Sean Hollister
@seanhollister.bsky.social
I write about gadgets at @Verge. Former @CNET @Gizmodo @Engadget. Avid gamer, lucky husband, happy dad! Maybe too blunt.
I prefer @aliszewski.bsky.social's original suggested hed: "Lego's first Spot the cat minifigure comes with a $400 Galaxy class starship."
I would buy the crap out of these mini-figs! www.theverge.com/news/815337/...
I would buy the crap out of these mini-figs! www.theverge.com/news/815337/...
Lego’s first Star Trek set is a $400 Enterprise with Data, Picard, and Worf minifigures
The 3,600-piece set will be available starting on November 28th and includes nine minifigures with accessories.
www.theverge.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I prefer @aliszewski.bsky.social's original suggested hed: "Lego's first Spot the cat minifigure comes with a $400 Galaxy class starship."
I would buy the crap out of these mini-figs! www.theverge.com/news/815337/...
I would buy the crap out of these mini-figs! www.theverge.com/news/815337/...
Epic already won its Google case... twice... and now... it's settling???
I've read through the document and... wow. You can read my TL;DR or the whole doc if you prefer.
www.theverge.com/policy/81399...
I've read through the document and... wow. You can read my TL;DR or the whole doc if you prefer.
www.theverge.com/policy/81399...
Epic and Google agree to settle their lawsuit and change Android’s fate globally
Big Android changes through 2032.
www.theverge.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Epic already won its Google case... twice... and now... it's settling???
I've read through the document and... wow. You can read my TL;DR or the whole doc if you prefer.
www.theverge.com/policy/81399...
I've read through the document and... wow. You can read my TL;DR or the whole doc if you prefer.
www.theverge.com/policy/81399...
Yes! Finally! I know people who've bought entire HDMI dummy plugs to trick the Steam Deck into turning off its screen while downloading.
www.theverge.com/news/813864/...
www.theverge.com/news/813864/...
Valve will finally turn off the Steam Deck’s screen while it’s downloading games
I’ve wanted this feature for years.
www.theverge.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Yes! Finally! I know people who've bought entire HDMI dummy plugs to trick the Steam Deck into turning off its screen while downloading.
www.theverge.com/news/813864/...
www.theverge.com/news/813864/...
After my Xbox Ally review, I never stopped testing. If Microsoft could get it to sleep without losing gobs of battery or crashing, it'd be a huge deal!
But Microsoft wouldn't even admit anything was wrong.
I switched to Bazzite, and it's like a whole new device.
www.theverge.com/games/807711...
But Microsoft wouldn't even admit anything was wrong.
I switched to Bazzite, and it's like a whole new device.
www.theverge.com/games/807711...
Say it with me: Windows is the problem with Windows handhelds
The Xbox Ally is better with Bazzite.
www.theverge.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
After my Xbox Ally review, I never stopped testing. If Microsoft could get it to sleep without losing gobs of battery or crashing, it'd be a huge deal!
But Microsoft wouldn't even admit anything was wrong.
I switched to Bazzite, and it's like a whole new device.
www.theverge.com/games/807711...
But Microsoft wouldn't even admit anything was wrong.
I switched to Bazzite, and it's like a whole new device.
www.theverge.com/games/807711...
Eight years after the right coined "alternative facts," Elon Musk has given them an alternative encyclopedia, one that claims to purge bias while doing the opposite on topics like "climate change."
Oh, and it's straight-up copying more vanilla Wikipedia entries.
www.theverge.com/news/807686/...
Oh, and it's straight-up copying more vanilla Wikipedia entries.
www.theverge.com/news/807686/...
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia contains copied Wikipedia pages
Ironic.
www.theverge.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Eight years after the right coined "alternative facts," Elon Musk has given them an alternative encyclopedia, one that claims to purge bias while doing the opposite on topics like "climate change."
Oh, and it's straight-up copying more vanilla Wikipedia entries.
www.theverge.com/news/807686/...
Oh, and it's straight-up copying more vanilla Wikipedia entries.
www.theverge.com/news/807686/...
Halo. Remake.
It looks great, and it's coming to PS5 too. @tomwarren.co.uk has already played some! I can't wait.
www.theverge.com/news/805174/...
It looks great, and it's coming to PS5 too. @tomwarren.co.uk has already played some! I can't wait.
www.theverge.com/news/805174/...
Halo: Campaign Evolved is a gorgeous remake that debuts on PS5 and Xbox in 2026
Halo arrives on PlayStation
www.theverge.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Halo. Remake.
It looks great, and it's coming to PS5 too. @tomwarren.co.uk has already played some! I can't wait.
www.theverge.com/news/805174/...
It looks great, and it's coming to PS5 too. @tomwarren.co.uk has already played some! I can't wait.
www.theverge.com/news/805174/...
Remember how @nataliethenerd.com made the Lego Game Boy play carts for real?
She's going to sell a drop-in kit. It's called the Build a Boy. Everything I know right here:
www.theverge.com/games/805673...
She's going to sell a drop-in kit. It's called the Build a Boy. Everything I know right here:
www.theverge.com/games/805673...
