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A shot of the HushJet Purifier Compact taken at IFA 2025. | Photo: Jennifer Tuohy / The Verge
Dyson is launching a new air purifier that’s designed to look — but thankfully, not sound — like a jet engine. The Dyson HushJet Purifier Compact is launching in the US on September 30th for $349.99, featuring a new nozzle design that’s shaped to help the device blast jets of air at high speed,...
Google is adding Veo 3 software capabilities to its video generation feature for Google Photos. US-based users can turn static images into four-second videos by clicking either the "Subtle movements" or, for the more adventurous, the "I'm feeling lucky" options under the Create tab in Google Photos. According to Google spokesperson Michael Marconi, you can get your photo subjects to dance...
The doors to IFA 2025 in Berlin, Germany, have officially opened and new gadgets, tech, features, and upgrades continue to pour out of Europe's largest consumer tech show.
There's a lot of news to stay on top of, and if you're struggling to ingest it all, here are some of the best announcements from the show so far, including innovative new robovacs, more affordable smart home devices, and...
This year, football season kicks off with a twist: Following tonight's season opener, YouTube will stream the NFL's first Friday game of the season - a face-off between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs broadcast live from São Paulo, Brazil - for free to a global audience this Friday.
It's the first time YouTube has hosted such a high-caliber US sports event in front of...
The EnerGeek GT01 will be available in black or white color options. | Image: Baseus
Baseus has announced a new accessory that can wirelessly charge a Qi2-compatible smartphone directly on an outlet, making it useful as a hands-free wall mount. It’s reminiscent of a similar wireless charger that Zens released last year, but Baseus’ new EnerGeek GT01 has additional functionality, including a...
The Nxtpaper 5G Junior ships with a choice of blue or orange case included.
TCL has been making its E Ink-inspired Nxtpaper phones for years, but it’s taken the company until now to realize that parents are a likely demographic for it. That’s finally been remedied with the Nxtpaper 5G Junior, a kids phone launching in Europe with a focus on eye health and screentime, which arrives alongside...
Eight years after breaking every record with an $800, 7,541-piece Star Wars Millennium Falcon, the Lego Group is introducing its first $1,000 set.
It’s an intricately detailed Death Star nearly two feet tall (52.3cm), a foot and a half wide (48cm) and over a foot (38.3cm) deep, with enough compartments to re-enact nearly every iconic Death Star scene from Star Wars and Return of the Jedi...
Optical zoom takes on generative AI.
In case you missed it last week among other big news items, Google shipped a phone camera with a zoom feature that uses generative AI. That's right: the Pixel 10 Pro comes with AI right inside the camera app that cleans up otherwise crappy digital zoom images all the way up to 100x. It's a what-is-a-photo nightmare, but it's also pretty good - at least...
LinkedIn is trying to help put a stop to recruitment scams by requiring anyone with a recruitment-related job title to verify their place of employment. Executives will have to go through the same process, while company page verification is now rolling out more widely too.
Existing recruiters won’t need to go through verification immediately, but anyone who adds or updates their job title...
Apple Watch is getting an improved Strava interface and Live Segment support. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge
Strava is bringing what it calls a “cleaner and more intuitive” experience to the Apple Watch along with Live Segments. The changes are meant to address growing demand from athletes turning to Apple’s wearable, according to Strava:
In 2024, Strava saw a nearly 20 percent...