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    The case for 4K Blu-ray in a world of streaming

    With Christopher Nolan praising the benefits of 4K Blu-ray, is now the time to revisit physical media?

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    Jon Porter
    Jon Porter
    The Phone 2A makes a guest appearance at Nothing’s MWC event.

    It’s not due to launch until March 5th, but Nothing couldn’t help teasing its first budget handset, yet again, in Barcelona.

    As you can see, the light-up glyphs are back, but we’ll need a few more days before we get a better look at this device.

    <em>Nothing Phone (2a) at MWC 2024</em>
    <em>Nothing Phone (2a) at MWC 2024</em>
    <em>Nothing Phone (2a) at MWC 2024</em>
    <em>Nothing Phone (2a) at MWC 2024</em>
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    Nothing Phone (2a) at MWC 2024
    Photo by Jon Porter / The Verge
    Peering through Lenovo’s transparent laptop into a sci-fi future

    The ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop concept even comes with a built-in drawing tablet. Lenovo just needs to find something worth seeing on the other side.

    Jon Porter
    Jon Porter
    Jon Porter
    A short gif of Infinix’s color-changing charging E Ink phone concept.

    Plug in Infinix’s E-Color Shift phone, and its E Ink back rapidly cycles between different colors, and only stops when you unplug it again. Infinix hopes to one day let you choose between different colors in software (you can see less flashy design options here), since the process is far from practical in its current form.

    Gif of Infinix concept phone E-Ink display changing colors.
    When plugged in, the rear of the concept phone cycles through a series of colors.
    Video by Jon Porter / The Verge
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    Jon Porter
    Xiaomi’s new Watch S3 has a bezel you can swap as easily as a strap.

    The bezels attach and detach with a simple twist, and you also get a choice of over 180 watch faces to further customize the watch’s look. The watch’s features include the ability to track winter sports like skiing, snowboarding, ice-skating, and curling, and there are also some Apple Watch-style one-handed gesture controls for good measure. It’s joined by a new Wear OS smartwatch, the Xiaomi Watch 2. Prices start at €149 for the S3, and €199 for the Watch 2.

    Man holds removed bezel next to S3 smartwatch.
    Black Xiaomi S3 Watch on wrist.
    Xiaomi Watch S3 in yellow.
    Xiaomi S3 straps and bezels in yellow, blue, green, and black.
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    With a simple twist, the Watch S3’s bezel can be removed and replaced. Its strap also has a quick-release system.
    Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge