Wearables Face a Middle Ground Problem
Across fitness trackers, experimental audio and smart rings, the industry's most interesting products are being squeezed by the economics of the middle.
The PC Is Becoming a Machine That Watches Itself
Three recent stories point to the same shift: the PC is increasingly expected to monitor its own health, security and performance, with users and software sharing the job.
The Folding Screen Is Already Reshaping the Ordinary Phone
Apple's first folding iPhone is driving a design spillover into ordinary slab phones, and US buyers will feel it in hardware and in habit.
Apple's Ecosystem Is Absorbing Everything Around It
Four seemingly unrelated stories point to the same thing: the iPhone and iPad are becoming the platform that other products and services build on top of.
Wearables Enter Their Privacy Reckoning
The recent wearables news reveals one thread: consumers now judge gadgets by who controls the data, not just what the hardware does.
The High-End Laptop Is Splintering Into Rival Platforms
Apple, Microsoft and Google are all pushing premium laptops in different directions, and US buyers now face a choice of ecosystems rather than a choice of hardware.
The iPhone Duo and Googlebooks Share a Software Problem
Two high-profile launches show that great hardware is no longer the hard part - and that US phone buyers are paying for unfinished software.
The Hardware Is Fine. The Companies Around It Are Restless
Four unrelated gadget-desk stories point to the same 2026 pattern: the devices are largely settled, while the companies that make and sell them are reworking everything around them.
Wearables Move Past the Hardware
The recent wearable news is less about new devices than about the attention economy growing around the ones already on our wrists and faces.
Wearables Face a Middle Ground Problem
Across fitness trackers, experimental audio and smart rings, the industry's most interesting products are being squeezed by the economics of the middle.
The PC Is Becoming a Machine That Watches Itself
Three recent stories point to the same shift: the PC is increasingly expected to monitor its own health, security and performance, with users and software sharing the job.
The Folding Screen Is Already Reshaping the Ordinary Phone
Apple's first folding iPhone is driving a design spillover into ordinary slab phones, and US buyers will feel it in hardware and in habit.
Apple's Ecosystem Is Absorbing Everything Around It
Four seemingly unrelated stories point to the same thing: the iPhone and iPad are becoming the platform that other products and services build on top of.
Wearables Enter Their Privacy Reckoning
The recent wearables news reveals one thread: consumers now judge gadgets by who controls the data, not just what the hardware does.
The High-End Laptop Is Splintering Into Rival Platforms
Apple, Microsoft and Google are all pushing premium laptops in different directions, and US buyers now face a choice of ecosystems rather than a choice of hardware.
The iPhone Duo and Googlebooks Share a Software Problem
Two high-profile launches show that great hardware is no longer the hard part - and that US phone buyers are paying for unfinished software.
The Hardware Is Fine. The Companies Around It Are Restless
Four unrelated gadget-desk stories point to the same 2026 pattern: the devices are largely settled, while the companies that make and sell them are reworking everything around them.
Wearables Move Past the Hardware
The recent wearable news is less about new devices than about the attention economy growing around the ones already on our wrists and faces.