Xiaomi has unveiled the Mijia Thermostatic Kettle 2 Pro in China. The gadget has variable temperature control with 1 °C (~2 °F) accuracy and various boiling modes, which you can set using a built-in dial or a smartphone app. Plus, the 1.7 L (~57.5 fl. oz) kettle works quietly with a noise output of 45 dBa.

Toyota made about US$1,200 per vehicle sold last quarter, and Tesla made eight times that, beating Toyota's net profit margin for the first time since it went public. Teslas cost about US$36,000 to make but sell for US$10,000 more on average, potentially beating the heretofore highest per-vehicle margins of Mercedes.

Garmin has unveiled the Instinct Crossover, a new hybrid smartwatch series that comes in Solar and Tactical variants. Available from US$499.99, Instinct Crossover Solar models boast 'Infinite Battery Life', according to Garmin.

Sony has announced that the image sensors usually known as the IMX line are to be released under a new brand name going forward. The OEM believes that the new LYTIA moniker will reflect the quality and experience it aims to confer on its CMOS for the cameras found in the mobile devices of the near future. Its release may or may not coincide with the 20-year anniversary of Sony's presence in this business coming up in 2023.

iFixit has started selling spare parts for the Google Pixel 6a. From replacement battery and display adhesives to camera modules and a new display, it is now possible to repair the Pixel 6a yourself with genuine Google parts.

Google has started distributing a new update to all Pixel smartphones from the Pixel 4a series onwards. While Google has released the November 2022 update to all eligible Pixel smartphones, this month's update pays particular attention to the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, with several device-specific bug fixes related to display power consumption and thermal performance, among other changes.

The DYU King 750 fat tire e-bike is now available in the EU. The bike has a 750 W motor providing a top assistance speed of 45 kph (~28 mph). You can travel for up to 90 km (~50 miles) on a single charge, and 26 x 4-in (~66 x 10 cm) fat tires help to provide a more comfortable ride.

The SAMEBIKE MIX10 can now be pre-ordered by customers in the US, Canada, the UK and the EU. The bicycle has a 350 W motor with five power levels to choose from and 62 miles (~100 km) assistance range. An integrated mount allows you to use your smartphone and the accompanying app on the go, with settings controls and navigation.

Although it was released more than two years ago, the iRobot Roomba j7 robot vacuum remains a popular choice for automated house cleaning. With a global rating of 4.3 out of 5 on Amazon after more than 900 user ratings, the Roomba j7 is now down to US$349 thanks to a massive 42 percent discount.

Retroid has introduced a new version of the Pocket 3. Sold as the Pocket 3+, the gaming handheld has a 4.7-inch display, a Unisoc T618 chipset and 4 GB of RAM but only features the outdated Android 11.

Hands-on photos of Vivo's next flagship smartphone have emerged online. Sporting four rear-facing cameras, the X90 Pro is expected to launch with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and 'Xtreme Imagination' cameras, among other features.

Tesla's Model 3 outran the flagship Chinese NIO ET7 sedan when it came to energy draw efficiency during the European Green NCAP testing. When the tests were in cold weather, though, the efficiency of all participating EVs dropped precipitously.

New details about the Redmi K60 series have leaked online. Not only has Xiaomi certified the Redmi K60 with the 3C in China, but Digital Chat Station has also outlined more camera specifications.

A Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for the NiKOTA META-2000 portable power station will shortly begin. The gadget has 4G/5G connectivity via a SIM card or network cable. You can use the device to power up to 13 devices simultaneously with a maximum power output of 2,300 W. The power station has a 2,016 Wh capacity and recharges fully in 1.1 hours.

Xiaomi has unveiled the Mijia Outdoor Power Supply 1000 in China. The power station can deliver up to 1,600 W power across 13 ports, including 22.5 W USB-A, 100 W USB-C and 1,600 W AC outputs. The gadget has a 1 kWh battery which can be recharged to 80% in 1.5 hours or fully in 2.5 hours.

A new round of Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 benchmarks have shown up online. It is about 40% slower than the GeForce RTX 4090 on average. However, it managed to boost up to 2.9 GHz without any overclocking.

EIGIIS is selling the K56 Pro smartwatch worldwide via AliExpress. You can connect the gadget to your smartphone via Bluetooth, enabling features like calling and app notifications. Alleged health features of the wearable include heart rate, blood pressure and blood oxygen levels. Plus, the gadget has up to 10 days of battery life.

With Elon Musk at the helm, Twitter is making some sweeping changes to the account suspension policy. Under the updated rules, any account that imitates another without specifying it is for parody/satire will be terminated indefinitely without any prior notice.

Amazfit has released update 3.17.0.2 for the GTR 4 smartwatch. The latest software includes several new features, such as Route Import, which allows you to load files from Strava and other apps onto the watch. Plus, Route Navigation provides real-time directions, and Auto-Brightness Adjustment is said to have been improved.

MediaTek has unveiled the Dimensity 9200, its latest flagship chipset and the first with ARM's Cortex-X3 GPU. Based on the TSMC N4P node, the Dimensity 9200 promises to deliver better performance than the Dimensity 9000 with significantly reduced power consumption, among other advantages.

The monitor is one of the least expensive QLED monitors available while offering much better colors and black-white response times than most IPS portable monitors. Refresh rate is limited to 60 Hz, but that should be sufficient for most usage scenarios.

