Today I’m toying with
The simple joy of gadgets — that’s what “Today I’m Toying With” is all about.
It’s our video series where we try to encapsulate that joy of playing with technology, sharing what it’s like to experience gadgets that not all of us get to touch! Like a 3D printer that prints delicious chocolate, or the realized dream of a Transformers toy that actually transforms into a walking, talking robot, or a dual-screen handheld game system like nothing the world has ever seen. Sometimes even simple, handy stuff you might not be aware of, like USB-C cables with tricks up their sleeves, or delightful novelties like tiny TVs.
We’re always looking for new gadgets to toy with… particularly exclusive first-looks! If you’ve got a worthy product, hit me up at sean@theverge.com with “Today I’m toying with” in your subject line.
- Today I’m toying with tiny Game Boys.
- Thumby Color micro-review: a delightfully tiny GBA clone that doesn’t play Nintendo
- I tested the Star Wars droid that carries things for you.
- Toying with the OneXSugar Sugar 1 transforming gaming handheld.
- The first working portable dock for Nintendo Switch 2 doubles as a 100W laptop charger and triples as a video capture card.
- Can confirm: the Genki Moonbase is a stylish power strip.
- Would you watch your shows on a TinyTV?
- “Game Boy worm lights have changed a lot since I was a kid.”
- Today I’m tasting with the Nintendo Switch 2.
- Today I’m touring Micro Center, Silicon Valley’s first big computer store in years.
- Working hoverboard, floating light bulb:
- Today I’m toying with the magnet mouse.
- This surprisingly competent laptop doubles as a gaming handheld
- Ever seen a battery-free smart lock that siphons power from your phone?
- Here are my five favorite USB-C cables, all with tricks up their sleeves.
- The Bambu H2D isn’t just a bigger 3D printer — it’s a laser cutter, pen plotter, and Cricut competitor too
- My new favorite external battery is the one with *two* hideaway cables.
- A Game Boy for pirates?
- This exoskeleton was my secret weapon at CES this year.
- I wore a one-horsepower exoskeleton to the world’s biggest tech show
- Here’s Framework’s first touchscreen laptop.
- Framework Desktop hands-on: a possible new direction for gaming desktops
- Pretty sure this is the most advanced selfie stick ever.
- Today I’m toying with double magnet rings.
- I plugged an Nvidia RTX 5090 into a gaming handheld
- Why does the DJI Flip exist?
- Hey that’s me, chatting about the Intel / Quanta prototype modular handheld concept that surprised me at CES.
- I played with the new Legion Go 2, too.
- OhSnap Mcon: the viral phone gamepad designed by a teen looked even more fun in reality.
- My favorite thing at CES is the Razer gaming chair that heats and cools.
- We finally played with an RTX 5090.
- A better look at the zany ergo keyboard with Wolverine claw action.
- Up close with the SteamOS-powered Lenovo Legion Go S.
- Bringing my Game Boy Advance out of the dark ages, literally.
- Palmer Luckey’s Game Boy is not “indestructible” and my car easily crushed it.
- I’m obsessed with this magnesium alloy Game Boy.
- Today I’m toying with the PS5 Pro.
- Does the PS5 Pro make games look better? Here’s an attempt to show you.
- Today I’m toying with the Twistsaber, a 3D-printed marvel.
- Toying with the GPD Win Max 2, a lilliputian computing dream.
- Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear is now a $600 robot toy.
- Why I’m returning Meta’s limited-edition translucent Ray-Bans.
- This $40 magnetic phone grip does what PopSockets can’t — and it’s on sale.
- I played with the $35 dongle that sticks SD cards to your iPhone.
- PS5 Pro, but make it video.
- iFixit made its own USB-C soldering iron, and it’s already a joy
- Now I’m thinking modular phones need to make a comeback.
- Ayaneo’s Retro Power Bank is seriously cute in person!
- Today I’m toying with the DJI Neo.
- In case you missed it over the long weekend: self-retracting lightsaber toy.
- The best folding portable Bluetooth keyboard I’ve tried yet is a Royal Kludge.
- I tried the Sharge Pouch: a power bank, charger, cable, and fashion accessory in one.
- More drones should flap like real birds.
- How a smart RGB cube fixed my shared home office.
- Seven things I learned about the Sony car while playing Gran Turismo inside one
- This amazing knockoff GBA SP comes stuffed with software piracy.
- Snapper: the 3D printed NES Zapper dart blaster.
- You can now charge your phone with a cassette tape.
- Steam Deck + MagSafe + GoPro fingers = brilliance.
- A delightful tiny go kart that also kinda sorta sweeps your floors.
- I have the best job.
- This self-transforming Megatron is as badass as it is expensive
- The best part about Delta Emulator: it’s for your TV, too.
- Does a 25-year-old Super Soaker still reign supreme?
- The toaster was OP, but I did my best.
- I’m enjoying this covert docking station that looks like an SNES.
- I printed chocolate on a 3D printer and ate it
- I built that Lego Game Boy — and now it’s even better.
- Say it with me: 3D-printed chocolate.
- I see your 67W USB-C charger and raise you one with a tiny Macintosh screen
- The phone that got the worst score in Verge history is still kicking.
- Would you carry a foldable OLED monitor?
- What if your Samsung flip phone could flip further?
- Walking, easier, with the WiRobotics WIM.
- We go hands-on with MSI’s Intel-powered Steam Deck competitor.
- Razer’s Project Esther kicked my butt.
- Because clacky keyboards need even more RGB LEDs.
- Because every Z Flip dreams of being a Game Boy Advance SP.
- Nitro Deck micro review:
- Lego Polaroid vs. real Polaroid.
- That AirJet-equipped MacBook I told you about.
- This giant Duracell battery is an absolutely packed portable charging station
- What we shot with a truly pocketable Game Boy Camera.
- You can now build your own awesome Game Boy Mini Camera
- We built the $150 Xbox 360 made of Lego-like Mega bricks
- The Cruz BlenderCap lets you make smoothies and shakes on the go
- Transparent batteries are hot.
- Watch me swap the Framework Laptop 16’s GPU in under two minutes.
- Nerf is joining the modern era with the best official blaster ever made
- I love this USB-C cable tester — it’s my new decoder ring.
- The self-transforming Optimus Prime now has a $1,700 dinobot friend
- My 16-year-old PS3 plays The Last of Us better than a Steam Deck
- My kids love Furby — send help
- Look ma, no fan.
- 3D-printed telescoping Legend of Zelda Master Sword.
- I banished my Joy-Con drift just in time for Zelda.
- See-thru screen-equipped supercap SSD.
- BubbleDeck: The Verge’s first free Stream Deck app is virtual bubble wrap
- Tested: 270W of USB-C power.
- Inside a Polaroid — with X-ray vision.
- I used an incredible X-ray machine to look inside my gadgets — let me show you
- Five days left to design an official Lego set.
- Gran Turismo 7 VR hands-on: it might make you a PSVR 2 believer
- Hot Wheels: Rift Rally is a mixed reality RC car for PS4, PS5, and iPhone
- The new DJI Avata let me swoop and soar like no beginner drone I’ve used before
- Playing with Hasbro’s ultimate toy, the $750 self-transforming Optimus Prime