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Looking to buy your next phone, laptop, headphones, or other tech gear? Or maybe you just want to know all of the details about the latest products from Apple, Samsung, Google, and many others. The Verge Reviews is the place for all of that and more. Whether you’re looking for buying advice, how to use products you already own, or the best deals on products we’ve tested and used ourselves and can recommend, you needn’t look any further.

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watchOS 26 preview: a subtler take on AI

Workout Buddy is Apple’s foray into fitness AI, but the real stars of watchOS 26 are Wrist Flick and Smart Stack.

Victoria Song
Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
Torras iPhone case review.

The Torras Ostand case made me a kickstand convert and the Ostand Q3 Air improves upon on it in every way that matters. The MagSafe-compatible iPhone case offers better protection and improves the kickstand to make it more durable and useful without sacrificing pocket-ability. Too bad the price is nearly double at $65.99 / €56.95

Check out the images and captions below for my quick review.

<em>The metal kickstand and hinge briefly click into place at 90-degree intervals as you rotate the assembly, making it easy to find the most stable orientation.</em>
<em>It strikes a good balance between protection for my iPhone 15 Pro and pocket-ability. </em>
<em>The kickstand can hold your iPhone when using <a href="https://thevergetoday.pages.dev/23440538/apple-macos-continuity-camera-how-to-use">Apple’s continuity camera feature</a> during video calls</em>.
<em>The 18N MagSafe-compatible magnet is strong with “fourth-generation airbags” in all four corners. It has an 8ft drop rating.</em>
<em>That N52 magnet creates some interesting mounting possibilities. </em>
<em>Torras’ buttons are springy and easy to locate, and actually improve the feel over no case at all.</em>
<em>The case uses scratch-resistant materials that offer good grippiness as well.</em>
<em>Importantly the case rises 1.4mm above the phone’s glass display to protect it from falls.</em>
<em>The lip rises 1mm above the camera array</em>.
<em>All my USB-C cables fit through the case’s opening, but the bulkiest connectors (like the USB-C cable that came with my MacBook charger) need a push.</em>
<em>The case fits Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro / Pro Max and iPhone 15 Pro / Pro Max.</em>
<em>Torras includes replacement buttons in the box if you’re not feeling this Miami Dolphins color scheme.</em>
<em>That hinge feels solid and has held up to blowing sand and dust without issues... so far.</em>
1/13
The metal kickstand and hinge briefly click into place at 90-degree intervals as you rotate the assembly, making it easy to find the most stable orientation.
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
I tested the Star Wars droid that carries things for you.

Oh, I had such high hopes for the Piaggio G1T4-M1N1 (“Gita Mini”). An officially licensed Star Wars bot that follows you around, dodging pedestrians while carrying 20 pounds of cargo and playing The Imperial March on its party speaker? Heck yes. But a single walk to the park showed me that this $2,875 bot doesn’t have enough smarts. (I couldn’t fit all its fails into one video!)

The battery-powered Starlink Mini is here

9

Verge Score

PeakDo’s LinkPower makes the ultra-portable dish ultra convenient.

Thomas Ricker
I tasked Alexa Plus with tackling my to-do list — it was hit or miss

Alexa Plus’ new agentic AI capabilities are ambitious and show promise, but too often, I had to finish the job myself.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Anker Nebula X1 review: home theater, anywhere

9

Verge Score

The projector produces an unbelievably bright, vivid image for a portable all-in-one.

Thomas Ricker
Nothing Phone 3 review: flagship-ish

6

Verge Score

Nothing’s ‘first true flagship’ has some stiff competition.

Dominic Preston
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 review: stunning, bendy, and spendy

8

Verge Score

It’s thinner and lighter, but you’ll need some deep pockets for this foldable.

Allison Johnson
BMW M5 review: a PHEV worth its weight

The German brand’s new plug-in hybrid may lack personality, but it makes up for it in styling.

Peter Nelson
Lenovo Legion Go S review part two: you were the chosen one!

Testing the $599 and $829 SteamOS models.

Sean Hollister
I spent 24 hours flirting with Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend

Now I’m going to bleach my soul and get myself to a nunnery.

Victoria Song
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Toying with the OneXSugar Sugar 1 transforming gaming handheld.

Remember when I told you about the Android handheld that’s kinda like a Nintendo Switch that transforms into a Nintendo DS? I got an exclusive early look at a Sugar 1 prototype, running some of my own dual-screen and single-screen Nintendo games on it!

