Author: Duncan Pike

Earlier this week, Google announced that it had released (most of) the source code for the first modern smartwatch – the Pebble. Google acquired Pebble and its intellectual property through its purchase of Fitbit but has now made PebbleOS open-source, meaning anyone is free to tinker with it. The person best suited to tinkering with PebbleOS, Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky, already has plans for the watch to make a comeback. Pebbles on your wrist We won’t blame you if the name isn’t that familiar, the company’s first product started out as a Kickstarter campaign in 2016 after four years in…

In an ideal world, we all have enough money to afford one monitor for work and a separate monitor for pleasure. Most folks don’t live in that world and have to prioritise one over the other. Or, they meet in the middle and get something like the MSI Pro MP341CQ. It is marketed as a productivity monitor but some of the specs that make it good for work transfer over to gaming, like an increased resolution and higher-than-average refresh rate. As is often the case, trying to be a jack of all trades can mean you end up as a…

Anyone with wireless earbuds of some description will already know that the Bluetooth connection between their ‘buds and source device isn’t always reliable if the two aren’t together. Nor is it particularly good at delivering high-quality audio compared to what you get over a cable. That makes a lot of sense considering the power limitations of wireless earbuds – a Wi-Fi connection draws too much power so we’ve been kinda stuck with Bluetooth. Until Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon S7+ Gen 1 sound platform in 2023. We’re still mostly stuck with Bluetooth for our mobile audio connections but that shouldn’t be…

Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy S25 Ultra, S25+, and S25 at its first Unpacked event for 2025. While the devices all sport minor hardware changes, the main focus for Samsung, as with last year’s Unpacked, is around Galaxy AI. Spearheading the AI focus this year is Samsung’s One UI 7 Android 15-based operating system which has been “rebuilt from the ground up as an AI operating system,” according to Justin Hume, Vice President of Mobile at Samsung South Africa. Samsung doubles down on AI with Galaxy S25 Thanks to its revamped One UI 7, Samsung introduced a host of…

After spending the last few months with the Huawei Watch GT 5 Pro strapped to our wrist, it’s clear that Huawei’s wearable division isn’t resting on its laurels following the impressive Watch GT 4 series. The Watch GT 5 Pro continues the legacy of functional and stylish smartwatches from the Chinese tech company in most areas but misses out in a few others. Is it the right watch for your wrist? Only you can know that but we’re here to help you figure it out. Catches the eye The Watch GT 5 Pro is available in two sizes with two…

First announced in October last year, Microsoft has made AI-powered updates to Windows Search available in the Windows 11 dev channel. The updates mean Windows Search will use semantic indexing alongside traditional indexing to make finding files or settings on your machine more effective with casual language. A much-needed Windows Search update The AI updates don’t only apply to the main Windows Search bar but also to search boxes in Settings, File Explorer, and on your taskbar. Nor does the update require an internet connection to sift through all the junk you’ve accumulated, thanks to those NPUs in Copilot Plus…

We were a little apprehensive when the Plaud Note showed up at Stuff’s offices, seeing as previous attempts at dedicated AI-enabled devices haven’t panned out well (see the Humane AI Pin and Rabbit R1 failures). But the Note didn’t take long to squish our fears of it being another useless device in search of a purpose. There’s a clear purpose here – to record meetings and provide summaries in various formats. ‘But can’t you do that with an app?’ we were frequently asked. Yes, we’ll concede, that there are already plenty of services and apps that achieve more or less…

OpenAI’s ChatGPT recently took another step toward becoming an actually useful digital assistant with the launch of a new tasks and reminders feature. Currently still in its beta stage, the feature should already be available to Plus, Team, and Pro subscribers with the company adding “and eventually to everyone with a ChatGPT account.” ChatGPT will do your bidding Today we’re rolling out a beta version of tasks—a new way to ask ChatGPT to do things for you at a future time. Whether it’s one-time reminders or recurring actions, tell ChatGPT what you need and when, and it will automatically take…

CES 2025 might’ve ended but there’s still plenty to talk about. Lenovo, for example, announced a refresh of its Legion gaming laptops with the Legion Pro 7i boasting the best specs of the lot. It sports new silicon from Nvidia and Intel and a lap-warming 250W thermal design power (TDP) thanks to Lenovo’s Legion Coldfront Vapour cooling system. And Lenovo’s thrown in some AI for good measure. Come March, you’ll be able to spec a tenth-generation Legion Pro 7i with up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, a Nvidia RTX 5090 laptop GPU, and 64GB of DDR5 RAM.…

Very few companies are as ubiquitous as Shure when it comes to microphones. If you’ve ever been to a live music event there’s a 98% chance you’ve seen a Shure microphone, like the SM58, and if you enjoy watching podcasts you’ll probably recognise the SM7B. Recently, the company followed those up with the Shure MV6, a dynamic microphone aimed squarely at gamers and streamers looking for something that’s easy to use without sacrificing audio quality and a kidney. We’ve spent some time yelling into the MV6 to see if Shure could successfully translate its years of professional recording experience into…