Month: September 2025

The best smart glasses got a little better

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 98, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, please tell me if you bought an orange iPhone, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading…

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Why PlayStation and Xbox are no longer about the station or the box

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the intersection of gaming and technology, follow Sean Hollister. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started They used to…

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I was reluctant to get a Nintendo Switch 2 case, but it’s been an absolute game-changer

I have a confession to make. For all of the years I’ve spent with my trusty Nintendo Switch (the Animal Crossing edition, I’ll have you know), I’ve never once bought a case for it. I know – I’m a fool. See, I was just so reluctant to spend my hard-earned…

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Best Bamboo Sheets (2025): WIRED’s Brand-New Top Pick

Looking for softer sheets? Bamboo sheets are here to help, bringing some of the softest texture you’ll find in bed sheets. Source

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These are the ChatGPT-powered AI devices that OpenAI might be working on

More details of OpenAI’s hardware plans have leaked There could be multiple AI devices on the way The first launch could happen by the end of next year We know that ChatGPT developer OpenAI is working on hardware devices that will enable us to carry around an AI chatbot with…

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The Pixel 10 Pro was the purr-fect phone for rescuing kittens, with help from Gemini Live… and my veterinarian

My Google Pixel 10 Pro review was going normally… until I landed myself in a paws-itive predicament (last pun, I promise). I was out walking my dog, Beesly, with Pixel Pro in hand when I passed a garbage can and noticed dark shapes stirring at its base. It was just…

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