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Turn Your Apple Watch Into a Cordless Alarm Clock With Otterbox’s New Power Bank
You can complain all you want, but if you want the benefits of a smartwatch, you’re going to have to get used to charging your timepiece almost every night. But as with every Apple device, there are plenty of accessories that promise to make this more convenient, and with Otterbox’s new power bank, you can…
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This Windows Dev Kit Is the Mac Mini of the PC World
Apple has seen a lot of success with its M series chips. These SoCs now power nearly the company’s entire suite of Mac computers, ranging from the original and capable M1 to the overpowered M1 Ultra. But Apple isn’t the only company eyeing hardware based on Arm architecture. Microsoft also wants in, and wants to…
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The Modular Gamevice Flex Controller Wants You to Keep Your Phone in Its Case
The biggest challenge facing the growing number of clamp-on gamepads that promise to turn your smartphone into a handheld console is their limited compatibility, especially when it comes to fitting your phone. The Gamevice Flex wants to change that with a modular design that can be reconfigured to support almost any phone, even when inside…
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Easy Upgrade Turns Teenage Engineering’s Pocket Operators Into Instruments You Can Shake to Play
For less than $US100 ($139), Teenage Engineering’s Pocket Operators pack a lot of functionality into calculator-sized digital synthesizers. The no frills approach with exposed circuit boards that helps keep them affordable also facilitates a new way to upgrade the devices with motion-sensing capabilities, allowing the Pocket Operators to be held and played like shakeable maracas.