Author: Press Room

When people watch a historical drama, there’s an unspoken assumption that a lot of what they’re seeing is probably made up. That holds true for a show like Downton Abbey, which is set in the early 20th century and doesn’t pretend to be inspired by any actual events or people; or The Dig, a Netflix movie about a 1939 archeological excavation that does involve real people, although so many of the details are changed it might as well not. Then there’s a show like The Great, which ran for three seasons on Hulu between 2020 and 2023. The Great freely…

There’s a good chance you already have a robot living in your home. It might not have arms, legs, or an unsettlingly cheerful metal face, but that little robot vacuum diligently trundling around beneath the sofa still counts. Robot vacuum cleaners had a rocky start, mind, beginning as fairly dim appliances that bounced between walls and ate charging cables. Today’s best models can map several floors, recognise different objects, wash their own mop pads, empty their bins, and return to their docks for a recharge without requiring much attention. They’re also being joined by robots that mow lawns, clean windows…

Local LLM models are fantastic because they’re local, and for us normal people with regular hardware, that’s usually where it ends. But, I’ve got a surprise. NVIDIA’s latest voice model doesn’t feel like that. It was astonishing, simply because it was astonishing, regardless of the medium. The fact that it was running locally on my hardware added to the astonishment, it didn’t cause it. I could describe it, but I think it’s best if you just see for yourself. PersonaPlex is a full-duplex voice model NVIDIA has been cooking lately When I say latest, I mean a bit late. PersonaPlex…

Your smart TV most certainly has plenty of mainstream apps pre-installed, like Hulu, but what about the obscure ones? These apps, for one reason or another, don’t get the attention they deserve, so I’m here to help. Lifetime Movie Club I love artsy movies and having my brain and perspective challenged, but sometimes I just want to enjoy cheesy, low-effort content. For nearly a year, I’ve had a subscription to Lifetime Movie Club, and boy, is there a lot of cheese here. I can’t help but admit it’s what makes the movies really entertaining, like the strange pull The Room…

It takes a lot to leave a successful career for a startup and equally it takes a lot to make a startup successful. Together with his co-founder, Rex Kuo has done both of those things, taking Orbitkey from Kickstarter success story through to a global business, selling organisational products in over 40 countries. Here we chat to Rex about making it happen…  I used to work as a pharmacist. I started Orbitkey with a schoolfriend of mine. I was already working as a pharmacist full-time and Charles, my co-founder, was an industrial designer. I always dabbled in little side businesses…

The Play Store on your Android TV or Google TV may look like the whole story. It isn’t. You don’t have to limit your TV experience to what Google has approved for your model and region. You can try almost every app made for Android TV, including those that aren’t available officially. And no, I’m not talking about sideloading apps one by one. You can grab an alternative app store like F-Droid and unlock hundreds of more apps at once. F-Droid is an open-source app store that doesn’t require an account, is community driven, and only lists apps that don’t…

How much Apple Arcade costs, what iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV hardware you need, and the best games to play Apple Arcade was revealed way back in 2019. At which point many people yelped “Games?”, followed by “Apple?”, and then collapsed into fits of coughing and laughter until they expired. Which is a shame for them, because Apple Arcade has turned out to be a real gem. But what hardware do you need? Are you forced by Apple to use the Siri Remote when playing on an Apple TV? How many games do you get? How much does it…

The best new Apple Arcade games It’s been a while since this roundup got a proper overhaul, and so this is a much bigger update than usual. I’ve cleared out all the dead wood (or, more accurately, dead games), added a bunch of titles that are new to Apple Arcade and covered a few crackers that weren’t yet on the list. Enjoy! Newly added in this update: Sid Meier’s Civilization VII, Retrocade, Oceanhorn 3, Cult of the Lamb, What The Clash?, Outlanders 2, Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop and Sonic Dream Team, along with ‘plus’ games Pocket City 2+, Unpacking+, Dredge+, Kingdom…

A few months ago, I picked up a budget streaming stick to keep my family entertained in hotel rooms during beach vacations, fully anticipating the usual tradeoffs that come with a $20 price tag. I figured we’d deal with a sluggish app launcher, a weak Wi-Fi antenna, and maybe a remote that takes a little too long to respond. What caught me off guard was YouTube. Videos that looked crisp on my three-year-old stick came through softer on the new one, and 4K clips buffered more than they should have on a solid connection. The processor wasn’t the problem. Neither…

When Lego founder Ole Kirk Kristiansen pivoted his business to plastic bricks, we wonder if he had any idea of the global phenomenon Lego would become. Today, there are many themes, for kids and adult collectors alike. It’s hard to keep track. So we’re doing it for you, with the Stuff guide to the best upcoming Lego sets. Note: this list covers the best officially announced upcoming Lego sets. There are no rumours, leaks, nor models the writer ham-fistedly pieced together from a pile of random bricks. November 2026 Lego sets Consider this… Sagrada Família ($799.99/£649.99 • 12,060 pieces): In 1882, construction began on this huge…