For some, a keyboard is just an input device used for typing or gaming. It simply needs to have all the keys one needs, and should last for years. For others, however, the core features of a keyboard extend far beyond that. A quality keyboard, in such hands, is one that expertly marries exquisite design, a satisfying typing experience, and customizability together in one potent combination.

As a digital nomad fond of the dual-display lifestyle, I'm always searching for the best ways to extend my screen real estate on the go. At first, I used my iPad Pro to extend the screen of my MacBook Air with Sidecar. Eventually, that grew tiring, so I looked for other options. I've tested more than a handful of great portable monitors in the time since, but settled on the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i as my dual-screen solution for the foreseeable future about a year ago. I had yet to see a portable monitor capable of topping the Yoga Book experience until the second-generation Lenovo ThinkVision M14t crossed my desk.

EcoFlow’s Alternator Charger helps keep all your tools and toys charged when driving away from civilization. Continue reading…

The Lenovo Legion Go is one of the best PC gaming handhelds, especially with updates over time that have improved performance. It has a pair of detachable controllers just like the Nintendo Switch, and a kickstand with a wide viewing range to be able to play it at any angle. Because of these unique factors, along with the powerful AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme and the beautiful 1440p display, there are a ton of great games you can play on the Lenovo Legion Go. These are some of my favorites.

Illustration: The Verge In a late Friday email, X CEO Linda Yaccarino announced the launch of a new “video tab” feature (resembling a TikTok-style endless scroll, according to a source at X) and an X-exclusive reality series, called The Offseason, starring soccer star Midge Purce, and produced by investor Alexis Ohanian.This announcement comes shortly after a gathering of X partners and clients at the New York office on Tuesday, while Yaccarino works to retain advertisers and content creators — both vital to the platform but steadily fleeing due to the behavior of its owner, Elon Musk.Yaccarino added that Purce and Ohanian came to the office to share more about the upcoming premiere of The Offseason — which is set to go live October 18. X has been securing... Continue reading…

Image: OceanGate A former OceanGate contractor, Antonella Wilby, testified before a U.S. Coast Guard panel on Friday that the company’s Titan submarine, which imploded last year during a dive to the Titanic’s wreckage, relied on an incredibly convoluted navigation system.As Wilby described it during the US Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation hearing, the Titan’s GPS-like ultra-short baseline (USBL) acoustic positioning system generated data on a sub’s velocity, depth, and position using sound pings. Screenshot: U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Pelagic Research Services Images of the remains of the Titan submarine lying on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean were shared as part of the US Coast Guard hearing, That information... Continue reading…

The two new proceedings are meant to “assist Apple in complying with its interoperability,” according to the EU. | Cath Virginia / The Verge The European Commission has opened new proceedings under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that will see the bloc instruct Apple on how it can comply with its interoperability obligations. The two “specification proceedings” focused on iOS and iPadOS will conclude within six months. Under DMA, Apple is required to provide third parties “free and effective interoperability” with hardware and software features controlled by iOS and iPadOS. Now the EU is going to help Apple understand what that specifically means.“Today is the first time we use specification proceedings under the DMA to guide Apple towards effective compliance with its interoperability obligations through constructive dialogue,” said outgoing EU competition chief Margrethe... Continue reading…

Image: Microsoft Microsoft is overhauling the illustrations it uses throughout its products and services to make them less flat and more playful and interesting. The previous iteration of illustrations was heavily vector-based, with a flat illustration style that can be found throughout apps like Microsoft Teams, Skype, Office, and even parts of Windows. Now, Microsoft is shifting towards 3D designs that bring back skeuomorphism, together with more colorful and playful designs.“Our studies showed that while our illustrations could be described as colorful, inclusive, and genial on a surface level, they were received within consumer culture as uninteresting and emotionless,” explains the Microsoft Design team in a blog post outlining the new... Continue reading…

The Flipper Zero was a bit of a sleeper hit when it launched. It was essentially a Swiss army knife of pen-testing, and it exposed vulnerabilities across countless pieces of everyday technology that we all use. However, since its launch, there have been countless other devices that can all do what the Flipper Zero does, and others that have come along trying to do it better. As a result, the market is more competitive than ever, and with a Flipper One seemingly on the way, these are some of the things it would need to do to capture a similarly sized audience.

Microsoft is always adding more features to Windows, which help it keep up with the times and offer new functionality. But not all new additions to Windows have been welcome. Sometimes, Microsoft adds features that just don't make sense or are totally useless.

For a long time, getting the best network speeds around your home meant dragging Ethernet cables everywhere. That was a pain for homeowners, but renters looking for better network speeds were limited in what they could do. Nowadays, improvements to Wi-Fi routers mean wireless is often the way to go for speed, but that wasn't the case not that long ago. One solution that came out was powerline adapters, which used the wires that provide you with A/C electricity as makeshift Ethernet cables. They sounded great in theory, being able to plug two boxes into sockets across your home and get a network connection between them, but often fell short in practice.

Perhaps you constantly find yourself battling with PC issues, or just want some tools in your kit in case you encounter problems in the future. Either way, it's always good practice to have a few PC diagnostic tools on hand to fix issues as they appear. This way, if you ever run into an issue that you don't know how to fix, then you can download and install one of these tools to help you identify what the problem is and hopefully find a solution.