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Researchers at MIT Media Lab have found a genuinely jaw-dropping use for the LiDAR sensor sitting inside your iPhone and iPad Pro. It can detect and track objects that are completely outside the camera’s field of view. Yes, that means seeing around corners. This kind of imaging, called non-line-of-sight (NLOS) imaging, is not a new concept. But past demonstrations relied on powerful, expensive lab-grade lasers with little application in the real world. What makes this research exciting is that the MIT team pulled it off using the same low-power LiDAR sensor already embedded in our smartphones. How does it work?…

I’ve been thinking about buying a new device, which is usually where reasonable plans go to die. I don’t want to spend big laptop money, partly because I know most of that laptop would sit on a desk pretending to be portable. I also don’t want to build my own desktop, because that becomes a hobby the moment you blink. Suddenly, I’m comparing cases, power supplies, cooling, GPUs, and other things I only wanted to think about for five minutes. That’s how I ended up looking at mini PCs, possibly the least dramatic lane in personal computing. They’re small boxes…

If you use Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, you have probably noticed a floating Copilot button hovering over your documents. It has been there since December 2025, sitting at the bottom-right corner of your screen, and Microsoft is finally letting you move it. Starting the last week of May 2026, an update will give users the option to send it back to the ribbon where it belongs. Why did Microsoft add the floating Copilot button in the first place? The short answer is numbers. Only around 3.3% of Microsoft 365 users actually pay for Copilot, and adoption has stayed well below…

A fresh batch of leaked protective cases for the iPhone 18, iPhone 18 Pro, and iPhone 18 Pro Max has surfaced, and they are painting almost the same picture we saw from the previous leaks.  This year, the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are not getting any major redesign, sporting the same unibody aluminum design with a huge camera island. This was expected as Apple generally reuses the same design for at least two years.  So what’s changing? The leaked case images, which we saw thanks to MajinBuofficia, suggest that the iPhone 18 Pro lineup will be slightly thicker…

I’ve been traveling more lately, which means I’ve also been doing the worst kind of pre-trip math: the kind where I convince myself I can pack less by bringing more accessories. Before one big trip, I started wondering what I could bring so I wouldn’t have to take my laptop. A tablet? A keyboard? Some tiny hub? Then, somehow, a portable monitor crossed my mind. That’s a deranged little thought. A portable monitor is basically half a laptop without the half that makes it useful on its own. Still, the category keeps getting more tempting. You can now buy slim…

For a few strange hours, the Sonos app effectively disappeared from Apple’s App Store ecosystem, leaving users unable to download or update it on iPhones and Macs. And honestly, given Sonos’ recent software history, the timing could not have looked worse. Users first noticed that the app’s App Store listing had vanished entirely. Opening the direct App Store link reportedly led to an error page stating the content could not be found, while manual searches for the app returned nothing. At the same time, Sonos acknowledged the issue on its system status page, warning users that they could experience problems…

Affordable EVs have become weirdly hard to find. But Citroën is reaching deep into its own history for a fix. The company has recently confirmed that the beloved Citroën 2CV is coming back as a fully electric car, more than three decades after the original ended production. Citroën CEO Xavier Chardon announced the revival at a Stellantis investor event in Michigan, saying the new 2CV will be 100% electric, built in Europe, and priced below €15,000, or about $17,400. The people’s car goes electric The original 2CV was introduced at the Paris auto salon on October 7, 1948, and became…

I was bouncing between retro games on my Anbernic RG353V when I realized I missed something I didn’t expect to miss: gadgets that looked cheap. I don’t mean bad tech, broken tech, or some misty-eyed claim that everything was better when batteries leaked and screens had the viewing angle of a bank receipt. I mean devices that looked obvious. The controls announced themselves. The plastic shell didn’t pretend to be jewelry. The ports were right there, not hidden inside some seamless little mystery coffin. That’s exactly why I brought this Game Boy Color revival. It’s not going to win design…

Meta has quietly launched Forum, a Facebook Groups app that pulls community answers into a cleaner standalone space. The app gives Groups a new home for discussions, recommendations, and replies that would normally sit inside Facebook. For anyone who has searched through years of group posts for a useful answer, Forum looks like Meta’s attempt to make that knowledge easier to reach without sending people back into the main feed. Forum is listed on the App Store as a free iPhone app from Meta. It’s still unclear how widely the test is available beyond the U.S. listing and iPhone users.…

GeForce Now is having a pretty good week if you have a very diverse palette for games. From next-gen visuals in racing to a narrative-driven RPG, Nvidia has a great set of games for you to try out. The company’s latest cloud gaming update brings Forza Horizon 6 alongside Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, the new RPG from ZA/UM, the studio behind the critically acclaimed Disco Elysium. Forza Horizon 6 hits GeForce Now The biggest name here is Forza Horizon 6, which is now available on GeForce Now through Steam and Xbox, with Game Pass support included. Nvidia says the…