Author: Press Room

The Android world was quick to turn sci-fi folding displays into tech reality. Samsung, Google, Motorola, OnePlus, Xiaomi… almost every brand has a flip-style or book-style foldable on their slate – or is about to, looking at Stuff’s list of upcoming smartphones. And indeed – one of the key things we are expecting from Apple this fall is a foldable iPhone. The launch of one has been long-rumored, which is no surprise given other manufacturers’ penchant for them. It would be a big departure for Apple, though. It’s been a long-held assumption the company wouldn’t take the plunge until it found…

Severance is a sci-fi series about people with a very unique take on work-life balance: when they’re at work, they remember nothing about their life outside the office. And when they’re home, they remember nothing of what they did at work. They voluntarily underwent the “severance” procedure offered by Lumon Industries, which basically means that there are multiple people living inside their heads, and never the twain shall meet. That leads to all kinds of strange complications that have made Severance one of the best sci-fi shows on Apple TV+, not to mention one of the most popular. Unfortunately, it’ll…

When the MoonSwatch dropped in 2022, it broke the internet, and resulted in long queues outside Swatch boutiques. Now, the watch world is buzzing again, and this time the stakes might be even higher. It looks like a collaboration between Swatch and Audemars Piguet, inspired by the legendary Royal Oak, is imminent. By now you’ve probably seen the AI renders flooding your Instagram feed or caught a headline or two. You’ve also probably seen the words “Royal Pop” more times than you care to imagine… If you’ve lost track of what’s real and what’s not, here’s every leak, official detail,…

Instant granules might be the definition of convenient coffee, but even the most expensive stir-in stuff can’t rival the results you’ll get from one of the best coffee machines. Whether you’re a casual morning sipper or a dedicated home barista, investing in the right coffee machine can completely transform your daily brew. If you’re keen to kick your caffeine routine up a gear, from espresso makers and bean-to-cup machines to drip filters and pod coffee makers, these coffee machines make it easy to brew up better batches at home. They all deliver café-quality results without the café price tag –…

Science fiction has been warning us about robots for decades, albeit rather dramatically. Uprisings, existential crises, mankind enslaved by its own creation. But here, we’re considering a quieter takeover: a human alone, emotionally and physically bonding with a humanoid that never argues about whose turn it is to do the dishes. As AI sex robots become more sophisticated — learning your preferences, mirroring your emotional language, offering inexhaustible responsiveness — we asked neuroscientists and psychologists for their opinions on what they could be doing to the human brain and what happens when intimacy becomes frictionless (no pun intended).  The reward loop…

One of the biggest complaints users have with Google TV is the default home screen. It’s cluttered with ads, suggested content, and distracting sections that constantly compete for your attention. And it’s not something you can easily ignore either. Even when you know what you want to watch, you still have to navigate through all that noise just to get there. Thankfully, you’re not out of options. An easy way to get around this is to replace the default experience with something like Arc Launcher. It’s a free, open-source launcher that gives your TV a minimal, customizable interface. Related How…

In today’s hyper-competitive and increasingly dispersed business environment, employee engagement has transitioned from a secondary human resources initiative to a primary driver of organizational success. Engagement is no longer merely a measure of employee satisfaction or workplace happiness; it represents the profound emotional and professional commitment an employee has to their organization and its overarching goals. When employees are highly engaged, they apply discretionary effort, innovate proactively, and become steadfast advocates for their corporate brand. Conversely, a disengaged workforce leads to plummeting productivity, rampant absenteeism, and staggering turnover rates. As companies navigate the complexities of remote, hybrid, and globally distributed…

More than any other streaming service, Netflix has a huge wealth of movies and TV shows to watch. It’s impossible to watch it all, partly because new content cycles in and out all the time. If you don’t act quick, there are some great shows that will be gone before you’ve gotten a chance to see them. Case in point: Your Honor is a terrific legal drama that ran for two seasons on Showtime. Based on the Israeli show Kvodo, it stars Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston and it’s leaving Netflix at the end of the month. Your Honor is a…

Fancy splurging out on a new bit of coffee-making kit? The best coffee machines can get pretty expensive, with some creeping up as far as the thousands. I recently used a coffee machine that cost almost $5000/£4000 to see if it could make better coffee! That got me thinking, how much coffee do you actually need to drink in order to justify the espresso machine that’s in your Amazon basket? Whether you’re trying to justify the purchase to your partner or just trying to sleep better at night after buying one, we’re going to work it out. How much does…

Being eight years old, my son doesn’t go anywhere on his own. However, recently, after a football tournament he got separated from me in a sea of children all wearing the same kit. Nothing happened but he was a bit shaken up when he realised the woman he’d been trying to catch up with wasn’t me and I was in a bit of a state trying to push through the crowd to find him. Just normal growing up stuff. It did play on my mind however and made me worry about how big the crowds would be at our upcoming…