I just wrestled my way through a throng of wide-eyed journalists, creators, and influencers at Amazon’s big devices event happening today to fondle the new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft with color E Ink display. Amazon’s hardware chief, Panos Panay—having brought Microsoft’s Surface into this world—knows a thing or two about making great tablets and stylus pens […]
Amazon Echo Dot Max and Studio Hands-On: Do You Need an Army of Echo Speakers?
Amazon’s Echo speakers have never been my smart speaker of choice, but for lots of people—like lots and lots of people—they are. Because of the sheer volume of Echo speakers in the world (no pun intended), when Amazon releases a new Echo product, it’s kind of a big deal—that’s regardless of whether the generation is iterative […]
The Quest 3’s ‘Hyperscapes’ Are Impressive, Weird, and Doomed to Be Under-Appreciated
There was a lot to unpack at Meta’s latest Connect conference, and almost none of it had to do with the Quest. That’s actually good news for fans of smart glasses—Meta introduced not one, not two, but three new pairs, one of which actually has a display in it. For fans of VR, which is […]
You’ll Want to Slap DJI’s Pin-Sized Action Camera Everywhere
Finally, action cameras are getting small enough that we can actually carry them around on our bodies without entangling ourselves in a jury-rigged mount shaped like a straightjacket. DJI copied Insta360’s homework and then went wild with its new Osmo Nano magnetic wearable camera. There are a few features that could make it your next […]
Meta Oakley Vanguard Hands-On: Time to Yee-Haw!
As much as we don’t want to admit it, we’re all superficial to a certain extent. Fashion is perfect proof of that. Do you have any logical reason to judge someone for the things they wear on their body? Not really, but also, that’s not accurate all the time. For example, when people look at […]
Meta Ray-Ban Display Hands-On: The Smart Glasses You Were Waiting For
There’s one thing people want to know when they see my first-gen Ray-Ban smart glasses, and it’s got nothing to do with AI, or cameras, or the surprisingly great open-ear audio they put out. They want to know what’s probably front-of-mind right now as you’re reading this: Do they have a screen in them? The […]
AirPods Pro 3 Hands-On: All the Upgrades Seem to Check Out (So Far)
Whereas the Apple Watch SE 3, Series 11, and Watch Ultra 3 are pretty much internal spec bumps compared to the previous generations of those respective smartwatches, the AirPods Pro 3 wireless earbuds are actually reengineered inside and out, but you’ll have to look closely to spot the changes. The charging case also ditches its […]
Wired Earbuds Are So Back
Belkin showcased a range of recently released Qi2.2 magnetic wireless chargers at IFA 2025, along with other charging accessories and wireless earbuds. Nestled in all of this were two products that immediately caught my eye: the Belkin UltraCharge Magnetic Charger 25W and the SoundForm USB-C Wired Earbuds with ANC. I want to talk about that […]
The Robot Vacuum’s Next Humble Trick: Climbing Stairs
Stair-climbing robot vacuums are actually about to be a reality, sort of. That’s courtesy of a little baby trend at IFA 2025 of robot vacuums slipping into something more climbable—a little caddy that carries them upstairs when it’s time to move floors, then waits to carry them back down when they’re done. The first one […]
Is Local AI the Unexpected Fix to the Obsolescence of Robot Vacuums?
During a presentation at IFA 2025, Deebot parent company Ecovacs (full disclosure: travel and lodging were paid by Ecovacs, but Gizmodo did not guarantee any coverage as a condition of accepting the trip) said repeatedly that its new X11 OmniCyclone robot vacuum‘s AI smarts are all on-device. Or the bulk of them are, anyway. I […]