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How to watch Apple’s ‘Glowtime’ iPhone 16 event
Image: Apple The iPhone 16 is nigh as Apple prepares to debut its next smartphone lineup on Monday, September 9th, at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. The company is expected to officially announce four phones as usual, with two standard iPhone 16s and two iPhone 16 Pro models, all likely packed with Apple Intelligence AI…
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Nanoleaf launches a smart switch after eight years of trying
Nanoleaf’s Sense Plus smart switch wirelessly controls Nanoleaf’s lights, including its new ceiling light. | Image: Nanoleaf After nearly a decade of development, Nanoleaf’s smart switch is finally here. You can preorder the $30 Sense Plus Smart Wireless “Anywhere” Switch today, and it should ship in October. But to get to this point, Nanoleaf had…
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Disney and DirecTV head into a big sports weekend with no carriage deal
The Verge Negotiations for a new carriage deal between Disney and DirecTV are continuing into this weekend, reports Deadline. Meanwhile, the two are lobbing messaging at customers who are left out in the cold as the first NFL weekend kicks off. It’s been a week since DirecTV customers have been able to watch channels like…
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Astro Bot is the game you buy a PS5 for
Image: Team Asobi The sequel to a simple pack-in game is a flawless love letter to both PlayStation’s history and video games in general. Continue reading…
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Boeing Starliner has completed its lonely return to Earth
Starliner just after undocking from the ISS. | Screenshot: YouTube The Boeing Starliner spacecraft successfully completed its uncrewed flight back to Earth, NASA announced overnight. The return ended the Starliner’s most recent flight test months later than intended and leaves its original crew, NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Suni Williams, aboard the International Space…
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Grid’s framed old-school gadgets are over 40 percent off
You can buy a disassembled iPhone 4S framed for just $99. | Image: Grid Studio If you’re a fan of all things retro, Grid’s framed disassembled gadgets are a celebration of vintage tech you will likely find charming. The company turns obsolete smartphones, gaming consoles, controllers, and other old-school gizmos into collage-like artwork placed in…
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The man who put Doom in a Lego brick is now playing it on a volumetric voxel display
A still image of Doom on a volumetric display. | Photo by James Brown (@ancientjames) In 2022, I introduced you to James Brown, the Weta Workshop graphics engineer whose hobby is building amazing displays. Now, he’s built a crystal ball filled with shimmering, spinning volumetric light — and of course he’s playing Doom on it.…
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It’s time for the regular iPhone to shine
Regular iPhone, rise up. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Look, I get it. People aren’t buying phones like they used to, so Apple’s really gotta put the squeeze on us every upgrade cycle. And recently, that has meant pushing more people toward the Pro iPhone, rather than the regular one. Every year…
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The Boeing Starliner’s strange test flight finally returned to Earth, but it’s empty
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft that launched NASA’s Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station is pictured docked to the Harmony module’s forward port on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. | Image: NASA The Starliner flew home empty after undocking autonomously, while the astronauts it took to the ISS will make…
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Apple Watch Series 10 rumored to add sleep apnea detection
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Rumors about the Watch Series 10 have been relatively scant in the runup to Apple’s event next week, where it’s expected to debut alongside the iPhone 16. However, a report from 9to5Mac says it will have an upgraded ECG sensor capable of detecting sleep apnea. That backs…