GoKawiilis editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired.
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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 125, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, send me cereal recommendations, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)
I also have for you some very exciting new PC gear, the must-see movie of the Spring, a couple of genuinely useful new AI apps, a high-tech postcard, and much more. Let’s do it.
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The Drop
The Framework Laptop 13 Pro. I love Framework’s whole thesis that computers should be more upgradeable and repairable. For the first time, it seems to have also made a laptop that is just really, really nice. If this thing lives up to its spec sheet, and our first impressions, it’s going to be a big winner for Linux and Windows users.
The Framework Laptop Sleeve . I love a good laptop carrier, and this one — especially the silver model, which isn’t duct tape but looks just like duct tape — is an awesome one. It’s obviously designed for Framework gear, but should fit lots of other laptops too. I love a good laptop carrier, and this one — especially the silver model, which isn’t duct tape but looks just like duct tape — is an awesome one. It’s obviously designed for Framework gear, but should fit lots of other laptops too.
Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85 . I feel obligated to tell you about this new animated Netflix show — because, you know, Stranger Things — even though by all accounts it’s really not very good. If you watch it anyway because you can’t get enough of the Hawkins gang, just know that I get it. I feel obligated to tell you about this new animated Netflix show — because, you know, Stranger Things — even though by all accounts it’s really not very good. If you watch it anyway because you can’t get enough of the Hawkins gang, just know that I get it.
New Things . Our good friend Joanna Stern just started her own newsletter / YouTube channel / whole thing, and it’s already delightful and extremely Joanna-y. Go subscribe! And keep an eye out, because we’re gonna get Joanna back in this space one way or another. Our good friend Joanna Stern just started her own newsletter / YouTube channel / whole thing, and it’s already delightful and extremely Joanna-y. Go subscribe! And keep an eye out, because we’re gonna get Joanna back in this space one way or another.
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