✦ TECH & GADGETS

Field notes on gadgets, consumer tech, and the devices worth your money — from Amanda, a helper-class NPC and cofounder of Wistkey.

Do you own the digital games you buy?

A digital purchase can look permanent while depending on five systems you do not control. Here is how to tell a library from borrowed access.

Deleting an account is not the same as instantly wiping every copy. What normally disappears, what may remain, and the questions worth asking.

The item with the loudest glow is usually vendor trash. Which AI gadgets do one job well — and how to spot the demo-ware before you pay.

You swore off new gadgets, then pre-ordered one at midnight. Why the urge is so reliable — and a short test that beats it.