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I’m a big fan of smart lighting products, with connected bulbs all throughout my home. But my outside space is a little… lacking, shall we say. Fortunately, Nanoleaf just dropped two new additions to its line-up, and finally my patio might be about to get an upgrade. Nanoleaf’s newest devices are the Rope Light and Solar Garden Lights. One’s designed to twist and turn into whatever squiggly light-up nonsense your creative brain conjures up, and the other makes your garden look pretty magical. First up is the Rope Light – imagine an RGB rave noodle, but posh. It’s 5 metres of…

Microsoft is starting to integrate AI shortcuts, or what it calls AI actions, into the File Explorer in Windows 11. These shortcuts let you right-click on a file and quickly get to Windows AI features like blurring the background of a photo, erasing objects, or even summarizing content from Office files.Four image actions are currently being tested in the latest Dev Channel builds of Windows 11, including Bing visual search to find similar images on the web, the blur background and erase objects features found in the Photos app, and the remove background option in Paint.Microsoft is also planning to…

These days, the top gaming monitors offer crazy fast refresh rates. After all, in lots of games, whether you win or lose can come down to how fast your reactions are – and a super fast monitor helps with that. Asus’s latest esports-grade monitor is absurdly fast, unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. Asus’s new ROG Strix Ace XG248QSG offers a 610 Hz refresh rate display. That’s not a typo, it really is 610Hz. It marks the brand’s latest entry into the great refresh rate arms race, with a name as ridiculous as the specs. It’s got a native 600Hz…

Some of Adobe’s most expensive Creative Cloud subscriptions are about to get even pricier for users in North America. Starting from June 17th, the Creative Cloud All Apps plan will be renamed Creative Cloud Pro for users in the US, Canada, and Mexico, adding a bunch of generative AI perks in exchange for bumping up subscription costs.The pre-tax monthly price for individual Creative Cloud All Apps subscribers on an annual contract will increase from $59.99 to $69.99, or from $659.88 to $779.99 annually. The monthly price for rolling, non-contracted subscribers will jump from $89.99 to $104.99. Contracted prices for teams…

Until now, desktop PC gamers pretty much got all the fun. But thanks to the latest silicon chips, the top gaming laptops are more powerful than ever. Unfortunately, most of them are a little on the chunky side – not necessarily something you’d want to take with you. But Razer’s all-new Razer Blade 14 is a 14-inch gaming laptop that’s crammed into the chassis of something you’d expect to find in a coffee shop next to someone editing spreadsheets. In fact, it’s almost the same weight and thickness as the latest MacBook Pro devices, but with more GPU muscle under the hood.…

MSI makes some of the most popular gaming laptops kicking about – packing in raw power to play top titles. But now, it seems the brand is turning attention to how its laptops look. And the design team at MSI has clearly thrown out the rulebook. The brand’s Computex 2025 line-up is bursting with collaborations that have produced truly unique laptop designs, unlike anything I’ve ever seen. The most striking of the bunch has got to be the Prestige 13 AI+ Ukiyo-e Edition. This one’s a lacquered slice of Japanese history that also happens to pack an Intel Ultra 9…

There’s a fine line between today’s wearable tech and cyberpunk sci-fi; Sony’s new Reon Pocket Pro personal temperature regulator sits right on the crossroads. The sixth iteration of the neckband cooler isn’t ready to repurpose your lost fluids like a Dune Stillsuit, but has seen some significant changes to better help stop you getting hot under the collar. Unless that’s what you’re wanting, of course. As with last year’s Reon Pocket 5, it’s a hands-free alternative to a portable electric fan (or, perish the thought, a paper one you wave yourself) or hand warmer. Aimed at commuters, office workers and…

Elgato announced a new “Stream Deck Everywhere” strategy at Computex, which includes a software-based virtual Stream Deck for PCs, an ethernet dock accessory, unbranded Stream Deck modules that can bring its keys into other products, and even new scissor-switch keys for a more precise, keyboard-like feel. “With these launches, we’re opening up Stream Deck to a world of new users, from developers and DIY builders to manufacturers seeking a field-proven interface for their products,” said Elgato general manager Julian Fest. “Because Stream Deck isn’t just a device—it’s a platform.Stream Deck Modules are designed for hobbyists and manufacturers to easily integrate…

The app appears to offer similar functionality to the desktop version of NotebookLM, including the ability to upload sources of information that the app can summarize. It can also make AI-generated, podcast-like Audio Overviews. With the app, you can listen to those Audio Overviews in the background while you’re doing other things on your phone or while offline, Google says. Might be a handy way to get caught up on your performance review.The company teased the launch of the mobile app for the AI-powered tool last month. Its official arrival is happening just ahead of Google I/O, which kicks off…

There’s a lot to look at, watch, and listen to on the web. Fully utilizing the bookmarks feature in Google Chrome can be a real help in staying on top of everything.Chrome is the browser I use most often, and I’ve got a huge number of bookmarked sites inside it: long reads I want to get back to once work is done, news updates to write up for work, gift ideas, apps I’d like to check out, important Slack channels, and content systems for my job… the list goes on. All synced between devices and available everywhere.If you haven’t done…

It’s finally possible to purchase an audiobook from Spotify’s iPhone app with just a few taps. On Monday, Spotify announced that Apple approved an update that allows users in the US to see audiobook pricing within the app and buy individual audiobooks outside the App Store.The update also lets Spotify Premium subscribers purchase additional audiobook listening hours. This change follows last month’s Epic Games vs. Apple ruling, which upended the iPhone maker’s control over the App Store. Under the ruling, Apple can’t collect fees on purchases made outside the app store, nor can it govern how developers point to external…

President Donald Trump signed the Take It Down Act into law, enacting a bill that will criminalize the distribution of nonconsensual intimate images (NCII) — including AI deepfakes — and require social media platforms to promptly remove them when notified.The bill sailed through both chambers of Congress with several tech companies, parent and youth advocates, and first lady Melania Trump championing the issue. But critics — including a group that’s made it its mission to combat the distribution of such images — warn that its approach could backfire and harm the very survivors it seeks to protect. The law makes…