Logitech's MX Creative Console is a set of custom software controllers for Mac and PC apps. It's heavily integrated with Adobe's software. It's a grid of buttons that are also screens, plus some knobs. The Stream Deck is a not-so-secret cult classic, so it's kind of weird that the competition has taken so long to catch up. Logitech's MX Creative Console is an alternative to the Stream Deck, which is a grid of buttons with built-in screens that can be programmed to do pretty much anything on...

Meta's Orion AR glasses are a tech demo that's impressing everyone. Big Tech is banking on the unique smartphone moment happening again. Meta needs AR to take off to escape the control of iOS and Android. The new Orion AR specs from Meta might be the best AR gadget yet—better even than Apple's Vision Pro headset. But Big Tech is looking for another smartphone moment, and it's not likely to happen. Meta's Orion glasses are AR (augmented reality) done the way we always imagined it. They might...

The iPhone 16 has a much more replaceable battery. Passing a current through the battery's adhesive releases the battery in minutes. The EU's regulations strike again, making things better for everyone. Smartphones are pocket computers that pretty much anyone can own. They're amazing, but they are also mostly disposable. The iPhone 16 gets one step closer to fixing that, and in typical Apple fashion, it's a miniature technical surprise. Thanks to EU regulations forcing phone makers to make...

Snap’s 5th-generation Spectacles look pretty cool. But they’re only available to developers to rent for $99 per month. There really doesn't seem to be a good use for AR technology yet. Snap is going all-in on trying to make its AR glasses a platform, but is AR ever really going to be a thing? Snap, aka Snapchat’s, new Spectacles are now in their fifth generation, yet they’re still not ready for sale. They actually look pretty cool, but when you put them on, as the Verge’s Alex Heath did,...