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Andrew Liszewski

Andrew Liszewski

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    8BitDo’s customizable Xbox controller has been delayed until August.

    The company announced on X that preorders for its Ultimate 3E Controller for Xbox with TMR sticks, Hall effect triggers, and swappable ABXY buttons will be available for preorder starting on May 26th. But while it was announced during CES 2026 with an estimated Q2 release, the controller now isn’t shipping until August.

    The 8BitDo Ultimate 3E controller for Xbox with its faceplate removed.
    Image: 8BitDo
    Andrew Liszewski
    Andrew Liszewski
    Apple will broadcast a soccer game this weekend shot entirely with iPhone 17 Pros.

    The Major League Soccer match between the LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo FC will stream live on Apple TV this Saturday and will be the first “major professional live sporting event broadcast” captured entirely using iPhones, according to Apple.

    iPhones were first used to capture parts of a live MLB game between the Red Sox and Tigers last year. Here’s what their setup looked like then.

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    Andrew Liszewski
    Lego is teasing a new Donkey Kong collaboration.

    Proving the toymaker can still keep some of its plans secret Lego released a short video on Instagram teasing another Nintendo collaboration focusing on Donkey Kong. The barrel-throwing gorilla was already featured in a Lego Super Mario expansion set, but could finally be getting his own entire theme.

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    A screenshot of the Lego and Donkey Kong logos appearing in a teaser video.
    Screenshot: Instagram
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    Andrew Liszewski
    Stern’s new Transformers pinball machines have a ball-blasting Megatron.

    The animatronic leader of the Decepticons is joined by Soundwave who captures and launches pinballs from his opening cassette deck. The machines also feature clips from the ‘80s animated series, custom recordings from Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime) and Frank Welker (Megatron and Soundwave), and Stan Bush’s “The Touch.”

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    Andrew Liszewski
    Kobo is once again raising the price of its e-readers.

    Following price hikes in 2023 and last year, the Kobo Clara BW is now $159.99 (up from $139.99,) the Kobo Libra Colour is now $259.99 (up from $229.99), and the Kobo Clara Colour is now $179.99 (up from $159.99). When first released the Clara BW was $129.99, the Libra Colour was $219.99, and the Clara Colour was $149.99.

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    An image of two ereaders, the one on the left is larger.
    Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
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    Andrew Liszewski
    You can now feel every intense PowerPoint image alignment through your mouse.

    Logitech has announced its vibrating MX Master 4 mouse that debuted last September now natively supports Windows 11’s Advanced Haptics. A new firmware update now available adds haptic feedback effects to mundane actions like snapping windows during a resize and aligning PowerPoint objects, with additional effects being rolled out in the coming months.

    The Logitech MX Master 4 mouse on a desk next to a keyboard, glass of water, and monitor displaying Windows 11.
    Image: Logitech