Product Issue - Lorde's Virgin album CD version, marketed as fully recyclable, faces playability issues on some CD players, particularly car stereos and portable devices [1] - Transparent disc design is suspected to interfere with laser-based CD detection mechanisms in certain players, especially slot-style players [3] - Xbox Series X also experiences compatibility issues with the transparent CD [2] Potential Solutions - A simple fix involves applying a sticker to the disc to block light transmission [4] Industry Perspective - Similar issues have been observed with transparent vinyl records and infrared track detection on RCA turntables [3] - The CD's collectibility and aesthetic appeal are noted despite playability concerns [4]

Electricity rates could start to rise now that Congress has passed Donald Trump's big spending bill. This disgusting abomination will set in motion a potential economic death spiral. It includes deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs and funnels more money into Trump's mass deportation campaign, among a lot of other things.For weeks, we have all been warning New Yorkers about the devastating impact cuts to Medicaid will have on our communities and our entire health care system. The bill also sla ...

I have too many handhelds to charge. So, today I'm toyed with the coolest looking power strip I've ever seen. This is the Genki Moon Base, $129 desktop power station with three glowing AC outlets and four USBC ports on the end.It comes in teal, too, with a dark gray housing. And each color is matching braided cords. You can make them glow in lots of different colors, too, with this touch sensitive spot around back.But how well does it actually charge. Well, it's not for your toaster, haird dryer, or the bee ...

We're going to do a bit of a draft today. The five of us, we're going to pick five things each and it's going to be chaos and we're going to try to figure out what fictional tech do we want in our real lives. I'm going with the TARDIS from Doctor Who.Very good. Very good. My first pick is Capsules from Dragon Ball Z.I'm just going to take Jarvis from Iron Man. Oh, lost two already. Okay, just strategically, I think I need to grab the clueless closet.Surprised it took this long. I want kit. Okay, explain thr ...

I got to try Nothing's new headphone one. Here's what I found after using them for a week. No, I just think so.These do stick out from other Bluetooth headphones. They look cool here, but I think in person they might look a little cheesy with this plastic piece and rectangular shape. They are comfortable even after wearing all day, but the ear pads are not my favorite texture and they aren't removable.The most interesting part to me is the controls. This roller wheel is for volume and pausing music. The pad ...

Microsoft is killing the blue screen of death after 40 years when your computer explodes. It will no longer show the blue screen of death. It will show the black screen of death.A thing that I learned this week uh thanks to a story Tom Warren wrote for The Verge in 2014 uh was that Steve Balmer wrote the text of the blue screen of death message. No way. Because he got the blue screen of death and he thought the the wording didn't seem right for when it was going wrong.So he they the Windows team challenged ...

There's an update on the Trump phone. They've changed the website. Used to say made in the United States, now it says, "Designed with American values in mind, the T1 trademark delivers top tier performance, sleek design, and powerful features, all without the inflated price tag. Designed with American values in mind is what is replacing made in the USA. With American hands behind every device, we bring care, precision, and trusted quality to every detail." An American hand has clicked the AliExpress order b ...

It's already the heat of summer, and the news keeps coming. Nilay, David, and Jake start the show with a bunch of tech news, including the latest on Tesla's robotaxi launch, some updates on the Trump Phone, new devices from Fairphone and Unihertz, and Meta's shifting strategy for face computers. After that, The Verge's Adi Roberston joins the show to talk about two important AI lawsuits that were both decided this week — one involving Anthropic and the other involving Meta — and what this particular battle ...

Today I'm toying with a tiny TV that lets you change the channel where the channels are your saved videos. But it doesn't just play each file from the beginning like a media player. They start in the middle like you're watching a live broadcast.The Tiny TV 2 keeps track of how much time you've been watching. And whenever you change the channel, it starts the next video at the same time stamp so you can channel surf like a pro. It even comes with its own tiny IR remote, a tiny 2-hour battery, and 8 gigs of s ...

Today on The Vergecast, The Verge's Allison Johnson takes us through the history of MVNOs, and why they might just be the best deal in wireless. ...