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I Spent Weeks Testing Robot Lawn Mowers. Here Are 6 Things That Surprised Me

I spent the end of my spring and the beginning of my summer turning my backyard into a parking lot to test the best robot lawn mowers. In the process of doing that, I learned a lot about their benefits and their shortfalls. One of the biggest lessons was that, like most forms of automation, they can be a real pain to set up initially, but once they're ready to go, they save you a ton of effort and time compared with regular electric lawn mowers. I didn't expect that initial annoyance going into

No, of Course You Can't Actually Play the New Lego Game Boy

Back in January, as the world awaited news on the Switch 2, Lego jumped in and teased a collaboration with Nintendo that would bring the classic Game Boy console back to life in brick form. Now it’s here—and it looks even better than we expected. But, the promo video for launch has caused a fair bit of confusion as to whether you can actually play it. The video is a remake of part of the original Game Boy commercial from 1989. As the included brick-built game cartridges are placed into the Game

Cursor’s New Bugbot Is Designed to Save Vibe Coders From Themselves

But the competitive landscape for AI-assisted coding platforms is crowded. Startups Windsurf, Replit, and Poolside also sell AI code-generation tools to developers. Cline is a popular open-source alternative. GitHub’s Copilot, which was developed in collaboration with OpenAI, is described as a “pair programmer” that auto-completes code and offers debugging assistance. Most of these code editors are relying on a combination of AI models built by major tech companies, including OpenAI, Google, an

Lego’s Game Boy Model Is Pocket-Sized Perfection

We got you an early sneak peek at just one of Lego’s new reveals for San Diego Comic-Con last night, but the brickmaker took to the convention floor to kick off SDCC 2025 in style with even more reveals. There’s a lot to love, but the absolute highlight is the nostalgic joy of the company’s new brick-built Game Boy. Alongside the new Stranger Things BrickHeadz collection (check out all those details here!), Lego came to SDCC with three major new product sets: the first is its previously teased

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iRobot’s new Roomba could solve the roller mop’s biggest problem

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. iRobot’s first roller mop-equipped robovac has a unique trick to help keep your carpets dry. Announced this week, the Roomba Max 705 Combo is an upgraded version of the robovac iRobot launched in April, offering a “first-of-its-kind” mop cover that it automatically deploys when cleaning carpets. Unlike with mopping pads, many robovacs with roller m

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Lego's Game Boy set is here, sadly not playable

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . After teasing it earlier this year, Lego has unveiled its Game Boy set. The 421-piece model is a "brick-built replica of the original Game Boy" and has buttons you can press, including the +Control Pad, A and B buttons and Select and Start — though you can't play games on it, obviously

This Nearly Perfect Gaming Keyboard Is Held Back by a Few Big Compromises

Finding the perfect keyboard can often feel like looking for a needle in a haystack. There's no shortage of mechanical keyboards offering a whole range of features and hardware options. While the "perfect keyboard" likely doesn't exist, there are certainly some good ones to be found. Finding a solid balance between hardware, features and price can be daunting. While Cherry's MX 8.2 TKL keyboard delivers fantastic hardware, there are compromises as well. I spent several weeks typing and gaming o

Dynabook Portégé Z40L-N Review: Replaceable Batteries, High Price

Back in, say, 2001, business travelers would hop on an international flight not just with their laptop, but with three or four spare batteries also tucked into their attaché case. The extra batteries could add roughly 6 pounds to your load, but it was a necessary evil—each of those batteries would probably only offer about three or four hours of run time, barely enough to update your Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet. Coming up with novel ways to keep track of which batteries were charged and which were s

I've tested dozens of tablets and this is the first Android model to truly replace my iPad Pro

OnePlus Pad 3 ZDNET's key takeaways The OnePlus Pad 3 starts at $699 for the 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage configuration. It's got a larger battery and display this year, as well as an updated Qualcomm chipset. The tablet is an OLED panel, a fingerprint scanner, and a floating keyboard case away from perfect. View now at OnePlus As part of a new promotion, you can receive a free $200 Smart Keyboard when purchasing the OnePlus Pad 3 on the company's website. Unless OnePlus reconsiders laun

Solving a Childhood Mystery: How BASIC Games Learned to Win

🎮Game ♟️Strategy 🏁Chess 🤖Algorithm 💻Game Dev Want to try the game first? Play the JavaScript version here. Source code available here. Background From my teenage years until now, I’ve kept an old BASIC book. It’s a translated version of “BASIC Computer Games” written by David H. Ahl. BASIC (Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is an old programming language designed to be easy for beginners to use. It was probably easier to use than assembler or C. I remember later creating a tex

