Amazon is introducing a new fitness band, Halo, and it has exploded my brain. It listens to your voice, and uses your phone’s camera to create a 3D body scan of you, in your underwear. What could possibly go wrong?
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Fight back against price gougers with this DIY Nintendo Switch
It’s not every day you see instructions to build Nintendo’s flagship console but these are weird times and this clever Howto shows us all the parts needed to build your own working Nintendo Switch.
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A solid marble Qi charger – the Eggtronic Charging Stone
The Eggtronic Charging Stone is a wireless charger puck compatible with any Qi wireless charging device – just like a million other devices out there. But this one is made from a solid block of marble. It’s heavy, substantial, stylish, and most importantly works. It now sits as a permanent fixture in my kitchen, blending in with the rest of the house
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The Escobar phone is a Samsung Galaxy Fold with a sticker on it
I thought gadget journalism was dead but thanks to Marques Brownlee I’m pleased to note it’s very much alive and well. Case in point: Brownlee has been following the saga of the Escobar Fold 2 and, when this unit finally shipped, he discovered it was just a Galaxy Fold with a sticker on it.
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Troubles with snoring? Then maybe the Smart Nora is for you
I have been made aware of the fact that yes, I do in fact snore at night. Doesn’t seem to bother me at all, but the rest of my family, well, they’re not such big fans. So, I’ve been surveying what is out there in the market, and ran across the Smart Nora device.
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How Sonos shat the bed
If you ever want to see how a company can destroy years of goodwill in a few seconds, look no further than the recent Sonos kerfuffle involving software updates. Sonos has been around since 2001 and their original gear – speakers and a clever little tablet that predated the iPad by almost a decade – was revolutionary.
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Review: 8BitDo N30 “Nintendo” Wireless Mouse
When I first saw this wild mouse I knew I had to have it. Styled like an old Nintendo controller, the mouse features an arresting design that will definitely turn heads at the cybercafe.
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Jam while you type with the Knewkey Rocksete
When it comes to keyboards, I tend to be a bit of a luddite (in a sense) – I just take whatever comes along with what the machine has, or whatever external keyboard is provided at the office. If I wanted to annoy my co-workers with my music, though, something like the Knewkey Rocksete would definitely be worth checking out.
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8bitDo answers the question, “What if Nintendo had made a mouse in 1985?”
You think I’m kidding. 8bitDo says the “N30 2.4g is a modern mouse that respects the classics”. It’s not a secret which classic they’re referring to. The N30 2.4g looks just like it belongs with a Nintendo computer from 1985. It’s awesome.
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