Gadgets Archive

Xgimi tells Projector Screen that its Aura 3 Max ultra-short throw projector can beam a bright (5,700 ISO lumens) 120-inch image onto a screen from just eight inches away, with a claimed 8,000:1 native contrast thanks to new dual-iris control. It supports 4K / 120Hz, VRR, and ALLM, with a claimed input lag as low as 1ms which could make it an interesting choice for gamers when it debuts on Kickstarter later this year. It won’t be cheap.

The new midrange Android phone has almost exactly the exact same design and internals as last year’s Xperia 10 VII apart from two meager upgrades: a brighter display and louder speakers. Oh, and at €599 / £549 (around $700-750), it’ll also be € / £150 more expensive when it launches in Europe in “mid-to-late September.” Thanks, RAMageddon.

If you’re looking for a gaming computer that’s flexible and lightweight, Amazon has the Asus ROG Flow Z13 discounted by $400, bringing the price down to just $1,699.99. While a Windows-powered gaming tablet might sound odd, this hybrid machine impressed us with surprisingly sharp performance. Read our review.

The Xring 03 is, a little confusingly, the follow-up to last year’s Xring 01, which appeared in the China-only 15S Pro phone and Pad 7 Ultra tablet. The 3nm chipset, apparently produced by TSMC, has the usual CPU and GPU bumps, plus mobile-first support for LPDDR6 RAM.

Rising component prices and wild tariff swings are still an issue, so Mike Chi of Retrotink has designed a new hardware upscaler for retro gaming. It uses the design and framework of its more expensive 4K models, which cost $475 or more, but with a lower 2,560 x 1,440p maximum output at 300 MHz.

The $85 NK-M1’s features are pretty standard for an 8K wireless gaming mouse in 2026, but it’s lightweight, its buttons and scroll wheel feel good, and its colors are classic. The preorder ends tonight, but I’ll revisit it for a review later this year when it’s in stock.

As Patentlyze reports, the company filed a patent earlier this year for a “hardware privacy mute circuit” for “consumer devices, such as augmented reality devices,” like Meta’s smart glasses. The patent says the mute switch would “provide tamper-resistant privacy controls that cannot be compromised through software exploits.”