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- Wyze’s new $15 smart scale has a mode for luggage, pets, and babies
- Facebook will now let you make group chats across Instagram and Messenger
- How Microsoft’s Surface Duo 2 compares with Samsung’s flagship foldable
- Lordstown Motors reportedly selling former GM factory to Foxconn
- Kratos’ voice actor says God of War: Ragnarok delayed ‘because of me’
- Corsair’s first gaming monitor is the pricey, 32-inch Xeneon
- The Game Awards will take place in December
- Best Buy is restocking Nvidia RTX 30-series cards in stores on Friday morning
- Apple’s MagSafe Battery pack gets its first significant discount
- Sony acquires Bluepoint Games, the studio behind its incredible remasters and remakes
| Wyze’s new $15 smart scale has a mode for luggage, pets, and babies Posted: 30 Sep 2021 09:30 AM PDT  Wyze, the budget-focused tech company that now sells everything from security cameras to headphones, has launched a new smart scale with four built-in electrodes capable of measuring everything from body fat percentage to body water percentage. In addition to weighing humans, there is also a dedicated mode to let you weigh your "baby, pet, luggage, or your kid's absurdly heavy backpack," Wyze says. The Scale S follows the original Wyze Scale released last year, but it's $5 cheaper with a price of just $15. Weight is displayed on the built-in 3.5-inch LED display, while a companion app (of course) allows you to set goals and track progress over time. It can sync data with Fitbit, Google Fit, and Apple Health and track data for up to...  |
| Facebook will now let you make group chats across Instagram and Messenger Posted: 30 Sep 2021 09:29 AM PDT  Facebook will now let you start cross-app group chats between Messenger and Instagram, the company announced Thursday. The update is a big step forward in Facebook's ambitions to make its apps work better with each other. To be able to use the cross-app communications, you'll have to opt in, and Facebook says that "over 70% of eligible people on Instagram have updated to the new Messenger experience." The company is bringing other new features to the messaging apps in addition to cross-app group messaging. Polls will be available in group DMs on Instagram and in cross-app chats so you can, for example, vote on where to grab lunch. Facebook has added group typing indicators to Messenger, so you can see when multiple people are drafting a...  |
| How Microsoft’s Surface Duo 2 compares with Samsung’s flagship foldable Posted: 30 Sep 2021 09:18 AM PDT  It's official: the troubled Surface Duo is now last-gen. Microsoft announced its successor, the Surface Duo 2, during its recent fall Surface event, capping off months of rumors and introducing the device alongside the Surface Pro 8, Surface Laptop Studio, and a bevy of new devices designed to take advantage of Windows 11. The new Android-based smartphone starts at $1,499.99 — $100 less than the original — and launches on October 20th in multiple configurations. It retains the hinged design of its predecessor — only this time, it comes equipped with a more thought-out camera system, 5G support, and a modern processor that brings it more in line with flagships from Samsung, Xiaomi, and OnePlus. And while it's not a foldable in the...  |
| Lordstown Motors reportedly selling former GM factory to Foxconn Posted: 30 Sep 2021 09:17 AM PDT  Struggling EV startup Lordstown Motors is nearing a sale of its Ohio factory to Taiwanese iPhone assembler Foxconn, which has its own electric vehicle ambitions, Bloomberg reports. The deal could be announced as soon as Thursday evening. Lordstown Motors bought the 6.2 million square foot facility from General Motors in 2019 shortly after the Detroit automaker closed it down — a decision that drew the ire of then-president Trump. The startup previously announced in August that it was planning to rent out space at the factory in an effort to make money amid a serious cash crunch. Reuters is also reporting that a sale is on the verge of happening. Since buying it, Lordstown Motors has put about $240 million worth of work into getting the...  |
| Kratos’ voice actor says God of War: Ragnarok delayed ‘because of me’ Posted: 30 Sep 2021 09:13 AM PDT  Kratos' voice actor, Christopher Judge, says he's the reason why God of War: Ragnarok was delayed. In a tweet, Judge writes that he needed multiple surgeries in 2019 and that God of War developer Sony Santa Monica studios delayed the game so he could recover and continue voicing video games' favorite problematic dad.
