Samsung Just Bought My Headphones
Samsung's $8 billion deal to buy Harman (AKG, JBL, Harman Kardon) has me side-eyeing my own headphones, and thinking about what a phone company wants with a car-audio business.
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The OnePlus 3T and My Losing Battle Against Upgrade Itch
OnePlus announced the 3T today, and instead of getting excited I mostly just thought about how weird phone naming conventions have gotten.
Google Home Ships Today and My Kitchen Already Has an Assistant
Google Home hits store shelves today at $129, and I'm sitting here trying to figure out why I'd want a second talking speaker when my Echo Dot already runs my kitchen timers.
Twitter Killed Vine and Nobody Even Seems Surprised
Twitter announced this week it's shutting down the Vine app as part of layoffs. A personal eulogy for six-second videos and the weird, specific creativity they produced.
The Surface Studio Is Gorgeous and I Still Can't Justify It
Microsoft's new all-in-one desktop looks incredible in the demo videos, but the starting price says a lot about who it's actually for.
A Weekend With PlayStation VR
A weekend spent with the newly launched PlayStation VR headset, including one very real bout of motion sickness and a coffee table that had to live in the kitchen for three days.
The Note 7 Is Dead, Official This Time
Samsung made the Note 7's death official today, and the Southwest Airlines evacuation over a smoking replacement unit is the detail that actually made this recall feel real.
Google Home and the Microphone I Already Own
Google's Tuesday event gave us the Pixel, but the thing I can't stop thinking about is Home, the $129 speaker, and what four months with an Echo Dot has taught me about always-on microphones.
No, We Didn't Just Give the Internet to the UN
The US government's oversight contract over ICANN's IANA functions quietly expired October 1st, and the "Obama gave away the internet" panic that followed is mostly nonsense.
Nobody Handed Over the Internet This Weekend
The US government's oversight contract for IANA quietly expired this weekend and the internet kept working exactly like it always has, no matter what cable news made it sound like.
My Note 7 Is Officially a Recalled Product Now
The Galaxy Note 7 recall went from a company statement to an official CPSC recall today, and I own one of the phones in question.
Welcome to Dongle Life
Apple killed the headphone jack today and handed everyone a dongle to deal with it. A few thoughts on why that tiny piece of plastic is the real story from this morning's keynote.