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Archives for December 2024

Kindle Scribe (2024) review: nothing to write home about

6

Verge Score

Amazon’s finally added a key feature to the Scribe, but it has a long way to go before it’s actually useful.

Sheena Vasani
Bose SoundLink Home review: a speaker that’s all about looks

7

Verge Score

This Bluetooth speaker’s design is a breath of fresh air, but Bose skimped on some features that are usually standard at this price.

Chris Welch
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2024) review: slightly larger, slightly faster, slightly better

8

Verge Score

Performance upgrades and screen improvements make the new Paperwhite’s minor updates feel more substantial.

Andrew Liszewski
McLaren Artura review: a plug-in hybrid for the 1 percent

A hybrid supercar that can run on electricity alone, while still delivering that twin-turbo 3.0-liter V6 experience

Peter Nelson
ModRetro Chromatic review: an arms dealer’s Game Boy is among the best ever made0

Mag alloy chassis, sapphire crystal, and politics.

Sean Hollister
Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) review: an AMD upgrade

8

Verge Score

The AMD Strix Point CPU in the Zephyrus G16 gives this gaming laptop a battery life boost over the Intel version.

Jonathan Hilburg
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Bringing my Game Boy Advance out of the dark ages, literally.

The original GBA is tough to use indoors, so I tried fixing mine with a new screen! No soldering required, just ten screws and a few snips with flush cutters.

Here, I’m installing the $59 Hispeedido V5 “drop-in” kit I bought from Hand Held Legend; easier still would be dropping my motherboard into a new “laminated ready” shell and adding a laminated screen!

Nest Learning Thermostat review: pretty smart

9

Verge Score

The fourth generation of the Nest Thermostat improves on the original in almost every way, and it’s still a stunner.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
L’Oréal Colorsonic review: shades of gray

6

Verge Score

I wanted the Colorsonic to zap my grays. Instead, I got a lesson in tradeoffs.

Victoria Song
Apple MacBook Pro (M4 Pro and Max) review: still on top

A touch more speed and just a tiny bit more convenience.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
I saw Google’s plan to put Android on your face

Google’s prototype smart glasses made me feel like Tony Stark. Can Android XR make it happen outside of a demo?

Victoria Song
Sonos Arc Ultra review: don’t call it a comeback (yet)

8

Verge Score

The company closes out a difficult year with this terrific soundbar that proves Sonos still knows how to do hardware. Software, though...

Chris Welch