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Sean Hollister

Sean Hollister

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    The Steam Deck wasn’t born ready, but it’s ready now

    ♫ So I’m glad I got burned, think of all the things we learned ♫

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    Sean Hollister
    Why is Lara Croft’s mansion so damn dirty? I must know.

    Obviously Tomb Raider + PowerWash Simulator is the most ambitious crossover event in history, but to what do we owe the pleasure? Did Lara mess with time again? Unleash a flood? GIVE US THE LORE!

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    Sean Hollister
    Somebody talk me out of buying a $40 dongle to control my standing desk with Home Assistant over Wi-Fi.

    Oops, too late.

    Upsy Desky

    [Tindie]

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    Sean Hollister
    If your PC needs more memory, now might be the time.

    Forspoken wants 24GB. Returnal originally quoted 32GB. Chrome will devour all the RAM you have in classic Ron Swanson fashion.

    Luckily, memory prices have been sinking and many kits are at all-time lows. That might not last, though. I buried this info a bit too much in my Forspoken blog, so here’s a Verge Quick Post as well!

    Correction, January 18th: Sony has now changed Returnal’s recommended spec to just 16GB.

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    Sean Hollister
    Don’t worry, the 14-inch MacBook Pro also has longer battery life this year.

    Why didn’t Apple mention the new 14-inch MBP’s battery during its 19-minute preso? My guess: Apple couldn’t say “the longest battery life ever in a Mac” because it’s actually shorter than the “20 hours” of the battery champ 13-inch.

    Still, both the new 14-inch and 16-inch claim to offer an extra hour over their M1 Pro predecessors, and the testing methodology hasn’t changed. I’m guessing we’ll get 11 hours from the 14-inch this year.

    Apple, juxtaposition and annotation by Sean Hollister / The Verge
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    Sean Hollister
    The Sony Walkman is alive and looks fantastic.

    “I have no use for a standalone music player, but both of these Walkmans are so pretty that I just want to hold one,” writes Ars Technica’s Ron Amadeo. Hard agree.

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    Sean Hollister
    LG is recalling 56,000 of its giant 86-inch TVs.

    Nobody has reported an injury yet, but the 100-pound televisions can — and have — tipped over when using their optional stand legs. You can contact LG to get a free repair and free replacement parts.