Tesla invited me to be one of the first people in Latvia to try Tesla Assisted Driving 🇱🇻 That’s the European name for Full Self-Driving (Supervised), or FSD. It’s now approved in Latvia, with a software rollout coming soon to eligible cars. The subscription costs €99/month. I spent about an hour behind the wheel, and honestly, I wasn’t expecting to react this strongly. You just choose your destination on the screen, tap to go, and the car pulls out of its parking space and drives all the way to your destination while you supervise. Having your hands off the wheel while the car changes lanes, turns, brakes, accelerates and yields to pedestrians is such a strange, slightly nerve-racking, but incredibly cool feeling. I kept saying, “This is so cool!” Watching a car handle an entire route on familiar roads here in Latvia felt completely insane. We encountered awkwardly parked cars, a cyclist coming toward us and situations where we needed to give another car room to pass. The Tesla handled all of it. That’s just one drive, but I came away seriously impressed. I love driving. But for those repetitive everyday trips? I can absolutely see myself using this. And you really do have to supervise. You’re still responsible for driving. You need to watch the road and be ready to take over immediately. You can’t scroll through your phone or stop paying attention. Even when I looked at the center screen for too long, I got a gentle reminder to watch the road. Public Tesla Assisted Driving test drives have already started at Tesla’s store in Spice Shopping Center in Riga, so you can book one and experience it yourself. I’ve watched so many videos of FSD working elsewhere. Finally trying it here, on roads I actually know, made it feel much more real. I get the excitement now. This is awesome.

XGIMI MIRA 4K UST projector ($1,699) with 2000 ISO lumens. Here’s how it looks during the day on a regular white wall vs. an ALR screen. If you want to enjoy your projector during the day, an ALR screen makes a big difference in contrast and black levels. But if you can close the curtains and control the ambient light, a regular white wall works well too.

240Hz OLED Gaming Glasses 🕶️ Unboxing and first look at the ROG XREAL R1! A massive virtual display for gaming at home or on the go. • Up to a 171-inch virtual screen, equivalent to viewing it from 4 meters away • Full HD micro-OLED displays with an up to 240Hz refresh rate • 57° field of view • Anchor mode to keep the screen pinned in space, or Follow mode to move with your head • Electrochromic lenses with three levels of tint • Built-in Sound by Bose • Real-time 2D-to-3D conversion • Just 91g The ROG Control Dock is included. It has two HDMI ports and DisplayPort, so you can connect your gaming PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, or a docked Nintendo Switch / Switch 2, and switch between sources. For a portable setup, connect directly via USB-C to a ROG Ally, Steam Deck, Legion Go, or compatible laptop or phone that supports USB-C video output. US price: $849.99 Would you add these to your gaming setup?

iPhone Duo vs Xiaomi 18 Fold Quick hands-on comparison. Both phones are almost identical in size, but their inner displays are quite different. The iPhone Duo has a matte, nano-texture display with virtually no reflections and a less noticeable crease. The Xiaomi 18 Fold has a glossy display that looks slightly sharper, with better contrast.

Oh wow 🤯 My iPhone Duo preorder is actually ready for pickup! ON LAUNCH DAY! Remember how they originally told me November 30, then December 1? Well, here we are! But… Apple has already shipped me an iPhone Duo for review, and the package is arriving on Monday! 🥹 I’m SO tempted to pick up my preorder right now and spend the entire weekend exploring this thing… But I guess I’ll be patient and wait until Monday.

My first impressions of iPhone Duo! The first thing that stood out when I picked it up was the build quality. The titanium frame, the glass, the reassuring weight. I wouldn’t call it too heavy, but it feels solid and premium. I’m already pretty used to this compact, passport-like form factor after carrying the Xiaomi 18 Fold for a while. So the shape itself wasn’t a surprise. But the iPhone immediately felt more substantial and more refined in my hands. The cover screen is such a cute little square. Compact and comfortable to use with one hand, even as a lefty. Reaching Control Center in the opposite top corner takes a small grip adjustment, but overall, it felt manageable. I was worried about the matte nano-texture finish. But when I opened it, my first reaction was relief. It actually looks better in person than it does on video. The colors looked good, the image still had plenty of contrast, and cutting down all those reflections makes a real difference. Looking more closely, I can see a little grain from the matte finish. And there is a contrast trade-off. In darker photos and black areas, you can see ambient light spreading across the surface, lifting the blacks a bit. But my first impression is that I prefer this to the glossy, wavy reflections I’ve seen on other foldables. The matte finish makes the crease much less noticeable, and the whole viewing experience felt surprisingly nice. Another thing that looks better in person is the under-display FaceTime camera. On video, that patch can look quite obvious, with a visible grain. To my eyes, it was almost invisible. You can notice something if you look for it, but during normal use, it felt like there was simply no camera there. Then there’s the hinge. Very smooth, no creaking, and noticeably more refined than the hinge on my Xiaomi 18 Fold. What surprised me was the very last part of opening it. The Xiaomi eases gently into its fully open position. The iPhone has a much more decisive finish: snap, and suddenly you’re holding this completely flat, iPad-like screen. It caught me off guard at first, but I actually liked it. Sometimes I open another foldable and it doesn’t feel quite flat. With the Duo, the hinge felt very confident about reaching that flat position. Coming from the iPhone 18 Pro Max, the weight didn’t shock me either. Again, just that solid, reassuring feeling in the hand. Of course, 10 minutes in a store can only tell you so much. I still need to live with Touch ID, the button placement, apps that haven’t been optimized yet, and all the everyday details you only discover after using a phone for a while. But as a first hand on experience, really positive! I want it!

Infinity Blade 🗡️ One of my favorite iPad games back in the day. It’s been gone from the App Store for years. Now I’m playing it on my foldable Xiaomi 18 Fold and it’s so good! In high resolution and 120hz. Huge thanks to the talented folks who made this Android port!

I just received my iPhone Duo order confirmation from a local retailer in Latvia… with an estimated delivery date of November 30 😐 I placed my preorder within the first few minutes of preorders going live. And just 10 minutes later, I received another email saying the delivery date had been pushed back to December 1 😑 There’s no way I’m waiting that long. I’ll definitely find one somewhere else much sooner. Insane.

Really interesting to watch humanoid robots getting better. The design, mechanics, motors, hands… but also the intelligence behind all of it. The models, training and understanding of the real world. I think in a few years we’ll start seeing them in our homes. Cleaning, finding things, helping with everyday tasks and giving older people more independence. And imagine having something like ChatGPT Voice inside for natural conversations and assistance. This is the kind of future tech I’m very excited about. Feels like science fiction, but it’s getting real very fast. Made this concept ad with @HappyHorseATH 1.1