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Andrew Liszewski

Andrew Liszewski

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    GuliKit wants you to know it’s already working on joystick upgrades for the Switch 2.

    Teardowns have confirmed that the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons are using the same joystick technology as the originals, which could potentially lead to issues with drift over time. GuliKit, the company that released Hall effect upgrade kits for the original Joy-Cons two years ago, said on X that it’s already “working hard on the magnetic joystick replacement.” But it hasn’t confirmed if the replacements will use Hall effect technology, or the newer TMR joystick tech.

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    Andrew Liszewski
    Apple has released a haptic F1 trailer enhanced with iPhone vibrations.

    If you’ve got an iPhone running iOS 18.4 or later, the Apple TV Plus tab of the TV app now features a trailer for the upcoming Brad Pitt F1 movie that’s now enhanced with vibrations created by the modern iPhone’s Taptic Engine.

    You can not only feel an F1 car’s engine revving, but subtler events in the trailer like the click of a seatbelt being fastened, and buttons being pressed on a steering wheel.

    An image of Brad Pitt with text promoting a trailer for Apple’s F1 movie.
    Screenshot: Apple TV
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    Andrew Liszewski
    Lexon turned Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dog sculptures into functional art.

    The collaboration between Koons and Lexon Design sees the artist’s most iconic creation turned into a wireless speaker with touch controls delivering 360-degree sound and a lamp that uses tubes filled with color-changing LEDs to recreate the appearance of neon lighting.

    Pricing isn’t known, but both will only be available in limited quantities later this month and hopefully be much cheaper than the 10-foot Balloon Dog sculpture Koons sold in 2013 for $58 million.

    <em>You can <a href="https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=TgyUTU&g=XnRJBg">sign up through the Lexon Design website</a> to be notified when the lamp and speaker are available.</em>
    <em>There are 10 drivers in the Balloon Dog Speaker, and it can be controlled through a smartphone app.</em>
    <em>The lamp’s color-changing LEDs can set a mood or just brighten up a space.</em>
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    You can sign up through the Lexon Design website to be notified when the lamp and speaker are available.
    Image: Lexon Design
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    Andrew Liszewski
    Ugreen’s desk charger that can power five laptops at once is now available.

    First announced during CES 2025, the Ugreen Nexode Desktop Charger 500W, featuring a total power output of 500w across five USB-C ports and a single USB-A port, is now available through Amazon and the company’s online store for $249.99.

    The charger’s top USB-C port can deliver up to 240W of power to a single device, while its five other ports deliver either 100W, 60W, or just 20W for the USB-A port.

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    <em>If you’ve got a desk full of power-hungry devices, Ugreen’s new charger can power them all from just a single AC outlet.</em>
    <em>The top port outputs 240W of power, while the charger’s five other ports share 260W, no matter how much power the top port is using.</em>
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    If you’ve got a desk full of power-hungry devices, Ugreen’s new charger can power them all from just a single AC outlet.
    Image: Ugreen
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    Andrew Liszewski
    Ayaneo’s next modernized Nintendo DS has a larger second screen.

    Although the original dual-screen Ayaneo Flip was a flop, the company confirmed it was committed to the line and today announced its new Flip 1S DS. The most obvious upgrade is a 7-inch 1080P OLED main screen with a larger 4.5-inch secondary LCD touchscreen with a 1620×1080 pixel resolution.

    It will be powered by an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, run Windows 11, and feature TMR joysticks, but pricing and availability isn’t known yet.

    <em>The second screen is still smaller than the Flip 1S DS’ main folding display, but it’s now much larger than it was on the original Ayaneo Flip.</em>
    <em>Despite the inclusion of a touchscreen and an optical finger mouse, the Flip 1S DS includes several additional buttons we don’t yet know what they’re used for.</em>
    <em>In addition to a D-pad controller, the Flip 1S DS features a pair of analog joysticks that utilize drift-resistant TMR technology.</em>
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    The second screen is still smaller than the Flip 1S DS’ main folding display, but it’s now much larger than it was on the original Ayaneo Flip.
    Image: Ayaneo