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Bose’s new QuietComfort Earbuds offer top-tier ANC for under $200

The second-gen QC Earbuds have wireless charging and multipoint right out of the box, which hasn’t been the case for Bose’s pricier buds.

Chris Welch
Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
DJI Action 5 Pro versus the GoPro Hero13 Black.

A quick hands-on comparison by The Verge’s action camera expert. It’s going to be hard to justify paying $50 more for the new GoPro flagship now that DJI’s rival is here.

Wooting’s 80HE makes the best gaming keyboard even better

The 80HE takes the 60HE formula and makes it bigger and better, with a new light bar and 8kHz polling.

Tom Warren
Glorious’ new gaming keyboards give the curious a taste of the hardcore

The GMMK 3 and GMMK 3 Pro are easy to configure and customize, though you can quickly blow your budget.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
DJI’s $199 Neo selfie drone is going to be everywhere

Priced for mass adoption, you still get a surprisingly capable 4K 30fps drone that can launch and land in the palm of your hand.

Thomas Ricker
Volvo EX90 first drive: not fully baked

Volvo’s new flagship EV has plenty of luxury bells and whistles, but some of its technology is still TBA.

Abigail Bassett
This over-the-counter gadget could help the war against diabetes

The Dexcom Stelo aims to help people with Type 2 diabetes access CGMs more affordably.

Victoria Song
Playing Fortnite on iPhone again has shown me an alternate future

Is this the tipping point that causes third-party iOS app stores to take off?

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Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
The best folding portable Bluetooth keyboard I’ve tried yet is a Royal Kludge.

I don’t need a lot in a folding Bluetooth keyboard. It just needs to support multiple wireless devices, plus USB-C direct connect, and not get all floppy on my lap! Would you believe there aren’t a lot of keyboards like that?

Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
I tried the Sharge Pouch: a power bank, charger, cable, and fashion accessory in one.

$99 is pricey — and at 36Wh capacity and 40W PD output, it’s for small gadgets (1.5 charges for Z Flip, nearly full charge for Switch Lite). It only charged a Steam Deck 25 percent while playing 40 minutes of Animal Well. And the cable’s bead-like port covers kind of bang around.

But where else can you get charger, battery and cable in a single tangle-free package? Nice strong magnets, too.

Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
More drones should flap like real birds.

I’m not saying you should go crowdfund a Bionic Bird X-Fly, as you’ll hear in my hands-on video below. I’m just saying that biomimetic ornithopters are surprisingly fun — and way less disruptive than your typical whiny quad-propeller drone!

A few weeks with the Daylight DC-1 tablet: rethinking screen time

So far, this thing doesn’t seem like a very impressive tablet. But Daylight is more a display company than a tablet company — and the display is pretty great.

David Pierce
Samsung’s Galaxy Ring could be the one ring to rule an ecosystem
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The hardware is solid. The ideas are intriguing. So long as it holds up in testing, Samsung could have a winner.

Victoria Song
Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra hands-on: ultra déjà vu
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It’s the Apple Watch Ultra, but for Android. Oh, and the Galaxy Watch 7 is here, too.

Victoria Song
We tested Aptoide, the first free iPhone app store alternative

Aptoide is the fourth third-party iOS marketplace to launch in Europe. Will its unique model find success where others have struggled?

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Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
You can now charge your phone with a cassette tape.

They even come in their own jewel cases! My test results surprised me: I really thought I’d prefer the green one with built-in cables, but the yellow’s my winner. They’re roughly $20-25 on AliExpress.

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The Asus ROG Ally X is official — and I took a peek inside

Could it match the Steam Deck OLED?

Sean Hollister
Ring’s Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam hands-on: a fuller view of your home

It’s pretty in pink, and its 360-degree view is handy. But while Ring’s new pan-tilt cam has the moves, it lacks innovation.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
The Sonos Ace headphones are here, and they’re damn impressive
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The company’s app redesign fumble threatens to steal the thunder from what otherwise looks (and feels) like a strong debut in a new category.

Chris Welch
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
A delightful tiny go kart that also kinda sorta sweeps your floors.

I swear, I did not dress my daughter in Mario duds just so she could do real-life Mario Kart! It’s too perfect, I know, but she picked them out herself hours before she ever saw the toy.

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