{"id":9752,"date":"2026-10-31T22:01:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T22:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=9752"},"modified":"2026-10-31T22:01:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T22:01:45","slug":"ipad-mini-alexa-photo-frame-readwise-installer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=9752","title":{"rendered":"The iPad mini, the new MacBook Pro, and more new touchscreens this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"zephr-anchor\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Hi, friends! Welcome to <em>Installer<\/em> No. 150, your guide to the best and <em>Verge<\/em>-iest stuff in the world. (If you\u2019re new here, welcome, happy Halloween, 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>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">This week, I was in the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee on a family vacation. It was delightful (and the reason this week\u2019s <em>Installer<\/em> is a little short). I\u2019ve also been reading about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2026\/10\/28\/style\/gen-z-job-market.html\"><strong>job hunting<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/2026\/10\/08\/tv\/30-rock-20th-anniversary-tina-fey-fake-shows-parody\"><strong><em>30 Rock<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/the-deas-premier-crypto-detective-clues-led-straight-to-her-own-family\/\"><strong>crypto detectives<\/strong><\/a>, testing the <a href=\"https:\/\/duckduckgo.com\/\"><strong>DuckDuckGo<\/strong><\/a> browser after a bunch of you told me to add it to the list, watching the adorable new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dxfWeZr1C4Q\"><strong>Pixar short<\/strong><\/a> over and over, getting caught up on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/tv\/213375-vision-quest\"><strong><em>VisionQuest<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, playing with my new <a href=\"https:\/\/repebble.com\/index\"><strong>Pebble Index 01<\/strong><\/a> now that it finally arrived, listening to music on my rad-looking new <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=87443X1797501&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.skimresources.com%3Fid%3D87443X1797501%26xs%3D1%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fus.nothing.tech%252Fproducts%252Fcmf-speaker-s%253FColor%253DTurquoise\" rel=\"sponsored\"><strong>CMF Speaker S<\/strong><\/a>, and eating a worrying number of pumpkin chocolate chip muffins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">I also have for you some new gear from Apple and Amazon, a better way to read books on your phone, a resurrected note-taking app, an absurdly expensive robovac, and much more. Let\u2019s do it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">(As always, the best part of <em>Installer<\/em> is your ideas and tips. What are you watching \/ reading \/ listening to \/ playing \/ giving to trick-or-treaters this week? Tell me everything: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/1023569\/mailto:installer@theverge.com\">installer@theverge.com<\/a>. And if you know someone else who might enjoy <em>Installer<\/em>, forward it to them and tell them to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/subscribe\">subscribe here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1xorkac1 _1xorkac0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1044qizi irzhn80 _19wv7tc1\">\n<li class=\"irzhn82 irzhn81\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apple.sjv.io\/c\/482924\/435031\/7613?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fipad-mini\" rel=\"sponsored\"><strong>The new iPad Mini<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> With apologies to <a href=\"https:\/\/apple.sjv.io\/c\/482924\/435031\/7613?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fmacbook-pro%2Fproled-xdr-display\" rel=\"sponsored\"><strong>the touchscreen MacBook<\/strong><\/a>, this is the most intriguing new Apple product of the week. I, too, am annoyed that there\u2019s no ProMotion screen, but I\u2019m excited about thinner and lighter, and I\u2019m <em>very<\/em> excited about the idea of a functionally water- and dustproof tablet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"irzhn82 irzhn81\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0G7LPJC7G?lv=shuf&amp;channelId=1&amp;plpRedirect=mhFallback&amp;th=1&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=vergenewsletter-20&amp;linkId=440cfbcf036b529545231e0745c06944&amp;language=en_US&amp;gaOptInStatus=true&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl&amp;tag=theverge02-20\" rel=\"sponsored\"><strong>The Alexa Photo Frame<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0G37245M5?lv=shuf&amp;channelId=500&amp;plpRedirect=mhFallback&amp;th=1&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=vergenewsletter-20&amp;linkId=5dcd5f58a35fbff3535991d50012a701&amp;language=en_US&amp;gaOptInStatus=true&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl&amp;tag=theverge02-20\" rel=\"sponsored\"><strong>Echo Show 16<\/strong><\/a> is