Month: April 2026
Someone finally did it: a high-end TV with a DisplayPort connection actually is coming this year, including 4K 180Hz support
I just attended a demo of Hisense‘s new 2026 TVs, and while discussing the new UR9 RGB TV, one unusual feature jumped out at me: it has a DisplayPort connection. It’s not a full-size DisplayPort port, but it’s a USB-C port with full DisplayPort support and branding. HDMI has obviously…
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Is the Slate Truck too minimal for its own good?
The first thing you notice about the Slate Truck is its size. It’s small, surprisingly so. In a country where trucks often come with their own zip code, Slate’s pickup is refreshingly puny, measuring 174.6 inches long, 70.6 inches wide, and 69.3 inches tall, with a curb weight of approximately…
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Devils on the Moon brings the score-chasing of pinball to the Playdate
Pinball video games have been around for years — I cut my teeth on Space Cadet 3D Pinball, which was pre-loaded on Windows 95. They range from realistic recreations of pinball tables you’ll find at arcades to games that could never exist in real life like 2019’s Demon’s Tilt or…
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How the Amazon Echo learned to talk — and listen
Jeff Bezos badly wanted a voice computer. He had been saying so publicly since the very early days of Amazon, telling anyone who would listen about why voice might make it easier and more natural to interact with technology. (And to buy stuff from Jeff Bezos.) But when a team…
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‘The farmer isn’t disappearing — they’re moving up the stack’: How AI is reshaping the role of modern agriculture
Agriculture is entering a period of rapid change as farms around the world struggle to balance rising demand with a shrinking workforce. Labor shortages have become one of the most persistent challenges facing growers, processors, and agricultural businesses, and the numbers suggest the pressure is growing. Globally, farmers are aging…
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Miss the headphone jack on your iPhone? These wired headphones are the next-best thing
Apple didn’t get to where it is now without making many great decisions over its 50-year history, but one of its most unpopular moves was to nix the headphone jack in favor of a clean-looking but ultimately frustrating proprietary single-port system. Much like the simmering resentment that still exists surrounding…
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