After acquiring Arduino last October Qualcomm has announced a new single-board computer called the Ventuno Q. Pricing and availability aren’t known, but it will be powered by a Dragonwing IQ8 processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 40 TOPS NPU. It’s designed for building robots and machines that function autonomously in response to input from connected sensors.
Alongside new versions of its MCON sliding gamepads, at CES 2026 OhSnap showed off a new version of its thin phone grip that adds a folding kickstand that can support a phone in portrait or landscape orientations. The Snap Grip Stand is available for preorder now for $49.99 and expected to ship starting on March 20th.
Retailer Alto Music has leaked a new portable sampler by Akai that looks inspired by the company’s MPC60 and MPC3000, according to Synth Anatomy. The streamlined $399 Akai MPC Sample will pair 16 pads with a color screen, a mic and speaker, a sampling engine, a sequencer, various effects, and a host of audio ports on the back.
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After announcing a compact trackball at CES 2026 called the Nape Pro, Keychron is embracing portability again with a new wireless keyboard that can fold in half. The $64.99 Keychron B11 Pro features concave ABS keycaps with a low-profile scissor mechanism, a 250mAh battery, an ergonomic split Alice layout, and Bluetooth, USB-C, or 2.4GHz wireless connectivity.
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