Xreal says that a01 wearers can also 3D print their own custom front frame designs. | Image by Xreal Augmented reality wearables provider Xreal has launched a new "X By Xreal" (XBX) subbrand, with its first customizable, lightweight smart glasses coming to the US in July. The new a01 AR glasses will be available starting at $299, featuring a "highly stable anti-shake mode" and interchangeable front frames.While the a01 lacks the degrees-of-freedom (DoF) support we typically see on more premium AR glasses to track the wearer's movements and head rotations, it does include what Xreal is calling the "industry-first spatial anti-shake algorithm." This preserves image clarity by reducing shake during turbulent motions, like when you're riding …Read the full story at The Verge.

Cody Miller just after winning $250,000 at the Enhanced Games. In Las Vegas, the blazing sun beats down on a makeshift Olympic-length pool. Cody Miller stands on the starting block of lane one. His arms are raised in victory. MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This" thumps over the loudspeakers as he rips off his swimming cap, throwing it to the ground. Miller lets out a guttural scream, muscles and veins bulging. He's just won the men's 50m breaststroke at the inaugural Enhanced Games. Miller's wallet is $250,000 fatter than it was 26.55 seconds ago - a new personal best time for the two-time Olympic medalist.Is Miller's win thanks to his polyurethane swimsuit, which was banned after the 2008 Olympics as a f …Read the full story at The Verge.

Upgrading to more power laser cutting tools expands the types of materials the M2 can engrave. | Image: xTool xTool has announced a new multi-purpose crafting machine that could potentially be one of the most affordable ways to start an Etsy shop. Its modular design facilitates a CMYK print head that works on multiple materials including paper, wood, and felt. It can later be swapped with laser-based cutting and engraving tools. You can use the M2 to both print and cut stickers, for example, but it's versatile enough to also be used to etch designs onto metal water bottles. The machine's upgradeable functionality justifies its footprint, which is much larger than your typical desktop printer.The xTool M2 Color Craft Laser, which will be priced at …Read the full story at The Verge.

If you live in a home with thick plaster walls, concrete floors, or multi-story architectural barriers, you might find that your high-end Wi-Fi keeps dropping the connection, and a wireless mesh node just repeats a degraded signal. You can't drill holes because you rent, or because your landlord would lose their mind.

Liquid cooling returns and is now visible on every version of the phone. Nubia has announced the international launch of the Redmagic 11S Pro, its new flagship Android gaming phone. It's not a significant change from the 11 Pro, which launched internationally last November, but has been upgraded to the overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Leading Version.Otherwise things look similar. There's a large 7,500mAh battery, fast 80W charging, and a 144Hz screen with an under-display camera. The company's AquaCore cooling returns, combining a 24,000 RPM fan with a true liquid cooling system - not the simple vapor chamber found on other phones. The big downside to the 11S Pro is that the RAM caps at 16GB and the storag …Read the full story at The Verge.

Valve has significantly increased the price of the Steam Deck - but now, it's also in stock. The 512GB Steam Deck OLED now costs $789, up from $549, while the 1TB model costs $949, up from $649. As I write this, both models are available to buy on Steam with an estimated delivery date of three to five business days.The company says the price increase is because of "rising memory and storage costs." Nothing about the Steam Deck has changed, but "these new prices reflect the current state of component costs and other global logistical challenges across the industry as a whole. We'll keep you updated if anything changes."Some refurbished St …Read the full story at The Verge.

Tailscale is an awesome software-defined network (SDN) that uses peer-to-peer VPN tunnels for keeping your data safe. But it's not a full replacement for the underlying networks, security stances, and equipment. Yes, you can use it to connect to services you want when outside your home network, but it won't magically fix any issues with that connection.

A fine-looking phone. I had one ask for friends, colleagues, the lady checking me in for a meeting at a large software company's headquarters, and everyone else who stopped to admire the phone I've been carrying around."Pet it."The Razr Ultra is not your average phone. I got the orient blue color option to test, which has a soft, woven back panel made of Alcantara fabric - which you're more likely to find on the seats of a fancy car. I can't stop petting it. I'm worried about how it'll look after spending years in and out of dusty tote bags and my kid's grubby hands, but after a couple of weeks of testing it hasn't picked up any gunk or dirt that I haven't be …Read the full story at The Verge.

The 2026 Razr Ultra is one of the Motorola phones that exhibited the ‘unintended’ redirects. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Motorola says that recently discovered behavior, which saw some of its phones sending users to an affiliate tracking website before opening the Amazon app, was "unintended" and has been "promptly corrected." The company didn't explain how the error was introduced in the first place."Recently, Motorola acted quickly to resolve an issue that was identified, which caused some users in the US launching the Amazon Shopping app to be routed through a web tracking link before opening the app. This behavior was unintended and resulted in an inconsistent user experience," Allison Yi, Motorola's executive director of product management, told The Ver …Read the full story at The Verge.

DuckDuckGo, an alternative, small-scale search engine, is reporting "a sustained surge" in US-based installations in the week following Google's very AI-focused I/O developer conference.

Yellow taxis pass in front of The New York Times newspaper building. | Alexandra Schuler/dpa (Photo by Alexandra Schuler/picture alliance via Getty Images) How newsrooms should use AI - or if they should at all - has been a recurrent debate within the media industry over the last several years. Increasingly, these rules are being hammered out at the bargaining table between unions and publishers. Right now, employees at The New York Times are gearing up for a fight.Unionized staff with the Tech Guild say Times management has refused to provide the union with information related to how the company has used AI, its plans for AI use in the future, and how it will affect employees' jobs and workflow. (The union filed an unfair labor practice charge earlier this month.) The Tech Guild, a NewsGuild …Read the full story at The Verge.

Graduating from college is exciting, but it can also feel slightly terrifying. Along with celebrating a huge accomplishment, many grads jump right into looking for a job. Some might be getting their first apartment, too, which brings on a whole new set of responsibilities. That's why getting the right graduation gift is so important: They aren't merely celebratory, they can make these huge transitions feel a little less overwhelming.We've curated dozens of gift ideas that celebrate their accomplishment and prepare them for life after college. Some of our picks are practical, meant to make adulting less daunting, including clothes steamers …Read the full story at The Verge.