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| Corsair’s first gaming monitor is the pricey, 32-inch Xeneon Posted: 30 Sep 2021 09:00 AM PDT  When it comes to PC components and accessories, there isn't much that Corsair itself doesn't make. The company's adding gaming monitors to its list of offerings with today's announcement of a 32-inch model called Xeneon. It uses a 1440p quantum dot IPS 16:9 aspect ratio panel that has a 165Hz refresh rate to display fast-paced content. Other standout specs include AMD FreeSync Premium and Nvidia G-Sync compatibility for adaptive sync to eliminate screen tearing when the frame rate fluctuates. It also has 100 percent coverage of the SRGB color gamut, and on its back, there are plenty of ports, which I'll expand upon later. Corsair is utilizing its well-known presence in the market to go up against not just other monitor manufacturers,...  |
| The Game Awards will take place in December Posted: 30 Sep 2021 09:00 AM PDT  The 2021 edition of The Game Awards, the annual Oscars-like award show for video games, will take place on December 9th. The show will take place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, and unlike last year, there will be an in-person audience — though it will be an invite-only event. Details about specific health and safety protocols for the in-person event will be shared "in the coming weeks," according to a press release. The awards, which will be hosted by creator and executive producer Geoff Keighley, will also be livestreamed on more than 40 different platforms, so you'll be able to watch from home if you want. The show organizers are also promising that there will be "free playable game content" available as part of an "immersive...  |
| Best Buy is restocking Nvidia RTX 30-series cards in stores on Friday morning Posted: 30 Sep 2021 08:57 AM PDT  If you're an avid PC builder, you know that getting your hands on any of Nvidia's 30-series GPUs has been next to impossible since they debuted. But Best Buy is hosting an event in select stores starting Friday, October 1st to give you the opportunity. If you haven't been outside in a while, you can use this page to find the store closest to you that will have these GPUs in stock, sold at their retail price. Unfortunately, you can't just head down there cash in hand and hope to snatch one up. Best Buy has stated that you'll need to line up at one of the designated stores before 7:30AM local time. This is when employees will begin handing out a limited amount of tickets (one per customer) that will allow you to purchase a single GPU. Of...  |
| Apple’s MagSafe Battery pack gets its first significant discount Posted: 30 Sep 2021 08:15 AM PDT  The Apple MagSafe Battery pack recently launched in July, and we are now finally seeing the first significant discount on the magnetic power bank that usually costs $99. The MagSafe ecosystem may still be a bit underdeveloped, and there are some compelling alternatives from other manufacturers, but the little battery is a svelte option for juicing up an iPhone 12 or 13 on the go. With 1,460mAh and 11.3Wh, the MagSafe battery doesn't earn its praise on specifications alone, but it has the software integration that no other power bank — magnetic or wired — has, with on-screen animations and charge levels visible, so you know exactly how much charge is left. Not only can it charge certain iPhones, but while it's recharging via its built-in...  |
| Sony acquires Bluepoint Games, the studio behind its incredible remasters and remakes Posted: 30 Sep 2021 08:11 AM PDT  Some of the very best games on PlayStation 5 so far are old titles made new — so it's fitting that Sony is officially acquiring Bluepoint Games, the acclaimed studio that specializes in remasters. It's the team that brought us the Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus remakes, as well as fantastic remasters of the first three Uncharted games, the cult-classic Gravity Rush, and both the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection and Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection for previous-gen consoles. Bluepoint was behind the excellent 2013 port of Flower to the PS4 as well. That's not the only reason Sony's Bluepoint buy isn't surprising though. The company spilled the beans in June when it bought Returnal developer Housemarque but accidentally...  |
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