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Sean Hollister

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    I tried Sharge’s retractable charger + battery that looks like a Braun turntable.

    I said the Sharge Retractable 3-in-1 “might be the coolest looking pocket charger I’ve ever seen” and promised to find out. But while it’s definitely cool, I’m not so sure about the “pocket” part! For $45, do you gravitate towards Sharge’s unique design, or the slimmer Anker one?

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    Sean Hollister
    Donkey Kong Bananza’s developers had to wait a year to smash real ripe watermelons to get the sound just right.

    Bananza is about the joy of smashing things; turns out those sounds are real! Punch an apple? That’s a real apple bite you’re hearing. But watermelons were more difficult, sound director Naoto Kubo reveals: he smashed the fruit all autumn, but had to wait for ripe ones the following year.

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    Sean Hollister
    That awesome Asus monitor isn’t *quite* as awesome as it seemed.

    In over 15 years of tech journalism, I’ve never issued a correction quite like this! Asus and LG Display originally said HD 720p, then corrected to 1080p when we explicitly did a fact check, then corrected again to 720p.

    But it does 1440p at 540Hz, too, and that seems more than good enough for me!

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    Sean Hollister
    ‘You carry a battery bank anyway, might as well have it double as a camera grip for your phone.’

    Sharge, purveyor of translucent USB-C charging gear, is now selling the $40 Grip, a Bluetooth shutter and zoom for your phone built into a 20W, 18Wh battery. Andrew and I are a little skeptical of the clamp, but it’s tough to argue with the marketing!

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    Sean Hollister
    I’ve never seen a GPU quite like this.

    This four-fan GPU is the “ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 5090 — ASUS Graphics Cards 30th Anniversary Edition.” Reminds me a bit of the motorcycle from Akira with its red design and wheel. Asus says it’s inspired by the 2008 ROG Matrix 9800 GT. You can’t buy this one; you have to win it.

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