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Aug 29, 2026
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Aug 11, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 29, 2026 · Max Slater-Robins

    Your fitness tracker has a lot of numbers — these are the ones that are worth watching (opens the original)

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    As fitness trackers like the Fitbit Air become better and better, they are now remarkably good at finding new things to measure. Open the companion app after a workout or a night’s sleep and you'll be greeted by a dizzying array of stats: steps, heart rate, HRV, sleep stages, VO2 max, calories burned, and many more besides. Some of that information is genuinely useful, but a lot of it is better treated as (interesting) background noise. The trick is knowing which numbers can tell you something m

  2. Article · Aug 15, 2026 · Max Slater-Robins

    The 256GB laptop is the new 32GB phone — and it’s quietly pushing you into cloud subscriptions (opens the original)

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    There was a time not too long ago when a 32GB smartphone felt perfectly workable — potentially even spacious. Fast forward to today and apps have gotten bigger, cameras have become larger, and routine software updates now eat entire gigabytes on their own. 32GB has gone from seeming totally normal (even luxurious) to looking absurdly stingy. I think 256GB laptops are heading in the same direction. In 2026, plenty of otherwise excellent laptops start with 256GB of storage, despite many of the bes

  3. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · Max Slater-Robins

    OLED isn’t always the best laptop screen — here’s when the cheaper IPS model is the smarter buy (opens the original)

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    In the past few years, OLED displays have become one of the easiest laptop upgrades to get excited about. The reasons are obvious: Deep blacks and superb contrast can make everything from Netflix to games look better, and many of the best laptops offer OLED for good reason. But I wouldn’t automatically tick the OLED box when configuring a new laptop. For those of us who spend our days in Chrome, or in documents, spreadsheets, emails, and Zoom calls, a good IPS screen can already look excellent w

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