The Bastl Kalimba is a wild synth that thinks it’s a thumb piano
The Bastl Kalimba is a wild synth that thinks it's a thumb piano It’s already raised over $700,000 on Kickstarter. | Image: Bastl Make no mistake, the Bastl Kalimba is a synthesizer, you just play it like a kalimba. Its tines don’t really make much sound. There is an internal mic that you can blend […]
Asus chases Elgato with its own secondary touchscreen display
Asus chases Elgato with its own secondary touchscreen display Asus’s latest gaming monitor is a little smaller than usual. The ROG Strix XG129C, announced on Friday, is a 12.3-inch touchscreen IPS display that’s intended to be a sidekick for a larger main monitor, similar to the 14.1-inch secondary display in the 2020 Asus ROG Zephyrus […]
Here is Yarbo’s promise to fix the robot mower that ran me over
Here is Yarbo's promise to fix the robot mower that ran me over Yesterday, I told you how a hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower. We explained how thousands of these bladed Chinese robots, made by Yarbo, could be hijacked with ease – exposing people’s GPS coordinates, Wi-Fi passwords, email addresses, and […]
Apple reportedly has a deal to use Intel-made chips again
Apple reportedly has a deal to use Intel-made chips again Apple and Intel reached a “preliminary agreement” for Intel to make chips for Apple hardware, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Apple had famously moved on from Intel-powered computers with its highly successful transition to Apple Silicon, but now it appears the two companies will […]
Teenage Engineering’s KO Sidekick is a mixer with fun performance effects
Teenage Engineering's KO Sidekick is a mixer with fun performance effects The EP-136 KO Sidekick sandwiched between two KO-II samplers. | Image: Teenage Engineering The EP-136 KO Sidekick is Teenage Engineering’s stylish new two-channel mixer, clearly designed to connect two of its KO-II samplers for live performances and DJ sets. Though, it can connect any […]
Everyone should follow Logitech and put extra USB ports on iPad keyboard cases
Everyone should follow Logitech and put extra USB ports on iPad keyboard cases Logitech is introducing a new feature to its rugged iPad Combo 4 keyboard case that addresses an ongoing issue with the tablet as Apple continues to push it towards being a laptop alternative. The new Rugged Combo 4c and 4c Touch cases, […]
Boox’s new page-turning e-reader remote is a tiny two-button keyboard
Boox's new page-turning e-reader remote is a tiny two-button keyboard Tappy connects to various devices over Bluetooth, not just Boox’s hardware. | Image: Boox Boox has announced its own alternative to the Kobo Remote that offers more functionality than just turning the page while reading on its tablets and e-readers. The Tappy can also be […]
Apple’s education discount now requires proof that you’re a student
Apple's education discount now requires proof that you're a student Watch models like the Apple Watch Series 11 (pictured) are also now available at discounted education rates for the first time. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple now requires proof of eligibility from US customers who purchase products online at discounted […]
Sony’s PS5 sales plummet amid price rises and a memory crisis
Sony's PS5 sales plummet amid price rises and a memory crisis Sony sold just 1.5 million PS5 consoles in its most recent fourth fiscal quarter, down 46 percent year over year. The slump in PS5 sales comes after Sony raised the price of its PS5 consoles twice over the past year, pushing the price of […]
Canvas is down as ShinyHunters threatens to leak school’s data
Canvas is down as ShinyHunters threatens to leak school's data The Instructure-owned learning management platform, Canvas, is down after recently confirming a massive data breach that impacted student names, email addresses, ID numbers, and messages. Students attempting to access the system on Thursday saw a message from the hacking group ShinyHunters, which claimed responsibility for […]