The OG reading app just got a big update
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hi, friends! Welcome to <em>Installer</em> No. 138, your guide to the best and <em>Verge</em>-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy August, and also you can read all the old editions at the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/installer-newsletter"><em>Installer</em> homepage</a>.) </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This week, I've been reading about <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/a-two-person-startup-has-fixed-one-of-the-most-hated-sounds-in-modern-life/"><strong>microwave sounds</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/the-cursed-quest-to-make-meta-glasses-cool.html"><strong>Meta glasses</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/female-ambition-alex-cooper-alix-earle/688080/?taid=6a68d20e71891d0001141a7f&__readwiseLocation="><strong>Alex vs. Alix</strong></a>, testing the <a href="https://logitech.cfzu.net/c/482924/499820/8585?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.logitech.com%2Fen-us%2Fshop%2Fp%2Falto-keys-k98m"><strong>Logitech Alto Keys K98M</strong></a> to see if I'm ready for the mechanical keyboard life, digging into the history of <a href="https://findingeliza.org/"><strong>the first chatbot</strong></a>, clearing space on my desk for a <a href="https://apos.audio/products/bob-ross-deskmat?variant=43862309896428"><strong>Bob Ross deskmat</strong></a>, doing a full <a href="https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/97546-ted-lasso?language=en-US"><strong><em>Ted Lasso</em></strong></a><em> </em>rewatch ahead of the new season next week, finally getting into <a href="https://www.cyberpunk.net/us/en/"><strong><em>Cyberpunk 2077</em></strong></a><em> </em>now that it's so cheap, cackling and nodding at this <a href="https://aftermath.site/i-hate-adobe/"><strong>A …</strong></a></p>
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