Dnsys X1 Exoskeleton Review: A Great Idea In Need of Finesse - Technology news - NewsLocker (2024)

The Dnsys X1’s sci-fi design and slick marketing don’t make up for this thigh-gripping walking aid not standing up for its target audience.

The Beats Pill speaker is back — now with 24-hour battery life and USB-C audio

Image: Beats After several months of leaks and public sightings, the Beats Pill speaker has returned. Available to order beginning today for $149.99, this portable Bluetooth speaker looks very similar to past versions, but it now offers IP67 dust and water resistance and USB-C wired audio and supports native software features like Find My / Find My Device across both iOS and Android.The new Pill — available in black, red, or gold — will be in stores as of June 27th. Like many speaker

Beats Pill review: much easier to swallow this time

More than just a lazy remaster, the new Pill includes unexpected features like lossless audio over USB-C. And like recent Beats products, it equally appeals to the iOS and Android crowds.Continue reading…

Microsoft Faces EU Charges Over ‘Abusive’ Bundling

The European Union has issued competition charges against Microsoft, accusing it of illegally linking Teams with Office.

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The Boox Palma is an amazing gadget I didn’t even know I wanted

Imagine the exact middle between an iPhone and a Kindle. That’s the Palma. | Image: Boox There are really only three things you need to know about the Boox Palma. One: it’s about the size of a smartphone. Two: it runs Android, with the Play Store. Three: it has an E Ink screen. There are other specs and features I’ll get to, but that combination — smartphone, Android, E Ink — is the Palma’s whole reason for existence.
In a couple of months of using the Palma,

New chips, new screens, new gadgets

Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge This year’s Surface Pro and Surface Laptop really only needed to do one thing in order to be a success: work. After more than a decade of overpromising and underdelivering on all things Windows on Arm, Microsoft needed these new Qualcomm-powered devices to at least prove they could compete with the Intel- and AMD-powered chips on the market.
So far, it looks like good news. On this episode of The Vergecast, we catch up with The Verge’s Tom Warren and Na

The Julian Assange Saga Is Finally Over

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty to one count of espionage in US court on Wednesday, ending a years-long legal battle between the US government and a controversial publisher.

The Nintendo Switch isn’t going out quietly

Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD. | Image: Nintendo This was supposed to be the year the Nintendo Switch rode off peacefully into the sunset. After a packed 2023 that included hit Legend of Zelda and Super Mario games, the Switch had little on the calendar this year and the prospect of a successor looming. And yet, here we are after a hectic few weeks of gaming news, and Nintendo might just have the most exciting lineup for the rest of the year, besting the likes of Xbox and PlayStation.
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Patreon is going to let you gift subscriptions

Image: The Verge Patreon is gearing up to allow gifting on its subscription platform, alongside a host of new features to help content creators build their communities. Artists, writers, podcasters, and other content creators will also soon be able to sell individual posts and even set a countdown clock for the release of new work.
“Gifting is one of the all-time most requested tools for creators on Patreon — and now it’s in the works,” says the Patreon team in a blog pos

Linner Mars Review: Great Hearing Aids for Streaming Media

These hearing aids are excellent for media streaming and offer more than you’d expect at their $400 price.

Tropf-Blumat Watering System Review: Key to My Gardening Success

Need an irrigation setup for challenging patios and container gardens? This unique kit may be the solution.

The Best Instant Coffees (2024): Tested and Reviewed

These instant coffees prove that fast doesn’t have to mean foul.

Tesla Cybertuck recalled again, this time over faulty wiper and trim

The Cybertruck is suffering from real-world issues.| The Verge / Photo by Bloomberg, Getty Images Tesla is again issuing a physical recall of its Cybertruck. This time it’s recalling 11,688 of its electric pickups due to a faulty windshield wiper that could reduce visibility for the driver, and 11,383 Cybertrucks due to trim in the truck bed that could come loose and create a road hazard for others.
These new recalls follow a recall in April affecting 3,878 Cybertrucks over the risk of a j

Tesla Cybertruck recalled again, this time over faulty wiper and trim

The Cybertruck is suffering from real-world issues.| The Verge / Photo by Bloomberg, Getty Images Tesla is again issuing a physical recall of its Cybertruck. This time it’s recalling 11,688 of its electric pickups due to a faulty windshield wiper that could reduce visibility for the driver, and 11,383 Cybertrucks due to trim in the truck bed that could come loose and create a road hazard for others.
These new recalls follow a recall in April affecting 3,878 Cybertrucks over the risk of a j

Uber and Aurora announce ‘long-term’ driverless truck deal after successful pilot

Photo: Aurora Uber’s freight hauling business will use Aurora’s driverless trucks on routes between Dallas and Houston as part of a new “long-term” deal that builds on a three-year-old commercial pilot.Uber Freight will be one of Aurora’s first customers on the Texas route launching later this year. Launched in 2017, Uber Freight connects truck drivers with shippers, much in the same way the company’s ridehailing app pairs drivers with those looking for a ride

The Mystery of AI Gunshot-Detection Accuracy Is Finally Unraveling

How accurate are gunshot detection systems, really? For years, it's been a secret, but new reports from San Jose and NYC show these systems have operated well below their advertised accuracy rates.

