A new gadget on Kickstarter could revolutionize the Internet by removing all ads from your Internet connection. The device will let users stream videos, surf the web and much more, all without making you watch ads first.
The next iPhone? Nope. This one has no screen, no apps, no keyboard
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I always want you to be tech ahead. That’s why I want you to think about what if your next device didn’t have a screen? Or apps? Or a keyboard?
That’s exactly why Sam Altman (OpenAI’s CEO) and Jony Ive (the former Apple design genius behind the iPhone) are working on a new kind of AI gadget that could completely change the way we interact with technology.
Your AI sidekick
This new device, still under wraps and code-named “IO,” isn’t a phone replacement. It’s something completely new. Altman says he believes they’ll sell 100 million of them. And I think he’s right.
It won’t show you TikToks or open Instagram. Instead, it listens, learns and helps. Think of it like an AI brain in your pocket. You talk to it, and it talks back, giving you useful answers, reminders, ideas, even directions, all without pulling out a screen or typing a single word.
It learns from you. That’s right: you, in your unfiltered glory, yelling, “Alexa, lower volume!” while trying to microwave coffee for the third time.
‘Where’s my kid’s soccer game?’
Imagine saying that out loud and your AI assistant tells you the location, pulls up the route and reminds you to pick up snacks on the way, all while you’re brushing your teeth or grabbing your keys. That’s the promise of what’s coming: zero friction tech that helps without overwhelming.
I love my devices, but I don’t want to be ruled by them. This could be a new kind of relationship with tech, more human, less addictive.
A full-circle moment
It’s poetic, really. Jony Ive helped design the very screen-based world we now live in: the iPhone, iPad, iMac. Now he’s helping to build the thing that might free us from those screens. That’s huge.
Will this device change everything overnight? Probably not. Will it make you question why you ever needed five apps to order a sandwich? Yes.
Tech sale: $40 off a smarter, Bluetooth-enabled record player
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The next best thing to hearing music live is turning on your record player. Vinyl is far more high-quality than anything that could play from your earbuds. That’s because pressing a record preserves the audio data. Tap or click here to check your home for vinyl records worth big money.
Feeling the pressure? I’ve got ya!
🎁 These gifts come just in time for Christmas.
- A Polaroid camera (20% off) with Bluetooth and an app you can use to edit your photos. The future is now!
- Oakley sunglasses are a spec-tacular gift.
- For the traveler: a nice laptop backpack ($70) saves time while going through TSA security checkpoints.
- My niece uses this skincare brand, and she freakin’ glows. The set comes with a bunch of goodies.
- For their 2025 walking resolution, Reebok sneakers (for men and for women).
- Honest Beauty’s mascara is to die for. It’s also under $20.
- This hair-drying wand (20% off, $120) is the perfect alternative to Dyson’s $600 Airwrap.
- A shiny new golf bag would be an un-fore-gettable gift. 🏌️
- I don’t know how they did it, but this is the best workout mat (15% off) I’ve ever owned. (I gifted myself a Peloton Tread, and it’s great.)
- For the person obsessed with their journal, colorful ballpoint pens. They’re under $10, too.
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Everything old is new again
Remember when Amazon’s Kindle was the hottest gadget on the block, selling out in just five hours in 2007? It’s making a surprising comeback, here’s the scoop.
How to try out a new TV from Hisense for 100 days, no strings attached
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The tricky part about shopping for tech is you never know how it will work once it’s in your home. You can look at a TV and imagine it in your living room, but you can’t be sure about its performance until you’ve used it. There’s nothing worse than buying a costly gadget, only to find out it doesn’t work the way you wanted.
Romantic gifts for your significant other
❤️🔥 Turn the holidays into lovin’.
- A hand-casting kit (20% off) makes a mold out of your and your partner’s hands. Freakin’ adorable.
- Scratch off all the food you’ve eaten together on this travel print (11% off). Or maybe just decide what’s for dinner.
- Don’t tell them you got a stuffed waffle maker (29% off), and surprise them in bed with a Nutella-filled waffle. Not advised with white sheets.
- A chalkboard coffee mug ($13) lets you write a new message every morning for your partner. Cute!
- For long-distance lovers, tap this lamp, and your partner’s matching lamp will light up in the same color.
- This portable picnic table (22% off, $35) has wineglass holders — no spillage disasters allowed.
- This homemade gin kit comes with two bottles, so if you mess up yours, you can just steal sips of theirs! That’s love.
- They knead a massage gun in their life.
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3 signs your printer is hacked
Have you secured every gadget in your workspace? Here’s how cybercriminals can take advantage of your printer, in just 60 seconds.
Another loony product unveiled at CES 2023
I can’t believe this gadget is real. Here’s a hint: It costs $3K and involves babies. Here’s all you need to know, in 60 seconds.