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Brilliant Battery Adaptor Lets You Power Small Devices Over USB
If sacrificing the portability of a small device is outweighed by the inconvenience of having to feed it a constant supply of replaceable batteries, a clever adaptor has popped up on Kickstarter that converts a battery-powered device to USB power, and it’s as easy to use as popping in a fresh pair of AAs.
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Why You Should Use a Keyboard and Mouse With Your PS5 or Xbox Series X/S
There are plenty of good reasons to hook up a keyboard and mouse to your next-gen console. Not only do peripherals give you greater precision and flexibility while gaming, they also make entering text and using other apps much less of a chore. It opens up ways of using your games box — to browse…
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Why Yes, I Would Love to Build My Own Customisable, Upgradable, Totally Repairable Laptop
San Francisco-based startup Framework just announced a thin, lightweight productivity laptop unlike any other on the market right now. Sure, it looks similar to the aluminium options almost every other laptop maker offers, but this laptop can be upgraded, customised, and repaired in ways that others just can’t.
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EU Officially Votes To Create A Standard Charging Adaptor For Phones Despite Apple’s Protests
After a debate that had raged on for more than 10 years, the European Parliament has finally voted in a landslide 582-40 decision to create a standard charging solution for all phones and other small to medium-sized mobile devices.