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Andrew Liszewski

Andrew Liszewski

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    Xiaomi’s new smart door lock can disguise your voice.

    It’s almost certainly not coming to the US due to deadbolt incompatibility, but Xiaomi has launched a new smart door lock in China that includes an intercom voice changer, letting you disguise your identity while speaking with someone at the door, as spotted by Notebookcheck.

    The Smart Door Lock 2 Cat Eye Edition also features several different ways to unlock it including a fingerprint reader, Bluetooth, NFC, passwords, and a physical key.

    <em>The smart door lock offers several ways to lock and unlock it, including a fingerprint reader, Bluetooth, and a traditional key.</em>
    <em>It’s launching in China for around $207, and offers up to six months of use between charges.</em>
    <em>The voice changer can help disguise the identify of who’s at home when talking to someone at the door.</em>
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    The smart door lock offers several ways to lock and unlock it, including a fingerprint reader, Bluetooth, and a traditional key.
    Image: Xiaomi
    Sony brings more premium features to its budget wireless earbudsSony brings more premium features to its budget wireless earbuds
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    Andrew Liszewski
    Andrew Liszewski
    Lego brings Frodo, Samwise, Merry, Pippin, and Bilbo back to the Shire.

    Following a 6,167-piece recreation of the elven sanctuary Rivendell released in 2023, Lego is revisiting The Lord of the Rings with a new 2,017-piece version of the Shire. The set launches on April 5th for $269 and includes nine minifigures: Frodo, Samwise, Merry, Pippin, Bilbo, Gandalf, Mrs. Proudfoot, Farmer Proudfoot, and Rosie Cotton.

    Interactive play features include a dial that can make Bilbo disappear and a burning letter that turns into the One Ring.

    <em>The 2,017-piece set launches on April 5th for $269.</em>
    <em>The Lego Shire includes Bilbo’s hobbit hole home and Gandalf’s horse and cart full of fireworks.</em>
    <em>Interactive play elements include a mechanism that makes Bilbo disappear.</em>
    <em>The set comes with nine Lego minifigures, including Frodo, Bilbo, and Gandalf.</em>
    <em>The Shire will be available to Lego Insiders a bit early, starting on April 2nd.</em>
    <em>When purchased from Lego stores or through Lego.com between April 2nd and April 8th, the Shire will include a free 181-piece minibuild set: <a href="https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/the-lord-of-the-rings-smeagol-deagol-40761?">The Lord of the Rings: Sméagol & Déagol</a>.</em>
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    The 2,017-piece set launches on April 5th for $269.
    Image: Lego
    AirFly’s wireless headphone dongle adds volume controls and better soundAirFly’s wireless headphone dongle adds volume controls and better sound
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    Andrew Liszewski
    Andrew Liszewski
    Ayaneo is adding a screen to its Macintosh-inspired mini PC.

    Ayaneo’s Retro Mini PC AM01 debuted in 2023 with a giant black rectangle where the ‘80s-era Macintosh’s screen was located. The company is updating that mini PC’s design and specs its the new AM01S featuring a four-inch articulated screen, as spotted by Time Extension.

    Pricing and availability isn’t known yet, but the AMo1S will be powered by an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor.

    <em>Ayaneo’s Retro Mini PC AM01S looks even more like a miniature Macintosh with a functional screen on the front.</em>
    <em>The AM01S can also be used laying down, which provides access to several of its ports.</em>
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    Ayaneo’s Retro Mini PC AM01S looks even more like a miniature Macintosh with a functional screen on the front.
    Image: Ayaneo
    Andrew Liszewski
    Andrew Liszewski
    This folding credit card pen is wonderfully over-designed.

    If you treat your wallet like a Swiss army knife, you may want to save a card slot for the Hancept Zero MK2. Made from aluminum and stainless steel, it starts out completely flat and barely thicker than two credit cards, but rolls and fold into a hexagonal emergency ballpoint pen.

    You can pre-order it through Kickstarter, but even early bird pricing is a steep $169, discounted from retail pricing expected to be closer to $270.

    <em>When flat, the Hancept Zero MK2 pen is just two millimeters thick and will take up about as much room as two credit cards in your wallet.</em>
    <em>The pen uses standard D1 ballpoint pen refills, so you won’t need to stock up on proprietary cartridges.</em>
    <em>The pen weighs about 28 grams and uses strong neodymium magnets to stay securely rolled up.</em>
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    When flat, the Hancept Zero MK2 pen is just two millimeters thick and will take up about as much room as two credit cards in your wallet.
    Image: Hancept
    Andrew Liszewski
    Andrew Liszewski
    GoPro’s Hero 13 Black is now available in white.

    After debuting last September with upgrades that included magnetic mounting and charging, a higher capacity battery, and three new lenses, the GoPro Hero 13 Black is now available in Polar White. The last time GoPro offered a white colorway was the Dusk White version of the Hero 7 Black in 2019.

    The Polar White GoPro Hero 13 Black is functionally identical to the original and available now at the same price: $399.99.

    <em>The Polar White GoPro Hero 13 Black is functionally identical to the original version that debuted last September.</em>
    <em>The Hero 13 Black introduced upgrades like a higher capacity battery, three new lens add-ons, and support for Wi-Fi 6 enabling faster wireless transfer speeds.</em>
    <em>The Polar White version is priced exactly the same as the original Hero 13 Black.</em>
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    The Polar White GoPro Hero 13 Black is functionally identical to the original version that debuted last September.
    Image: GoPro
    Andrew Liszewski
    Andrew Liszewski
    Nintendo’s Alarmo now lets you set a different alarm time for each day of the week.

    Firmware version 3.0.0 for Nintendo’s alarm clock has been released, and Nintendo Japan’s support site has a list of the updates. You can now set a different alarm time and mode for each day of the week, and previews have been added to the alarm scene selection screen.

    Instead of sleep sounds turning off after 10 minutes, they can now be set to play for as little as one minute, or as long as a full hour.

    A photo of Nintendo’s Alarmo alarm clock.
    You can now adjust how long sleep sounds play in one-minute increments up to a full hour.
    Image: Nintendo

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