Samsung earned plaudits for its super-slim Z Fold 7, but it’s not done yet. Korea’s ET News reports it plans two Folds next year, with one squatter and wider, with a square screen inside. No doubt it’s pure coincidence that the foldable iPhone is rumored to be a similar shape.
The Pocket Scion isn’t just a rad portable synthesizer that creates soundscapes from organic matter (but it is that!) — it’s a vision of a better world, where the tech industry is a little less evil, and a lot more weird.
Sly Mr. Fox:
This is the exact kind of crazy we need more of. Less late-capitalist “AI”, more mushroom synths.
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Just days after Google leaked its own new Nest Doorbell and Cams with Gemini, a Redditor spotted all three new products in the wild at Home Depot. 9to5Google points out that stock arriving so early probably means they’ll go on sale immediately after the October 1st launch.
We reported yesterday that a pretty extraordinary selection of movie props went up for auction, from Indiana Jones’ whip to Michael Keaton’s Batsuit. The biggie is Darth Vader’s lightsaber, estimated to sell for $1 million to $3 million, a price that all but guarantees it’ll go to someone truly deserving.
philoneous:
Hopefully some deserving oligarch gets it.
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Last month Google bigged up the replaceable batteries on the Pixel Watch 4 and Pixel Buds 2A. It didn’t talk much about phone repairability, but maybe it should have: iFixit gave the Pixel 10 a provisional 6/10, noting the battery is easier to access than on previous Pixels.
