In a update on his blogValve says its goal is to ship the Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in the “first half of the year.” But it also indicated that specifics around pricing and launch dates are in flux, saying that “limited availability and increasing prices” of storage and memory are forcing Valve to “revisit” these issues. That seems like a huge price increase, something that almost every PC manufacturer has been warned about new products coming in 2026. Companies like Dell and HP are doing everything they can to ensure supply, including working with Chinese memory manufacturers for the first time.

The lack of memory has caused a huge spike in demand for AI in data centers. The world’s three leading memory manufacturers, Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix, have all but abandoned the consumer market in favor of supporting AI data centers. The prices of off-the-shelf PC memory started to rise in September and October, and actually increased in the following months, now up to four times the retail price (especially with DDR5 RAM). Today we see the fall of almost every product imaginable. There is no clear path on how to solve this, but we are still waiting to see how much the impact will be on PCs and new products like Steam Frame and Steam Machine. —Luke Larsen

Fitbit Founders Launch Luffu, a Family Caregiving App

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Yes, that’s right—it’s pronounced “loo-foo,” like “love.” After the establishment (and sales) Fitbit, James Park and Eric Friedman realized that in addition to protecting their own personal health, they were also taking care of others, too. The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and the National Alliance for Caregiving estimate that by 2025, nearly one in four adults will be a caregiver for school-aged children or elderly parents. Luffu is a new platform which allows caregivers to quickly access all the health information they need—prescriptions, lab tests, and more—without having to sort through different devices, calendars, or portals.

Luffu is powered by AI (because of course it is), but the founders insist that the AI ​​experience is deeper than a health chatbot. Luffu’s AI will complement your family’s data, learn patterns, and proactively provide personalized guidance and easy-to-understand advice. It also allows everyone in your family to log medications, diet, or other health information on one platform for sharing health portals with doctors. Luffu assures us that the privacy and security of your data is a top priority, and users can control how much information is shared.

We had to keep privacy top-of-mind, because as befits the founders of the most popular wearable, Luffu will start as an app experience before expanding to hardware. I am very curious to see what a fitness tracker that tracks your family as a unit, rather than just you, looks like. —Adrienne So

Dexcom Revamps Its App With AI-Enabled Features

Monitoring your glucose spikes is one of the easiest (good, cheapest) ways to nudge you towards healthier habits without having to take medicine. Dexcom, maker of one of the two most popular commercially available continuous glucose monitors, continues to develop its own proprietary experience within the Dexcom app.

Last year, Dexcom launched intelligent food logging in the Dexcom app, where you can take a picture of what you eat, and the app will log what it is. This year, the company expanded the feature by breaking down the calories, carbohydrates, protein, fat, and dietary fiber of your meals and including text search and barcode scanning. The app will also offer Daily Insights with three personalized, actionable recommendation cards and contextual insights.

I used to worry that monitoring your glucose was part of a larger trend (along with protein powder and GLP-1s) that show a wider shift in body values ​​and can lead to unhealthy eating. However, as pointed out by Dr. Diane Stadler, a dietitian and professor at Oregon Health & Science University, patients with eating disorders have commotion. There are far worse ways to lose weight than prioritizing lean protein and fiber and walking around after every meal. —Adrienne So

Blink’s Outdoor Security Camera Comes in 2K

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The latest security camera from Amazon’s budget brand is the Blink Outdoor 2K+. The main leap for this fifth generation camera compared to the Blink Outdoor 4 is a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. Support for 2K is fast becoming the norm today, and we’ve seen it Google’s Nest cams, among othersrise recently. This is good news for home security fans because sharper footage makes it easier to identify subjects, packages, pets, and vehicles.