Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don’t have to):

255 articles, 13 podcasts, 25 press releases, 375 tweets, and 19 YouTube videos

1. Amazon Announces New Echo Devices

Amazon revealed brand new Alexa hardware and software, including the Echo Show 10, an orb-shaped Echo, a camera drone, and the new Luna cloud gaming service. If you were itching for more devices with mics and cameras, here you go!

2. Companies Come Together to Push Back Against Apple and Google

Epic Games, Spotify, Tile, and several others have formed the Coalition for App Fairness (CAF) to push back against "anti-competitive behaviors that exist on app stores today." Watch out, Apple and Google! Or don't.

3. Apple Releases macOS Catalina 10.15.7

If your MacBook or iMac hasn't been playing nice with your Wi-Fi, the latest macOS update is just for you. Alongside Wi-Fi fixes, it also addresses some iCloud Drive syncing problems and an iMac graphics issues.

🦑 Go Deeper

Google Glass left a bad aftertaste following its debut, meaning Facebook's AR glasses will have a tough fight ahead of it. Sascha Brodsky has the deep dive you need into how these new glasses will try to respect our privacy.

🎱 By the Numbers

Laptop sales are down (but still pretty high)

Data: IDC

There may be a laptop shortage this year, but that doesn't mean laptops aren't being sold at all. Expect this to be a temporary rough(ish) patch, but come 2022, they'll be back on shelves. Besides, what else are people supposed to work on at Starbucks? Desktops?! Nah.

🤓 Nerd Out

"The best wallpapers around." -Bob Schulties, Senior Editor

If you're a fan of Studio Ghibli, well, good news! The animation studio has released many, many new stills for you to use. For free! The text will initially show up as Japanese, but most modern browsers will translate for you. (Share on Twitter)

💎 You Know You Want It

Not to be confused with the Xbox One X

Image: Microsoft

If the PS5 hasn't caught your eye, Microsoft's Xbox Series X may be more your speed. Pre-orders for the Series X went up this week, and for $499 you get the company's most powerful console to date, 4K gaming, and the best gaming deal around with Xbox Games Pass.

🎥 Behind the Scenes

Shot entirely on Spectacles

Snapchat's Snap Spectacles 3 have two HD cameras built in, so it was only a matter of time before someone used them to make a movie or music video. This time, that achievement goes to R&B artist Bosco, who put the glasses' AR capabilities to work for his music video, "4th of July."

🗞 Extra! Extra!

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