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Sean Hollister

Sean Hollister

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    The first look at the first Steam Deck competitor with a bigass internal battery.

    Can’t think of anyone I’d rather beat me to a handheld console than Taki Udon — and he’s just gotten hands on the Ayaneo Kun.

    Its 75Wh battery dwarfs the one in the Steam Deck, it’s got a larger brighter 8.4-inch screen that goes down to 35Hz, and it not only sports a pair of Deck-esque trackpads and full button parity but a Deck-like UI as well. The big remaining questions: Battery life? Price? Can it ditch Windows?

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    Sean Hollister
    PetaPixel no longer recommends SanDisk portable SSDs.

    The popular photography blog says:

    This situation has been serious enough that other staff members at PetaPixel have stopped using SanDisk portable SSDs regardless of their age out of an abundance of caution.

    And:

    PetaPixel has tried for months to speak to Western Digital about issues with SanDisk portable drives to no avail. The company has had ample time to answer questions, even if it has been busy putting out fires. The silence from WD cannot be explained.

    We just lost 3TB of data on a SanDisk Extreme SSD

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    Nerf is joining the modern era with the best official blaster ever made

    The Nerf Pro Stryfe X: the most legit Nerf has been in years.

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    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    The ROG Ally now has turbo buttons.

    New updates let you add a “hold to repeat” function to most buttons on the $700 Windows gaming handheld — or unmap them entirely. The joystick should now be more responsive on the desktop too, due to a smaller dead zone. Full changelog at the link below.

    I can’t test because my units are with Asus. For now, I’ve moved onto testing an Ayaneo Geek which is... well, better than the last one I tried!

    Changelog [August 8, 2023]: ROG Ally

    [rog-forum.asus.com]

    32-inch 240Hz 4K OLED monitors are coming — but I wouldn’t preorder Dough32-inch 240Hz 4K OLED monitors are coming — but I wouldn’t preorder Dough
    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Genshin Impact is getting fish simulation.

    Swarm simulations for fish, soft-body simulations for seaweed, global illumination for cities — Genshin Impact was already one of the best-looking free-to-play games, and Version 4.0 is upping the tech tree with the aqua-charged Fontaine biome.

    Oh, and they’re “experimenting with motion-controlled aiming” on PlayStation. No more need to stream to Steam Deck to easily hit things with a bow? Full trailer here.

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