Video editing begins with mastering the basics, and trimming is one of the most essential skills to develop. The iPhone Photos app provides a straightforward yet powerful platform for refining your video clips, making it an excellent tool for both beginners and semi-technical users. The video below from iPhone Photography School explores the app’s trimming […]
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My ideal phone case has always been two different products at once. Part of me wants a permanent E Ink panel for boarding passes, social QR codes, and a to do list that never disappears behind a lock screen. Another part wants an AI notetaker like the Plaud, with its own mic, its own record button, and reliable transcription. Until now, those wants have fought for the same patch of real estate on the back of my phone. Reetle’s SmartInk I feels like someone finally noticed that clash. Instead of asking me to choose, it fuses the two roles into a single shell. The E-Ink side handles the quiet, persistent information, while the hardware in the case listens, records, and hands everything off to the phone for syncing and AI summaries. In practice, that turns the case from decoration into the main interface for how I capture and review my day.
This approach is what makes the SmartInk I compelling. It treats the phone case as active, functional hardware rather than a passive bumper. The core insight is that the back of a phone is wasted space, a blank canvas that could be doing useful work. By integrating an E-Ink screen, Reetle creates a low-power dashboard for glanceable information. The marketing materials show exactly what you would expect: calendars, QR codes, and checklists living on a paper-like display that is always visible in sunlight. This is a familiar concept, but the execution here feels more deliberate. The screen is not just a secondary display; it is the intended output for the case’s other primary function, which is where things get really clever.
Designer: REETLE
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Input comes from a dedicated, one-press record button built right into the case’s frame. This is a critical piece of the design, as it removes all the friction of modern recording. There is no need to unlock your phone, hunt for an app, and tap a tiny on-screen icon. You just press the side of the case. That single, simple action captures audio and sends it to the companion app over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi for processing. This is the kind of tactile, immediate functionality that is often lost in software-driven devices. It turns the act of recording from a deliberate, multi-step process into a pure reflex, which is exactly what you want when an important idea strikes.
Once the audio is in the app, the system’s AI gets to work. It transcribes the speech, identifies key points, and can even generate structured to-do lists from a rambling conversation. This is where the workflow comes full circle. Those summaries and tasks can be pushed right back to the E-Ink screen, closing the loop between capture and review. A meeting’s action items can appear on the back of your phone moments after the meeting ends. This creates a powerful, self-contained ecosystem where the case captures the input and the case also displays the output, turning your entire phone into a much smarter notepad.
That E-Ink display is the centerpiece of the whole pitch. It covers nearly the entire back of the phone, acting as a persistent, low-power canvas for whatever information matters most at the moment. The use cases are immediately obvious and practical: a boarding pass that will not disappear when your battery is low, a QR code for your portfolio ready at a moment’s notice, or your daily calendar visible without a single tap. Reetle calls it a “Widget Switching Display,” which suggests a dynamic hub where you can cycle through different views, from a simple to-do list to custom artwork. Crucially, this is also where the AI-generated summaries from your recordings are meant to live, turning a static information panel into an active part of your workflow.
The case has its own power source, offering 10 hours of continuous reading or 10 hours of recording, with a standby time of seven days. That is a respectable battery budget for an accessory, and it recharges via MagSafe passthrough, which seems rather fascinating because it implies that power passes through an E-Ink display into the case – which is fairly game-changing if you ask me. I don’t think I’ve seen any device allow charging right through an existing component sitting between two charging coils. That aside, the Reetle also packs a tempered-glass back and a military-grade protective construction that keeps itself as well as your phone secure from accidental drops.
The entire UX is powered by the Reetle mobile app. This app is the command center, connecting to the case via Bluetooth and managing everything from firmware updates to AI processing. It is where you review your full transcriptions, organize your notes, and customize the widgets that appear on the E Ink display. You can choose which calendar to show, which to-do list to sync, and which images or QR codes to display. The connection uses both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, which provides flexibility for syncing large audio files quickly when a known network is available. The success of the whole experience rests on this software being intuitive, reliable, and deeply integrated into the phone’s operating system.
