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Another new year. I’m kicking off 2026 at full throttle, and over the next 12 months there will once again be fresh news about Philips Hue (almost) every day. In this article, I want to take a look back as well as a look ahead. What will happen on the Hueblog in 2026? The most…
Der Beitrag Hueblog wishes you a happy new year erschien zuerst auf Hueblog.com.
Adding a Dual Knit Band to Quest 3 provides Apple balance to Meta headsets.
On New Year’s Eve, VRChat set a new record for concurrent users online.
Just because everybody says it, doesn’t always mean it’s true.
Bose’s open-ear design earbuds have a durable battery life and are at their lowest price ever.
Have you ever felt “velvetmist”? It’s a “complex and subtle emotion that elicits feelings of comfort, serenity, and a gentle sense of floating.” It’s peaceful, but more ephemeral and intangible than contentment. It might be evoked by the sight of a sunset or a moody, low-key album. If you haven’t ever felt this sensation—or…
It was the biggest launch in the history of Philips Hue. At the beginning of September, they set off a real fireworks display at the IFA in Berlin, well before New Year’s Eve. That same evening, the people in charge asked me what product I thought was still missing. “No idea,” was my spontaneous answer,…
Der Beitrag What could Philips Hue bring to our Smart Homes in 2026? erschien zuerst auf Hueblog.com.
On Monday, SpaceX’s Dragon fired its thrusters, located in the spacecraft’s trunk, for just over 19 minutes, boosting the International Space Station’s orbit.
Paradoxically, weak rewards build strong motivation.
If you have one of these classic metal clamps, you should know they’re way more useful than you think.
PLUS: 7 prompts to use right away (life examples)…
We’re in the midst of a global mental-health crisis. More than a billion people worldwide suffer from a mental-health condition, according to the World Health Organization. The prevalence of anxiety and depression is growing in many demographics, particularly young people, and suicide is claiming hundreds of thousands of lives globally each year. Given the clear…
The Philips Hue Essential Flex was supposed to be released in December, but that’s not going to happen. Now that the simple Hue Essential Lightstrip has been launched in the US, at least, we’ll have to wait a little longer for its decorative sibling. The Hue Essential Flex is not yet available, but it will…
Der Beitrag Hue Essential Flex: New information about the neon light strip erschien zuerst auf Hueblog.com.
The scam uses a simple device link to hijack accounts.
PLUS: It’s time to become an AI expert before your job is gone…
Pollution from textile production—dyes, chemicals, and heavy metals like lead and cadmium—is common in the waters of the Buriganga River as it runs through Dhaka, Bangladesh. It’s among many harms posed by a garment sector that was once synonymous with tragedy: In 2013, the eight-story Rana Plaza factory building collapsed, killing 1,134 people and injuring…
At the end of the year, the developer of iConnectHue (App Store link) for iPhone and iPad has another surprise in store. There is a major update that adds support for the Hue Sync Box. However, there is one important point to note: the new feature is only available with a Pro membership. This is…
Der Beitrag iConnectHue gets support for the Hue Sync Box erschien zuerst auf Hueblog.com.
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Today is Sunday, which means it’s time for my little weekly review. However, since things were a little quiet around Christmas, there isn’t really any news that we can revisit here. Instead, I’d like to take a look at what we can hopefully expect in early 2026. Now that the new Hue Flux light strips…
Der Beitrag Instead of my Hue-weekly: Hue Flux connectors in a video erschien zuerst auf Hueblog.com.
PLUS: 5 Skills You Can Copy-Paste Right Now…
It’s been a busy and productive year here at MIT Technology Review. We published magazine issues on power, creativity, innovation, bodies, relationships, and security. We hosted 14 exclusive virtual conversations with our editors and outside experts in our subscriber-only series, Roundtables, and held two events on MIT’s campus. And we published hundreds of articles online,…
It’s getting harder to beat the heat. During the summer of 2025, heat waves knocked out power grids in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. Global warming means more people need air-conditioning, which requires more power and strains grids. But a millennia-old idea (plus 21st-century tech) might offer an answer: radiative cooling. Paints, coatings,…
If the past 12 months have taught us anything, it’s that the AI hype train is showing no signs of slowing. It’s hard to believe that at the beginning of the year, DeepSeek had yet to turn the entire industry on its head, Meta was better known for trying (and failing) to make the metaverse…
In April 2025, Ronald Deibert left all electronic devices at home in Toronto and boarded a plane. When he landed in Illinois, he took a taxi to a mall and headed directly to the Apple Store to purchase a new laptop and iPhone. He’d wanted to keep the risk of having his personal devices confiscated…
Climate news hasn’t been great in 2025. Global greenhouse-gas emissions hit record highs (again). This year is set to be either the second or third warmest on record. Climate-fueled disasters like wildfires in California and flooding in Indonesia and Pakistan devastated communities and caused billions in damage. In addition to these worrying indicators of our…