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    Sean Hollister
    What if Steam Machine faceplate = Steam Controller Dock?

    And it’s got its own little kickstand to prop it up separately?? WANT. Check out more photos of NefariousnessWhole25’s prototype (and a few other cool Steam Machine faceplates from Reddit) in our gallery below.

    <em><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/steammachine/comments/1ve3942/new_face_plate/">This Super Famicom one’s by interfreak</a> on Reddit.</em>
    <em>And of course an obligatory GabeCube <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/steammachine/comments/1vb3tc1/ive_been_making_a_few_custom_steam_machine/">from harrisoncassidy.</a></em>
    I love <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/steammachine/comments/1v46os6/steam_machine_faceplate/">PortGames’ toaster</a> (or wooden slatwall?) too!
    And <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/steammachine/comments/1uq5kx8/i_made_a_radar_face_plate_for_the_steam_machine/">this retro radar</a> just plain looks cool.
    1/8Image: NefariousnessWhole25 (Reddit)
    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Go-go-gadget-giveaway.

    I recently revealed our weekly Today I’m Toying With giveaway technically goes live at 9AM ET each Wednesday… someone was paying attention, because they’ve already entered this week’s! Join them for a chance at LOTS more gadgets we can’t ethically keep. The biggest prizes are still available, and there’s an email entry option in the official rules.

    We’re giving away these things and a whole lot more.
    We’re giving away these things and a whole lot more.
    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Today I’m toying with a USB-C HDMI SSD multitool.

    At $75 early bird Kickstarter or $90 retail, the Sharge Disk Pro 2 Ultra is a magnetic USB-C hub that doubles as a Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 dock, triples as a bring-your-own-SSD, and unlocks speedy ProRes storage for iPhone. Update: Here’s my full hands-on preview.

    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Game Boy Camera, meet pocket camera.

    This prototype is a fully functional Game Boy Pocket, with a removable Game Boy Camera module and interchangeable CS-mount lenses! It’s from 8-bit photog Crissa Graves, who previously made a Game Boy Camera that fully fits inside a cartridge. “You can still play Tetris and Pokemon one-handed,” she tells me — but no speaker.

    <em>USB-C charging — and still has link port access for a Game Boy Printer!</em> <em>1800mAh battery for hours of photos.</em>
    “<em>CS Mount lens, but I’ll likely share the design files so makers can customize it for whatever lens they’d like.</em>“
    <em>“By the time I’m done, it should be 109 x 61.8 x 23.5 mm (18.5mm at the thinnest part). For reference, Ricoh GR III is 109 x 62 x 33mm, which was the size aim.“</em>
    <em>“The smallest Game Boy Camera cartridge ever!</em>“
    <em>“4 completely custom circuit boards: the main CPU, the shutter & power button board, a flexible PCB board to connect the screen to the CPU, and the cartridge.</em>”
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    USB-C charging — and still has link port access for a Game Boy Printer! 1800mAh battery for hours of photos.
    Image: Crissa Graves
    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    What if your DJI Pocket camera could put on wings and fly?

    The HoverAir Versa is the next entry from the flying selfie cam company. No date or price yet, but it should hit Indiegogo in August. I’d wait for retail: We liked X1, but X1 Pro had lots of early issues, and the company can’t legally ship its Aqua (or likely this Versa) to the US at all.

    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Valve just added HDR and AV1 Remote Play streaming for Steam Deck.

    I’ve heard Steam Remote Play is finally reaching parity with Moonlight when streaming games to your Steam Deck. Now, Steam Remote Play is getting AV1 for theoretically even better compression, and HDR for the Steam Deck OLED’s screen. I like streaming, but I’d also like more devs to embrace Dynamic Cloud Sync

    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Giveaway five is live.

    The fifth Today I’m Toying With giveaway, that is. Technically, I set them live each Wednesday at 9AM ET. I recently heard back from the second winner, who says he loves the mystery gadgets he received — if you want to join him, you can enter every week!

    Some of the actual items in the giveaway.
    Some of the actual items in the giveaway.
    Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge