Author: Tracy

Just when you thought the AI hardware experiment was over, Meta is stepping into the ring. Mark Zuckerberg closed out Meta Connect 2026 with a “one more thing,” the Muse Charm, a pocket-sized gadget that puts the company’s personalized AI assistant in the palm of your hand. It looks a lot like a Tamagotchi, except instead of feeding a digital pet, you’re chatting with an AI. Basically, the Charm is a keychain-sized device with a two-inch screen filled by a customizable cartoon character. To start a conversation, you just tap a fingerprint sensor in the corner, and the avatar on…

GameSir just announced something that’s going to catch the eye of any Fortnite player who’s tired of tapping a touchscreen. The gaming peripheral brand has officially partnered with Epic’s mega-hit to launch a collection of Fortnite-branded mobile controllers, and it’s leading off with two models built for very different kinds of players. Basically, the collection kicks off with the GameSir G8 Plus Fortnite Edition and the GameSir X5 Lite for XBOX Fortnite Edition. The G8 Plus is being positioned as the flagship option, aimed at players who want console-level performance on the go. It comes with Hall Effect sticks (which…

SwitchBot came out swinging at IFA 2026 in Berlin, and this time (once again) it’s aiming squarely at your front door. The company just unveiled the Lock Ultra Max, the centerpiece of a new bundle called the Lock Ultra Max Vision Pro Combo, and it’s packed with enough unlock methods to make your keychain feel like a museum piece. Like all of SwitcBot’s locks, this is a retrofit smart lock, meaning it clips onto your existing lock cylinder from the inside rather than forcing you to rip out your current hardware. At the moment, it’s built for European-style doors and…

In a surprising move for a company looking to be a leader in both the cloud space and video game industries, Microsoft has made a daring decision that will cause millions of gamers to lose out on the available time they have playing their favorite games on Xbox consoles. The company is setting restrictions for all Game Pass subscribers, limiting them on how much time they can spend playing their favorite games via the cloud each month. A decision that seems to move in the opposite direction when just about everything is pushing to be in the cloud, including new…

Lexar has announced a new NVMe series with its Thor Ultra PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSDs. The series will feature read speeds of up to 11,000MB/s and write speeds of up to 10,000MB/s (depending on capacity/model), allowing it to compete with some of the more popular options out there. Although it won’t be the fastest NVMe series available, the specs still shine enough to impress even the most powerful users and come with an acceptable manufacturer’s warranty. Specifications: Capacity 512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB Form Factor M.2 2280 Interface PCIe Gen5x4 Speed 512GB: Sequential read speed/write up to 9900/5000MB/s, random read/write up…

Things are changing over at Level, where major names and departments are leaving, causing a lot of comotion and concern over the future of the company and its services. This week, ASSA ABLOY, the parent company that acquired Level a few years back (2024), announced mass layoffs to Level’s staff as it pushes forward with a whole new restructuring of the company. This new restructuring includes the removal of Level’s founders and the merging of its operations into Kwikset, which is also owned by ASSA ABLOY. It also includes the removal of most of the engineering team, which makes for…

After a month of waiting, due to a “leak of images” back in May, Logitech has officially launched its new folding mouse, the Logitech Mobi Fold. This new mouse taking portability to the max by completely folding in half so that it can easily fit into your pocket or other tight spaces. Although many other sources have been describing this new release as a completely unique solution, it isn’t the first of its kind. If you look back to 2008, Microsoft had launched its Microsoft Surface Arc Mouse, that didn’t something similar. That mouse was able to flex into an…

We have been testing out a new controller that we have been playing with for a few weeks now, which is designed for gamers looking to turn their smartphones into mobile gaming devices. It is the Serafim S3 Universal Mobile Game Controller. This one launched a few months ago, back in March, but this is the first time we have had a chance to give it a go to see how it holds up to a continuously growing handheld market. Its design should look relatively familiar to you, as it isn’t the first of its kind, as it shares a…

Plex has continued to enjoy being the most popular choice when it comes to running a personal media server at home. It’s convenient, friendly to use, and filled with so many features. It’s a fantastic solution for those looking to gather all of their media into one place and stream it to themselves anywhere in the world. But for those looking to jump on the lifetime membership, things might not be looking so good. There might be a drop in sales for those looking to go lifetime since the company has been continuously hiking the price over the last so…

Nothing lasts forever in the world of tech, as age can wreak havoc on API access and security requirements that devices depend on to deliver certain services. Many of these devices require continuous updates and enhancements to keep up with changes by third parties and to deliver new security improvements, and companies just can’t offer this forever (else, these devices would cost so much more). Thankfully, you do get a lot out of these little Fire TV sticks when it comes to what you pay for vs what you get. In some cases, you can squeeze up to 8 to…