All posts tagged: instant

I Tested New Keurig Milk Pods for Instant Frothy Lattes

I Tested New Keurig Milk Pods for Instant Frothy Lattes

I’d wager most American coffee-drinkers have sampled a Keurig brew. If you don’t already own one of the single-serve coffee makers, perhaps your aunt shared a cup during the holidays, or there’s one in the office break room. Intuitive to use, easy to maintain and long-lasting, the appliance offers terrific practicality. Simply pop in a pre-bought coffee pod, hit a button and watch a cup pour out.      Courtesy of The Milk Pod, such easy extraction now extends to dairy, too. Compatible with Keurig brewers, these single-serve capsules produce rich-textured milk with a single push. Impressively, the pods are shelf-stable for 15 months and don’t even require refrigeration. Currently available in three classic coffee flavors — plain, vanilla and caramel—they’re made with milk powder and natural ingredients. Rather than just hot milk, the dairy’s composition turns out frothy, yielding a latte-like consistency. It’s an intriguing addition to Keurig’s already expansive pod selection.   Coffee and milk, all at the press of a button Unlike a milk frother or steam wand, the pods require minimal instruction. They insert …

This New Auto-Pet Feeder Is Basically an Instant Pot for Cats

This New Auto-Pet Feeder Is Basically an Instant Pot for Cats

Automatic pet feeders aren’t new, but most are limited to dispensing dry food. Strolling a press preview ahead of IFA 2026 in Berlin, I spotted a wild new take on the handy pet parent helper, and it’s basically an Instant Pot for cats. OK, maybe it doesn’t pressure cook, sauté and steam like most multicookers, but it does churn out fresh meals on demand for your feline friend. Like an Instant Pot, all you have to do is add two ingredients, set it and forget it. The Best Tech, All Tested by CNET Editors Riko, the latest release from Neakasa, is a self-contained smart wet-food maker that prepares meals on demand (or whenever you schedule them via the app) and serves them to your cat at mealtime. The unit, which is about the size of an average drip coffee maker, houses a compartment for freeze-dried food and a water reservoir. When activated, it rehydrates and mixes the cat food for a gourmet autonomous feeding experience. As strange as it may sound, this one makes great …

GPT-5.5 Instant shows you what it remembered — just not all of it

GPT-5.5 Instant shows you what it remembered — just not all of it

OpenAI updated the default model for ChatGPT to its new GPT-5.5 Instant, along with a new memory capability that finally shows which context shaped responses — at least some of them.  This limitation signals that models are starting to create a second, incomplete memory observability layer that could conflict with existing audit systems and agent logs.  GPT-5.5 Instant replaces GPT-5.3 Instant as the default ChatGPT model and is a version of its new flagship GPT-5.5 LLM. It’s supposed to be more dependable, accurate and smarter than 5.3.  But it’s the introduction of memory sources, which will be enabled across all models in the platform, that could help enterprises in their projects.  “When a response is personalized, you can see what context was used, such as saved memories or past chats, and delete or correct it if something is outdated or no longer relevant,” OpenAI said in a blog post.  When a user asks ChatGPT something, users can tap the sources button (at the bottom of the response) to see which files or past chats the …