Laptop touchpads have always been the quiet workhorses of portable computing—handy, dependable, but not exactly stealing the show. That’s about to change with Intel’s Smart Base tech teaming up with E Ink’s ePaper displays, ready to turn the humble touchpad into something way cooler. This combo blends Intel’s clever platform with E Ink’s low-power, paper-like screens to make a touchpad that’s basically a mini interactive hub.
Apple’s iPhone 17 Air is gearing up to turn heads in September 2025, and a new video from Front Page Tech (FPT) gives us the best peek yet at what might be the sleekest iPhone ever.
The Dreamegg Pocket Sleep 1 portable white noise machine is great when traveling, and you can get one for $9.49 with promotion code: 6TVMPOMB, originally $24.98. Weighing only 1.6 ounces and sized at a tiny 1.8 x 1.8 x 1.9 inches, it’s smaller than a tennis ball and slides easily into a carry-on, wallet, or even that packed bedside table.Product page.
Apple’s MacBook lineup has always been the shiny gold standard—sleek, smooth, and yeah, pricey enough to make your bank account sweat a little. But word on the street, thanks to supply chain guru Ming-Chi Kuo, is that Apple’s got something fresh in the works: a 13-inch MacBook running on the iPhone 16 Pro’s A18 Pro chip, aiming to bring a wallet-friendly laptop to the table without skimping on that classic Cupertino flair.
In a minimalist Tokyo lab, a woman lounges in a chair that could easily pass for something in a fancy spa. But she’s actually controlling a humanoid robot across the room with just the tiniest flexes of her muscles. The robot copies her every move, from lifting a box to wiping down a table to shaking someone’s hand. This is H2L’s Capsule Interface.
DJI, the company famous for drones and slick camera gear, has jumped deeper into the power game with the DJI Power 2000, a beefy 2,048Wh battery station that’s ready for just about anything. Launched on July 2, 2025, this thing’s built tough and packs a punch with a steady 3,000W output, super-fast charging, and a design that’s all about keeping your gear juiced up no matter where you are.
In a world where floppy disks are mostly gathering dust in museums or keeping old nuclear systems company, a fun DIY project is giving these retro relics a new lease on life. Say hello to DiskFight, an interesting mashup of the classic Whack-a-Mole arcade game and the nostalgic vibe of 3.5-inch floppies.
A smartphone running a full-on Linux operating system, not just some jazzed-up Android skin, feels like a middle finger to the iOS-Android stranglehold. Meet the Liberux NEXX, a bold project from a scrappy Spanish crew aiming to win over privacy geeks and open-source diehards. But with a crowdfunding campaign that didn’t hit its sky-high $1.7 million mark, the NEXX’s story is as gripping as it is shaky.
