If you have a Kindle gathering dust in a drawer somewhere, now might be a good time to check how old it is. Amazon has confirmed that it is ending support for Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier, with the cutoff date set for 20 May 2026. On the surface, that sounds like a fairly routi...

There is a particular kind of irony in needing a physical object to stop you from using your phone. That is essentially what Brick is, and yet, for a lot of people, that might be exactly what they need.

Brick is a small NFC device, about the size of a poker chip, that pairs with your smartphone. Once set up, it uses your phone’s existing screen time controls to lock...

When I see trends emerging like “AI, generate an image of my for LinkedIn based on what you know about my work”, a single tear runs down my face as I think about the rainforests. This is what we are burning up vast quantities of energy for. AI slop. From time to time, I need to come back to the drawing board and remind myself that AI has genuinely impressive applications. The...

I’ve been using electric scooters in Dublin City since before they were legal. As much as I’d like to think that makes me sound cool, I realise it absolutely does not. I’m reminded of this most times I catch my reflection as a rotund 37 year old male. That said, what a scooter makes you feel matters too. And the Pure Advance Flex electric scooters, sent over to me by the folk...

Aer Lingus has become the latest airline to roll out Starlink-powered Wi-Fi, with the first equipped aircraft, an Airbus A330-302 registered EI-EIN, taking flight on 29th March 2026 on the Dublin to New York JFK route. It is free across all cabins, covers streaming, gaming and working on multiple devices, and promises download speeds north of 500 Mbps. Technically, it is impr...