Nintendo’s chips make this Lego Game Boy upgrade kit the most authentic
The Build A Boy is coming.
www.theverge.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Remember how @nataliethenerd.com made the Lego Game Boy play carts for real?
She's going to sell a drop-in kit. It's called the Build a Boy. Everything I know right here:
www.theverge.com/games/805673...
She's going to sell a drop-in kit. It's called the Build a Boy. Everything I know right here:
www.theverge.com/games/805673...
♫ It's beginning to look a lot like Xbox... ♫
Hallmark's Xbox 360 Christmas ornament. What do you think? I like the Sega Genesis better, but now I have an Xbox to keep it company under the tree!
Hallmark's Xbox 360 Christmas ornament. What do you think? I like the Sega Genesis better, but now I have an Xbox to keep it company under the tree!
October 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
♫ It's beginning to look a lot like Xbox... ♫
Hallmark's Xbox 360 Christmas ornament. What do you think? I like the Sega Genesis better, but now I have an Xbox to keep it company under the tree!
Hallmark's Xbox 360 Christmas ornament. What do you think? I like the Sega Genesis better, but now I have an Xbox to keep it company under the tree!
Here are Amazon's smart delivery glasses. Definitely want to try these! Wouldn't want to be *required* to wear them... www.theverge.com/news/804962/...
Amazon reveals ‘smart delivery glasses’ that guide drivers and scan packages
No more whipping out a phone on your porch.
www.theverge.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Here are Amazon's smart delivery glasses. Definitely want to try these! Wouldn't want to be *required* to wear them... www.theverge.com/news/804962/...
Sharge does it again.
This magnetic Qi 2.2 powerbank looks like a classic Sony Cybershot
This magnetic Qi 2.2 powerbank looks like a classic Sony Cybershot
Sharge is at it again.
buff.ly
October 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Sharge does it again.
What a world we live in! www.theverge.com/news/804289/...
Eight Sleep adds ‘outage mode’ to smart beds after AWS problems left them frozen
Eight Sleep became No Sleep
www.theverge.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What a world we live in! www.theverge.com/news/804289/...
Samsung and Google's Vision Pro competitor is finally here. $1,800 and here's @vicmsong.bsky.social with the goods www.theverge.com/tech/802299/...
Samsung Galaxy XR hands-on: It’s like a cheaper Apple Vision Pro and launches today
The Vision Pro might be cooked.
www.theverge.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Samsung and Google's Vision Pro competitor is finally here. $1,800 and here's @vicmsong.bsky.social with the goods www.theverge.com/tech/802299/...
Mini-scoop: Here's how Google is picking the 15 "superfans" who'll test an unreleased Pixel phone — you can read the official rules! www.theverge.com/report/80370...
(h/t my old colleague @welch.bsky.social for the original scoop)
(h/t my old colleague @welch.bsky.social for the original scoop)
Here’s how Google is choosing 15 fans to test the next Pixel
Read the documents yourself.
www.theverge.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Mini-scoop: Here's how Google is picking the 15 "superfans" who'll test an unreleased Pixel phone — you can read the official rules! www.theverge.com/report/80370...
(h/t my old colleague @welch.bsky.social for the original scoop)
(h/t my old colleague @welch.bsky.social for the original scoop)
Hey, that's me on The Vergecast with @davidpierce.xyz talking about the Xbox Ally! www.theverge.com/podcast/8031...
The new Xbox is not an Xbox
Also in this Vergecast episode: is AI making us dumb?
www.theverge.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Hey, that's me on The Vergecast with @davidpierce.xyz talking about the Xbox Ally! www.theverge.com/podcast/8031...
Remember how a GUMMY BEAR BATTERY BANK came along and ultralight backpacking nerds were like, no really, this beats the carbon-fiber-clad Nitecore stuff we've been using?
You know I had to toy with it. The winner is...
You know I had to toy with it. The winner is...
October 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Remember how a GUMMY BEAR BATTERY BANK came along and ultralight backpacking nerds were like, no really, this beats the carbon-fiber-clad Nitecore stuff we've been using?
You know I had to toy with it. The winner is...
You know I had to toy with it. The winner is...
Meanwhile
Was gonna play some games on the ROG Xbox Ally X while I watch AEW but I guess not!
October 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Meanwhile
Reposted by Sean Hollister
This week on Optimizer, I enlisted @seanhollister.bsky.social ‘s help in testing some prototype AI glasses that claim to help make you smarter.
We ended up on a call where we spent half the time bobbing our heads like deranged seals.
www.theverge.com/column/80155...
We ended up on a call where we spent half the time bobbing our heads like deranged seals.
www.theverge.com/column/80155...
These AI glasses promised to make me smarter, and all I got was Clippy for my face
I also kind of looked like a deranged sea lion on a video call.
www.theverge.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This week on Optimizer, I enlisted @seanhollister.bsky.social ‘s help in testing some prototype AI glasses that claim to help make you smarter.
We ended up on a call where we spent half the time bobbing our heads like deranged seals.
www.theverge.com/column/80155...
