Amazon’s Ring smart home division will start charging users for more features that had been available to all customers at no extra cost. Starting on March 29th, you’ll need to be on a Ring Protect plan to use Home and Away Modes for the company’s cameras and video doorbells. This feature enables users to switch … Read more

Amazon is pausing construction on its second headquarters in Arlington, VA. The company tied the decision to “a reassessment of office needs to account for remote work,” although the move came months after the retailer laid off around 18,000 workers. The online retailer confirmed the move to Bloomberg while insisting it’s still committed to the … Read more

Apple’s MagSafe battery pack is a handy way to keep your iPhone topped up while you’re on the go, and you can now pick one up on sale. The device has dropped to $79 at Amazon. It’s not the lowest price we’ve seen for the battery pack — it briefly dipped to $71 at one … Read more

The Meta Quest Pro’s original $1,500 sticker has been a major obstacle to adoption, but it won’t be a problem for much longer. Mark Zuckerberg has revealed on an Instagram channel that the Quest Pro price is dropping to a more palatable $999. And if you don’t need high-end virtual reality, the 256GB Quest 2 … Read more

Eargo’s approach to hearing aids is more inline with tech brands like Apple and GoPro than its industry peers. While the hearing industry is busy trying to shake off its dowdy medical product image, Eargo’s out there releasing yearly models with ever new features rolling over stereotypes as it does so. This year’s model, the … Read more

This is a good time to get an Apple Pencil if you plan to use your iPad for art or note-taking. Amazon is once more selling the second-generation Pencil for a record-low $89, or $40 off. That makes it an easy choice if you have a compatible tablet (more on that in a moment) and … Read more

If you’re looking to buy a small tablet you can carry with you everywhere, the 64GB Apple iPad Mini is back to its all-time low price of $400 at Amazon. That’s $99, or 20 percent, less than what you’d pay if you buy directly from Apple and $69 lower than its list price at Amazon … Read more

This week, our hosts are joined by UK Bureau Chief Mat Smith to dive into the most interesting devices that were announced at Mobile World Congress, which has been happening this week in Barcelona. Are foldables getting more interesting, or are they going to become as stale as regular smartphones have become? Also, just how … Read more

Neuralink’s efforts to bring a brain-computer interface still have a way to go. According to a new report from Reuters, Elon Musk’s startup was apparently denied authorization by the FDA in 2022 to conduct human trials using the same devices that, well, killed 1,500 animals. Those tests, according to internal reports, lead to needless suffering … Read more

There’s only one more season left before Star Trek: Discovery bids farewell. The Paramount+ series is ending after season 5, which according to its official summary, “will find Captain Burnham (Martin-Green) and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery uncovering a mystery that will send them on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an … Read more