Articles by Charlie Sorrel
Apple’s New MacBook Air May Be The Best Laptop For Everyone
Apple's new MacBook Airs look the same as before but have cool new features inside, making it less appealing to spend extra on a MacBook Pro, which mainly offers more ports and a better screen.
Why Film Cameras and Cassette Players Are The New Cool Gear
Pentax's upcoming film camera and next week's Fiio Walkman launch face industry challenges, with both products suffering from quality issues, unlike vinyl turntables, which have maintained or improved in quality.
Why Adobe’s AI Tool Is Great For Indie Musicians
Musicians can effortlessly craft custom samples using Adobe's Project Music GenAI Control by describing their desired sound.
Apple Is Ditching Its Car Project And That Could Be Great News For AI
After a decade of secretive development, Apple has reportedly abandoned its self-driving car project, Project Titan, a move that aligns with its primary focus on computing technology.
What If The iPhone Had a Watch-Style Digital Crown?
Observers suggest the underutilized digital crown from Apple Watch could enhance a future iPhone Ultra, leveraging its potential on Apple's flagship product.
MWC 2024 Cool Tech: AI, Repairability, And A Barbie Phone?
MWC is underway with a host of interesting new products. The annual Mobile World Congress is underway in Barcelona, but we've already got a bunch of interesting announcements, concept products, and unusual designs to talk about.
How Apple is Protecting iMessages Against Tomorrow's Hackers
The next iMessage update in iOS 17, called PQ3, will boost security to guard against future quantum computers, which aren't around yet.
New iPad Pencil Makes Drawing Fun Again
Astropad's new Rock Paper Pencil v2 is a clever set of accessories for the iPad-centric draftsperson.
New iPad Pencil Makes Drawing Fun Again
Astropad's Rock Paper Pencil v2 enhances iPad drafting with a matte screen protector and durable metal Apple Pencil tips for a pen-like feel.
New Signal Usernames Will Help Protect Your Private Phone Number
Signal will soon default to using Signal usernames instead of phone numbers to make new connections as a way to defend privacy.
Why Fujifilm's New X100VI Is An Almost-Perfect Camera
The X100VI, succeeding the TikTok sensation X100V, promises improved availability and two significant upgrades, building on Fujifilm's renowned film-simulation modes and appealing aesthetics to potentially offer an almost-perfect camera.
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New Software Turns Your iPad Into The Ultimate Mac Accessory
Astropad Slate transforms your iPad and Apple Pencil into a vintage-style graphics tablet for your Mac. It also converts your iPad into a trackpad, particularly useful for iMacs and Mac Studios. Additionally, it enables you to utilize your handwriting as an input method for your Mac.
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Sora's New Realistic AI-Generated Videos Means We Can’t Trust Our Eyes Anymore
The company, known for its Chat GPT and Dall-E, has launched the Sora text-to-video tool, capable of creating up to one-minute videos from text, delivering impressive yet sometimes glitchy results.
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Why Laptop Designs Need a Rethink That Can Make Them More Versatile
A leaked image from Lenovo reveals a strikingly innovative laptop concept featuring a transparent screen and a glass multi-touch keyboard, prompting contemplation on why laptops have remained largely unchanged since their inception by Apple, despite the impracticality of such a design.
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Waymo Crashes Show It's Time To Give Up On Cars In Cities
In response to a series of hazardous incidents, including a cyclist collision, Waymo, Google's self-driving car division, is initiating a vehicle recall, highlighting the pressing need to reconsider the presence of cars in urban areas, as they contribute to pollution, noise, space consumption, and endangerment of city dwellers' lives, whether driven by humans or computers.
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New Superlist App Promises To Organize Your Life With To Dos
The team behind Wunderlist is launching Superlist, a fresh application that integrates task management with various note-taking and listing features. It's now accessible on Mac, iOS, Android, and the web.
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Why AR Glasses Are Never Going To Happen
Despite the allure of Apple's Vision Pro technology, its current status as a costly novelty is undeniable, even with celebrities and early adopters showcasing them. The prospect of this technology shrinking to the size of sunglasses doesn't guarantee widespread adoption, as its future remains uncertain.
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Why Are the Apple Vision Pro’s 3D Eye Screens So Good?
When iFixit ripped open the Vision Pro and started poking around inside, it quickly became clear that the stars of the show were the two Sony-made screens that sit in front of your eyes.
