iPod of 2026(sudo.music)
24 points by kapsteur | 30 comments
Product site for sudo.music, apparently a modern iPod-style dedicated portable music player; no page content was captured.
#consumer-electronics on Hacker News
20 stories tagged consumer-electronics, newest first.
What I learned selling 2,500 MIDI recorders: Hardware is not so hard(chipweinberger.com)
536 points by chipweinberger | 243 comments
Blog post by Chip Weinberger on lessons from selling 2,500 Jamcorder MIDI recorders, part 1 arguing that building hardware is not so hard.
OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe(community.oneplus.com)
543 points by pilililo2 | 331 comments
A OnePlus community forum thread reportedly about OnePlus halting operations in the USA and Europe; the page rendered blank.
Modos Color Monitor Pushes E-Paper Displays Further(spectrum.ieee.org)
323 points by Vinnl | 75 comments
IEEE Spectrum news article about Modos, whose cofounders follow their e-paper dev kit success with a crowdfunded e-paper monitor.
The memory shortage is causing a repricing of consumer electronics(davidoks.blog)
496 points by d0ks | 584 comments
Substack essay by David Oks arguing that AI-driven memory demand is causing a global memory crunch that is raising prices and killing cheap smartphones.
Wired headphone sales are exploding(bbc.com)
380 points by billybuckwheat | 636 comments
BBC Future article by Thomas Germain on rising wired headphone sales and the backlash against Bluetooth audio.
Dell admits consumers don't care about AI PCs(pcgamer.com)
481 points by mossTechnician | 344 comments
PC Gamer article on Dell's CES 2026 briefing, where the company acknowledged consumers aren't buying PCs for AI features.
E-paper display reaches the realm of LCD screens(spectrum.ieee.org)
582 points by rbanffy | 185 comments
IEEE Spectrum news article about Modos debuting an open-source e-paper display with a 75-Hz refresh rate approaching LCD responsiveness.
The Right to Repair Is Law in Washington State(eff.org)
354 points by doener | 146 comments
EFF Deeplinks post by Hayley Tsukayama and Cory Doctorow announcing that Washington State has enacted right-to-repair legislation.
Calm tech certification "rewards" less distracting tech(spectrum.ieee.org)
358 points by headalgorithm | 114 comments
IEEE Spectrum news article on the Calm Tech certification for less distracting devices, with the first certified products shown at CES 2025.
Sonos CEO steps down after app update debacle(reuters.com)
391 points by saaaaaam | 428 comments
Reuters article on Sonos CEO Patrick Spence stepping down following a widely criticized app update; the capture shows a captcha puzzle instead of the article.
Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back(spectrum.ieee.org)
1196 points by pseudolus | 827 comments
IEEE Spectrum interview with Rachel Plotnick about the shift away from touchscreens back toward physical, tactile buttons in devices and cars.
Gov. Polis Signs Bill Mandating That Consumers Have Options to Fix Electronics(coloradotimesrecorder.com)
401 points by rmason | 93 comments
Colorado Times Recorder news article reporting that Gov. Jared Polis signed a right-to-repair bill expanding consumers' options to fix electronics.
Brother have gotten to where they are now by not innovating(retro.social)
816 points by anotherevan | 632 comments
A Mastodon post arguing Brother became the recommended printer brand because competitors made their printers worse through anti-consumer 'innovation' while Brother didn't.
Humane AI Pin(hu.ma.ne)
359 points by jen20 | 327 comments
Product page for Humane's Ai Pin, a wearable AI device starting at $699 with US orders beginning November 16.
DJI Mini 4 Pro(dji.com)
373 points by Foivos | 392 comments
DJI's official product page for the Mini 4 Pro compact camera drone, with purchase, specs, and video links.
Calif. passes strongest right-to-repair bill yet, requiring 7 years of parts(arstechnica.com)
355 points by thunderbong | 247 comments
Ars Technica article on California passing a right-to-repair bill requiring manufacturers to supply parts for seven years and repair shops to disclose non-authorized parts.
Ask HN: Any hardware startups here?
459 points by guzik | 604 comments
An Ask HN thread inviting founders of hardware startups (IoT, robotics, consumer electronics) to share what they are building.
Air quality monitors: paying more does not get you more accuracy(airgradient.com)
320 points by ahaucnx | 177 comments
AirGradient blog post by Achim Haug arguing that more expensive air quality monitors are not necessarily more accurate than cheaper ones.
Ask Wirecutter: Can you recommend a not-smart TV for me?(nytimes.com)
899 points by deeg | 954 comments
A Wirecutter advice column answering a reader's request for a TV recommendation without smart features, discussing options for non-smart or 'dumb' TVs.