Hello friends! welcome to installer No. 57, the best guide, Verge-The most amazing thing in the world. (For those of you who are new, welcome and congratulations to everyone who celebrated Kindle season. You can also read all previous editions here. installer Home page. )
What I was reading this week: sports betting and designer protein and ford broncolisten to Bon Iver’s new song sable and Brian Eno’s old music for airport I’m watching it on repeat archer and unstable, I’m desperately looking for a better controller for my Nintendo Switch. And finally, I’m seriously planning on installing an entire seltzer system on my kitchen counter. It’s just time.
We also have an unusually gadget-heavy week planned, including a new Kindle, a new iPad, and a new retro game console. Oh, I forgot to mention it last week. The Verge is hiring for some really great jobs. Senior Technical Editor and Deputy editor Oversees our reviews and commerce program. You better apply! I can confirm that this is a great place to work. If you have any questions about either role, please contact me.
Anyway, it’s gadget time. Let’s do it.
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The Drop
- Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition. doubt new paper white In fact, it would be the perfect new Kindle for most people (and it really is), but there’s something very appealing about the color model. This looks like a winner, especially if you’re a manga reader.
- New iPad Mini. I’ve always hoped that Apple would decide to do something great and new with the iPad Mini. And Apple would never do that. But I love the Mini, and at least it’s a completely modern iPad with all the features of an iPad. I accept that.
- DJI Air 3S. The new midrange drones in DJI’s lineup have a number of great upgrades, but they really only have one purpose: to perform well in the dark. 3S is designed to help you fly safer, capture better images, and get home easier, even when you can’t see well. I can hear it very It’s fun and a great way to prank your friends. I’m just saying.
- Sonos Arc Ultra. Yes, the app sucks, but Sonos still makes great-sounding stuff. If you’re looking to purchase home stereo equipment, I think a soundbar is the best choice. If the surround sound technology worked only half as well as the company says it would, this is a winner.
- analog 3D. I’ve been waiting for Analogue’s Nintendo 64 console for what seems like an eternity, and this 4K upscaling machine is exactly what I expected. It won’t ship until next year, and you won’t be able to pre-order until Monday, but I’m saying it now because I’m sure it’ll sell out quickly.
- Fanatical: Tegan and Sarah Catfishing. Maybe I’m still feeling like 2004 so anything with Tegan and Sarah catches my eye, but this is an outlandish story. It’s about certain identity thefts, it’s about what happens when fandoms go crazy, and so on.
- Eater For iOS. This is exactly what I could never want from Google Maps. Just a million maps of cool and delicious restaurants. Eater‘s Although the taste is often a bit upscale and expensive, I have rarely made a mistake trusting their recommendations. (I think it should be made public) Eater Still part of Vox Media The Vergebut I really like this app so far. )
- contraction season 2. One of my favorite shows in recent years is back. If you haven’t seen the first season of this show, which is somehow very dark and very funny, you should do so. Then watch season 2 soon and let us know what you think. I’m ready.
- super mario party jamboree. I think mario party 64 It might be the most played video game I’ve ever played. (Is that so? Golden eye. ) This newcomer to the series adds a bunch of new mini-games and a new board that looks really fun. It looks like the perfect group game.
screen sharing
I think that’s still the case today. Addie Robertson I am an employee of The Verge Who wears AR and VR headsets the most. Is that a cool distinction or a scary one? Find out! But the internet is full of pictures of Addy wearing face pewter. Now she heads up our policy desk and is thinking very much about how we should regulate, use and understand all the technology in our lives. Is there also anything about the election in a few weeks? I don’t know what it is.
This is Adi’s home screen and information about which apps she uses and why.
phone: Samsung Galaxy S24.
wallpaper: My lock screen is a slideshow of my 7 month old baby. Because now I’m that mom. My homescreen is Continuous Monument, a satirical sci-fi architectural concept by a 1970s avant-garde corporate superstudio. This is part of a series of illustrations depicting arcology, a vast, barren grid spanning the entire world. It’s like a giant version of Saudi Arabia’s ‘The Line’ project, but no one expected it to be. actually build it.
App: Libby, Google Authenticator, Amazon, New York Times, Simplenote, Google Messages, Bluesky, Feedly, Slack, Clock, Camera, LastPass, Paprika, Phone, Wikipedia, Google Photos, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Stash2Go, Okta Verify, LibraryThing, Files , Spotify, Signal, Gmail, Firefox, Google Maps.
My home screen has a lot of inertia. I continued to have Google Hangouts stored there for several months even after Google Hangouts was shut down. Even after becoming a parent, I added a few things. I ordered from Amazon maybe twice a month until my little creature was frequently passing by diapers and formula and random items I didn’t think my baby needed.
