Technology

Knowing that Whoop walked back on their promises of keeping their hardware free forever, angering their entire community in doing so, and also knowing that Whoop are going to IPO later this year, Google decided to drop the Google Fitbit Air. A one-time purchase and with no subscription. In 2026, that is wild.

Opening the case, though, instantly softened the blow. In my completely unbiased and objectively correct opinion, these are the best-looking headphones on the market right now. I am no longer strapping two giant plastic cereal bowls to the sides of my head.

For reasons unknown, the Roborock treats loose wires like a stage. He spins on them. Twirls. Pirouettes. And then, inevitably, throws a tantrum. “The mop mount fell off,” he announces, half-ashamed, half-accusing, before pinging a notification to my phone like it’s my fault he got tangled in the first place.

Once in place, the happy robot voice told me to start the self-cleaning mode. I thought, Why don’t you do it yourself? I couldn’t help but wonder how it’s smart enough to auto-detect suction and water levels at any given time, and even alert me when the tanks are full or empty, yet it can’t figure out when it needs a self-clean.

Here comes Nothing

Now this was shipped from America, so either the hair dryers over there have the same decibel level as a glass moon crashing into a cymbal factory, or Revlon has deceived me