Plus, an early peek at the next version of Android, a pretty Ikea coffee-table book, and “earnings season” headaches.
Gear Roundup
The Glorious Utility of the Mid-Range Phone
Also, Garmin has a new fitness tracker, Zoom gets emotional, and Instagram tries to prioritize original content.
Meta’s Augmented Reality Glasses Are Still Years Away
Plus: Apple faces MacBook delays, Peloton switches gears, and Sonos acquires another speaker company.
The Ice Cream You Ordered Is Here. A Drone Just Delivered It
Plus: Google beefs up its image search, Lego and Epic lay bricks together, and other consumer tech news from this week.
Samsung Says It Will Let You Fix Your Own Galaxy Phone
Plus: new integrations for Android and Windows, and Instagram chats get an upgrade.
Apple Wants You to Subscribe to the iPhone
Plus: The creator of the GIF dies at 74, LG debuts new OLED televisions, and more of this week’s stories from the Gear desk.