valve Steam Machine review: This would’ve been perfect five years ago
Engadget has published its review of Valve’s newly released Steam Machine, a living-room games console-cum-PC, awarding it 6.5 out of 10. Reviewer Jessica Conditt concludes that while the concept is appealing, the hardware is too expensive and underpowered to justify its $1,049 starting price, arguing it would have been an excellent product had it launched…
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Twelve South’s AirFly Pro is a great travel companion, and it’s on sale for $40
Twelve South’s previous-generation AirFly Pro, a Bluetooth adaptor aimed at travellers, has been discounted to $39.99 at Amazon — a saving of $15. According to The Verge, this is the lowest price seen so far this year and only $7 above the all-time low recorded in January 2025, making it a timely buy for anyone…
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The Viture Beast XR Glasses Made Me Question Whether I Need A TV For Gaming
The article could not be summarised because its content was not accessible. The text supplied consists only of a browser verification placeholder (“Just a moment… Enable JavaScript and cookies to continue”), which is the anti-bot challenge page shown before the actual GameSpot article loads. No part of the writer’s review or their observations about the…
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Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind
Google has released a significant update to Android Bench, its benchmark for measuring how well large language models handle Android app development tasks. The update adds eight new models and switches to a more accessible testing framework, but the headline finding is that Google’s own Gemini models continue to trail rivals from OpenAI and Anthropic.…