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Archives for December 2022

Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
All I want for Christmas is this dart-shooting Game Boy.

The pop-up “sights” are the best part.

It’s called the Lame Boy, it’s by BoBoInnovation, and you can 3D print your own! It’s $20 for the files, though you’ll also need a bunch of different filament colors, plus a fistful of springs and M3 hardware, superglue, and a bit of red fiber optic for the LED. Build guide here.

Roomba Combo j7 Plus review: now with a mop on top

A cool but minor upgrade to an already excellent robot vacuum, iRobot’s Combo j7 adds a mop to the bot and is worth considering if you’ve got hardwood floors and lots of fluffy rugs. For everyone else, the regular j7 vacuum is still your best bet.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
OnePlus is working on a “customizable mechanical keyboard.”

The Chinese tech giant has teamed up with acclaimed mechanical keyboard manufacturer Keychron — a brand you may be familiar with if you’ve checked out our best keyboards buying guide — to release a keyboard for OnePlus’s 9th anniversary.

OnePlus hasn’t provided any details or images of the project, but said in a press release that the keyboard will be officially announced “early next year.”

Coros Apex 2 and Apex 2 Pro review: slightly short of great

These are good multisport watches that zero in on the basics but miss some popular features that would make them great.

Victoria Song
Dan Seifert
Dan Seifert
New cutest USB-C charger ever is here.

Shargeek is back with an updated version of its retro Macintosh-looking USB-C charger. The new one now has more power (67W), more ports (3 USB-C), and an actual display that shows you how much power is being pulled at any given moment or a Matrix-like animation. I don’t know exactly what an original Mac and the Matrix have in common, but the Retro 67 is still compact and light and incredibly cool looking. I must have it.

Shargeek is running an Indiegogo campaign for the launch, with shipments expected to arrive in March, 2023. The usual caveats with crowdfunding apply here, so caveat emptor.

Alex Cranz
Alex Cranz
That’s not an ice cream cone, that’s a baby.

Disney is hyping the excellent new Willow TV show with a bunch of merchandise based on the original film, including this currently on-backorder “vintage style” Willow action figure that comes with a tiny dessert-shaped ugly baby.

An image of two action figures that are approximately the same size. One is Willow from the film Willow. The more visible one is Elora, the baby from Willow. She resembles an ice cream cone.
Elora your head is huge.
Disney