Miloscirkovic/Getty Images As the pressure on streaming services to make money intensifies, a new “feature” has proliferated among a few popular options over the past couple of years. It started with Netflix in 2023, when it imposed restrictions that required users to update their household…
Samuel Boivin/Shutterstock In 2011, Apple introduced Siri, its intelligent assistant that responds to users by audibly answering their questions. Siri launched with the iPhone 4S alongside the release of iOS 5. At the time, Siri was among the first iterations of voice assistant technology on…
José Adorno/BGR The Apple TV is one of those Apple devices that no one really needs, especially in 2026, but it makes the experience of watching TV that much better. Still owning the Apple TV 3, a first generation Apple TV 4K, and the 2022…
Photoschmidt/Shutterstock When it comes to headphone cosmetics, we’d say there’s no design more iconic than Apple’s AirPods. The sleek white surfaces, lower parts of the buds, and pocket-sized charging case are all Apple staples, as is the hidden LED indicator you’ll find on the latter….
Imaginima/Getty Images When was the last time you bought a tech product that actually seemed futuristic to you? For me, it was the PlayStation Portable that I bought with my birthday money in 2006. Not only was it a huge step forward in portable gaming, but it…
Heritage auctions A second production sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. for the NES, called “the most important video game ever offered at auction”, sold Friday for 3 million dollars. The game has sat untouched in a box with a launch edition NES Control Deck console — in the original packaging with the…
Anton Watman/Shutterstock While one of Elon Musk’s many companies, Neuralink, may get the lion’s share of the headlines, it’s not the only brain control interface (BCI) on the market. The American company Paradomis is producing its own high-bandwidth brain interface, intended to restore speech in patients suffering…
Photo by teacher/Shutterstock The Apple TV is often hailed as one of the best streaming devices on the market, and the Siri Remote is part of its offering. Across device generations, this controller, called the Apple TV remote in regions without Siri support, has stored a list…
Pascal Huot/Shutterstock Take a look at the specs of current noise-canceling over-ear headphones, like the AirPods Max 2, and you might be impressed. Featuring complex chips, these devices provide real-time equalizer and can digitally block external noise. One of the biggest points of criticism is…
Apple still holds some of its iOS 27 cards close to its chest. Beyond the next teasers presented at WWDC 2026, BloombergMark Gurman of reported that there would be three more unannounced features coming with iOS 27. In the To light up newsletter, Gurman said Apple was working on a new watch face, a customizable…