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Aura’s delightful Aspen photo frame is on sale for $30 off this weekend

The Aura Aspen offers a bright, vivid display that looks surprisingly lifelike for a digital photo frame. | Image: Aura Aura’s digital frames are kind of like living photo albums that get better with time, which is why we often recommend them for Mother’s Day. They’re gifts that keep on giving, in a way, and right now, a number of Aura’s connected frames are on sale ahead of the holiday. One of the best deals is on the Aura Aspen , which is available for $199 ($30 off) from Amazon , Best Buy , and Aura , matching its all-time low. Aura Aspen Where to Buy: $229 $199 at Amazon $229 $199 at Aura $229.99 $199.99 at Best Buy Although you can preload Aura’s 12-inch LCD frame with photos before it arrives, what really makes the Aspen special is that loved ones around the world can add new images to the frame using the Aura app (or by text message). It also supports Live Photos and can play 30-second video clips — providing a personal touch that tradit...
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Anker’s discounted 2-in-1 USB-C cable is a great way to spend $15

I’ll never stop gushing about 2-in-1 USB-C cables. They’re really nice to have because, at this point, I’ve amassed so many devices that charge via USB-C. It’s also common for more than one to need to be recharged at a time, which is where they come in handy. I can charge my Nintendo Switch 2 and work-issued MacBook Air, or my Google Pixel 9 Pro and Kindle, without taking up more than one port on the power adapter. A couple of models that offer up to 140W passthrough charging speeds are currently matching their lowest price to date — including Anker’s braided option, which is available from Amazon and Anker in black or white starting at $14.99 ($3 off). If you don’t mind paying a bit more for a slightly longer cable, Native Union’s recycled 6.5-foot Belt Cable, which features an animal-free leather strap, is down to $23.99 ($6 off) in black or a zebra-like pattern directly from the manufacturer . Anker 140W 2-in-1 USB-C to USB-C Cable Where to Buy...

The things we’re building

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 126, your guide to the best and Verge -iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, I need 10 or 15 skirts from Calvin Klein, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage .) Happy Ruthless Self-Promotion Week! We're dedicating almost all of this issue to the stuff we've been making recently. Personally, I've been reading about the Tesla diner and Dwarkesh Patel and The Rest Is History , starting a Ted Lasso rewatch to get ready for season 4 , watching a robot injure Joanna Stern , continuing down the rabbit hole of gorgeous Japanese stationery , wondering if those cool shoes … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/g6WQ9ct

Oura adds birth control support to its period tracker

Here’s an example of what the new Hormonal Birth Control support will look like when it rolls out on May 6th. | Image: Oura Oura is launching a new reproductive health feature that takes hormonal contraception into consideration when tracking period cycles. The smart ring maker describes the Hormonal Birth Control update as a "first-of-its-kind experience" inside Oura's existing Cycle Insights feature, allowing users to see how over 20 combinations of hormonal birth control methods - including pills, patches, IUDs, and implants - can affect their overall biometric data. The feature will begin rolling out globally on May 6th. It's designed to show the impact that hormonal contraception may have on temperature patterns, sleep, and recovery, and can help users to t … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/TG7HIDV

Dyson put someone else’s motor in its robot vacuum

Dyson’s newest robot vacuum adds mopping capabilities but takes away the Dyson motor of its predecessor. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Dyson, a company built on engineering high-speed motors, has confirmed to The Verge that its newest robot vacuum doesn't use a Dyson motor. The recently launched Spot & Scrub Ai robot vacuum and mop was "co-engineered," Nathan Lawson McLean, senior design manager at Dyson, told The Verge . According to Lawson McLean, the device merges "new and already existing Dyson technologies with other platforms." Specifically, the new lidar-based navigation tech and the robot's vacuum motor were developed by a third party. "It's not one of our V10 motors; it's one of our partner technologies," said Lawson McLean. "It's not one of our V10 motors, it's … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/DPxaSqM

Meta lost 20 million users last quarter

Meta is planning to pump billions more into AI investments this year, despite noting that millions of users have seemingly started to abandon its platforms. In an earning call on Wednesday , Meta reported that figures for "Family daily active people" - the term Meta has coined for all collective users of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, or Messenger - declined by 20 million this quarter compared to the previous three months. Meta attributes this fall to "internet disruptions in Iran, as well as a restriction on access to WhatsApp in Russia ." It's up to you whether you take Meta on its word, given that by bundling the user stats together across … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/nGc16jW

DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4 is a better camera in every respect

The Osmo Pocket 4 is no reinvention; it looks just like the Pocket 3. First they came for the drones, and now the vlogging cameras. DJI's Osmo Pocket 4 is the first of its compact steadicams not to launch in the US, following a string of DJI drones also missing the US market. The good news for American buyers is that the Pocket 4 is mostly an evolutionary upgrade, and there's little it does that the Pocket 3 doesn't (it looks like the rumored dual-lens Pro version will be more of a reinvention). The good news for everyone else is that those evolutions run throughout the Pocket 4, from the camera sensor to the controls. That makes this an unmistakable improvement over the previous generation. DJI Osmo Pocket … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/OvI9rEa