What is particularly ambitious is the sheer breadth of compatibility Reetle is promising. The product is not just for the latest iPhone 17 Series. The compatibility list extends back to the iPhone 13 series, and even is compatible with the new iPhone Air (although you’re killing the Air’s appeal by mounting a thick E-Ink case on it>) The plan also includes a massive range of Android flagships from Samsung, Google, Sony, Huawei, Vivo, and others. This indicates a vision for the SmartInk I as a platform-agnostic tool, not just another Apple-centric accessory. Producing perfectly fitted cases for so many different chassis designs is a significant manufacturing challenge, but it shows a commitment to serving a much wider market.
The Reetle SmartInk I is currently on Kickstarter, where it has already flown past its initial funding goal. The early-bird price is set at about $119, with a target shipping date of February 2026. For a product category that has been largely defined by aesthetics and materials, the SmartInk I represents a genuine functional leap. It is a thoughtful synthesis of E-Ink, AI, and hardware design that re-imagines what a phone case can be. It is no longer just a protective shell; it is an active partner in managing your information and capturing your ideas. Heck, it’s probably better than any other AI accessory I’ve seen all year!
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Google will stop sending out dark web reports starting early next year, as it shuts down the free tool that can tell you if your personal information has appeared on the seedy underbelly of the internet. The tool used to be exclusively available to Google One subscribers until the company opened it up to everyone in mid-2024. If you switch it on, you’ll receive a notification whenever your name, email address and phone number leak on the internet, typically due to data breaches.
In Google’s email announcement, however, it said it was discontinuing dark web reports because “feedback showed that it did not provide helpful next steps.” A report just lets you know that your information has appeared on the dark web. You can also see a list of all the hits you get on your Google account, along with what data breach leaked that particular detail. However, it doesn’t give you guidance on what to do afterwards.
The company explained that it will focus on tools that can give you clear, actionable step to take instead. Google will stop monitoring for new dark web results on January 15, 2026 and will remove access to the report from your account on February 16. You can also remove your monitoring profile right now by going to the “results with your info” section on the tool’s official page.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/google-is-retiring-its-free-dark-web-monitoring-tool-next-year-023103252.html?src=rss
In a market saturated with look-alike pet products, the Decopark Dino Bowl stands out by asking a deceptively simple question: What does feeding actually look like, for both cats and their humans? From that question emerges a ceramic object that blends ergonomics, storytelling, and quiet functional innovation into a single, memorable form.
At first glance, the Dino Bowl reads as charming and whimsical. Its silhouette resembles a small dinosaur mid-stride, with its neck arched forward and its spine visible along the back. However, this visual identity is not decorative excess; it is a design serving multiple purposes simultaneously. The bowl’s cylindrical form is bent at the center to create a slanted feeding surface, improving a cat’s eating posture. The “spine” at the back, meanwhile, is not just an aesthetic flourish: it is a fully integrated stir stick, transforming a playful metaphor into a practical tool.
Designer: Xueyong Liang
The designers behind the Dino Bowl began with observation. Research revealed two critical gaps in existing ceramic pet bowls: visual homogeneity and a lack of consideration for real feeding routines. Many cat owners regularly feed canned food, which requires mixing, yet most bowls offer no solution for this step. The result? Extra tools, cluttered countertops, and frequently misplaced stir sticks.
The Dino Bowl addresses this head-on by merging bowl and tool into one cohesive unit. The attached stir stick slots neatly into an insertion hole at the rear of the bowl, always returning to the correct orientation regardless of how it is placed. During feeding, it assists with mixing; afterward, it wipes clean and stores seamlessly back into the form. No extra parts, no visual disruption.
This integration is where the project’s core innovation lies: recognizing that usability is not just about the primary function (holding food), but about the entire micro-ritual surrounding it. Material choice plays a crucial role in translating this idea into a durable object. The bowl itself is made from high-temperature fired ceramic, giving it weight, stability, and a premium tactile quality. At 1kg, the bowl resists sliding during use, another subtle nod to feline behavior. The stir stick, crafted from PP, balances durability with ease of cleaning.
