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The latest edition of The Verge’s weekly curation highlights notable tech products, new apps, and entertainment choices, including the return of a classic Zelda game and insights from Readwise cofounder Tristan Homsi. As reported by The Verge, the newsletter covers everything from retro headphones to unique smartphone accessories.
Curated Tech and Entertainment Releases
The latest recommendations featured by The Verge include the long-awaited return of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, alongside the monster movie sequel Godzilla Minus Zero. In the productivity and hardware space, Canva’s Affinity app brings united photo-editing tools to the iPad with Apple Pencil integration. Other hardware picks include the Moft Dynamic Folio Case, the Peak Design Kickstand Travel Battery, and the Bambu Lab H3C 3D printer.
Additional gear spotlights feature Peter McKinnon’s breakdown of journaling pens, Instagram Edits for Mac, Sony MDR-3R retro headphones styled after the original Walkman, and the Motorola Signature 27 smartphone, which supports GrapheneOS.
Inside Readwise Cofounder Tristan Homsi’s Homescreen
Readwise cofounder Tristan Homsi shared his homescreen setup and app preferences with The Verge, explaining that he uses an older iPhone 13 to maintain user empathy and catch performance bugs that developers using newer max-tier devices might miss. Homsi noted that iOS 26 experiences some lagging on the older hardware due to increasing resource demands.
His homescreen prominently features the Readwise app suite, alongside the BeReal social app, Google Calendar, Spotify, and custom tools like “auto eight” to control his Eight Sleep mattress. For reading and media, Homsi recommends niche blogs such as Slime Mold Time Mold and Gwern.net, alongside fantasy fiction like the Red Knight series and his favorite non-fiction book, The Beginning of Infinity.
Community Recommendations and Search Tool Updates
Readers of The Verge newsletter contributed their own current favorites, ranging from the Dungeon Crawler Carl book series and CutWire’s Drift video editor to the Kobalt EPUB reader app and Lens Browser. Users also highlighted gaming experiences with World of Warcraft and the 007 First Light opening demo.
Concluding the weekly update, The Verge noted that the subscription-based search engine Kagi is now offering users 50 free searches before requiring sign-up, with an additional 100 free searches provided upon registration.
