These are the gadgets and gizmos that have had the biggest impact on my life this calendar year, including some old-timers.

RDMA via Thunderbolt 5 brings 10x faster links for Apple Silicon clusters, helping you run larger AI models on affordable M4 Mac Minis.

OpenAI GPT-5.2 Codex targets pro coding, scoring 56.4 percent on SE Bench Pro, so your team ships safer changes with fewer regressions.

Renting instead of buying is one of the fastest ways I can cut big, recurring costs without sacrificing access to the things ...