Technology
'How you might visualise healthy foreplay': Inside the ASMR sensation
In the past decade, many people have shared their experiences of euphoria triggered by audio and visual stimuli. They’re not the only ones feeling goosebumps.
- by Jamie Lauren Keiles
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Home tech
Dyson's latest heater purifier combo is a smart way to clean your air
With some clever upgrades over the previous model, the Pure Hot + Cool Link still provides fresh, clean air all year round.
- by Tim Biggs
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Video games
Box Boy's back in a charmingly simple family affair
One of the secret best puzzle game series returns for a fourth entry, this time with a two-player mode and surprisingly engaging tales.
- by Tim Biggs
Phones
Galaxy Fold teardown reveals flexible phone's weaknesses
iFixit finds Samsung's foldable phone 'alarmingly fragile' following its thorough examination.
Opinion
Video games
Switch a boon for time-poor time-travellers
The portable system is packed with '80s and '90s delights but, over the last week, I've been riding a wave of titles resurrected from the early 2000s; the golden age of PlayStation 2 adventures.
- by Tim Biggs
Parenting
One hour a day: World Health Organisation issues first guidelines for kids' screen time
Children younger than a year old shouldn't be exposed to any electronic screens, according to guidelines issued Wednesday by the World Health Organisation.
- by Rachel Siegel and Craig Timberg
Home tech
JBL's 16kg party speaker looks louder than it is
With a party-ready look, heaps of bass and 18 hours of battery life, this is a big speaker that's in it for the long haul. But the sound leaves a bit to be desired.
- by Rod Easdown
Science
Back to the soil: Human composting close to law in US state
Washington state is on the verge of becoming the first in the US to allow humans to be turned into compost.
Space
NASA's InSight probe detects likely quake on Mars
This is the first time a likely seismological tremor has been recorded on another planet although quakes have been detected on the moon.
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Gadgets
Specdrums turn the colour around you into music
Smart rings let you finger-drum on any colour to turn it into beats, samples and loops via a connected phone app.
- by Cynthia Karena
Information security
Hackers used Google's Nest Cam to get into Tara's home, terrifying her daughter
Tara Thomas thought her daughter was just having nightmares - then she realised they were real.
- by Reed Albergotti