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Archives for March 2023

Monica Chin
Monica Chin
March is back-to-school-season, apparently.

Bett UK, one of the world’s biggest EdTech conferences, begins tomorrow, and you can expect all kinds of announcements related to students, student laptops, student gadgets, and student everything.

Asus is kicking us off with a new BR1402 series — rugged student laptops with replacable mainboards, webcam shutters, AI-powered noise cancelation, and military-grade certification. Because who doesn’t want to bring their 2-in-1 laptop to war?

The Asus BR1402 on a white background at three different angles.
Take that, enemies.
Image: Asus
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
You can even upgrade the Framework Laptop’s battery life now.

The modular repairable laptop company has managed to create a new 61Wh battery that fits in the exact same space as its previous 55Wh pack, thanks to a new chemistry.

That’s only 11 percent better, but when’s the last time you made an old laptop last longer than when you bought it brand-new?

A new flat prismatic battery being placed into an open laptop shell with motherboard exposed
61 watt-hours.
Image: Framework
Vjeran Pavic
Vjeran Pavic
Trying out something new!

Hi, readers and viewers! We’re experimenting with bringing you summarized video versions of our gadget reviews. Feel free to drop a comment and let us know what you think of this format.

First up, Monica’s review of the truly impressive (and pricey) Razer Blade 18.