Is a smartwatch better than a smartphone? Not which one is more important or which would you rather have, but simply which one is better? This is the kind of question you really never need to ask — but we’re here to ask it. Why? Because Google has had a terrific year of gadget launches, from Pixel phones to Pixel …
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Don’t Plug These Gadgets Into Your Car’s USB Port
Marin Tomas/Getty Images Today’s vehicles now include a multitude of modern features, from touchscreen infotainment systems to colorful interior LED lighting, as well as USB ports for plugging in mobile gadgets and more. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find a car launched within the last five years, even longer, that does …
Read More »Legendary Apple designer Jony Ive wants to fix our relationship with the phones he helped create—and has up to 20 different OpenAI gadgets to do so
Former Apple designer Jony Ive, known for helping drive the world’s obsession with smartphones and other touch devices, has some thoughts on how to improve our relationship with technology. The 58-year-old designer was instrumental in creating the iPhone, iPod, and iPad, and is now helping OpenAI create AI-first devices after it acquired his AI hardware startup, Io, earlier this year …
Read More »All Battlefield 6 Classes: Gadgets, Traits, And Best Weapons For Each Class
Battlefield 6 launches worldwide on October 10. The game’s multiplayer includes four distinct classes, and it’s important to understand the different abilities and gadgets that come paired with each one so you can pick the classes best suited to your playstyle and preferred game modes. In this guide, we break down all the classes in Battlefield 6, including their respective …
Read More »Some Verge-favorite gadgets are cheaper than ever for fall Prime Day
All of the deals we’ve recommended from Prime Big Deal Days are for products our team has tested and can personally vouch for, whether it be a streaming device, a laptop, or a pair of noise-canceling earbuds. However, there are also plenty of other gadgets that the Verge staff genuinely loves that don’t receive a dedicated review or a slot …
Read More »12 Cool New Gadgets to Keep on Your Radar
Catching you up on the past week’s most notable product releases. Mcintosh By Tucker Bowe Published 11 hours ago · Updated October 4, 2025 Share Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more Another week down, and, per usual, a bunch of new tech and gadgets have been announced. This …
Read More »I tried Amazon and Google’s new smart home gadgets. Ask me anything!
Hi! I’m Jennifer Pattison Tuohy (aka Jen), The Verge’s smart home reviewer. I just spent the last week in New York City checking out the new smart displays, smart speakers, smart voice assistants, and smart security cameras launched by Amazon and Google. I haven’t tested any of them yet, but I’ve had some hands-on time with the new gadgets and …
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Catching you up on the past week’s most notable product releases. KEF Share Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more Another week down, and, per usual, a bunch of new tech and gadgets have been announced. This past week, Bowers & Wilkins introduced its newest noise-canceling headphones, KEF got back …
Read More »8 smart home gadgets I invested in this year – and how they’re already paying off
The Lockly Visage Zeno Series is the best smart lock I’ve tested. It features facial recognition, so it unlocks your door as soon as you come into view, making it much more secure than entering a passcode. Lockly ensures your facial recognition data is encrypted and stored in the smart lock, so it doesn’t get sent to cloud servers. And …
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Catching you up on the past week’s most notable product releases. Edifier Share Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more Another week down, and, per usual, a bunch of new tech and gadgets have been announced. This past week, Acoustic Energy reimagined its original bookshelf speakers from the late …
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