Old iPod Classics still draw people in with their click wheel, physical buttons, and the simple joy of a dedicated music player that never pushes notifications or drains itself on background apps. The hardware holds up surprisingly well decades later, yet the original design shows its age in daily use. Proprietary cables, failing hard drives, and no easy way to connect wireless headphones turn what should feel timeless into something that requires workarounds.
Porsche lifted the curtain this week, with a clear message for its customer racing community. The new 911 GT4 R replaces the long-running Cayman-based GT4 models and becomes the first car in this category to wear the iconic 911 shape. Built on the same foundation as the current 911 Cup, the car arrives in time for the 2027 season and carries a starting price of $375,500 in the United States, including delivery.
Researchers at ETH Zurich have built a pixel that handles two jobs in one small package. It can push out light to form images on a surface, while also taking in light and extracting detailed information about what it sees. No previous pixel has managed both tasks at the same time.
Apple’s latest 11th-generation iPad, priced at $299 on Prime Day (was $349), with its stunning 11-inch Liquid Retina display, provides a viewing experience that is just delightful to immerse yourself in, whether you’re learning about a new subject, binge-watching the latest series, or simply sketching some half-baked ideas that come to mind. The A16 processor in there is the true brains behind the operation, as it does all of the regular tasks like juggling numerous tabs, messing with the odd photo edit, and running educational programs with no problems. The battery life is also impressive, as you can get an entire day of pretty varied use out of it.
The idea of loading a comedy podcast onto the original 160 by 144 pixel screen of a Game Boy Color feels like a stretch even before any hardware enters the picture. The handheld dates back to 1998. It carries no wireless hardware, runs on an 8-bit processor, and originally shipped without a backlight. Still, Throaty Mumbo set out to make live YouTube playback happen on that exact platform and recorded the entire process.