Engadget's best of 2026
The highest-rated devices that we reviewed this year in a variety of categories.
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Amazon introduces new Kindle Paperwhite, Colorsoft and entry-level models
Amazon’s new Kindle e-readers come with flat-surface displays and new colors.
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Affordable alternatives to DJI's Osmo Pocket 4
The best options when DJI's gimbal camera is too expensive or unavailable.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra review: The apex Android tablet
Starting at $1,400, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra is super expensive. But that’s the price you’ll have to pay for the best Android tablet.
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Affordable alternatives to Sonos speakers
Getting good multi-room audio doesn’t have to break the bank.
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Samsung launches its first clip-on earbuds in South Korea
A global rollout will follow, although we don’t yet know the details.
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Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light remasters are getting free next-gen updates this month
Take a trip down memory lane with the first two games in the series.
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Police may have new ways to access data on locked iPhones
A training video reportedly demonstrates how police can evade an Apple security feature.
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Judge dismisses lawsuits claiming Google's AI Overviews siphon web traffic
Google may have a monopoly in search, but neither lawsuit made a compelling case the company was leveraging it.
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NYC's click-to-cancel rule is now in effect to save consumers from subscription hell
Can the rest of the country have this please?
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Pandora claims 'we haven't made this decision lightly' after raising prices
The SiriusXM service joins a long list of streamers that have increased rates this year.
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Sony brings AI upscaling to the base PS5
Marvel’s Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei are the first games to support Quick Spectral Super Resolution.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra vs Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra: The difference one year can make
An iterative upgrade once again for Samsung's laptop-sized tablet line.
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Audible thinks you want to have an AI-generated conversation with Dracula's beleaguered servant
The platform is rolling out "Interactive Stories" starting with Bram Stoker's classic.
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Newsom vetoes smart glasses privacy bill
The language of the bill was overbroad, in Newsom's opinion.
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Japanese court rules human voices are protected in landmark AI case
Humans vs AI: It's time to d-d-d-d-duel.
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Neurable launches its newest brain-scanning headphones
Neurable is launching a new pair of EEG-equipped headphones to keep an eye on your brainwaves while you work, rest and play.
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HP's Omnibook 5 features an OLED screen and costs $699
It also lasts up to 42 hours on a single charge.
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Amazon's latest Kindle accessories bring physical buttons back to its ereaders
BookTok will probably rejoice.
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Neon will make a truly open-source SCP movie after A24 controversy
Movie studios are turning to the horror fiction site SCP Foundation and showing how dealing with that community can go right, and wrong.
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Google's first Gemini 4 model is 'Argon'
Google trained Gemini 4 Argon to be highly capable in knowledge work, cybersecurity defense and creative writing.
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California's new law bans companies from relying on AI to fire workers
California enacts new laws aimed at companies using AI to initiate job cuts or monitor employees.
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Apple TV is down
Several Apple services went down for maintenance on the afternoon of September 30. Only Apple TV remains inaccessible.
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Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey will advise the government on the future of warfare
So will Newt Gingrich, for some reason.
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Fujifilm's Instax Pal 2 can plug directly into your smartphone to transfer images
The small digital camera combines software filters with tactile controls.
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Breville's new $600 coffee machine makes pour-overs from scratch
You do still have to buy the beans though.
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Reddit imposes new restrictions on Old Reddit
The Old Reddit is dying; the new Reddit struggles to avoid scraping.
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Tinder now offers group hangouts as an alternative to one-on-one dates
At least in theory, it's a little less nerve-wracking.
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