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Archives for September 2026

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Antonio G. Di Benedetto
MediaTek’s new Dimensity CX C10 Max chip will go into Googlebooks.

MediaTek is announcing its new Dimensity CX C10 Max processor. It’s an Arm-based chip built on TSMC’s 3nm process, with an 8-core CPU, 11-core GPU, and an NPU capable of up to 55 TOPS. This will be MediaTek’s Googlebook chip, as it’s designed for thin-and-light laptops like the five initial Googlebooks that were just announced.

This is the first chip of a new line from MediaTek, yet it still manages to have “Max” in its name.
This is the first chip of a new line from MediaTek, yet it still manages to have “Max” in its name.
Image: MediaTek
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
This tiny scroll wheel mouse doubles as a page-turning smartphone remote.

The TimeXplayer V2 shrinks a two-button mouse with a scroll wheel down to the size of a matchbook, including a 2.4GHz USB receiver hidden inside. But it’s also got Bluetooth so you can connect it to your phone and use it as an alternative to the Boox Tappy as a handheld remote for doomscrolling or reading.

A person holds the tiny TimeXplayer V2 wireless mouse between their fingers.
The TimeXplayer V2 is launching through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. Early bird backers can preorder one discounted from $85 to $55 with shipping expected to start in November.
Image: Kickstarter
Googlebooks feel like the first laptops built for Android owners

App casting, handoff, and seamless file sharing make Googlebooks feel (almost) obvious with an Android phone.

Dominic Preston
I got to see Google’s wild ideas about the future of laptops

Googlebooks are here. And they’re actually interesting (for Android phone users) — but there are still so many questions.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
The long dream of the Googlebook

Google’s latest attempt to reinvent the laptop will require everything the company does well — and a few things it doesn’t.

David Pierce
Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
AMD also has a rumored 10 percent price hike coming.

The price increase reportedly follows higher prices from chip manufacturer TSMC, and could impact everything from AMD’s GPUs to its motherboard chipsets. Intel is reportedly planning a similar price hike, and Qualcomm and Nvidia also raised prices earlier this year.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Spending two and a half hours watching this meticulous Leica restoration is time well spent.

After 100 years this Leica I was suffering from light leaks as a result of shutter curtains that had become porous. This satisfying ASMR video shares the two and a half hour process of the camera being disassembled, cleaned, repaired, and put back together by an expert technician.

Cameron Faulkner
Cameron Faulkner
Hacks’ full five-season run is coming to Blu-ray on December 8th.

HBO’s Hacks was a magnet for well-deserved Emmys, and I was personally delighted to hear that the complete series would come to Blu-ray. The set recently went up for preorder, costing $69.99 at Amazon, and includes cast screen tests, deleted scenes, bloopers, table reads, and more detailed at Blu-ray.com.

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