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    WTF is going on with Lego, YouTubers, Utah police, and Patreon?

    A YouTuber has been arrested. The CEO of Patreon refused to take down his videos. Lawsuits and restraining orders have been filed. All after a Lego reseller, Bricks & Minifigs, reportedly didn’t pay an 83-year-old man for the $100K-plus Lego collection he offered the store on consignment.

    We’re watching this one with popcorn: 404 Media’s a good starting point. So is Techdirt.

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    Sean Hollister
    This keyboard is nerd Mad Libs.

    Say hello to the waterproof magnesium alloy keyboard with magnetic TMR switches paired with a touchscreen numpad with built-in SSD, kickstand, and Stream Deck-like shortcut functionality. Wired/wireless, 8,000Hz polling, rapid trigger, 5-layer gasket, swap out magnetic for mechanical switches if you like. No price or release date yet.

    The MSI Strike Alloy TMR keyboard and Strike Nexus accessory.
    The MSI Strike Alloy TMR keyboard and Strike Nexus accessory.
    Image: MSI
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    Sean Hollister
    This mouse is a Stream Deck.

    Corsair owns Elgato, so here’s synergy: the $130 Nightsword V2 Wireless. Hold the Stream Deck button to summon virtual Stream Deck buttons, no LCD keys necessary. (Or map to other buttons on the 89-gram mouse.) 170 hours of 2.4GHz battery life or 164 hours on Bluetooth; far less with RGB or 8K polling.

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    The Stream Deck mouse.
    The Stream Deck mouse.
    Image: Corsair
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    Sean Hollister
    Samsung Display was holding out on us: the 4K 360 QD-OLED has a third mode.

    We told you the new 31.5-inch OLED could do 4K at 360Hz or 1080p680, but MSI made it do 2K520 as well — in “the world’s first triple-mode QD-OLED gaming monitor” the MPG OLED 322URDX36. Also, the RGB-stripe monitor has customizable HDR, with 1500-nit peaks. 98W USB-C PD, too. Flatpanels says it won’t ship till 2027.

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    Sean Hollister
    Would you buy a power supply that splits in two?

    Spotted at Computex 2026 by OC3D among others, the Thermaltake Dockpower makes power supplies even more modular — so you can theoretically upgrade to more power without unplugging and plugging all your cables, hopefully without introducing another common point of failure. $120 and up in Q3, in 750W, 850W, 1000W and 1200W flavors.

    <em>Gallery: Thermaltake Dockpower.</em>
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    Gallery: Thermaltake Dockpower.
    Image: Thermaltake
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    Sean Hollister
    Toying with MSI’s new Intel Arc G3 handheld.

    This one’s going to cost some serious cash, but it seems to finally be moving handheld chips forward! Intel handhelds went from an embarrassment to pretty good in a little over a year; at this rate, they might be the leader once RAMageddon is over.

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    Sean Hollister
    Ace Combat 8 release date: October 2nd.

    Ace Combat’s been a lovely mix of anime plot and dogfighting action for a long time now, and it looks like we’re getting even more of the former with installment eight. So many pretty cutscenes, where we generally get comparatively static exposition.

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    Sean Hollister
    That next-gen MSI Claw handheld apparently costs $1,700 now.

    Minutes after I published my story below, eagle-eyed commenter P_Devil pointed out the price is $200 more than journalists were told. $1,699.99 for an Intel Arc G3 Extreme with 32GB of RAM, according to Best Buy. Perhaps an unfortunate typo? The listing does say 144Hz when the screen is actually 120Hz… either way, it’s coming June 23rd.

    I held the next-gen handheld

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    I held the next-gen handheldI held the next-gen handheld
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