Gadgets

That seems to be the name the company is going with for a new addition to its Ear line, based on a recently granted Singapore certification spotted by 91mobiles.

The certification reveals little else — only that the headphones will connect with Bluetooth and are assigned the model number B182.

The “Quest 3S,” which Meta could sell without controllers, is slated to debut at Meta Connect on September 25th and 26th and could be priced at $300 or $400, writes Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter.

The company is also expected to show its advanced Orion AR glasses concept at the event.

YouTube’s Computer Clan answers that question with a deep dive on the history of the pocketable camcorders that seemed to one day just disappear.

In 2009, Cisco bought Pure Digital Technologies, the company behind the Flip, but two years later abruptly shut down the product line as part of a restructuring. As for PDT’s founder, Jonathan Kaplan? He’s now the US ambassador to Singapore.

The M1X and M1S both feature a pivoting stand for projecting on a wall or ceiling that doubles as a lens protector when folded away for transport. The projectors also feature a four hour battery, Harman Kardon speakers, HDMI with a USB-A port for powering streaming sticks, and a USB-C video port that can be connected directly to the Switch or smartphones.

Competition is a good thing, especially when it’s cute! We’re just not sure why CRKD would call the $20 Atom a “one-of-a-kind keychain controller” when the $25 8BitDo Micro and $20 Zero 2 have been around for years. The Micro even comes with a lanyard...

But I guess the CRKD does come in more colors, including transparent ones!

Both the winding crank and bezel surrounding the time-telling dials on Urwerk’s EMC SR-71 are made of a titanium alloy sourced from the fuselage of the spy plane.

The mechanical watch also features an optical sensor measuring the accuracy of its timekeeping and its precision can be manually adjusted. Just 10 are being made, and they’ll sell for over $175,000 each.

Avermedia has announced that its X’tra Go docking station is available. It can dock and charge your Steam Deck, has plenty of ports, and supports micro SD.

The X’tra Go records up to 4K resolution video at 30fps or 1080p at 120fps while passing up to 4K at 60fps through to your TV. Bonus: this oddly dramatic promotional video.

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Here’s an iOS and iPadOS trick I wish I’d known years ago. Once you’re in the home screen’s wiggling edit mode hold one finger on an app and then with another finger tap the other apps you want to move with it. They’ll all be grouped together and can be collectively moved as one.

While visiting Copenhagen, Benj Haisch had a bag full of photography gear stolen off a bike. Thanks to a Sony A9 III with an Apple AirTag attached Haisch located the bag and recorded its successful (although not recommended) recovery from the thieves using the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses. The footage was later turned over to authorities when Haisch filed a police report.

Pencilera, a free camera app exclusive to iPad OS, could make it easier to take photos with your tablet when you can’t reach it. It turns the Apple Pencil 2 or the Apple Pencil Pro into a wireless remote that triggers the shutter when double tapping or squeezing the stylus’ stem.

Mario’s first side-scrolling adventure has been ported to the Super Nintendo by ROM hacker Infidelity, as spotted by Time Extension.

What makes Super Mario Bros. Maker worth trying (through an emulator or FPGA console) is an added level editor allowing obstacles, enemies, and power-ups to be added or removed. It’s even compatible with the SNES Mouse that shipped with Mario Paint.

It’s been years since I felt the urge to play 2048, a game where you slide and match numbered tiles to reach the number 2,048.

I wonder if that would change if I had Tiny2048, a small 2048-playing gadget spotted by Hackaday that you tilt to slide and combine RGB LED “tiles.” The source code on GitHub reveals what number each color represents. (2,048 is white).

Apple is still planning to refresh the entry-level and mid-tier AirPods models this fall, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman wrote today in the subscriber-only version of Power On, reaffirming his earlier reporting.

What he didn’t mention is a 2024 AirPods Max refresh he’d also mentioned before. It’s been nearly four years since they were released — one hopes they’re still on Apple’s roadmap.