Author: Zach_Wilson

United Airlines now says first flights with Starlink Wi-Fi will take off spring 2025

Last year, United announced its intention to upgrade its in-flight Wi-Fi using SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, with testing expected to start in the spring and the first equipped flights coming later in the year. Now the airline says it will start testing “next month,” followed by the first commercial flight on…

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AI Hardware Is in Its ‘Put Up or Shut Up’ Era

This week at CES, companies of all sizes will show off all their new AI-enabled gadgets. Here’s hoping they don’t all just do stuff your phone already excels at. Source

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Best Wi-Fi Routers of 2025 Tested and Reviewed by Experts

Don’t suffer the buffer. These WIRED-tested systems will deliver reliable internet across your home whatever your needs or budget. Source

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Lenco launches 3 budget turntables all perfect for beginners – plus a light-up disco ball ‘record stabilizer’

3 record players including one with integrated speakers and long legs A record stabilizer with built-in RGB lighting January launch for UK and EU; US launch will be in April Affordable audio specialist Lenco has not one, not two, but three well-priced turntables to show off at CES 2025 this…

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This affordable new hi-res music player is the iPod replacement I’ve been waiting for

Dual DACs and support for microSD up to 2TB 13mm slim and 165g $149 / £139 / about AU$277 FiiO makes the best hi-res audio player for most people, but as much as we love the FiiO M23 – and we do, which is why we gave it four and…

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Could AI soon make dozens of billion-dollar nuclear stealth attack submarines more expensive and obsolete?

AI can process far more data from a far more sensors than human operators can ever achieve But the game of cat-and-mouse means that countermeasures do exist to confuse AI Increase in compute performance and ubiquity of always-on passive sensors need also be accounted for The rise of AI is…

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