Designing a slanted ceramic rim, however, introduced a technical challenge. During firing, asymmetrical forms are prone to deformation. To counter this, the designers engineered a double-layer rim structure, reinforcing the edge while preserving the intended silhouette. Multiple iterations were required to refine both the curvature of the bowl and the fit between the stir stick and its housing, ensuring harmony not only in appearance but also in manufacturing reliability. The result is a one-piece ceramic form that feels intentional from every angle, cute, yes, but also structurally resolved.
Pet products occupy a unique space in design: they must satisfy animals ergonomically while appealing emotionally to humans. The Dino Bowl leans into this duality. User research indicated that owners are strongly drawn to playful shapes, especially in objects that live openly in the home. By referencing a dinosaur, an instantly recognizable, almost universally beloved figure, the bowl becomes more than a utility item. It becomes a character.
Yet the designers were careful not to let novelty overpower function. Every line, proportion, and junction was calibrated to maintain unity between bowl and stir stick, ensuring the product reads as a single, holistic object rather than an accessory-laden gimmick. With overall dimensions of 168 × 140 × 164 mm and a bowl capacity of 115 ml, the Dino Bowl is compact yet substantial, suited to everyday feeding without overwhelming a space. More importantly, it demonstrates how even the most ordinary household objects can be reimagined through careful attention to behavior, context, and form.
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LG is getting in on one of the newest trends for televisions with the introduction of Micro RGB. The company will unveil the LG Micro RGB evo at CES 2026, but it shared some preliminary information about the screen today.
Micro RGB is a newer screen technology where rather than white lights, the backlight can be any hue thanks to individually controlled red, green and blue Micro LEDs, offering a wider color array. This approach is a mid-way point between the precision of OLED with its individual pixel lighting, but it offers an upgrade over screens only using mini LEDs.
The television is also equipped with an upgraded engine for AI upscaling. According to the company's press release, the LG Micro RGB evo is certified by Intertek for 100 percent color gamut coverage in BT.2020, DCI-P3, and Adobe RGB. The TV has more than a thousand dimming zones for brightness control.
The few other brands currently using micro RGB are charging a pretty penny for it; the one announced by Samsung earlier this year costs $29,999. At 115 inches, the Samsung version is also much larger than LG's offerings, which include options at 100 inches, 86 inches and 75 inches. Although the size is reduced, expect the eventual prices for the LG Micro RGB evo to also be very expensive.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/home/home-theater/lg-will-debut-its-first-micro-rgb-television-at-ces-010037923.html?src=rss
UK-based Tiny House Pro has unveiled their standout model, the Miami, and it’s turning heads across the tiny house community. This two-story dwelling manages to pack six sleeping spots into just 8 meters of road-legal, towable space. The design feels less like a compromise and more like a carefully considered answer to modern living.
The exterior catches your eye first. Bold geometric angles cut across diagonal timber cladding, while sharp LED lighting traces the roofline. Large windows and glazed doors punctuate the facade, creating visual breaks that make the structure feel open rather than confined. The company describes it as their “showstopper,” wrapped in sleek timber with jaw-dropping angles that challenge what we expect from mobile architecture.
Designer: Tiny House Pro
Step inside, and the spatial planning becomes clear. The open-plan layout flows from kitchen to lounge without feeling cramped. Two loft bedrooms sit overhead, each fitted with proper double beds rather than makeshift sleeping nooks. The bathroom doesn’t sacrifice comfort either, offering a walk-in shower, vanity sink, and flushing toilet. These are residential appliances and full-size fixtures, not the scaled-down versions you might expect.
What sets Miami apart is its attention to longevity and sustainability. Marine-grade plywood forms the structural foundation, paired with laminate flooring and solid wood worktops and stair treads. The walls hold 97% recyclable Rockwool insulation, while reversible air conditioning comes standard for year-round comfort. The home arrives pre-wired for solar panels and smart home systems, giving owners room to customize their utility setup.
