Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...

An update allows programmable switches, also known as buttons, to work in Google’s smart home platform. An update allows programmable switches, also known as buttons, to work in Google’s smart home ...

Arguably, one of the worst trends in modern cars has been the constant push to include increasingly large touchscreens and touch-sensitive controls on the dashboard at the expense of physical buttons ...

Sony has a new patent that imagines a PlayStation controller built around on-screen buttons you can rearrange. The concept swaps most fixed top-face inputs for a large touchscreen surface. Instead of ...

2026’s first viral meme has birthed an iconic catchphrase for nonchalance in the new year Luke Chinman is a writer at PEOPLE. He joined PEOPLE in 2024. His work has previously appeared in The ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Nintendo gamers know that a Pro controller is one of the most essential Switch accessories. And sure, you can use your old Nintendo Switch Pro ...

As electric vehicles continue to push the boundaries of automotive technology, first time owners especially have often faced a steep learning curve when comes to trying to figure out all of the new ...

This tiny, unassuming button has an important purpose. (Trust us: You'd miss it if it disappeared!) There are a lot of eye-catching and weird car features in your vehicle, no matter the make and model ...

You know those movies where some scientist inadvertently creates something that almost ends the world? There's always someone who scolds the scientist by saying something like, "You were so busy ...

Studies indicate that consumers are dissatisfied with haptic steering wheel inputs and touchscreen-based controls. That is all soon to change. Over the past decade, automakers rushed to replace knobs ...

For years, I never used the extra buttons on the side of my mouse, and mostly just viewed them as a nuisance. Too often I’d click them by accident and trigger some unwanted action, like navigating ...