Gadgets Archive

The best robot vacuum and mop to buy right now

Jennifer Pattison TuohyJan 30

The lonely promise of cute robots

Mirumi is adorable. But living with it reminded me of the limits to the companionship a social robot can provide.

Victoria SongJan 30

I wear lots of technology for a living, ask me anything

Victoria SongJan 30

Sheena VasaniJan 29

You can stream a month of Shrinking for free.

If you’ve been meaning to check out the comedy series Shrinking, now’s the perfect time: the show’s new season is starting to drop, and Apple TV Plus is offering a free 30-day trial to new and returning subscribers. Just be sure to mark your calendar and cancel before the trial ends if you don’t want to be charged the regular $12.99 monthly price.

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The weirdest headphones at CES will launch on Kickstarter next month

Andrew LiszewskiJan 29

The best foldable phone you can buy

Allison JohnsonJan 29

Obsbot’s new gimbal webcam doesn’t justify its $350 price

Cameron FaulknerJan 29

Pokémon Legends: Z-A is 20 percent off at Best Buy today only

Cameron FaulknerJan 29

This ring watch squeezes in heart rate, sleep, and fitness tracking

Andrew LiszewskiJan 29

PopSockets added a wallet to its folding kickstand grip

Andrew LiszewskiJan 29

Best gas masks

On tear gas, and what it means when the government uses it on civilians.

Sarah JeongJan 29

There won’t be a Nothing Phone 4 this year

Dominic PrestonJan 29

Samsung’s AR glasses are coming this year.

That’s according to Seong Cho, head of marketing for mobile, during today’s quarterly earnings call. Discussing plans for 2026, he mentioned XR form factors including “next-generation AR glasses.” Samsung has been developing the glasses with Google as a follow-up to Galaxy XR, but this is the first we’ve heard of a release window.