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At 2.55 meters wide, the Miami stays within legal transport limits, meaning no special permits are needed to relocate it. The home sits on a heavy-duty galvanized trailer chassis, though Tiny House Pro offers removable drawbars and wheels for those who want to disguise the mobile foundation. Optional decking can extend the living area outdoors, creating a seamless indoor-outdoor flow. The plug-and-play nature means you simply hook up utilities, level the base, and you’re ready to move in.
The target audience spans multiple use cases. Some buyers will use it as their primary residence, drawn to simplified living without sacrificing amenities. Others see it as an Airbnb opportunity, a turnkey rental unit that can generate income from a backyard or rural plot. Tsvetina, Tiny House Pro’s in-house designer, both created the Miami and works directly with buyers to tailor finishes and layouts. This isn’t about making do with less. It’s about making more of what you have.
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A Louisiana law that would have required social media platforms to verify the ages of their users has been blocked by a judge. The law, known as the Secure Online Child Interaction and Age Limitation, was passed in 2023 and required Meta, Reddit, Snap, YouTube Discord and others to implement age verification and parental control features.
The ruling came just days before the law, which technically took effect over the summer, would have started to be enforced. In his ruling, Judge John W. deGravelles wrote that the law's "age-verification and parental-consent requirements are both over- and under-inclusive," and that its definition of "social media platform" was "nebulous."
The ruling was a victory for NetChoice, a lobbying group that represents the tech industry and has challenged the growing number of age verification laws around the world. The group had argued that the law was unconstitutional and posed a safety and security risk.
In a statement following the ruling, the group pointed to the "massive privacy risk" posed by the Louisiana law and others like it. "Louisiana’s law would have done more than chill speech," Paul Taske, the co-director of NetChoice’s Litigation Center said. "It would have created a massive privacy risk for Louisianans like those playing out in real time in countries without a First Amendment, like the UK."
In a statement, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said she would appeal the ruling. “The assault on children by online predators is an all-hands-on-deck problem,” Murrill said. “It’s unfortunate that the court chose to protect huge corporations that facilitate child exploitation over the legislative policy to require simple age verification mechanisms.”
Update, December 16, 11:50AM PT: This story has been updated to add a statement from the Louisiana Attorney General’s office.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/judge-blocks-louisianas-social-media-age-verification-law-001212758.html?src=rssMicrosoft made a big punt this year with Copilot. The company put its AI chatbot into a special line of laptops and has also tried to integrate it into other tech products. The latest place you may find Copilot is on your LG smart television, whether you want it or not.
Several LG smart TV owners have taken to Reddit over the past few days to complain that they suddenly have a Copilot app on the device and cannot uninstall it. Two Engadget staffers discovered the app on a 2022 LG OLED and a 2023 UA8000. They confirmed that the app can't be removed, although they were able to hide it from the home screen. One other person from our team also has a 2022 LG OLED but isn't seeing Copilot, so your mileage may vary based on what permissions and privacy settings you already have set up with LG.
LG said during the 2025 CES season that it would have a Copilot-powered AI Search in its next wave of TV models, but putting in a permanent AI fixture is sure to leave a bad taste in many customers' mouths, particularly since Copilot hasn't been particularly popular among people using AI assistants.
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The first time I strapped on Apple’s original Vision Pro, I almost waved to the nonexistent crowd watching me in that demo. It was that breathtaking an introduction to futuristic technology. But thirty minutes later, reality set in. That curved laminated glass and aluminum shell felt less like a window into the future and more like a beautiful brick bolted to my forehead.
Designer: Apple
Apple’s M5 Vision Pro refresh doesn’t change the object language. It still reads like a sci-fi ski goggle crossed with a premium camera body: all that curved glass, recycled aluminum, and fabric-wrapped interface that refuses to acknowledge gaming headset aesthetics exist. What Apple has done instead is far more interesting from a design standpoint. They’ve attacked the two biggest experiential flaws (visual fidelity under load and sustained wear comfort) through a combination of silicon headroom and, surprisingly, soft goods engineering.
