modular
Latest
The new Framework 13 laptops include Intel Core Ultra Series 1 processors
Framework just unveiled the latest version of its Laptop 13 and models ship with Intel Core Ultra processors. There’s also an updated webcam and other goodies.
Lawrence Bonk05.29.2024
You can pre-order Framework's modular gaming Laptop 16 today
Framework’s modular Laptop 16 is available for preorder in the US, Canada, Germany, France, UK, Netherlands, Austria, Ireland and Australia. The company’s first gaming notebook starts at $1,399 for a DIY system (sans operating system). Pre-built variants start at $1,799.
Will Shanklin07.18.2023
Fairphone launches a fully repairable set of over-ear headphones
Fairbuds offers decent, if not flawless sound, but you'll be able to keep them running in perpetuity.
Daniel Cooper05.11.2023
8410084100Hear me out: The modular Framework Chromebook is worth the $1,000 (for some)
It’s been a little over a year since the first Framework laptops launched, and now the company has a new model, the Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition. It offers the same benefits as its Windows sibling – namely, solid industrial design and specs coupled with the promise of customization and future expandability. That said, it’s also one of the more expensive Chromebooks available, starting at $999. That’s a lot of money for a Chromebook – but if it can last you five years or more, it might be worth the cost.
Nathan Ingraham12.12.2022
Framework made a modular, repairable Chromebook
It's the Framework Laptop, but running ChromeOS, and with a Titan C chip nestled inside.
Daniel Cooper09.21.2022
Framework’s first major laptop upgrade lets you swap your system’s brain
It's easy enough to swap a mainboard if you can handle a Torx T5 screwdriver.
Daniel Cooper07.21.2022
Framework brings 12th-generation Intel Core chips to its modular laptop
The company has also produced a new top lid for better rigidity and weight.
Daniel Cooper05.19.2022
Insta360's latest modular action cam has built-in video stabilization
The Insta360 One RS has onboard video stabilization and supports "Active HDR" video capture. It can be bundled with a new "4K Boost Lens" which packs a larger 1/2-inch 48MP sensor.
Richard Lai03.22.2022
Fairphone swings for the fences with its newest smartphone
The Fairphone 4 gets 5G, a double-camera setup and a much nicer design.
Daniel Cooper09.30.2021
ZOIA 2.0 update unlocks more power for complex modular effects
Empress Effect's do-it-all guitar pedal is now even more powerful and versatile.
Terrence O'Brien06.03.2021
The Mod Dwarf promises an entire guitar store's worth of effects in a single pedal
The Mod platform has a lot of potential and a lot of rough edges.
Terrence O'Brien05.26.2021
Moog's Sound Studio bundles are modular synth starter kits
You get two synths, a mixer, cables, a patch book and adorable carboard cutouts.
Terrence O'Brien03.30.2021
The repairable Fairphone 2 gets an Android update five years after launch
Ethical phone company Fairphone's first modular handset, the five-year-old Fairphone 2, is getting an Android 9 update.
Saqib Shah03.25.2021
Poly Effects Beebo review: A versatile and complex touchscreen guitar pedal
Poly Effects Beebo is one of the most versatile guitar pedals on the market. It’s basically a modular synth in a pedal format with an easy-to-use touchscreen.
Terrence O'Brien02.23.2021
Poly Effects fully merges Digit and Beebo into one super pedal
The Poly Effects Digit and Beebo are two of the more interesting guitar pedals to come out in the last few years. They were built on the exact same platform and their firmware are completely interchangeable. Now the company is taking the next logical step, and combining them into a single firmware and single pedal under the Beebo name.
Terrence O'Brien01.20.2021
Hector is a virtual modular synth you can put in your real modular synth
Hector is essentially a Poly Effects Digit and Beebo modular guitar pedal, but in a 30 HP Eurorack module.
Terrence O'Brien01.20.2021
Astrobotic’s tiny Moon rover is on its way to NASA for testing
Astrobotic's lunar CubeRover is heading to Kennedy Space Center for testing.
Christine Fisher10.02.2020
Arturia's KeyStep 37 is a $199 MIDI controller with scale and strum modes
The KeyStep family has a new member: the $199 KeyStep 37.
Igor Bonifacic09.08.2020
Hasselblad's 907X is a love letter to modular medium-format cameras
Last year, Hasselblad showed off its modular 970X 50C medium-format system, and even sold a limited number in a $7,500 limited edition Moon-Landing kit. Now, the company has announced that the camera system will be sold as a standard model.
Steve Dent08.12.2020
Beebo is basically a modular synth in guitar pedal form
It’s, in theory, a “multi modulation pedal” for your guitar. But, Beebo also has a secret. It’s the same exact hardware as Poly Effects’ last pedal, Digit. It’s just running different firmware.
Terrence O'Brien07.24.2020