Local AI has advanced enough to almost feel like a life hack. You can brainstorm, analyze complex documents, generate and run complex code on your machine and derive insights that aid important decision-making, and none of it costs a dime if you've got the compute and the storage for it. It's no surprise that the local AI landscape is advancing fast, and we're almost spoilt for choice on capable open-weight models these days.

Not long ago, relying on a phone instead of a laptop felt more like an idea than a practical reality. Samsung proved years ago that Android phones could actually offer a desktop experience with its DeX, and with Android 16, Google has officially brought something similar to its Pixel devices.

The consumer tech economy needs more DRAM manufacturers, and it needs them more urgently than perhaps at any point in its history. Anyone keeping track of the pricing trends will know that memory prices have climbed into the stratosphere on the back of AI infrastructure's relentless demand, and every consumer device that depends on RAM has traveled from inflated to unaffordable, quarter after quarter, with almost no relief in sight.

There's no doubt that Fire TV Sticks are affordable — even the high-end models. That's great because it lets users stream content by simply plugging one into any TV and using it in unique ways wherever they go. However, there is one big annoyance that I consider the real cost of ownership of a Fire TV Stick — the home screen.

I used to pride myself on wrapping up my workday before 6 pm, leaving me enough time for the gym and playing squash before dinner. That said, it was clear to me that I was still spending too much time on my phone during the workday. Whether it was checking something important or wasting time on Instagram and YouTube, I was killing precious time that could have been used better.

If you're familiar with retro gaming on Valve's hardware, there's a good chance you already know about EmuDeck. While it plays like a dream on the Steam Deck, it encountered issues running on the newest Valve hardware, the Steam Machine. Fortunately, the development team has announced that it has ironed out all the bugs, and you can now launch EmuDeck on your Steam Machine.

Google Antigravity is one of the best tools I have used for building an app from scratch. You can give it a reasonably detailed prompt, leave it alone for a while, and return to find that most of the initial work has already been handled. Its agents can plan the build, divide the work among themselves, and verify whether everything works. For getting an idea to a functional first version, it is frighteningly good.

Most motherboards come with more than one M.2 slot these days, and in most builds, once the primary SSD is installed, the other slots sit empty until more storage drives are needed. Well, my current PC wasn't any different, and I had a spare slot that I rarely thought about.

Running a household means keeping up with dozens of small responsibilities, and I wanted a better way to stay organized without relying on a different app for everything. That's when I started using Docker to self-host tools designed for everyday life. Over time, I built a simple setup that helps me run my entire household effortlessly. Most of these containers run quietly in the background, so I rarely think about them anymore.

While PC cases for a Raspberry Pi may seem like a gimmick, they can be a fancy way to protect your SBC from dust and damage while also providing active cooling. But what if you found a full-sized PC case you'd think would be perfect for your Pi? Well, if you have your eyes on that one wooden Fractal North case, someone has managed to make a tiny version for their SBC, and so can you.

What's the most expensive PC case you've ever made? Whatever you paid for it, there's a good chance that it wasn't as expensive as this mini PC case. While the hardware inside the case is pretty powerful, the real eye-watering price is due to the case being constructed out of 32 individual sticks of RAM. And while its creator didn't reveal how much it cost to make it, it has to be pretty expensive.

Most productivity tools promise to save time, but many of them simply give me another dashboard to manage. Google Antigravity feels different. Instead of helping me organize work, it helps me finish it.