We ended up on a call where we spent half the time bobbing our heads like deranged seals.
www.theverge.com/column/80155...
It's a good point. Maybe this handheld is not ready, but it points at a better future?
the thing I love about the Xbox Ally X is how open and versatile it is. You can have Xbox Game Pass titles on here, PlayStation games like Spider-Man 2, emulators, and cloud streaming. If this represents how open the next-gen Xbox will be then that’s kinda exciting
October 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
It's a good point. Maybe this handheld is not ready, but it points at a better future?
It's time! Come on in if you haven't already, I'm going to get started answering these Xbox Ally questions.
36 minutes till I dive into your subscriber questions on the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X!
And I'll have both handhelds on me (plus all their competitors!) so I can look up answers and do on-the-fly comparisons for you.
And I'll have both handhelds on me (plus all their competitors!) so I can look up answers and do on-the-fly comparisons for you.
Got any questions about the Xbox Ally? We're holding a special subscriber-exclusive AMA with PC handheld expert @seanhollister.bsky.social today at 12PM ET!
Ask away any time and we'll answer as many questions as we can at noon. We even heard @tomwarren.co.uk might pop in...
Ask away any time and we'll answer as many questions as we can at noon. We even heard @tomwarren.co.uk might pop in...
October 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It's time! Come on in if you haven't already, I'm going to get started answering these Xbox Ally questions.
36 minutes till I dive into your subscriber questions on the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X!
And I'll have both handhelds on me (plus all their competitors!) so I can look up answers and do on-the-fly comparisons for you.
And I'll have both handhelds on me (plus all their competitors!) so I can look up answers and do on-the-fly comparisons for you.
Got any questions about the Xbox Ally? We're holding a special subscriber-exclusive AMA with PC handheld expert @seanhollister.bsky.social today at 12PM ET!
Ask away any time and we'll answer as many questions as we can at noon. We even heard @tomwarren.co.uk might pop in...
Ask away any time and we'll answer as many questions as we can at noon. We even heard @tomwarren.co.uk might pop in...
I just reviewed the Xbox Ally, ask me anything
Seriously, ask away!
www.theverge.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
36 minutes till I dive into your subscriber questions on the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X!
And I'll have both handhelds on me (plus all their competitors!) so I can look up answers and do on-the-fly comparisons for you.
And I'll have both handhelds on me (plus all their competitors!) so I can look up answers and do on-the-fly comparisons for you.
My Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X review.
The top phrases running through my mind while testing it:
"Someone's getting fired for greenlighting this launch"
"This is not an Xbox"
"If this is the future of Xbox, Xbox is screwed."
Went with the middle.
www.theverge.com/games/799698...
The top phrases running through my mind while testing it:
"Someone's getting fired for greenlighting this launch"
"This is not an Xbox"
"If this is the future of Xbox, Xbox is screwed."
Went with the middle.
www.theverge.com/games/799698...
This is not an Xbox
Microsoft’s first “Xbox” handhelds are shipping not fully baked.
www.theverge.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
My Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X review.
The top phrases running through my mind while testing it:
"Someone's getting fired for greenlighting this launch"
"This is not an Xbox"
"If this is the future of Xbox, Xbox is screwed."
Went with the middle.
www.theverge.com/games/799698...
The top phrases running through my mind while testing it:
"Someone's getting fired for greenlighting this launch"
"This is not an Xbox"
"If this is the future of Xbox, Xbox is screwed."
Went with the middle.
www.theverge.com/games/799698...
Today I've got something different for you! This is the "Xtra Muse" — and it seems to be DJI's first attempt to sneak its cameras past US tariffs and bans!
See for yourself: this is a DJI Osmo Pocket 3, inside and out.
See for yourself: this is a DJI Osmo Pocket 3, inside and out.
October 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Today I've got something different for you! This is the "Xtra Muse" — and it seems to be DJI's first attempt to sneak its cameras past US tariffs and bans!
See for yourself: this is a DJI Osmo Pocket 3, inside and out.
See for yourself: this is a DJI Osmo Pocket 3, inside and out.
Seriously looking forward to an Intel Panther Lake handheld after this. www.theverge.com/report/79714...
Here is Panther Lake, Intel’s 2026 laptop chip with next-gen graphics
Better battery than Lunar Lake? Tell us more.
www.theverge.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Seriously looking forward to an Intel Panther Lake handheld after this. www.theverge.com/report/79714...
Do you like benchmarks? I have benchmarks! Benchmarks of the most powerful handheld in the world.
But I'll do you one better: my last table shows how other handhelds can still beat it — *depending* on how long you need your battery to last.
www.theverge.com/games/791460...
But I'll do you one better: my last table shows how other handhelds can still beat it — *depending* on how long you need your battery to last.
www.theverge.com/games/791460...
October 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Do you like benchmarks? I have benchmarks! Benchmarks of the most powerful handheld in the world.
But I'll do you one better: my last table shows how other handhelds can still beat it — *depending* on how long you need your battery to last.
www.theverge.com/games/791460...
But I'll do you one better: my last table shows how other handhelds can still beat it — *depending* on how long you need your battery to last.
www.theverge.com/games/791460...