Forgive me if I sound a little overly excited, but ever since I ditched Windows for Linux five months ago, I hadn't experienced a version update for a Linux distro before. I did quite a bit of distro hopping to start, so I was never really stuck on one operating system long enough to see it upgrade to a new version.

It's been nearly two weeks since Microsoft, a multi-trillion dollar company, shipped a $600 handheld "Xbox" that can't be relied on to sleep, wake, or hold a charge while asleep in my tests. Neither Microsoft nor Asus would admit there's a problem with the white Xbox Ally or offer a timeline to fix it after repeated requests by The Verge. (Asus tells me it needs more time to test.)But if you want your white Asus handheld to start working reliably, you could do what I did: I installed the latest build of Bazzite, a SteamOS-like, Linux-based operating system that works properly with gamepad controls, and sleeps like a dream. I didn't need to …Read the full story at The Verge.

The new Vision Pro with M5 offers some improvements over the original. Apple's Vision Pro remains the best VR headset by a mile, and there are many moments when it feels magical to use. I love staring at 3D photos, watching movies on huge screens, and working across a bunch of floating windows. But I noticed something weird after I wrote my first review in 2024: I took the headset off, put it back in its box, and didn't put it back on again.The new M5 model remains a very good headset, now slightly faster and more comfortable than its predecessor. But I've still found it hard to return to instead of just watching a movie on my iPhone or TV, or working right from my Mac. It requires putting something on my hea …Read the full story at The Verge.

The U-Scan can be left installed in your toilet for up to three months between charges. | Image: Withings Withings first announced its U-Scan, a non-invasive device you install in your toilet to track various health metrics, at CES 2023 two years ago. Unlike Kohler’s Dekoda, which uses a camera to analyze your poop, the U-Scan detects and samples your urine, tests it using replaceable cartridges, and sends the results to the Withings app, where you’ll get tips on how to improve your health if needed.The device is finally launching in the US and Europe today with two different cartridges. The U-Scan Nutrio monitors nutrition by measuring four urinary biomarkers — including hydration, ketones, and vitamin C — while the U-Scan Calci tracks parameters such as calcium levels to monitor kidney health and the potential for developing kidney stones. The cartridge for tracking reproductive health that was announced alongside the U-Scan at CES 2023 won’t be available at launch, and while the device was originally waiting for FDA clearance, Withings now classifies it as a “wellness product,” so clearance isn’t necessary.Pricing starts at $349.95 for the Proactive option, which includes the U-Scan itself, a charging and cleaning station, access to the Withings Plus service, and a single Nutrio or Calci cartridge with 22 tests that will last up to three months with just two weekly measurements. The $429.95 Intensive option instead includes two cartridges and 44 tests, facilitating more tests per week. Replacement cartridges, which can be shipped regularly as part of a subscription plan, are $99.95 each or $179.95 a pair.

You know, I don't hear a lot about hunting video games. It seems like a very untapped niche where people have their favorites and needs from the genre. However, one game keeps coming around even among people who typically don't play hunting games, and it's called theHunter: Call of the Wild.

The emergence of AI-enabled web browsers promise a radical shift in how we navigate the internet, with new browsers like Perplexity's Comet, OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas, and Opera Neon integrating language models (LLMs) directly into the browsing experience. They promise to be intelligent assistants that can answer questions, summarize pages, and even perform tasks on your behalf, but that convenience comes at a pretty major cost.

Logitech knows how to make a great mouse, and the MX Master has always been the gold-standard for productivity mice. The newest model, the MX Master 4, is no exception to that. It's the same great MX Master formula with a few extra bells and whistles sprinkled on top. It's a little more expensive than it's predecessor, and I don't mind paying extra for a great product, but unfortunately, Logitech has lost my trust as a consumer. Their treatment of older products that they no longer wish to officially support makes me hesitant to buy a product that relies on their software to function, and unfortunately, the MX Master 4 could fall into that category.

I like to believe I have more than sufficient storage on my PC. A 2TB SSD and a 4TB HDD are not what you expect to see on a system with storage concerns. However, I was running out of space on my SSD — I observed that the free space on the drive kept dropping every few weeks. At first, I checked the storage settings to see what was occupying all the space, and even manually checked the folders on all the partitions. After my search went nowhere, I saw fellow users mentioning WizTree on several Reddit posts. I have used third-party storage analyzers before, but WizTree is by far the best of the bunch.

Tablets or mobile phones can be integrated into your smart home setup and SBC projects. You can use a tablet as a dashboard to display Home Assistant data or as a screen for your Raspberry Pi. However, a $20 ESP32 display (such as a Cheap Yellow display or CYD) still outperforms tablets and other small-screen devices, as well as Android/iOS devices, when deployed in an SBC project. There are plenty of projects where an ESP32 display makes more sense than a full-fledged tablet, which offers little to no flexibility.

Chromebooks are a favorite among professionals and students alike, but one of their best traits is that they come with all kinds of budgets in mind. If you're in school and want something that won't break the bank, there are plenty of Chromebooks for students that keep costs low.

We have all been conditioned to believe that productivity requires a subscription, a learning curve, or a complex, feature-heavy application. We install sleek task managers, configure project boards, and still somehow feel overwhelmed by our digital tools.

I self-host a lot of different services, and one of the most common ways to organize that kind of collection is to self-host a dashboard like Homepage or Homarr. While I've tried those out, I haven't really managed to stick with them. However, there's one that has stuck with me so far, and that's Dashwise. Dashwise is an all-new self-hosted dashboard for your home lab and other services, and it shows a lot of promise as being a go-to home dashboard in the future.