AI & Devices
From AI phones and Copilot+ PCs to wearables that read your vitals, a new wave of hardware now runs intelligence directly on the device. This is where we cover the NPUs, edge-AI chips, and on-device models reshaping the gadgets you actually buy — plus the home robots and AI companions inching their way into everyday rooms.
We cut through the marketing to explain what "AI inside" really delivers: which features run locally versus in the cloud, where the battery and privacy tradeoffs land, and whether a smarter assistant is worth the upgrade. If you want to understand the AI gadgets arriving in stores — not just the demos on stage — start here.
What Is an NPU and Why Is It Showing Up in New Laptops?
An NPU is a chip built to run AI efficiently at low power. Here's what it does on your devices, how it differs from the CPU and GPU, why it's suddenly everywhere, and whether it should change what you buy.
AI Phones Are Becoming Personal Agents: What That Means for Apps
Phone AI is shifting from voice assistants to agents that act across your apps. Here's what that means for how you use apps, search, payments and travel — and the privacy controls to set first.
Run Your Own Private AI: Self-Hosting Ollama on a VPS
Ollama runs open AI models on hardware you control. On a VPS it becomes a private, always-on AI endpoint with no per-token fees. Here's why, who it's for, and a realistic performance check.