I guess people are pretty interested in Framework’s new Strix Halo desktop, Strix Point 13-inch (it’s translucent!) and 12-inch convertible laptop, because I’ve never been put on hold to visit a dang website before.
My colleagues who are veterans of the PS5 restock wars tell me this is normal. Y’all are really out here waiting in line online?
Google updated the name last week for Maps users in the US, though Maps users in Mexico still see Gulf of Mexico and people outside either country see both names. Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum said Monday that the country would “proceed to court” if Google did not reverse the change. Google defended the change in an earlier letter to the Mexican government, saying that it follows “longstanding maps policies impartially and consistently across all regions.”
Marcin Wichary, the author of Shift Happens — an exhaustively researched, beautifully designed and photographed history of the keyboard — is back with a deep dive into Gorton, a font found on keyboards, intercoms, camera lenses, and engraved signs across the world, with a special focus on Manhattan. The article is classic Wichary: it goes very deep and is full of beautiful photographs and interactive elements. It’s a real delight after the week we’ve had.
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The Classic-GLO is an $89 glow-in-the-dark mechanical keyboard kit from Novelkeys. It’s just as fun to build and nice to type on as the Classic-TKL I tested and really liked last year, and now it glows in the dark. You know, just in case you need a little more joy on your desk. It comes in three colors, and I tried them all. Check it out:
Art Lebedev’s expensive Optimus keyboards seemed like a footnote in tech blogging history until a small German company saw the potential for a new generation of content creators.
Gordon was executive editor for hardware at PCWorld, and he spent 16 years before that at Maximum PC. I’m incredibly lucky to have known him. I’m gonna miss the hell out of him.
The SA X-Wing keycap set looks like it’s been through hell and patched up with whatever was on hand, just like a Rebel starfighter. It’s the rare Star Wars tie-in that feels like it understands the appeal of the universe.
The set isn’t new, but it’s on sale at Novelkeys for $75, from $225, which was enough to remind me how cool it is.
6
Verge Score
Still beautiful. Still good. Still the wrong form factor for basically everybody.
