Tag: Gear / Gear News and Events
I Lived With Alexa+ for a Week. Here’s How It Went (2025)
I tried the new Alexa+ across three Echo Show devices in my house. The experience was pretty solid for early-access software. Source
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This Smart Basketball Tracks Data About Every Shot. It Could Be Headed to the NBA
The league is considering adopting the tech for in-game use. Since the sensor is in the valve stem, the ball dribbles, shoots, and rebounds nearly the same as always. Source
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60 Italian Mayors Want to Be the Unlikely Solution to Self-Driving Cars in Europe
A network of local officials in Italy want to turn their cities into laboratories for the vehicles of tomorrow in the hope of catching up with the US and China. Source
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Gear News of the Week: Amazon Buys Bee, VSCO Has a New App, and CMF Debuts a Smartwatch
Plus: Google Photos lets you convert images to videos, Microsoft has a 5G Surface, and Palmer Luckey asks if you’d buy a US-made laptop. Source
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No, of Course You Can’t Actually Play the New Lego Game Boy
A promo video of the new brick-built Nintendo collaboration has some people confused as to what your $60 will buy you. Source
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The Kindle Colorsoft Just Got Two More Models
There’s now a Kindle Colorsoft Kids, plus a cheaper, 16-GB version of the main Colorsoft. Source
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