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Sean HollisterSep 16, 2024

TP-Link has a new Bluetooth driver that maybe fixes PSVR2 PC tracking performance.

My biggest problem with Sony’s PSVR2 PC adapter was controllers that kept misbehaving — even though I was using Sony’s first-recommended TP-Link UB500 Bluetooth adapter to pair them.

But TP-Link has now shipped a driver for you to experimentally test — and Sony says it’s fixed some distortion and AMD refresh rate options in the app, too.

UB500 partial incompatibility with PSVR2 controllers - Home Network Community

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Sean HollisterSep 14, 2024

Mechanism just keeps surprising me with its thoughtful modular accessory ecosystem.

I know, this looks ridiculous — but the last time I was sick, and that time I was injured, I’d have given good money for it! It’s a $9 ball joint adapter that connects Mechanism’s increasingly large array of gaming mounts to popular flexible arms you can buy.

Also see: Mechanism’s gaming pillow and its delightfully strong MagSafe + twin-finger adapter.

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Sean HollisterSep 13, 2024

iFixit’s USB-C soldering iron will also offer adjustment-by-phone someday.

You can already adjust temps by dial with the $250 kit, or plug the $80 iron into a PC, but iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens agrees it should work with phones too — and will, eventually.

The stumbling block: mobile browsers don’t yet support web-serial, which he’d prefer to a dedicated phone app. “There won’t be any changes or additional firmware required for the device once we’ve got something,” he promises.

iFixit made its own USB-C soldering iron, and it’s already a joy

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Sean HollisterSep 13, 2024

Razer’s hot-swappable keyboard wasn’t a one-off — and this one’s got an OLED screen.

I believe the Razer BlackWidow V4 Pro 75% is only the company’s second-ever to let you swap out switches, after last year’s non-Pro version. It’s also got a cool screen, dial, and connects wirelessly. But at $300, I’d wait until the mech keyboard community weighs in!

Wonder if Razer has considered selling BYO-switch keyboard kits?

Sean HollisterSep 13, 2024

“Annapurna Interactive had become a stamp of quality that I trusted implicitly, like movies directed by Spielberg.

If I saw their splash screen, I knew I was in for a unique gaming experience.”

That’s Verge commenter Shabanga, perfectly encapsulating why we care that this publisher is imploding. Annapurna barely makes its own games, but its label stands (or stood) for quality in a way we rarely see — the closest comparison might be Criterion Collection movies.