Sean Hollister

I bought my wife the $110 Anker A1695 “InstaCord” and experienced instant jealousy; and not just because of its retractable cord. It’s the second cable that blew my mind, hidden inside its strong carry handle, plus the fact both are bidirectional. Either can charge the battery, either can charge my laptop; I get passthrough power if I use both! My colleague Richard wasn’t as lucky, saying his battery seems to throttle prematurely, but my wife’s stays cool so far.

“Skydio has produced a total of 45,000 drones,” reports Bloomberg Businessweek, as part of a good profile of the self-flying dronemaker. Skydio spokesperson Kiersten Bagley tells me it’s more than 45,000, but still under 50K.

In 2021, Intel’s VP of graphics research Anton Kaplanyan tweeted that its XeSS super-resolution and framerate enhancing tech would be “open-source” and “coming soon.” Intel said it would be open-source numerous times.

The $70 Anbernic RG 34XX is my favorite new way to play Game Boy — but the new RixelHK app lets people use the handheld’s built-in Wi-Fi to browse a huge catalog of games for free. It encourages you to download Nintendo, Sony, and Sega titles, and they appear to be the real deal but unauthorized.

Embracer Group wanted to be the one video game publisher to rule them all, even buying up Lord of the Rings, until a $2 billion Saudi deal fell through and the layoffs and restructuring began. Now, Stephen Totilo has published a rare window into the rise and fall from someone in the room: Saber Interactive CEO Matt Karch, who gave Totilo a 2.5 hour airborne interview.