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The new Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is almost perfect for me, except it’s $3,600.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Flipping cool.

The Flipper One is the rare piece of tech that truly feels cyberpunk. I’d love to own one, but like this commenter I know in my heart of hearts that it is beyond me.

PierogiPrince:

The vibes for this thing are extremely neat, I wish I was smart enough to use one

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Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Anker’s SpaceFlow automates decorating your house with projection mappings.

The new accessory sits atop the Nebula X1 and X1 Pro projectors and uses a pair of cameras to precisely map images, videos, and animations to walls and other structures. It also uses AI to automatically generate custom visuals that incorporate elements like windows and doors. It’s available now for $799 but is temporarily discounted to $399.

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The outside of a house illuminated by the SpaceFlow.
The SpaceFlow can make your house really festive, apparently.
Image: Anker
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Lenovo is somehow selling a handheld with thousands of Nintendo games.

Retro Dodo reached out, and sure enough, Lenovo admits it’s behind the G02. I can understand wanting a piece of the retro handheld action, but surely Nintendo didn’t license Lenovo to distribute thousands of titles? Then again, Anbernic’s been getting away with similar year after year.

Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
The Blackberry-like Clicks Communicator is getting a bigger battery and newer Android version

The $500 phone-for-your-phone will now ship with a 4,450mAh battery and the new Android 17, reports Droid Life — good and unexpected upgrades over 4,000mAh and Android 16. Shipping in Q4.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
8BitDo’s customizable Xbox controller has been delayed until August.

The company announced on X that preorders for its Ultimate 3E Controller for Xbox with TMR sticks, Hall effect triggers, and swappable ABXY buttons will be available for preorder starting on May 26th. But while it was announced during CES 2026 with an estimated Q2 release, the controller now isn’t shipping until August.

The 8BitDo Ultimate 3E controller for Xbox with its faceplate removed.
Image: 8BitDo
Cameron Faulkner
Cameron Faulkner
Buy two Belkin gadgets, get 25 percent off of both.

Amazon’s promotion is for select Belkin products, including its Nintendo Switch 2 charging cases and some of its Qi2.2 wireless charging pads. As an example, you can get its great Switch 2 Charging Case Pro (regularly $99.99) and its 2-in-1 Qi2.2 charging pad (normally $59.99) for $120 when you add both to your cart.

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The Charging Case Pro features battery that doubles as a stand for the console.
The Charging Case Pro features battery that doubles as a stand for the console.
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Oura has filed to go public.

The smart ring maker has confidentially filed its Form S-1 ahead of an IPO, and it plans to potentially go public this year, Bloomberg reports. Oura also said Wednesday that it’s “on pace” to pass five million paid subscribers this quarter.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Apple will broadcast a soccer game this weekend shot entirely with iPhone 17 Pros.

The Major League Soccer match between the LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo FC will stream live on Apple TV this Saturday and will be the first “major professional live sporting event broadcast” captured entirely using iPhones, according to Apple.

iPhones were first used to capture parts of a live MLB game between the Red Sox and Tigers last year. Here’s what their setup looked like then.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Lego is teasing a new Donkey Kong collaboration.

Proving the toymaker can still keep some of its plans secret Lego released a short video on Instagram teasing another Nintendo collaboration focusing on Donkey Kong. The barrel-throwing gorilla was already featured in a Lego Super Mario expansion set, but could finally be getting his own entire theme.

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A screenshot of the Lego and Donkey Kong logos appearing in a teaser video.
Screenshot: Instagram
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Stern’s new Transformers pinball machines have a ball-blasting Megatron.

The animatronic leader of the Decepticons is joined by Soundwave who captures and launches pinballs from his opening cassette deck. The machines also feature clips from the ‘80s animated series, custom recordings from Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime) and Frank Welker (Megatron and Soundwave), and Stan Bush’s “The Touch.”

‘Fuck you, Bambu’: How one private message could change the face of 3D printing

Bambu was set to become the Apple of 3D printers. Then it DM’d the wrong person.

Sean Hollister
Sheena Vasani
Sheena Vasani
If you want a big phone on a budget, Nothing’s Phone 4A Pro is $50 off.

Nothing’s Phone 4A Pro is one of our favorite budget phones, and it’s hit an all-time low of $449.99 ($50 off) at Amazon. Its big 6.83-inch 144Hz OLED display is larger and brighter than many of its rivals, while its slim design and solid performance make it a great option if you don’t want to spend flagship money. Read our review.

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Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Kobo is once again raising the price of its e-readers.

Following price hikes in 2023 and last year, the Kobo Clara BW is now $159.99 (up from $139.99,) the Kobo Libra Colour is now $259.99 (up from $229.99), and the Kobo Clara Colour is now $179.99 (up from $159.99). When first released the Clara BW was $129.99, the Libra Colour was $219.99, and the Clara Colour was $149.99.

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An image of two ereaders, the one on the left is larger.
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
You can now feel every intense PowerPoint image alignment through your mouse.

Logitech has announced its vibrating MX Master 4 mouse that debuted last September now natively supports Windows 11’s Advanced Haptics. A new firmware update now available adds haptic feedback effects to mundane actions like snapping windows during a resize and aligning PowerPoint objects, with additional effects being rolled out in the coming months.

The Logitech MX Master 4 mouse on a desk next to a keyboard, glass of water, and monitor displaying Windows 11.
Image: Logitech
Cameron Faulkner
Cameron Faulkner
Your last call to save $10 on Yoshi’s new, cute Switch 2 adventure.

Walmart and Amazon are still offering $10 off physical preorders of Yoshi and the Mysterious Book for the Nintendo Switch 2, costing $59.99 instead of $69.99. The game launches on May 21st, and we recently published our review of the game. Spoiler: it’s adorable, fun, and easy.

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Victoria Song
Victoria Song
Here’s a look at the Warby Parker and Gentle Monster glasses.

Details are scant, but if you want to read about some of the capabilities, here’s my Android XR hands-on!

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A first (and second) look at the Android XR glasses launching this year

That includes Xreal’s Project Aura, plus previously announced glasses with Samsung, Gentle Monster, and Warby Parker.

Victoria Song
These are the robot vacuum-mops I recommend for every type of home

The right robot for your home has less to do with specs and everything to do with your floors, rugs, clutter, and general tolerance for robot nonsense.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
A strong brand identity.

Look, I’m not saying Sony’s audio naming scheme is good, per se, but you can’t deny it’s distinct. Is it really willing to throw that away?

Hoto:

Are we sure the initial reporting is correct? Isn’t a Sony product more likely to be named the WH-C0113-X10N?

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