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This charming gadget writes bad AI poetry

This charming gadget writes bad AI poetry

I kind of wish it just took pictures. I've never been as charmed and frustrated by one gadget as I have with the Poetry Camera. It's a delightful object. White and cherry red with a color-matched...

Our new favorite budget phones

Our new favorite budget phones

The iPhone 17E is the best cheap iPhone, no surprises there. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Over the last few months, every phone maker under the sun has refreshed its lineups, especially at...

The best budget smartphones you can buy

The best budget smartphones you can buy

Some of us take a kind of “eat to live” rather than a “live to eat” approach to gadgets. They’re tools that help you get things done, not something you want to invest a lot of time or money in. If...

Exit 8 is cinema for the livestreaming era

Exit 8 is cinema for the livestreaming era

The rules of Exit 8, both the cult indie game and the recent film adaptation, are simple: You're stuck in a subway station that loops around endlessly. If you notice any anomalies on your...

Anthropic now has a design assistant too

In hindsight, I suppose it was only a matter of time after Anthropic made Claude capable of generating charts and diagrams that the company would then begin offering a more robust image editor. Now,...