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Hands-On with the Framework 13 Pro, a Modular Laptop You Can Own for Years

By Jackson Chung July 27, 2026

Framework spent years showing that a laptop does not have to be sealed shut forever. With the Framework 13 Pro, the company delivers a machine that finally matches the ambition of that idea. The chassis is cut from solid blocks of aluminum rather than assembled from thinner stamped pieces. The result is a rigid body that feels dense and quiet when you pick it up. Weight sits at 1.4 kilograms and thickness stays at 15.85 millimeters, the same outer size as earlier 13-inch models so existing bags and stands still work.

Cyan’s Quiet Send-Off for Project Anglerfish Previews a Myst Sequel That Could Have Been

By Bill Smith July 27, 2026

Cyan Worlds just opened a door that will stay shut. On their YouTube channel the studio posted a short video titled “A path not taken: Project Anglerfish.” Development director Hannah Gamiel and creative director Eric A. Anderson appear first with a clear warning. Everything that follows is not in active development and will never ship in the form shown.

Apple TV’s Neuromancer Finally Surfaces at Comic-Con, Teases Cyberpunk Future

By Bill Smith July 27, 2026

Callum Turner appeared on a screen in Hall H this past weekend and handed San Diego the first real look at Neuromancer, Apple TV’s adaptation of William Gibson’s 1984 novel. He could not attend in person. His short video message introduced a dense, restless minute of footage that finally shows the world Gibson put on the page more than four decades ago.

Fascinating Look Back at eBrain, the 2001 Talking Companion That Synced Through Flashing Screens and Spoke in Burps

By Jackson Chung July 27, 2026

DSI Electronics put this thing out in 2001 and called it the eBrain Talking Personal Electronic Companion. Model 69006. Silver plastic shell that folds open like some kind of sci-fi prop from a low-budget space show. Three AAA batteries keep it alive. No internet connection of any kind. No cloud. Just a little speaker, some buttons for mode and select, and an optical sensor that only understands light patterns from a CRT monitor.

Yeast Turns Sugar Into Liquid Power in a Paintball Bottle

By Jackson Chung July 26, 2026

Yeast spends its days chewing through sugar and splitting the leftovers into alcohol and carbon dioxide. Most people chasing homemade ethanol treat the second half of that reaction as pure waste and let the gas drift away. One maker decided the gas was too useful to ignore and set out to trap every molecule, dry it, chill it, and pack it into the same kind of high-pressure bottles that drive paintball markers and soda siphons.