The result is a product story that shifts from “breathtaking demo” to “actually livable spatial computer”: a device that doesn’t just show you other worlds but gives you psychological real estate to inhabit them. And that shift has everything to do with how Apple thinks about weight, balance, and the invisible physics of putting a computer on your face.
The M5 Vision Pro maintains the core silhouette that made the original so visually striking. That curved laminated glass front still acts as both visor and UI canvas for EyeSight, letting the device communicate outward while you compute inward. The aluminum frame still wraps the optics with the kind of machining tolerances you’d expect from Apple’s camera and audio hardware. If you put the M2 and M5 side by side, you’d struggle to spot the difference.
But inside that familiar shell, the micro-OLED optics now render roughly 10 percent more pixels than the original. That’s not Apple chasing field-of-view gimmicks. It’s a design decision aimed at reducing the cognitive friction of spatial computing. Higher pixel density and refresh rates up to 120 Hz for passthrough and Mac Virtual Display mean less motion blur, less eye strain, and less of that “I’m clearly looking at a screen” sensation that pulled you out of the experience on the M2.
Apple is using resolution and refresh as ergonomic features, not just spec bumps. They’re making the same industrial shell more transparent and less perceptible in daily use.
Apple’s M5 plus R1 pairing is positioned as a “dual-chip architecture”: one brain handles spatial computing while the other maintains that 12-millisecond photon-to-photon latency. That’s essentially a UX decision framed as silicon.
The 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, hardware-accelerated ray tracing, and 16-core Neural Engine give Apple headroom for denser environments, more dynamic lighting, and heavier AI-assisted interactions without dropping frames. But the design-workflow angle is what matters here:
You can frame the M5 not as “faster chip” but as “making the headset behave more like a neutral lens,” removing perceptible latency and grain from spatial interfaces until the technology itself becomes forgettable.
But visual clarity is only half the comfort equation. The other half is physical.
The original Vision Pro’s biggest experiential flaw wasn’t that it weighed too much. It was that it weighed too much forward. All that glass and optics cantilevered off your face, and after 30 to 60 minutes, you felt it in your cheekbones, your neck, your desire to take the thing off.
The battery is still external on the M5, with similar runtime: about 2.5 hours general use, 3 hours video. So the way the device sits on the skull is the only real comfort lever Apple can pull this generation. They’ve pulled it hard.
The first-gen straps forced an uncomfortable choice. The Solo Knit Band was soft but floppy. It worked for short sessions but couldn’t distribute load for extended wear. The Dual Loop Band was secure but clampy, leaving pressure lines and pushing users toward third-party halo straps and CPAP-style hacks.
Apple’s answer is the Dual Knit Band. And it’s the most “design-nerd” detail in the entire M5 product story.
The Dual Knit Band introduces a two-strap geometry where upper and lower straps are 3D-knitted as a single piece into what Apple calls a “dual-rib structure.” One strap cups the back of the head, the other runs over the crown, creating a cradle that triangulates the headset’s mass around the skull instead of hanging it from the face.
But here’s where it gets interesting: the lower strap hides flexible fabric ribs embedded with tungsten inserts that act as counterweights. They literally pull some of the load backward and down to reduce the forward torque on your neck.
Apple is manipulating the moment arm via hidden dense material so the device feels lighter without actually being dramatically lighter. It’s a borrowed-from-watchmaking move. Tungsten is what you use for rotor weights and balance wheels when you need maximum density in minimum space. It’s visually invisible but functionally critical.
The real-world effect is that the Dual Knit Band doesn’t change the number on the scale, but it changes where you feel those grams. A front-heavy visor becomes something closer to a weighted pair of headphones. Two-hour sessions feel normal instead of like a tech demo punishment.
