Edifier’s new retro-style wireless speaker range looks very cool, and has the features to take on JBL and Sonos By Carrie Marshall published 12 June 25 Edifier reveals a high-spec tabletop, two portables and ANC headphones too
The first Bluetooth 6.0 headphones are here, they're super-cheap, and they weigh less than 100g By Carrie Marshall published 3 June 25 Will you be doing the Doo for better Bluetooth? Edifier's Doo Ace are the first Bluetooth 6.0 headphones we've seen
This new 3D printing technology could make housing construction faster and more efficient By Efosa Udinmwen published 16 December 24 BOD3 3D construction printer enhances efficiency and reduces downtime, enabling continuous printing of multiple buildings.
Google Gemini’s new Guided Learning mode makes you smarter – one question at a time By Eric Hal Schwartz last updated 12 August 25 Using Gemini's Guided Learning feature can turn a simple question into a fun, surprisingly hands-on learning experience.
Claude goes to college and wants to be your study buddy By Eric Hal Schwartz published 5 April 25 Anthropic’s new Claude for education offers an AI tool for students to support learning over replacing homework.
Meet your own personal AI Jesus in this Swiss church’s confessional By Eric Hal Schwartz published 20 November 24 AI emulates Jesus at Swiss church.
Startup backed by Dropbox and Figma debuts breakthrough tech that could solve one of the biggest AI problems — AMD's BFF Lamini promises to cut hallucinations by 90% using mindmap-like process By Wayne Williams published 18 June 24 Lamini Memory Tuning embeds exact facts into LLMs, cutting the problem of hallucinations by 90%.
This tiny wireless speaker promises to sound like a big beefy stereo system using psychoacoustic tricks By Carrie Marshall published 23 December 24 Trick your ears into hearing more speakers
This AI tool claims to boost student grades by 15% using a 2400-year-old technique, but I am not convinced By Efosa Udinmwen published 28 June 25 Codio Coach claims a 15% grade boost using AI, but critics question whether results apply outside Codio’s controlled learning environment.
Elipson's new compact streaming amp looks like a brick, but kicks like a horse By Carrie Marshall published 25 April 25 It may be small, but it's got serious power for audio streaming
Vertere's elite DG X turntable is modular, expensive, and hugely desirable By Becky Scarrott published 20 March 25 UK-based turntable specialist Vertere's new and easy-to-set-up turntable is for audiophiles and fledgling vinyl lovers alike – if they can afford it.
Anthropic and IBM want to push more AI into enterprise software - with Claude coming to an IDE near you By Craig Hale published 8 October 25 IBM and Anthropic have teamed up to create a Claude-powered IDE while working on agentic AI guidance.
House of Marley's new affordable record players have built-in speakers, Bluetooth, eco-friendly materials, and one even has mood lighting By Carrie Marshall published 16 October 25 These two new wireless vinyl spinners promise "instant enjoyment"
This ingenious TV unit is secretly an elite projector screen – with hidden compartments for your home theater speakers or soundbar By Carrie Marshall published 3 November 25 Now you can play projector peek-a-boo
Never mind the earbuds: this firm says it's found the cure for your ear canals By Carrie Marshall published 11 December 24 Apparently, your ear canals' poor geometry is to blame for your headphones' poor performance – and Flare has the answer.
These glossy high-end tower speakers boast a 3.5-way design to bring the bass and cost as much as a full-size sedan By Carrie Marshall published 5 August 25 Money No Object: Avid launches flagship floorstanders for its EVO Series
SSD vendor runs out of ideas to improve storage device, so transforms an external bamboo SSD into an essential oil diffuser - just be careful about going overboard with the oil By Efosa Udinmwen published 7 October 25 Apacer AS712 portable SSD fuses bamboo design, essential oil diffusion, and high-speed 1TB storage for a lifestyle-tech hybrid.
Topping's new desktop DAC comes fully loaded for a very low price By Carrie Marshall published 12 December 25 Topping's E50 II DAC delivers a lot of musical bang for less than two hundred bucks
A great high-end hi-fi brand just released two affordable pairs of Bluetooth stereo speakers, and they look perfect for a modern vinyl setup By Carrie Marshall published 25 August 25 Elipson's making active versions of its bookshelf and floorstanding speakers
TEAC's new hi-fi amplifier is made to power hardcore audiophile systems, but in a super-compact size By Dave Meikleham published 18 February 25 If you’re a serious audiophile who’s looking for a discrete but ultra-high end amplifier, the TEAC AP-507 could be worth throwing your life savings at.
Claude Opus 4.5 is now live and "meaningfully better" at everyday tasks and coding challenges By Eric Hal Schwartz published 26 November 25 Anthropic’s Claude 4.5 promises a smarter, cheaper, and more dependable AI assistant designed to handle everyday work with less fuss.
This AI app will turn your reading list into a podcast with digital hosts By Eric Hal Schwartz published 29 November 24 ElevenLabs debuts AI-powered tools turning documents into podcasts.
"This is the next revolution” - Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff hails the arrival of the 'agentic enterprise' By Mike Moore published 14 October 25 The “agentic enterprise” is set to transform how we live and work, if Salesforce has anything to do with it.
Ancient way of coding helps boost popular video encoder by 100x — but is it too good to be true? By Efosa Udinmwen published 23 July 25 FFmpeg developers rewrote a single filter in Assembly, achieving a 100x speedup, although its impact is limited and real-world benefits remain questionable.
NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Saturday, December 21 (game #293) By Johnny Dee published 21 December 24 Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.
Fabless chip startup backed by multi-billion Indian company wants to build a $10bn fab in India before 2027 By Wayne Williams published 5 April 25 Fabless chip startup LTSCT, backed by multi-billion Indian company, wants to build a $10bn fab facility in India.
Your new favorite teacher might be this AI educator that never loses their patience By Eric Hal Schwartz published 28 February 25 AI teaching tool Tutor Me debuts.
Google Learn About is the patient teacher with a bag full of tricks we all wanted as kids By Eric Hal Schwartz published 12 November 24 Google debuts AI education tool Learn About.
Pure's stylish speakers are a more joyful way to start your day By Sponsored published 12 August 25 Sensational sounds for chilling out, working out and hanging out
Who is Magnifico Giganticus in Foundation season 3? The Apple sci-fi series' most important new character explained By Tom Power published 25 July 25 Foundation season 3's latest character introduction might have set the stage for one of the sci-fi epic's most shocking story beats yet.