The event, taking place on September 16th at 7PM ET, will be livestreamed.
Snap announced the design for the augmented reality glasses — and their eye-watering $2,195 price — in June, but it’s unclear if anyone can look cool wearing them. (They seem especially heavy on the ears.)
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This is bigger than the Pocket 4, but definitely better.
The wide foldable is here, and it’s glorious. The Verge’s Dominic Preston has been reviewing Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8, and joins the show to explain what this shorter, wider device gets right, what it’s still missing, and why this looks like the right kind of foldable for most people. (Once the price comes down, anyway.) With a similar foldable iPhone likely coming soon, it’s shaping up to be a fun year of foldables.
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The fifth Today I’m Toying With giveaway, that is. Technically, I set them live each Wednesday at 9AM ET. I recently heard back from the second winner, who says he loves the mystery gadgets he received — if you want to join him, you can enter every week!
If you’re starting to stock up for the school year, the Niimbot D110 Label Printer is down to $15.99 ($14 off) at Amazon and can help keep everything neatly labeled. The rechargeable printer pairs with your phone via Bluetooth, allowing you to quickly create custom labels for office supplies, pantry items, gadgets, and more using the included templates.
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If so, that would be new — the FCC proposed a $25,000 fine against Xtra for failing to respond to its letters, and has since revealed plans to ban Xtra from importing and selling more of its existing cameras in the US. Xtra might be canceling its new DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Pro variant, too.
The team at Light has been working on minimalist phones for more than a decade. Its last device had a lot in common with a smartphone, but the newest model, the Light Flip, is something very different. Light CEO Kaiwei Tang explains why Light made a flip phone, how the world’s opinion of smartphones is changing, and whether you can cure your tech problems with more tech.
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There’s a deal at Amazon that I wanted to share with you courtesy of Slickdeals. Granicell is selling a USB-C-powered battery charger (for AA and AAA-sized batteries) and including 16 batteries (eight of each size) for $14.99 when you enter the code VKAGYSFH at checkout.
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