a cool smart home hub, but $500 is just too much for me. But a $200 digital photo frame that is also, sometimes, only when you need it, a smart home hub and timer-setter? That will end up in my living room. And my parents\u2019. And my in-laws\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"irzhn82 irzhn81\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brettterpstra.com\/2026\/10\/24\/nvalt-back-from-the-dead\/#dl\"><strong>nvAlt<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> One of the all-time great note-taking apps got its first update in forever, and now it can run on modern Macs. (The developer is also working on nvUltra, which is in beta and even better.) If you\u2019re a plain-text notetaker, you\u2019re gonna want to get back into this app.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"irzhn82 irzhn81\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chromaticapplications.com\/chromagraph\/chromagraph\"><strong>Chromagraph<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> The director Rian Johnson \u2014 yes, that one \u2014 worked with his favorite cinematographer to make it possible to process iPhone photos the way they like best. An extremely opinionated camera app from people who have very much earned those opinions. I love it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"irzhn82 irzhn81\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>\u201c<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yW5iR-M7fMo\"><strong>I love the iPod. It ruined everything<\/strong><\/a><strong>.\u201d<\/strong> This Mic The Snare video is both a very good history of the iPod and a surprisingly cogent theory that the iPod is to blame for some of the worst things about modern life. I still miss my gold iPod Mini.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"irzhn82 irzhn81\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readwise.io\/books\"><strong>Readwise Books<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> A really nice-looking, really powerful app for buying, reading, and tracking your books. Right now it\u2019s a little bit \u201cbetter Kindle\u201d and a lot \u201cbetter Goodreads.\u201d So far I\u2019m mostly using the social feed to get recommendations from strangers, which suits me just fine. This went right onto my Boox Palma homescreen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"irzhn82 irzhn81\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbz.s-game.com\/en-US\/\"><strong><em>Phantom Blade Zero<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> Currently burning up the Steam charts, this one. People love the martial arts-inspired combat system and the game\u2019s overall aesthetic, and I\u2019m even hearing good things about the music.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"irzhn82 irzhn81\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomanssky.com\/\"><strong><em>No Man\u2019s Sky<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> This is definitely one of the biggest and most ambitious games to ever come to iOS (and all it took was a decade!). It works on pretty much all recent iPhones and iPads, too. Just don\u2019t be fooled by the Free sign at the top; the game costs $20. But it\u2019s worth it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"irzhn82 irzhn81\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maticrobots.pxf.io\/c\/482924\/3926405\/53892?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmaticrobots.com%2F%3Fim_ref%3Dwvi0ayVkSxyZWdfxKcxrVSZwUkr3Mi1J03VeUM0%26sharedid%3D%26irpid%3D482924%26irgwc%3D1%26afsrc%3D1\"><strong>The Matic Serene<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> Two things here. One, $1,700 is an absolutely ludicrous price for a robot vacuum, no matter how good it is. Two, \u201cwe made it quieter\u201d is maybe the quickest way to get me in particular to want your robot vacuum. Please, friends, do not let me buy this.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\"><em>Here\u2019s what the<\/em> Installer <em>community is into this week. I want to know what you\u2019re into right now as well! Email<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/1023569\/mailto:installer@theverge.com\"><em>installer@theverge.com<\/em><\/a> <em>or message me on Signal \u2014 @davidpierce.11 \u2014 with your recommendations for anything and everything, and we\u2019ll feature some of our favorites here every week. For even more great recommendations, check out the replies to<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/share\/BorYqI-y6n\/\"><em>this post on Threads<\/em><\/a> <em>and<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/davidpierce.xyz\/post\/3mz23nafqvk2i\"><em>this post on Bluesky<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cCurrently watching: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/tv\/213375-vision-quest\"><strong><em>VisionQuest<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. It\u2019s quite good! James Spader has really stolen the show, but I am a little biased as a huge <em>Blacklist<\/em> fan.