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You Can Now Make Your PS5 Matte Black Thanks To Dbrand’s Darkplates
When Sony first revealed the PlayStation 5, the two-color curvy design sparked a heated discussion online, with some reporters comparing it to a trophy you might get at an award show and some to a boutique Wi-Fi router. If you’re among the PlayStation 5 owners who are secretly or openly jealous of the more understated design of the Xbox Series X, then we have good news for you: accessory maker Dbrand is selling custom black matte faceplates for PS5, known as Darkplates.

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Starting at $49, the set of faceplates lets you easily change the look of your console to please your design taste buds. Besides the faceplates themselves, you can also customize the look of the middle section by ordering one of the optional middle skins (available in matte black, neon yellow, matte white, and several different patterns).

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The faceplates feature “a familiar-but-legally-distinct apocalyptic spin on the classic PlayStation button shapes,” which is also how Dbrand would most likely defend its product should Sony decide to take it to court.
Why in the world would Sony do that? To start with, Darkplates are an unofficial accessory sold without Sony’s approval. Last year, accessory seller CustomizeMyPlates was forced to cancel all orders after legal action from Sony, so Dbrand wouldn’t be the first company to feel Sony’s boot on its backside. What’s more, Dbrand is actually touting Sony by saying, “Go ahead, sue us,” on its website.
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So far, three waves of Darkplates have been shipped to buyers around the world, and the fourth wave is expected to be sold out soon, so you should hurry up if you want to get your hands on this product, whose marketing is just as polarizing as the design of the PlayStation 5.
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Can AI Save Your Relationship? This New “Wingman” App Thinks It Can
Built by wives and designed for husbands, Good Husband is a new Claude-powered AI communication coach aiming to help men navigate difficult relationship conversations, one text at a time.
We’ve officially crossed the rubicon where artificial intelligence is no longer just optimizing our spreadsheets, fixing our code, or generating corporate slide decks. It’s moving into the most fragile, inherently messy sandbox of all: human relationships.
According to research from the Centre for the Governance of AI’s Global Dialogues study, a staggering 42.8% of people globally already lean on AI for emotional support or personal issues at least once a week. Now, a new consumer tech platform wants to institutionalize that habit for men who find themselves staring blankly at a text thread, totally at a loss for words.
Enter Good Husband, an AI-powered relationship communication wingman that has officially launched to help men navigate high-stakes, emotionally charged conversations with their partners.
Built by entrepreneurs and long-time business partners Zainab Imichi Alhassan and Sarah Curtis, the platform wasn’t designed to replace couples therapy. Instead, it acts as a real-time translator for the digitally tongue-tied. The premise is simple: many men care deeply about their partners but lock up when it comes to emotional articulation or resolving conflicts.
“Good Husband is for the man who already cares. He just needs the words,” co-founder Zainab Imichi Alhassan explained. “Often the issue is not a lack of care, it’s a lack of confidence in how to express what you’re trying to say in the moment”.
How It Works: Warm, Direct, Or “Your Voice”

Operating entirely in a web browser without the need for partner participation or lengthy onboarding, the platform allows users to paste a text message, describe a tense situation, or explain an ongoing argument. The AI then spits back three distinct text response options: Warm, Direct, and Your Voice.
For those who actually want to learn from their communication missteps rather than just copying and pasting a quick fix, the platform features a coaching mode. This tool deconstructs the underlying emotional dynamics of the conversation, explaining why a partner might be upset and how to address the root issue.
While the baseline platform runs on Anthropic’s Claude AI to handle multilingual, global conversations, subscribers can unlock a hyper-personalized layer called Better Husband. By feeding the AI a localized relationship profile — including love languages, key dates, communication preferences, and recurring areas of tension — the tool moves away from generic advice and moves toward bespoke conflict resolution.
This pivot toward emotional utility marks a fascinating shift in consumer tech. As we see more platforms leverage advanced language models to solve hyper-specific human pain points, the intersection of tech and regional innovation continues to prove that AI’s most valuable feature might not be productivity, but empathy amplification.
“The opportunity is not to replace human connection but to strengthen it,” says co-founder Sarah Curtis. “Technology has changed how we work, learn and communicate. We believe it can also help people become more thoughtful partners”.
Pricing And Future Roadmap
Good Husband is launching with a tiered subscription model:
- Free Plan: Includes 5 baseline conversations per month.
- Good Husband ($9/month): Unlocks unlimited conversations, Coaching Mode, tone selection, and the Better Husband profile.
- Great Husband ($19/month): Adds automated date reminders (birthdays, anniversaries), situation playbooks, and love language coaching.
The web-based launch is only phase one. The company is already building a WhatsApp-native experience — allowing men to pull their AI wingman directly into their daily chat flows — alongside a future mobile app featuring coaching streaks and proactive communication prompts.
Whether outsourcing your relationship articulation to a large language model sounds like the future of emotional intelligence or a dystopian shortcut, one thing is clear: the AI wingman era has arrived.
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