GoKawiilHi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 132, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy soccer, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)
I also have for you an early candidate for movie of the summer, a new way to watch an old classic show, a portable camera and mouse worth a look, and much more. Let’s do this? Let’s do this.
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The Drop
Pool . I remain totally convinced that “take a bunch of screenshots and let AI make sense of it” is I remain totally convinced that “take a bunch of screenshots and let AI make sense of it” is a fundamentally great interface for using computers. Pool, which is finally out of beta, is exactly that — a way to bookmark and do things with anything you see on your screen. It starts by grabbing and sorting all your old screenshots, too, which has been a wild blast from the past.
Disclosure Day . Spielberg making an alien movie: pretty much always a good thing! The trailer for this one made me nervous, but the reviews are mostly good. Even the ones that aren’t good are like, “It’s very fun but also it’s just a Spielberg alien movie,” which is actually precisely what I’m looking for. Spielberg making an alien movie: pretty much always a good thing! The trailer for this one made me nervous, but the reviews are mostly good. Even the ones that aren’t good are like, “It’s very fun but also it’s just a Spielberg alien movie,” which is actually precisely what I’m looking for.
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood . A formative TV show for generations of kids is finally, officially on YouTube. The channel’s brand-new, but already has clips, full episodes, and livestreams to watch. That’s my toddler’s YouTube diet sorted for the foreseeable future. A formative TV show for generations of kids is finally, officially on YouTube. The channel’s brand-new, but already has clips, full episodes, and livestreams to watch. That’s my toddler’s YouTube diet sorted for the foreseeable future.
The Logitech Mobi Fold . If you carry a portable mouse for working on the go, there’s If you carry a portable mouse for working on the go, there’s a good chance this $80 one’s an upgrade. It’s tiny, has a few useful customization options, and I think I like that it’s a touchpad instead of a scroll wheel? Very curious to drop this one into my travel iPad setup.
Claude Fable 5 . Leaving aside my many feelings about the fact that Anthropic shipped a variation on the model that two months ago it called too dangerous to release, I have been very impressed with Fable’s power and thoroughness so far. It’s a heck of a vibe-coding tool. And use it now, since it’ll start costing extra in nine days! Leaving aside my many feelings about the fact that Anthropic shipped a variation on the model that two months ago it called too dangerous to release, I have been very impressed with Fable’s power and thoroughness so far. It’s a heck of a vibe-coding tool. And use it now, since it’ll start costing extra in nine days!
The Insta360 Luna Ultra . This is like the Rolls-Royce of gimbal cameras. Two lenses, upgraded processing, a very clever detachable screen / remote control, and more. The $769 price is too high for me, but I suspect it’ll be worth it for a lot of creators. This is like the Rolls-Royce of gimbal cameras. Two lenses, upgraded processing, a very clever detachable screen / remote control, and more. The $769 price is too high for me, but I suspect it’ll be worth it for a lot of creators.
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