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The 6 next big things in consumer technology for 2025 (FastCo)
A desktop 3D texture printer, a better way to chose skincare solutions, an AI-infused pet cam, and more.
The next frontier of consumer tech isn’t just about adding more screens to your life or boosting your devices’ processing power. Instead, it’s empowering users to accomplish more, from powerful new maker tools to more efficient skincare solutions. On the home front, assistive robots are suddenly in reach, and AI cameras are learning to provide better pet care instead of just surveilling humans. Of course, there’s cool screen-related stuff too, including wildly thin foldable phones and increasingly immersive AR glasses.
– https://www.fastcompany.com/91411192/consumer-next-big-things-in-tech-2025?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss
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Adios, Acrobat: This privacy-focused PDF editor does it all for free (FastCo)
PDF Barber might be all the PDF editor you need. Best of all? You don’t even have to download a thing.
Repeat after me: You do not need expensive software just to make basic edits to PDF files.
– https://www.fastcompany.com/91407754/free-acrobat-alternative?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss
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Disney has big plans for Hulu (FastCo)
The entertainment giant has no timeline for killing the streamer’s app, even if it really wants you to watch via Disney+ instead.
Last week, Disney briefed the press on how it’s bringing the entire Hulu catalog into its Disney+ app, with a dedicated tab for accessing Hulu’s more adult-oriented fare. But despite all the headlines you might’ve seen about the Hulu app shutting down, Disney says it’s not happening anytime soon, if at all.
– https://www.fastcompany.com/91420640/disney-plus-hulu-streamer?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss
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This laundry-folding robot startup swears it’s for real (FastCo)
Syncere’s Lume robot video went viral. But can it actually ship?
A robot that folds your laundry is the kind of idea that sells itself. Just ask Syncere, a five-person startup that secured more than 1,000 preorders for its Lume robot with nothing but a simulated concept video.
– https://www.fastcompany.com/91401347/this-laundry-folding-robot-startup-swears-its-for-real-this-time?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss
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Back Market is turning old Windows 10 PCs into $99 Chromebooks (FastCo)
The refurbished tech store plans an ‘Obsolete’ section for all the PCs Microsoft is leaving behind.
In just a month, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 and doom millions of PCs to obsolescence. For the refurbished tech vendor Back Market, that’s an opportunity.
– https://www.fastcompany.com/91403854/back-market-is-turning-old-windows-10-pcs-into-99-chromebooks?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss
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This smart streaming clock is the perfect Netflix companion (FastCo)
Never waste a moment of your precious downtime again.
A lot of the Cool Tools we feature here are about maximizing productivity, but this week, let’s focus instead on a way to budget your precious downtime.
– https://www.fastcompany.com/91396987/streaming-clock?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss
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Your phone’s ‘Share’ button doesn’t get enough love (FastCo)
Beyond just sharing links and photos with other people, it serves as a hub for all kinds of helpful shortcuts.
One of the most powerful buttons on your phone is also one of the easiest to ignore.
– https://www.fastcompany.com/91395844/your-phones-share-button-doesnt-get-enough-love?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss