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The best stuff announced at IFA so far

The doors to IFA 2025 at Messe Berlin don’t officially open to the public until tomorrow, but several companies have already announced new gadgets, tech, features, and upgrades as Europe’s largest consumer tech show gets underway. There’s a lot of news to sta…

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Acer’s new Amadana and CE270 monitors are unusually, strikingly stylish

Did you know Acer acquired a Japanese design firm called Amadana late last year that makes classy coffee gear, retro calculators, air purifiers, and all manner of minimalist low-fi tech? Neither did I till today — but it goes a long way to explaining why a fe…

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Your robot is about to get its own robot

This year's IFA seems to be all about putting one piece of tech inside another piece of tech. Motion sensing inside of light bulbs. Projectors inside of party speakers. And my personal favorite: a robot that's built to ferry another robot. This week on The Ve…

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China Is About to Show Off Its New High-Tech Weapons to the World

On September 3, China will hold a “Victory Day” military parade in Tiananmen Square to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its victory over Japan—and to send the West a message.

Wired

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Trump’s Policies Are Shutting Out Americans From the Coolest New Gadgets

IFA 2025 was a showcase of tech you can't buy, and you can blame Trump's tariffs.

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Most Air Purifiers Haven’t Been Tested on Humans. That’s a Problem

New research exposes a startling lack of real-world testing for air-cleaning tech meant to fight airborne infections.

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PlayStation launches new app for parental controls

PlayStation is launching a new PlayStation Family app for iOS and Android to help parents manage their child’s playtime on PS5 and PS4. Parents can already set parental control features directly on a console, but this app gives parents another way to set limi…

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Google’s Pixel Buds Pro 2 are getting new AI-powered features in September

Google just announced its new budget Pixel Buds 2A, but it didn’t forget about the earbuds it launched last fall. Owners of the Pixel Buds Pro 2 will get an update in September that will deliver a few new AI-powered features. One of them, Adaptive Audio, auto…

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Fairphone’s new cables and chargers are both faster and tougher

Repairable phone manufacturer Fairphone has announced a new range of USB cables and chargers. While they’re not user-repairable, the company says that they’re more durable and sustainably manufactured than its previous peripherals. And even for people without…

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'Skibidi' and 'tradwife' among words added to Cambridge Dictionary

More than 6,000 new terms feature, including some relating to remote working and rich tech giants.

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