A decade ago, I wore AirPods in my ears and people wondered what the heck I was doing. Nobody asks that question anymore: AirPods have become one of the greatest product success stories of the […]
Scott Stein
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Like them or not, smart glasses are emerging as a major trend from more companies than it feels possible to even keep track of. With Meta already releasing waves of glasses over the last year […]
On an island in the middle of a distant ocean, I’ve been collecting people to live together. I experiment on them. I watch them react to foods I feed them and strange outfits I put […]
No one needs a TV they can wear on their face. But it’s fun. I’ve been living with display glasses for years now, and I’m pretty shocked with how good they’re getting. It’s also made […]
Meta’s Ray-Bans are the most popular AI glasses available right now, but they’re also making a lot of people feel unsettled, what with a camera that could be taking pictures of anyone, anytime, anywhere. What […]
Climbing up flights of stairs in a bank building full of rooms draped in surrealist art, tunnels with lurking beasts called “skin horses” and exhibits of keepsakes imaginary and real, I find myself looking at […]
Apr 4, 2026 Tech Scott Stein takes you inside the Ministry of Awe, Philadelphia’s immersive six-story art experience. Go on a journey with him as he explores how technology and art meet in this space. […]
Apple was born in 1976, and it’s turning 50. I know the feeling. When I turned 50, not so long ago, I stared off into space for a while, started some new projects and did […]
Increasing prices across the board are becoming a plague now, fueled by everything from tariffs to wars to the AI industry’s devouring of hardware components. Sony’s PlayStation hardware is the latest to get an increase, […]
I want a new Super Mario Bros. Switch 2 game as much as anyone, but almost a year into the console’s first year, it hasn’t happened yet. Mario Kart? Mario Tennis? Mario Party? Yes. New […]
Smack dab in the middle of this year’s SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, there was a huge dirt hole in the ground, blocks wide, where there used to be a convention center. The festival’s events […]
Meta’s biggest swing at creating a social network for VR is dying a quick death in June. Horizon Worlds, a platform that Meta said would be deemphasized for VR in favor of mobile earlier this […]
I wear Meta’s Ray-Bans off and on when I travel to snap photos, take phone calls and listen to music. The technology is fascinating, fun and convenient. I also knew that Meta’s privacy policies might […]
As we said above, the best iPad features right now are distributed across models, making it hard to single out a go-to “perfect” iPad right now. Most people tend to buy iPads for family or […]