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Bose is walking back its SoundTouch shutdown by opening APIs and removing cloud dependencies, keeping the hardware alive for the used market. Kagi’s Orion browser is bringing a fast, WebKit-based alternative to Linux, while Linus Torvalds is embracing "vibe coding" by using Gemini to build the visualizer for his new AudioNoise guitar project. Finally, leaked retail listings for the Steam Machine suggest a $1,000 price tag, likely driven by the ongoing flash memory shortage.Get a bonus hour of LWDW plus video by supporting LWDW on a Patreon and come say Hi! In our Discord. LWDW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lwdwLWDW Discord: https://discord.gg/uQVckr5gEZTimestamps:00:00 Intro01:23 Orange Pi 6 Plus vs GPUs05:00 BOSE open-sources SoundTouch speakers09:33 Kagi browser looking for Linux testers 14:25 Linus uses AI for Audio Noise 19:16 About those $1000 Steam Machines Links Mentioned:Bose SoundTouch End-of-Life Update https://www.engadget.com/audio/speakers/bose-made-the-consumer-friendly-move-to-open-source-its-soundtouch-speakers-163459024.html https://www.bose.com/soundtouch-end-of-lifeOrion Browser for Linux https://help.kagi.com/orion/misc/linux-status.html https://orionbrowser.com/Linus Torvalds’ AudioNoise https://linuxiac.com/linus-torvalds-shares-audionoise-a-personal-experiment-in-audio-dsp/ https://github.com/torvalds/AudioNoiseSteam Machine Pricing Leaks https://www.reddit.com/r/steammachine/comments/1q87sdw/leaked_steam_machine_price/ https://www.techradar.com/gaming/consoles-pc/the-latest-rumored-steam-machine-prices-arent-anywhere-near-as-bad-as-i-thought-but-im-still-fearing-the-worst