Microsoft charged with EU antitrust violations for bundling Teams

Image: The Verge EU regulators have charged Microsoft with illegally bundling its Teams chat app with its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscriptions. It’s the first time Microsoft has been charged with antitrust violations in the EU for 15 years, following two big cases related to Windows Media Player and Internet Explorer bundling.
“The European Commission has informed Microsoft of its preliminary view that Microsoft has breached EU antitrust rules by tying its communication and col

Pooping on the Moon Is a Messy Business

If humans are to return to the moon, space agencies and governments need to figure out the legal, ethical, and practical dimensions of extraterrestrial waste management.

Deepfake Creators Are Revictimizing GirlsDop*rn Sex Trafficking Survivors

The most notorious deepfake sexual abuse website is hosting altered videos originally published as part of the GirlsDop*rn operation. Experts say this new low is only the beginning.

The US Is Being Flooded by Chinese Vapes

The US government vowed to crack down on the sale of illegal nicotine vapes. They only got cheaper, fancier, and more potent.

Here’s how much Google says it’d cost to fulfill Epic’s biggest demands

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge How much would it cost Google to let third-party app stores like the Epic Games Store live inside its own Google Play Store, with access to every Android app? Google says the reputational damage can’t be calculated — but that it’d take 12 to 18 months and upwards of $60 million to build and maintain the technical underpinnings.
We’re still waiting to find out what Epic actually won in its surprise victory against Google last Decem

Logitech’s affordable new low-profile keyboard also fits Cherry MX-style keycaps

The Logitech G G515 Lightspeed TKL wireless keyboard is just 22mm thick and features upgraded MX-compatible keycaps. | Image: Logitech Logitech has announced a new low-profile gaming keyboard, the G515 Lightspeed TKL Wireless, featuring upgraded low-profile switches that are now compatible with Cherry MX-style keycaps, improving the keyboard’s customizability.
The G515 is a welcome upgrade to Logitech’s G915 Lightspeed Wireless keyboard, which debuted in 2019. The new G515 features a

Boring Architecture Is Starving Your Brain

Thomas Heatherwick believes architecture has a “nutritional value” to society—and that the public desperately deserve a better offering.

Amazon Prime Day 2024 will take place on July 16th and 17th

Amazon’s first — and perhaps only — Prime Day event of the year is just around the corner. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge As expected, Amazon’s annual sales event for Prime subscribers will once again take place in mid-July. The two-day sales event will start at 12:01AM PT / 3:01AM ET on Tuesday, July 16th, and run through Wednesday, July 17th, the company announced on Tuesday.
Like in previous years, Prime Day 2024 will function as a two-day sale, one that&rsq

EcoFlow’s new solar generator is a portable powerhouse

You can even charge your EV in a pinch. | Image: EcoFlow EcoFlow just released its new Delta Pro 3 portable solar generator that can scale to power your entire home during a blackout, a van or RV’s electrical system, or a party at the beach. It can even add a few extra miles to your EV in a pinch.
The Delta Pro 3 improves upon the very capable Delta Pro I reviewed in 2022 with even more storage capacity, more powerful inputs and outputs, reduced noise, and a wider wheelbase that should mak

Seven things I learned about the Sony car while playing Gran Turismo inside one

Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge You know how Sony’s making a electric car with Honda that’s coming in 2026? Sony Honda Mobility is now letting journalists seriously touch its Afeela prototype — and play with a Gran Turismo video game version of the car while sitting inside the actual machine.
That’s why I drove to PlayStation’s North American headquarters last week, to try an Afeela inside an Afeela and touch the things we couldn’t touch before. But I got

Julian Assange is ‘free,’ will plead guilty to leaking national security secrets

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is now free, according to a post on X from the WikiLeaks account. “He left Belmarsh maximum security prison on the morning of 24 June, after having spent 1901 days there. He was granted bail by the High Court in London and was released at Stansted airport during the afternoon, where he boarded a plane and departed the UK.”Court documents indicate Assange has reached a plea deal with the US on one count of violating the

Gmail’s Gemini AI sidebar and email summaries are rolling out now

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Gmail is getting more AI features that could make it easier to stay on top of your email.
On the web, Google is beginning to roll out a new Gemini side panel that can do things like summarize email threads and draft new emails. The tool will offer “proactive prompts” but you can also ask “freeform questions,” Google writes in a blog post, and it’s “built to leverage Google’s most capable models,” such as Gemi

Game studio co-founded by Dr Disrespect ‘immediately’ terminating relationship with the streamer

Photo by Kevin Sabitus / Getty Images Midnight Society, the game studio co-founded by Dr Disrespect, has terminated its relationship with the streamer. In a post on X, the studio wrote that it was made aware on Friday of allegations that Dr Disrespect — whose real name is Herschel “Guy” Beahm — was banned from Twitch in 2020 for sexting a minor. The studio said that it had launched an investigation in response.
“We assumed his innocence and began speaking with parti

Apple says no to PC emulators on iOS

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple might finally allow retro video game emulators on the App Store, but this month, the company rejected submissions of iDOS 3, a new version of the popular DOS emulator, and UTM SE, an app that lets you emulate operating systems like Windows on iOS. In both instances, Apple said the new releases violate guideline 4.7 of the App Review Guidelines, which is the one that allows for retro game emulators.
Chaoji Li, the developer of iDOS 3, shared some of Apple&r