Libby:I fully support the idea of library-managed controlled digital lending, but when I borrow a book through Libby from public libraries in New York and Brooklyn, it instantly appears on my Kobo reader. We cannot deny the convenience of this pipeline. Public-private technology partnership, okay. Sometimes you’re good.
paprika: In the age of link rot and paywalls, this is the best service I’ve found to open a recipe on the internet, download a personal copy, and save it forever on your phone for reference. (A desktop version is also available.) Simple and practical, it includes a calendar and easy grocery list feature for meal planning.
stash 2 go: I don’t knit as much as I used to (toddlers and giant needles have some obvious issues), but I’m an avid Ravelry user and when I started knitting, this was the best 3rd place I’ve found. It was a party app. You can upload photos of your projects while maintaining most of the site’s powerful pattern search options.
blue sky: When Twitter’s user base started splintering, we weren’t sure if Bluesky would be successful. However, my first choice, Mastodon, started to feel like a chore. I’m happy for people who love Mastodon, and I hope it continues to thrive. My feed became filled with too many arguments over search options and the ideological value of quote posts. At the moment, some of my favorite Twitter communities (like tech policy Twitter) have migrated to Bluesky, and it’s a good way to keep up with what’s going on.
library stuff: No disrespect to the creator of LibraryThing at all. I don’t like LibraryThing. I don’t like complex sorting or annotation features and never use them. I don’t like how half the time I have to restart the app to add a book to my library. But I like to keep track of the books I read, and I just find Goodreads disgusting with the review bombing, potential harassment, and attempts to get me to share my reading history. If you have a less junky alternative, please let me know.
feedly:I check news and essays via RSS. I got a Feedly account when Google Reader shut down. It’s working pretty well and I’m happy with it. I’m a simple woman set in my ways.
Wikipedia: This is my Instagram. I ended up spending hours scrolling through it. My current tab includes Charlotta Bass (the first black woman to own and run an American newspaper), the Daigo Fukuryu Maru (a Japanese fishing boat contaminated by radioactive fallout in the 1950s); godzilla), and Raven Software’s 1995 first-person shooter Hexen: Beyond HeresyI’ve never played it.
We also asked Adi to tell us about some of the things she’s currently passionate about. Here’s what she sent back:
- currently reading books from elsewhere Written by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville. I’ve only just started, but I generally like Keanu Reeves’ style, and China Miéville is one of my favorite authors, so I’m really looking forward to their collaboration and can’t miss it.
- I’m currently watching the long-awaited Adult Swim adaptation. Uzumaki. Like many viewers, I enjoyed the first episode and was a little impatient with the drop in quality of animation that followed, but for now I’m happy with the idea of compressing a ton of creeping horror into a few hours of anime. Things went pretty well in that respect.
- I just finished playing dredgingis a cozy fishing game where you hunt down creepy abominations to find mysterious artifacts that will bring about the end of the world. I could use a little more variety in the minigames and side missions, but as a premise, that’s very much my preference.
crowd sourcing
This is what it is about installer Community enters this week. I’d love to know what you’re into right now! email installer@theverge.com Or send us your recommendations for all things by messaging Signal — @davidpierce.11 —. We’ll be featuring some of our favorites here each week. Check out the replies to for more great recommendations. this post on thread.
“I find and play with a lot of things.” code namea new app version of the board game. It’s incredibly well thought out and has lots of fun variations and cool ideas. I really appreciate it as it is a one-time purchase. ” – Joel
“A former pitchfork people started doing their own thing hear things and started it killer playlist Some of the best music of the last 10 years. And before anyone asks, yes, they have a “Blog” section. ” – Christine
“I just finished reading Hideo Yokoyama’s work.” six four. This has to be the strangest and most unique crime novel I’ve ever read. Highly recommended. ” – Laszlo
“I really like it DuckDuckGo AI ChatThis includes ChatGPT, Claude, Llama, and Mixtral models. Chats are private and are not stored or used to train AI models. As a user who values privacy, I find this really useful. ” – Sham
“Charli XCX’s brat remix album — the hottest guest lineup since the pandemic. ” – Dariush
“It’s stupid, overpriced, and over-engineered. I only got 3 of these Simple human trash can For my bathroom. Built like tanks, these things will take you to the grave. ” – Brian
“This is a fun game you should check out: The studio is called Rusty Lakethere are 15 to 20 point-and-click games, all related to the overall story. It deals with murder, reincarnation, family, etc. and is very good! I would start paradox Because that’s what I started with. ” – Levi
“Netflix has mine sweeper It is listed in the game catalog. It’s nothing special, but it’s a solid and polished version of the game, and it’s been my default mobile game for the past week. ” – Justin
“I was reading Kicks and other books by Ursula K. Le Guin.” the deprived. It’s a deep look at what a society based on anarchist principles would look like, and it’s also full of mid-century science fiction goodness. ” – Richard
sign off
I’m pretty sure I’m the 9,000th person to tell you to watch (or at least I hope so) Cabel Sasser’s talk at the XOXO conference this year. To be honest, most Lecture from XOXO It’s a great piece for anyone interested in the internet, creativity, art, etc., but my favorite was Sasser’s piece. I promise you’ll never guess where you’re going and it’s worth the journey. I’m working on seeing the world more like Wes Cook.