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This HP OmniBook finally sold me on the 2-in-1 laptop design (and it's on sale for $400 off)

HP OmniBook X Flip 16 ZDNET's key takeaways HP's new OmniBook X Flip 16 is on sale for $900 on HP's site. Thanks to its stylish, lightweight design and vibrant 3K OLED, this laptop is sure to turn heads. Its midrange hardware comes with limitations. View now at Best Buy View now at HP more buying choices At Best Buy, the HP OmniBook X Flip 16 is on sale for $700. This version has a 1TB SSD and 16GB of memory. One of the best things about reviewing the latest tech is seeing how companies infl

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San Diego Comic-Con 2025: All the Coolest Things We Saw On the Floor

San Diego Comic-Con is upon us, and, as always, it’s instantly overwhelming. The second you get onto the convention center show floor, you’re smacked in the face by not just a wave of humanity but a monsoon of awesome stuff. Almost anything you can imagine in the world of pop culture is represented, either for sale or on display. And after a frantic two hours running up and down the aisle, looking for anything that stands out, we came up with this. What follows are about two dozen of the things

Yes, You Can Still Get Student Loan Forgiveness With IBR. What You Need to Know

Zooey Liao/CNET/Getty Images Student loan forgiveness options have dwindled considerably during President Donald Trump's second administration, but the Department of Education says forgiveness through Income-Based Repayment isn't going away. However, it is on pause. The Federal Student Aid website says IBR forgiveness is on hold while the Education Department retools its system to recalculate eligible payments. "IBR forgiveness will resume once those updates are completed," said an FAQ section

Here is Lego’s official Nintendo Game Boy — with lenticular display

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. We asked for the perfect Lego Nintendo Game Boy… did Lego deliver? After revealing this January that it would take up the challenge, it has revealed a most impressive take on the 1989 classic that’ll cost a relatively reasonable $60 in the US. It’s already up for pre-order today for an October 1st ship date. At 3.5 inches (14cm) wide and 5.

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Apple TV+ might have just beaten HBO at its own game

During its nearly six years on the market, Apple TV+ has been referred to by some as “the new HBO.” But this year might be when Apple has truly started to prove that claim. Here’s why. Emmy nominations show Apple TV+ ahead in quality, while HBO boasts higher quantity Whatever your opinion of Apple TV+, it’s hard to dispute that 2025 has been an especially good year for the streamer. Apple TV+ has achieved new levels of both mainstream awareness and critical success. It’s putting out consisten

The 16 Best Xbox Games Right Now

Over the past two decades, Microsoft has turned the Xbox brand into a veritable juggernaut in the console gaming world. The Xbox Series X and Series S, the combined fourth generation of the Xbox, have sold over 21 million units -- and the Xbox One, which was still supported until 2023, sold over 58 million units worldwide. As Microsoft shifts its focus toward supporting console and PC gamers alike with the Game Pass subscription service, there's never been a larger ecosystem of Xbox consoles to

The Promised LAN

🖧 The Promised LAN The Promised LAN is a closed, membership only network of friends that operate a 24/7 always-on LAN party, running since 2021. The vast majority of documentation is maintained on the LAN, but this website serves to give interested folks, prospective members or friends an idea of what the Promised LAN is, and how it works. A Manifesto for The Promised LAN For background on why we started the lan, what we hope to achieve, and how we approach the social-technical dynamics, we h

Things Are Looking Really, Really Bad for Tesla

Elon Musk's carmaker Tesla is widely expected to disappoint with its Q2 earnings report later today. Demand for the company's EVs has dried up significantly over the past 18 months, driven in large part by its exceptionally divisive CEO's efforts to alienate buyers at the exact moment that the company is facing a flood of high-quality international competition. Deliveries fell a record 13.5 percent this quarter compared to a year earlier — and the accompanying earnings report, which is set to

Show HN: The missing link of a bookstore's tech stack

Bookhead works like this: Sell a book in your brick & mortar store. Your point of sales processes the transaction and updates the inventory. Bookhead downloads your inventory from your point of sales and enhances the inventory with bibliographic data, then dispatches your products where ever you sell books online. List your new, used, and collectible books on Squarespace, Biblio, and eBay. Bookhead syncs your inventory to your online store, so you don't have to worry about your inventory anymo

