I should be used to sticking odd contraptions on my head during plane flights. I’ve planted a Meta Quest 3S and Apple Vision Pro over my eyes as my in-flight entertainment and tried not to get motion sick while imagining what other passengers think of my sci-fi asshattery. On my latest six-hour, cross-country flight, I […]
The Best Gadgets of June 2025
With developer conference season in the rearview mirror—Google gave us boatloads of AI, Android XR smart glasses, and a hell of a lot of Veo 3 slop, and Apple ushered in “Liquid Glass” for all of its “26” software—we can now turn our full attention back to checking out the shiny and comforting world of […]
Target and Walmart Cancel Switch 2 Orders but Hope People Mob Stores on June 5
The Switch 2 is due in two days. If you were one of the few lucky enough to preorder Nintendo’s new handheld console over a month ago, and you haven’t been checking in on your order, you better do so now. Multiple Nintendo fans reported receiving cancellation notices from big box stores Target and Walmart. […]
Trump’s Tariffs Are Here to Jack Up the Price of Your Switch 2 (and Everything Else)
Donald Trump made good on his promise Wednesday to impose sweeping tariffs on all goods entering the U.S. in a move that’s almost universally expected to raise prices for American consumers. Announced by the president in the Rose Garden of the White House, the tariffs will include 10% across the board, with additional tariffs of […]