Our favorite stuff of 2025

Published: 1 week ago (December 21, 2025 at 08:00 AM EST)

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Source: The Verge

Installer #110 – Your Guide to the Best and Verge‑iest Stuff

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 110, your guide to the best and Verge‑iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy holidays, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)

This week, I’ve been reading about mall Santas and malleable software and phone b…

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