The ‘Booster Gold’ Show Finally Shows Some Progress

It’s easy to forget, but part of DC Studios’ initial slate reveal included a TV show for one Booster Gold. There’s been nothing about it since then, but now we know who’ll be spearheading the show-to-be. Per Deadline, Our Flag Means Death creator David Jenkins has signed on to write the series’ pilot. If it gets the green light, he’ll also run the show, which centers on Michael “Booster” Carter, a fame-seeking superhero from the 25th century who comes to the present day to build up his superher

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The best Xbox controller to buy right now

We live in a golden age of controllers. The gamepads on the market now are of higher quality, more versatile, and more customizable than anything from even one console generation ago. If you play games on an Xbox Series X or Series S (or a Windows PC), you have the unenviable task of choosing between several high-quality controllers from Microsoft as well as a plethora of great options from the likes of 8BitDo, PowerA, Razer, Scuf, Nacon, and Turtle Beach. Some of them have drift-proof Hall effe

Proton’s ChatGPT rival is prioritizing privacy with encrypted chats and zero logs

Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR The company behind Proton Mail and ProtonVPN has announced a new privacy-focused AI chatbot, called “Lumo.” Chats with Lumo are claimed to be end-to-end encrypted and stored directly on your devices. It offers both free and paid tiers and is available on Android and iOS devices, as well as with a web interface. Proton, known for its eponymous VPN and mail client apps, is joining the rally of companies that have embraced artificial intelligence or AI. Ea

The Outer Worlds 2 will no longer be Microsoft’s first $80 Xbox game

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft-owned developer Obsidian Entertainment is announcing a price drop for the The Outer Worlds 2 today. The game was originally supposed to debut at $79.99 in October, but it’s now going back to the regular $69.99 Xbox game price. Microsoft announced earlier this year that it would be raising the price of new Xbox first-party games from $69.99 to $79.99, alongside increa

Proton's privacy-focused Lumo chatbot encrypts all your conversations

What's another AI chatbot in an already crowded field? That's the question Proton is trying to answer today with the release of its new Lumo assistant . And like with its best known service, Proton Mail , the company says Lumo is for those who want a private alternative to what big tech is offering. Proton says every conversation with Lumo is secured with zero-access encryption, meaning only your device can unlock your content. In the context of an AI chatbot, that has several implications. Mos

How TRIC Robotics is reducing pesticide use on strawberries using UV light

Strawberries are the most popular berry in the U.S. for both consumers and farmers alike. They’re also some of the most pesticide-reliant fruits and consistently top the Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” list of the most contaminated produce. TRIC Robotics, a San Luis Obispo, California-based, think it can help strawberry farmers reduce chemical use with the help of UV light and robots. The startup built a fleet of robots that use UV-C light, a form of ultraviolet light that is large

This Compact Gaming Keyboard Gets a Lot Right, but a Few Things Wrong Too

One of the best things about mechanical keyboards, at least for me, is that there are a ton of choices and options so you can find the one that perfectly fits your preferences. Whether you're a hardcore gamer who needs the biggest, best and fastest one around or you're a more causal gamer who needs something great at work and occasional play, there's something for everyone. Cherry has long been one of the best keyboard makers and continues to have a huge presence and influence on the industry.

Proton’s new privacy-first AI assistant encrypts all chats, keeps no logs

Privacy-focused productivity tools maker Proton on Wednesday released its AI assistant, called Lumo, which it says prioritizes protecting user data. The company says the chatbot keeps no logs of your conversations, has end-to-end encryption for storing chats, and offers a ghost mode for conversations that disappear as soon as you close the window. Available via a web client, as well as Android and iOS apps, Lumo doesn’t require you to have an account to use the chatbot and ask questions. You c

This Is What Your Poop Is Trying to Tell You About Your Gut Health

While you may not regularly discuss your bowel movements with friends, it is still important to pay attention to them. After all, how often you poop, what your poop looks like and how long it takes you to poop can tell you a lot about your gut health, according to experts. To help you figure out what is normal versus unhealthy, we reached out to three gastroenterologists about everything you've ever wanted to know about your bowel movements. How often should you poop? You probably have someone

Do You Have a Cortisol Imbalance? These Are the Symptoms of High and Low Cortisol

Cortisol is a hot topic these days, especially as many struggle to manage their stress. You may also have heard of the term "cortisol face" or "moon face," which can be attributed to high cortisol levels. "Cortisol is a hormone produced by the adrenal glands that helps regulate your metabolism, blood sugar, inflammation, blood pressure and sleep-wake cycle," explains Dr. Mark Hyman, co-founder and CMO of Function Health, which offers a cortisol lab test. "It's most known for managing the body's