Every fall, dozens of maple and oak trees in my neighborhood shed their leaves. Thus begins the constant drone of gas-powered leaf blowers every day through early December. The noise is by far the most annoying thing about these yard tools,…
‘Tron Ares’ debuts on streaming today: Here’s how to watch Jared Leto’s sci-fi AI blockbuster
Tron: Ares | Streaming on Disney+ January 7 – YouTube Watch On “Tron: Ares” hit a bit of a bumpy road when it was released in theaters back in October 2025, gaining nowhere near its reported $220 million budget after the…
Corsair's Galleon 100 SD combines a mechanical keyboard with a Stream Deck
Corsair’s Galleon 100 SD fuses a full Stream Deck directly into a high-end mechanical keyboard, aiming to replace two pieces of desk gear with one premium accessory. Galleon 100 SD by Corsair Stream Decks are widely used by streamers and gamers,…
The excellent Razer Wolverine V3 Pro is back on sale — and one is at a lowest-ever price
The Razer Wolverine V3 Pro controller is my favorite premium Xbox and PC controller right now, and it’s back on sale in 2026. One model in particular is even down to a lowest-ever price in the US. The best US rate…
Building materials are getting closer to doubling as batteries
A weight-bearing arch made of electron-conducting carbon concrete (ec3) integrates supercapacitor electrodes to power a light.MIT EC³ HUB The researchers achieved this progress by using high-resolution 3D imaging to learn more about how the conductive carbon network—essentially, the electrode—functions and interacts…
Dreame’s latest robot vacuum concept has slightly terrifying legs that can climb full-size stairs
Robot vacuum companies are once again out in full force at CES 2026, giving their devices a new set of intriguing — and sometimes unsettling — capabilities. This year, Chinese appliance maker Dreame is showing off a vacuum prototype with giant…
Hubble Telescope spies ‘wake’ of supergiant Beutelgeuse’s hidden companion star
Astronomers and scientists love Betelgeuse because it shines so brightly. While most stars appear as tiny points of light, Betelgeuse is large enough, and close enough, that we can study it in much greater detail. But this red supergiant star is…
Intricuit's Magic Screen adds touch support to the MacBook Pro display
Accessory startup Intricuit aims to make the touch-enabled MacBook Pro a reality, with a crowdfunded campaign for a screen overlay. The Intricuit Magic Screen on a MacBook Pro – Image Credit: Intricuit Apple has long been rumored to be working on…
Microsoft Office has been rebranded to Microsoft 365 Copilot, or has it?
Reports have surfaced about a Microsoft Office rebrand, but it’s not all it seems Microsoft’s central app is for files, scanning, editing, and interacting with AI Customers aren’t happy that AI is being pushed on them There’s a whole lot of…
Why AI predictions are getting harder to make
Inevitably, these conversations take a turn: AI is having all these ripple effects now, but if the technology gets better, what happens next? That’s usually when they look at me, expecting a forecast of either doom or hope. I probably disappoint,…