The Smithsonian has faced withering pressure from the Trump administration.
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TechCrunch recently reviewed the Sennheiser Momentum 5 wireless headphones after several weeks of hands-on testing. The reviewer evaluated key performance areas including sound quality, active noise cancellation, comfort, and battery life. The Momentum 5 was found to deliver impressive audio performance alongside exceptional battery endurance. Overall, the headphones were assessed as a strong option in their category with very few notable compromises.
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative set out to provide every child in the world with access to a computer through its purpose-built XO-1 laptop. Championed by Silicon Valley thinkers and executives, the project was seen as a potential solution to global educational inequality. However, the initiative proved far more complex than its founders anticipated, and it ultimately fell short of its ambitious goals. The Verge's Version History podcast brings together journalists Adi Robertson and David Imel to examine what went wrong with OLPC. The episode also explores whether lessons can be drawn from the XO-1's design and whether large-scale computer giveaway programs could ever realistically succeed.
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 145, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, I'm happy to be done traveling for a bit, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I flew to San Francisco to try out Meta's new hardware, including the impressive Meta VR Glasses. Along the way, I've been listening to Joanna Stern's interview with Mark Zuckerberg, watching this interview with new Apple CEO John Ternus, revisiting Steve Jobs' "Antennagate" press conference Q&A, playing games on my Steam Deck using the Xreal
The smart home industry has a growing problem: connected devices are becoming obsolete or unsupported, stranding users who paid premium prices. The June Oven, a $1,495 smart cooking appliance built by former Apple engineers, exemplified the high-end promise of intelligent home devices when it launched about a decade ago. It featured a built-in scale, restaurant-grade heating elements, and a camera capable of recognizing food and cooking it automatically. However, its story has become emblematic of a broader pattern in which smart home products lose functionality when companies shut down or discontinue support. The so-called smart home graveyard continues to grow, raising questions about the long-term value and reliability of connected consumer devices.
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