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Andrew Liszewski

Andrew Liszewski

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    SwitchBot launches new budget-friendly Matter-compatible ceiling lights.

    While existing Matter-friendly smart ceiling lights from Lifx and Aqara are $95 to $150, SwitchBot launched a 2,000-lumen 12-inch option for $49.99, and a slightly brighter and larger 3,200-lumen 15-inch model for $79.99. Both include full color plus warm or cool white lighting, dimming, 26 preset scenes, and eight lighting effects.

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    LG’s new robovac has a camouflaged dock that looks like an Ikea side table.

    It may never come to the US, but LG announced its new HomeBot AI Objet Collection Roni robot vacuum in South Korea today. Its charging/cleaning dock can be hidden in kitchen cabinetry (requiring some reno) but there’s also a standalone dock that looks like a nondescript side table.

    <em>The robovac’s standalone charging dock includes a door flap that closes once the robot is parked inside.</em>
    <em>The dock doesn’t include any internal storage except for a water tank, but it can be decorated with items on top to help further disguise its true purpose.</em>
    <em>If you want the robot’s dock to be completely out of sight an under-cabinet option is available that’s just 15cm tall and connects to your kitchen’s plumbing directly.</em>
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    The robovac’s standalone charging dock includes a door flap that closes once the robot is parked inside.
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    Andrew Liszewski
    A custom Game Boy cartridge is one of the worst ways to watch YouTube.

    If you’re trying to cut down the amount of time you spend on YouTube, there’s at least one more video you should watch. Modder Throaty Mumbo has built a custom cartridge that can search and stream YouTube on a Game Boy Color. The quality and experience look awful, but it works.

    Andrew Liszewski
    Andrew Liszewski
    Ayaneo’s Pocket Micro sequel gets a pair of recessed TMR thumbsticks.

    It features the same 3.5-inch, 960 x 640 display as the original, but Ayaneo’s new Android 13-based Pocket Micro 2 includes a faster Snapdragon 865 CPU paired with an Adreno 650 GPU, recessed TMR thumbsticks with glowing LED bases, and improved tiered shoulder buttons. It’s now available for preorder starting at $239.

    Correction, June 26th: An earlier version of this article misstated the screen’s resolution. It is 960 x 640.

    <em>The frosty white and midnight black versions of the Ayaneo Pocket Micro 2 are both available for preorder now discounted to $239.</em>
    <em>The stardust purple version of the Pocket Micro 2, which looks influenced by the Nintendo GameCube’s controllers, is $269.</em>
    <em>It’s more expensive than Anbernic’s handhelds, but the Pocket Micro 2 features a CNC-machined full metal frame.</em>
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    The frosty white and midnight black versions of the Ayaneo Pocket Micro 2 are both available for preorder now discounted to $239.
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