It’s crowdfunding on Indiegogo on Monday, July 21st; we don’t have final pricing yet, but it’ll be north of $600.

24 hours with Alexa Plus: we cooked, we chatted, and it kinda lied to me

My first impressions after one day with Amazon’s smarter, more conversational, generative AI-powered assistant.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Rivian R1S review: second time’s the charm

The second-generation version of the electric three-row SUV is great on pavement, but really shines off-road.

Peter Nelson
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
The first working portable dock for Nintendo Switch 2 doubles as a 100W laptop charger and triples as a video capture card.

When I went hunting for working third-party Nintendo Switch 2 docks, I didn’t expect to find a gadget like this!

The AverMedia GC313Pro ain’t cheap at $120-$130, but how many USB-C charging bricks have this many functions? (There’s also a $80-$90 model if you don’t need video capture.) Here’s hoping Nintendo doesn’t lock it out with future Switch 2 updates. Note: If you buy something from our links, we might get affiliate revenue.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 series hands-on: squircle squad
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Gemini’s on the wrist, there’s a new Antioxidant Index, and a slightly updated Ultra, too.

Victoria Song
Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 review: the new king of Chromebooks

9

Verge Score

An OLED display, a fast processor, 16GB of RAM, and all-day battery life for $749? That’s a lot to like.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
The Loop Micro is my new favorite bicycle phone mount

9

Verge Score

Metal, miniature, and mighty.

Thomas Ricker
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Can confirm: the Genki Moonbase is a stylish power strip.

Not saying I’d buy, as my fav feature went MIA, but I’d love it as a gift! The $129 Genki Moonbase has three mesmerizing AC outlets (US, EU, UK or AU) and four USB-C charge ports. Those top out at 140W, 100W, 30W and 30W, but you don’t lose too many watts with four gadgets plugged. My only disappointment is the light-up Moonlink cables no longer help you find ports in the dark. Genki says it removed that promise early on.

Whoop MG review: a big whoop for a small crowd

6

Verge Score

I regret to say it’s still only athletes who should give a whoop about Whoop.

Victoria Song
Nuki’s Smart Lock is a better retrofit door lock

9

Verge Score

Smaller, faster, and Matter-compatible, this sleek new lock is a worthy August replacement — with a few quirks.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Nothing Headphone 1 review: head-turning

7

Verge Score

Bluetooth headphones these days are computers, and Nothing’s over-the-ear headphones will always remind you of that.

Andru Marino
Apple CarPlay Ultra hands-on: more continuity, less disruption

Luxury automaker Aston Martin is the first OEM to offer support for Apple’s enhanced phone mirroring system, so we hopped in a DBX707 to give the new software a test drive.

Bradley Iger
The unbearable obviousness of AI fitness summaries

I asked AI for insight into my health data. It gave me a regurgitated book report.

Victoria Song
Lamborghini Revuelto review: perfect harmony

This $612,000 plug-in hybrid is simply maniacal.

Peter Nelson
Adobe’s new camera app is making me rethink phone photography

But it’s not for the faint of heart.

Allison Johnson
Bose SoundLink Plus review: here’s your new beach speaker

7

Verge Score

The Plus is a rugged and stylish summer companion with full sound, but it could use more robust connectivity for its price.

John Higgins
What a set of knockoff headphones taught me about headphones — and knockoffs

My Picun F8 Pros are not as good as the AirPods Max. But they’re much cheaper — and constantly on sale.

David Pierce
A week in Xbox VR with Microsoft and Meta’s new $399 headset

The Quest 3S Xbox Edition is a custom colorway VR headset bundled with an Xbox controller.

Tom Warren
Acer Swift 14 AI review: give it up for the ports

Phenomenal battery life, plenty of ports, an okay screen, and the worst laptop speakers I’ve heard in my life.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Framework Laptop 12 review: plastic fantastic

7

Verge Score

The quirky 2-in-1 has an endearing design that could be a great fit for students. But Framework once again has to prove itself.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
This smart light has party speaker aspirations

7

Verge Score

Govee’s latest smart table lamp adds a JBL Bluetooth speaker, and now I want RGB lights on all my smart speakers.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Norbauer Seneca review: a $3,600 luxury keyboard for the keyboard obsessed0

An elegant weapon, from a more civilized age.

Nathan Edwards
Nintendo Switch 2 review: exactly good enough

8

Verge Score

After defining a new category with the original Switch, Nintendo is content sticking with what works.

Andrew Webster