Apple describes the Dual Knit Band as soft, breathable, and stretchy: 3D-knitted from performance yarns similar to the Solo Knit Band. The dual-rib knit structure is designed for cushioning and airflow. Reviewers and users commonly reported that earlier bands ran hot and left pressure lines; this one appears to address both complaints through textile engineering.
The Fit Dial mechanism uses a metal core with a textured outer ring and a slight pull-to-unlock action. Push to adjust one axis, pull to adjust the other, letting you independently tune top and back tension with one control. Micro ratchets give tactile feedback, and the push-pull gesture mirrors the Digital Crown’s multifunctionality elsewhere in Apple’s ecosystem.
Read together, Apple appears to be treating knit textiles, counterweights, and mechanical dials as part of the interface surface area, not just an accessory. That signals a philosophical shift: comfort isn’t something you tolerate to use Vision Pro. It’s designed into the product with the same rigor as the silicon.
The Dual Knit Band attaches to the Audio Straps via a simple, secure mechanism with release tabs, preserving the modular ecosystem introduced with the first Vision Pro. It ships in small, medium, and large sizes, comes included with M5 by default, and is sold separately as an upgrade that’s fully compatible with the original M2 model.
That compatibility is an important design signal. Apple is treating headbands as swappable “ergonomic modules” rather than disposable accessories. The Dual Knit Band becomes a retrofit that can rehabilitate earlier hardware, extending the life and desirability of equipment people already own.
If you already have the first Vision Pro, the cheapest way to “upgrade” isn’t the new chip. It’s this strip of knit and tungsten that quietly rehabilitates the hardware you already have.
The M5 with Dual Knit Band finally makes Vision Pro something I can wear for hours. Less cheek pressure, less neck fatigue, and none of that “face is sliding off my skull” sensation that defined first-gen fit. People who tried 3D-printed hacks and CPAP-style mods say this is the first official strap that beats their DIY solutions, which is high praise from tinkerers.
A recent cross-country test made the difference concrete. Economy class, Dallas to New York and back. Sold-out flight, middle seat, hostile in every physical dimension. But with Vision Pro strapped on, the environment selector became an escape hatch. Moon surface, Yosemite, Mount Hood: each one a functional retreat that made a miserable seat survivable. The hardware disappeared; the space remained. For a four-hour flight wedged between strangers, I was effectively in my own private cabin.
One small design detail made the in-flight experience smoother: when Vision Pro detects motion (plane, car, train), rotating the Digital Crown surfaces a Travel Mode prompt. No fumbling with eye tracking while the cabin shakes. Just turn the crown, tap confirm, and the headset stabilizes for a moving environment. The button just works.
That’s the psychological real estate concept paying off in practice. The immersive environments aren’t screensavers. They’re functional escapes that only work when the hardware is comfortable enough to forget. When you can wear Vision Pro for an entire cross-country flight without wanting to rip it off, the environments graduate from novelty demo to genuine utility.
The combined story is holistic: fewer pressure points, less motion blur, and less cognitive friction all point to longer, more natural sessions. Multi-hour productivity runs and movie marathons feel more plausible because comfort and visual stability are both improved. Five or six hours in a day with minimal discomfort would have been unthinkable with the old strap without modifications.
The real story isn’t that Vision Pro gained new tricks. It’s that the things people already loved doing in it (3D movies, floating Mac screens, immersive photos) no longer come with the same physical tax.
Even with the improvements, the headset is still big, still expensive at $3,499 for 256GB, and still leaves some marks under the eyes for certain faces, just less aggressively than before. Some users report needing to fine-tune fit over a few days, especially when finding the right light seal and tension balance. There’s also the hair situation: if I had short hair, the Dual Knit Band would probably bother me more. With longer hair, everything just gets pushed back and settles into place. Vision Pro hair is a thing, but it’s not as bad as hat hair. I can tolerate it.
It’s still very much a computer on your face, not a magic pair of AR glasses. But the Dual Knit Band and M5’s visual stability nudge Vision Pro out of “showpiece gadget” territory and closer to something you can actually live in.
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