I have to admit, I slept on Claude at first, and that was a mistake. I was already using several other AI tools and just didn't see the need to further complicate my stack. Perplexity for research tied to a local LLM for summarization, and I didn't see the need for more chefs in the kitchen. Except, I should have fired them all and moved over to Claude Code, because it's far more versatile and powerful for the workflow I use for ideation and research.

Every DIY tinkerer knows that a broken device can always be repaired. The screen may be busted, the motherboard may be fried, and the audio ports may have been worn away after years of use, but if you have a soldering iron, a sense of adventure, and a ton of patience, you can always restore a device to how it was (or, at least, as close as possible).

If you want a modern and stylish way to replay the classic titles in the modern era, you can do a lot worse than purchase a retro gaming handheld. There are plenty out there that combine the look and feel of the older generation with enhanced features and modern quality-of-life upgrades, and people who love to relive the classics often sing their praises, especially if the device allows them to use their existing library of physical games.

My morning routine is chaotic, to say the least. Setting aside the fact that I'm not a morning person at all and waking up on time is a challenge on its own, there's the entire "actually figuring out what I'm supposed to be doing" problem that no amount of sleep or coffee can fix!

The redesigned mixer also includes a new beater that can scrape the bowl for you. | Image: KitchenAid KitchenAid calls its new Artisan Plus Stand Mixer the biggest upgrade to the appliance since 1955. If you've ever been frustrated by the limited speed settings on the brand's iconic mixers, you might agree. Not only does the new Artisan Plus introduce an additional half-speed setting for gently folding and incorporating ingredients like egg whites and berries, it also features a redesigned control lever for selecting an exact speed in-between its 11 presets.The Artisan Plus Stand Mixer is available from KitchenAid and other retailers starting today for $599.99 in 11 of the brand's existing colors plus four new ones including sundried tomat …Read the full story at The Verge.

If you've spent any time recently comparing GPUs solely through their spec sheet, you'll probably already know how quickly the numbers stop telling the whole story once you watch a gameplay benchmark. As GPU architectures mature, raw compute metrics have started to become an increasingly unreliable basis for real-world performance comparisons, and that isn't by accident.

One of the coolest ways I've seen Raspberry Pis used is to give a second life to retro hardware. Granted, it often requires gutting the original hardware and replacing it with more modern alternatives; however, given how it's so difficult to get genuine parts for older hardware, it feels like a necessary evil.

The camera module on the Vivo X300 Ultra (pictured) is certainly eye-catching. | Image: Vivo Vivo has launched the X300 Ultra in China today, the company's latest flagship that really puts the "camera" in cameraphone. The device is "designed for professional photography," according to Vivo's press release, and features a set of Zeiss camera lenses that are optimized for specific shooting styles, including telephoto close-ups, wide-angle, and videography.My colleague Dom got an early look at the X300 Ultra's upgraded telephoto extender lens and professional camera cage at MWC this year, but now we have more specifications for the phone itself. The big story here is the camera array. The X300 Ultra features a "3+2 ZEISS Master Lense …Read the full story at The Verge.

If you want to feel truly invincible when driving in the snow, you need a set of studded snow tires. They're illegal in some places, typically restricted to the frigid months of the year in others. Spring for a set, though, and they'll see you through the worst, slipperiest, snowiest driving conditions you can imagine.They come at a pretty substantial cost, though, and I'm not just talking about a financial one. Yes, quality tires with embedded tungsten tips are generally far pricier than your average bargain rubber with snowflakes on the sidewall. The bigger issue, though, is that they can be extremely loud and are substantially worse for …Read the full story at The Verge.

When you think of Apple, you probably think of the iPhone, or maybe the Mac, or perhaps you've got fond memories of the iPod. But Apple's 50-year run of creating tech products that people fall in love with - sometimes a lot of people, sometimes just a hardy few - would never have happened if it weren't for a product and platform that's been gone for decades.Apple would never have made it if it weren't for the Apple II, the company's first hit product and the first one to generate the amount of devotion we've now come to expect from fans of Apple's products. Their slogan was, and still is, "Apple II Forever!"Let's go back to the dawn of c …Read the full story at The Verge.

"I'm pleased to report to you that Apple's back on track." It was May of 1998, and Steve Jobs was about 10 months into his second stint leading the company he'd cofounded more than two decades earlier. (It was also a bit more than a decade after that company forced him out.) Jobs took the stage at the annual Macworld conference in a white shirt and dark jacket, and told the audience the Apple team had been working harder than ever to finish up a new computer, one designed with the internet in mind. It was called iMac. "We think iMac's going to be a really big deal," he told the audience. He was right.When Jobs came back to Apple in 1997, h …Read the full story at The Verge.

I've been pretty vocal about my disdain for HDMI and my preference for DisplayPort on my PC. I might not like HDMI as a protocol, but the hardware used for it is pretty high quality, which makes it useful for other things. One of which I can't decide if it's cursed or genius, but probably somewhere in between.