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Archives for September 2026

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
The Stream Deck Neo’s smallest screen is getting more useful.

With the new Stream Deck 7.6 update, Elgato is expanding the limited functionality of the $99.99 Neo’s Infobar screen beyond a clock and page indicators. You’ll now be able to make it show other useful info like weather forecasts, what’s playing on Spotify, your PC’s CPU and GPU stats, and when your AI agent needs your attention.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
The new pro version of Switchbot’s compact robovac has double the suction power.

We called the K11 Plus the best robot vacuum for small spaces, but Switchbot’s upgraded K11 Plus Pro could be an even better option. For $399.99 you get a boost from 6,000Pa to 12,000Pa of suction potentially making it a more potent autonomous cleaner for apartments with multiple pets or spill-prone kids.

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The Switchbot K11 Plus Pro robot vacuum cleaning a dirty wood floor near a sofa.
Image: Switchbot
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
CRKD’s tiny wireless gamepad with drift-resistant thumbsticks is now available.

First announced last March with shipping in late June, the tiny Atom Plus is finally available from retailers like Amazon for $29.99. It’s slightly wider than the 8BitDo Micro but CRKD’s palmable gamepad adds a symmetrical pair of tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) thumbsticks and two pairs of full-size shoulder buttons.

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Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
An endurance watch with solar on both sides.

Des Yap did some initial testing of the new $649.99 T-Rex Dual Solar from Amazfit — the first endurance watch with a bright and colorful OLED to be fitted with teeny-weeny solar panels. The ring around the display can extend life a bit, but the larger rear panel around the heart-rate sensor can add a few percentage points of charge when you arrive at camp, or when the watch is slung off a running vest, so maybe you can leave your ultralight power bank home on your next multi-day adventure.

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