Topic: subscription service
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CarPlay Heads to Pontoon Boats
MasterCraft Boat Holdings is integrating Apple's CarPlay into its 2027 Crest and Balise pontoon models, developed with Savvy Navvy to bring a connected, vehicle-like infotainment experience to the water. The CarPlay integration, powered by the Savvy Navvy app, provides nautical charts, GPS tracki...
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Sunbird's iMessage app returns for Android after 3-year hiatus
Sunbird Messaging has returned to the Google Play Store after a nearly three-year shutdown, offering Android users iMessage access for $2.99 per month with features like reactions and high-quality video sharing, despite remaining group chat friction with RCS. The rebuilt service addresses prior s...
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Winamp plans comeback with new Deezer-powered music player
Winamp has partnered with Deezer to launch a premium music subscription service, using Deezer's white-label technology and global catalog while retaining Winamp's branding and user experience. The new Winamp Player, expected in early 2027, will unify premium streaming with local music libraries, ...
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Tile's best Bluetooth tracker hits its lowest price of the year
The Tile Pro Bluetooth tracker is on sale for $23.99 at Amazon and Tile, its lowest price of the year and just $1 above its all-time low. Unlike the Apple AirTag, the Tile Pro works seamlessly across both Android and Apple devices, making it a more flexible and cost-effective choice for mixed-dev...
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Skylight Touchscreen Calendar Unites My Whole Family
A family of five found that a Skylight Calendar, a connected touchscreen device, helped reduce scheduling chaos by allowing each member to manage their own color-coded calendar and view the family's master schedule. The device's app includes a shared grocery list that syncs to everyone's phone, p...
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Xbox Game Pass surprise drops viral horror game
Buckshot Roulette has surprisingly launched on Xbox consoles and is now available through Xbox Game Pass without prior announcement. The game combines Russian roulette mechanics with a horror atmosphere, having previously gained popularity on PC. Its sudden release adds a tense, replayable horror...
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Get 35% Off with Bartesian Discount Codes
The Bartesian is a capsule-based cocktail maker that produces mixed drinks at the push of a button, offering a convenient shortcut for creating cocktails without stocking a full home bar. You can save up to 35% through a Bartesian cocktail subscription, which offers tiered discounts based on volu...
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Apple Music outage hits users across multiple countries
Apple Music experienced its third service interruption in two months, classified as an "outage" affecting users across multiple countries including the US, Australia, Brazil, and France. The outage began at 11:40 a.m. ET and was a partial disruption, meaning some users may still have had intermit...
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Pebblebee Halo tracks your belongings and safety
The Pebblebee Halo Bluetooth tracker ($59.99) functions as both an item finder and a personal safety device, with a 130dB siren, flashing LEDs, and automatic text alerts to trusted contacts via its Alert Live service. A simple tug on its cap activates the safety features, making it more accessibl...
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Fitbit Air review: near-perfect fitness tracker, flawed AI coach
The Fitbit Air is a $100 display-less fitness band that serves as an affordable Whoop competitor, offering essential health data and a break from screen fatigue. It introduces Google's $10-per-month Health Coach AI feature, replacing Fitbit Premium, which provides personalized training advice on ...
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Halide Mark III for iPhone adds 3 major photography upgrades
Halide Mark III introduces "Halide Looks", five physically accurate film simulations (Valencia, Rembrandt, Nova, Zephyr, Chrome Noir) for capturing better photos at the moment of capture. A new "Photo Lab editor" allows in-app RAW editing of Halide images and, as a beta feature, RAW files fro...
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Rivian launches 'Hey Rivian' AI assistant with full vehicle control
Rivian has launched its next-generation voice assistant for Gen 1 and Gen 2 R1 owners via an over-the-air update, requiring an active Connect+ subscription ($14.99/month) and allowing control via "Hey Rivian" or a steering wheel button. The assistant is powered by Rivian Unified Intelligence and ...
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Rivian launches AI voice assistant for its EVs
Rivian has launched its AI-powered voice assistant, the Rivian Assistant, via a software update for Gen 1 and Gen 2 vehicles, available to subscribers of the $15/month Connect Plus service or those on an active trial. Built on Rivian's proprietary "Unified Intelligence" platform and integrated wi...
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Nintendo Announces Worldwide Switch 2 Price Hike
Nintendo confirmed a $50 price increase for the Switch 2 in the US and Canada (to $499.99/$679.99), a €30 increase in Europe (to €499.99), and a 10,000 yen hike in Japan (to ¥59,980) starting May 26, with most other regions seeing the change on September 1. Older Switch models and Nintendo Switch...
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Google’s $10/month AI health coach launches May 19
Google is rebranding the Fitbit app as Google Health and launching a paid AI-powered health coach subscription, with the Google Health app rolling out globally on May 19 alongside the new Fitbit Air fitness band. The Google Health Coach, powered by Gemini AI, provides personalized guidance by int...
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Remarkable's next E Ink notepad sticks with monochrome screen
The Remarkable Paper Pure replaces the Remarkable 2 with a monochrome E Ink display (no front light), is twice as fast due to upgraded hardware, and is available for preorder at $399 with shipments starting in early June. The tablet features a 10.3-inch Carta 1300 screen for better contrast, a li...
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Nex Playground gaming console is $60 off this week
The Nex Playground, a motion-controlled gaming console for kids, is currently available for $239 at Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart as part of a rare discount during Amazon's gaming week sale, down from its recent $299 price. The console connects to a TV and uses a built-in camera and AI to track b...
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Xbox Game Pass: Every Game Arriving in May 2026
Xbox Game Pass will receive a lineup of new games in May 2026, with additional titles likely to be announced later in the month. Several games are set to leave the service at the end of May, including Hunt: Showdown 1896 and Revenge of the Savage Planet. Players can consult a full departing games...
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Google Fitbit Air Rivals Whoop Without Screen
Google is launching a new screenless fitness tracker called the "Fitbit Air", which emphasizes a lightweight design for all-day wear and has been seen on NBA star Stephen Curry. The company is rebranding its health services, with the "Fitbit Premium" subscription becoming "Google Health" an...
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Ford's Commercial Fleet Gets an AI Overhaul
Ford has launched "Ford Pro AI", a generative AI service that analyzes fleet data to provide actionable insights, aiming to boost efficiency and reduce costs in logistics. The system functions as an intelligent chatbot within Ford's telematics platform, using high-quality, fleet-specific data t...
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