Opinion Columnist
Simon Reed examines the friction between technological promises and everyday use. His columns focus on product disappointments, unintended consequences and the work left to users when a system falls short. He is skeptical of novelty for its own sake.
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The promise of a truly smart home has always been tethered to the messy reality of Wi-Fi connections, app overload, and endless hub configurations. Emerson, under the manufacturing of IAI Smart, is th...
Read article →Word on the street is Premise VC is loading up for a consumer AI explosion. Forget enterprise adoption stalling—Vanessa Larco at Premise is planting her flag, declaring 2026 as the year consumer-facin...
Read article →Intel's launch of its Panther Lake chips, built on the advanced Intel 18A process node, has triggered a wave of praise from Washington, with President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lut......
Read article →YouTube just dropped a significant update to its search filters, and as a senior product critic, I had to dive in. The changes, announced earlier today, promise to refine the search experience, but......
Read article →Upright vacuums, bless their bulky hearts, are relics of a bygone era. Cordless models have arrived to right those wrongs, offering maneuverability and power without the tangled frustration....
Read article →Microsoft is finally dragging Word into the modern era with a slick new feature that dramatically simplifies adding hyperlinks. Forget hunting through menus or fumbling with CTRL+K – now, you can j......
Read article →The next generation of high-bandwidth memory (HBM), HBM4, is facing a significant delay. Mass production is now projected to begin no earlier than late Q1 2026, thanks to Nvidia's last-minute spec ......
Read article →For years, miniature fans have been the go-to solution for keeping our smartphones and laptops from turning into miniature space heaters. But are they truly the best approach?...
Read article →MIT's "Mathematics for Computer Science," a foundational course for aspiring computer scientists, remains a crucial resource. However, its 2018 iteration is starting to show its age in the rapidly ......
Read article →Mammotion is making a bold play to redefine lawn care with its latest lineup of outdoor robots, promising a future where rescuing stranded bots is a thing of the past. The Luba 3 and Spino S1 Pro a......
Read article →Telegram, the messaging app favored by everyone from dissidents to meme-loving teens, is facing a harsh reality check. A newly revealed Financial Times report indicates that $500 million worth of T......
Read article →Large language models (LLMs) are about to fundamentally change the scientific landscape. A new report is predicting a surge in scientific output thanks to AI assistance....
Read article →Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has announced that the company's Vera Rubin GPUs are now in “full production,” signaling a major shift in the AI hardware landscape. The announcement, first reported by Laur......
Read article →Xreal is making a splash at CES 2026, and their collaboration with Asus is stealing the show. The ROG Xreal R1 gaming glasses promise a visual experience unlike anything we've seen before in wearab......
Read article →CES 2026 isn't exactly synonymous with 'relaxing,' but Ambient's Dreamie is trying to change that. This tabletop device, a sunrise alarm clock and nighttime wind-down aid, wants to be the buffer be......
Read article →Garmin is jumping into the nutrition tracking game, but a crucial detail might leave some users with a sour taste. The company announced that nutrition logging is now available within the Garmin Co......
Read article →Kwikset is making a play for the mainstream smart home at CES 2026 with its new Aura Reach smart lock. At $189, it's hitting a sweet spot in price, but the real story is its embrace of Matter over ......
Read article →Asus is making a bold statement at CES 2026 with its new ROG G1000 gaming PC. Forget subtle RGB lighting; this machine is draped in holographic panels, making it a spectacle as much as a powerhouse....
Read article →Mux, the video infrastructure startup (YC W16), is on the hunt for a platform engineer—but this isn't just any backend role. This one's all about improving the internal developer experience, or DX....
Read article →The global chip shortage continues to bite, but a new price surge has hit the server market with full force. In China's spot market, the cost of high-capacity DDR5 server memory has reached astrono......
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