\u201d \u2014 Spencer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cI\u2019m using <a href=\"https:\/\/justcallme.app\/\"><strong>CallMe<\/strong><\/a> to coordinate when my friends and I call each other. You can tap \u2018I\u2019m free for the next 15\/30\/60 minutes\u2019 and your friends will get a notification. When you\u2019re both free you can call each other (outside of the app). Makes it easy to reconnect.\u201d \u2014 Jordan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cI\u2019ve been spending the last few days working on my Top 10 for WXPN\u2019s annual <a href=\"https:\/\/xpn.org\/885-countdown\/?gf_page_60=1\"><strong>Top 885<\/strong><\/a>. This year is \u2018Top 885 Songs from Movies and TV,\u2019 and it\u2019s especially challenging.\u201d \u2014 Ben<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cThe one game that I play religiously is <a href=\"https:\/\/cluesbysam.com\/\"><strong><em>Clues By Sam<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, a daily logic puzzle game where speed and accuracy is the goal. Because everyone starts at the same spot, your time is your score, and it\u2019s very fun competing with friends every day. Puzzles range from easy (~2 minutes) on Mondays to Brutal (up to ~15 minutes) on Sundays. Would 100% recommend adding it to your daily rotation.\u201d \u2014 Adam<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cMaybe niche, but <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=87443X1797501&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fstore.steampowered.com%2Fhardware%2Fsteamframe\" rel=\"sponsored\"><strong>Steam Frame<\/strong><\/a> and trying out older 3D media on it that flopped or became obsolete. Stereoscopic 3DS games and 3D movies work better than they ever did on original hardware, on devices with a dedicated individual display for each eye.\u201d \u2014 Mango<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cI am sooo into the <a href=\"https:\/\/vivaldi.com\/\"><strong>Vivaldi<\/strong><\/a> browser now, with the look and feel, and all the customisations! &#x1f60d;\u201d \u2014 Oscar<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cSpending some more time learning about the <a href=\"https:\/\/atproto.com\/\"><strong>AT Protocol<\/strong><\/a> for a class project. The tech is neat. Fell down the rabbit hole of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mental_poker\"><strong>mental poker cryptography<\/strong><\/a>.\u201d \u2014 James<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cThe YouTube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@diggingthegreats\"><strong>Digging the Greats<\/strong><\/a> by Brandon Shaw is fantastic for music lovers like myself. He deeply analyzes albums and songs in long-form videos, from Prince\u2019s \u2018Purple Rain\u2019 to Kendrick Lamar\u2019s <em>To Pimp a Butterfly<\/em>. I also recently finished two of a four-part video series: one where he only listened to music on an iPod for a month, and another where he explored the history of cassettes and mixtapes. I highly recommend checking out his channel if you love music!\u201d \u2014 Josh<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/tv\/196322-dark-matter\"><strong><em>Dark Matter<\/em><\/strong><\/a> finale is this week.\u201d \u2014 Steve<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cI used Firefox for a long time but really don\u2019t like their stance on AI and all the junk they keep adding (VPN, for instance). So I went to <a href=\"https:\/\/librewolf.net\/\"><strong>Librewolf<\/strong><\/a>, which is a Firefox fork that strips out all of the telemetry and AI and also pre-configures a bunch of hardening. I\u2019ve encountered no problems whatsoever with any websites or streaming content.\u201d \u2014 Nicholas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Back in the day, before I worked in the basement and actually left my house on occasion, I had a real weakness for laptop bags. Even now, I have absolutely no need for a new one, but after watching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JkwOAGfqhzk\"><strong>Byron Seven\u2019s video<\/strong><\/a> about designing a laptop sleeve \/ desk organizer \/ backpack thing, I desperately want the one he made. Even if you don\u2019t want the product, watch the video \u2014 it\u2019s a cool look into product design and just a fabulously made video about a bag.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tly2fw0\"><span class=\"tly2fw2\"><strong>Follow topics and authors<\/strong> from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"tly2fw3\">\n<li id=\"follow-author-article_footer-dmcyOmF1dGhvclByb2ZpbGU6Mjc0\"><span aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"gnx4pm0 _1618ekm2 _1uf8q814 _19wv7tc5 _1618ekm0\"><span class=\"_1ajq89kf _1ajq89k1 _1ajq89k0\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"_1ajq89kp _1ajq89k4 _1ajq89k3 ftptba0\" width=\"9\" height=\"9\" viewbox=\"0 0 9 9\" fill=\"none\" aria-label=\"Follow\"><path d=\"M5 0H4V4H0V5H4V9H5V5H9V4H5V0Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"_1618ekm9\">David Pierce<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<aside 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