The Acer Swift X 14 with RTX 3050 is light at 1.4 kg (~3 lb) and very compact. A long battery life is no problem for the 14-inch laptop with gaming ambitions, and the 16:10 display and crisp keyboard reveal good characteristics for Office use.

The well-performing gaming laptop made by the reputable Taiwanese manufacturer is currently discounted by a notable US$500, which makes the Asus TUF Dash F15 one of the most affordable gaming laptops with an RTX 3070 on the market.

According to the first impressions of a couple of car reviewers, the all-electric BMW i7 sedan is an incredibly luxurious and comfortable EV with some high-tech features, but unfortunately, the car also comes with a corresponding price tag that makes it unattainable for the vast majority of buyers.

Framework announced today that its standard and Chromebook Edition laptops are now Thunderbolt 4 certified. This means that the notebooks can now officially support all Thunderbolt 4-certified peripherals, meaning that there should be fewer issues when connecting these devices.

Huawei's Kirin line of processors were once a main rival for Qualcomm's Snapdragon mobile SoC series, particularly at the higher end. However, they have been sanctioned out of existence by the US government. There have been rumors of their return in 2023; however, the OEM has reportedly dismissed them as fake news.

LILYGO has introduced the T7 S3 ESP32-S3, a developer board that supports Arduino IDE, MicroPython and PlatformIO. Equipped with the ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N16R8, the LILYGO T7 S3 ESP32-S3 also has a USB Type-C port and supports LiPo connectivity, among other things.

Although the timeline is not public yet, UK customers of the Santander bank will no longer be able to acquire crypto in less than a year. As a new move in its fight to protect customers from scams, the bank will block online, mobile banking, in-branch, and telephone banking payments to cryptocurrency exchanges.

Lenovo has confirmed that it will launch a new tablet on the Chinese market. However, unlike most of its products along these lines, it will have an e-ink screen. It is slated to debut as part of the YOGA series with its own stylus, and is touted to deliver a paper-like experience.

The Model Y's record high Euro NCAP safety rating may not have been in vain, as its driver survived a self-inflicted crash with an Amtrak train. She reportedly tried to move the crossing arm and then beat the train to the crossing when the Tesla got hit and parts of its chassis then smashed into other vehicles around.

The T8 Pro is a low-powered and inexpensive mini-PC powered by Intel Jasper Lake hardware. Also equipped with two Ethernet ports, the T8 Pro is available with 8 GB of RAM and up to 1 TB of storage.

Anbernic has introduced the RG353M, a gaming handheld that builds on the company's other 'RG353' devices. Built around a landscape display, the RG353M has a Rockchip RK3566 SoC, 2 GB of LPDDR4 RAM and an HDMI port, among other features.

Specifications for three upcoming Magic5 series smartphones have leaked online. Billed as the Magic5, Magic5 Pro and Magic5 Prestige Edition, the trio should all rely on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. Honor has hinted at the launch date of the Magic5 series too, with new flagships due on November 23.

The device repair vlogger Hugh Jeffreys has found that the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max are among the least user-fixable mobile devices of the year, as with their predecessors. However, neither received the YouTuber's award for the least repairable phone of 2022 thus far - it went to Nothing's inaugural, highly customized Android smartphone instead. Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy S22 and Google Pixel 7 came in for the praise missed out on by other flagships.

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 processor has made an appearance on the SiSoftware Sandra benchmark. The upcoming Zen 4 chip revealed its basic specifications and produced a couple of initial results that aren’t too distant from the Ryzen 5 7600X. There is some hope that the Ryzen 5 7600 could be priced at an affordable level.

2022 has been a year of apex smartphone camera humps, tech with finishes inspired by classic works of art and premium Android devices refreshed with the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 processor. These trends all seem to have come to a head in Nubia's freshly announced version of its Z40S Pro flagship. It may have the same specs as the standard variant - however, its rear panel has turned into a Van Gogh painting.

Qualcomm's upcoming laptop processor codenamed Hamoa is slated for a 2024 launch. It will feature eight performance and four efficiency cores and support dGPUs.

Samsung has now started issuing One UI 5 to many of its older flagship smartphones. From today, the Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S21 series are eligible for the Android 13-based upgrade in some markets, except for the Galaxy S20 FE and Galaxy S21 FE.

According to new reports, Oppo has set a release window for its next foldable smartphone. Dubbed the Find N2, the foldable should arrive ahead of the Reno9 series, which is also rumoured to launch before the end of this year. Apparent specifications for the Oppo Find N2 have leaked online, too.

Realme has revealed the launch date of the Realme 10 series. Meanwhile, leaker @UniverseIce has outlined specifications for the Realme 10 Ultra, an apparent premier device in the Realme 10 series that is rumoured to feature Qualcomm's next flagship smartphone SoC.

Tesla will have to grant access to 260 of its new Superchargers to non-Tesla electric vehicles as these will be built with government money. NSW government representatives clarified that this has been one of the state funding's eligibility criteria for subsidy applicants.

A product listing for the Amazfit Pop 2 smartwatch has gone live on the brand’s Indian website. The upcoming gadget has a 1.78-in (~45 mm) AMOLED display, Bluetooth calling and a blood oxygen level monitor. Plus, the recent listing of the product in the Bluetooth Launch Studio could mean that the watch will be launched in markets worldwide.

An Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for the RingConn smart ring will shortly launch. The wearable monitors heart rate and blood oxygen level and can also track your skin temperature. Plus, the device can last for up to seven days on a single charge, with the charging case providing over three months of life.

The IP68-rated JBL Reflect Aero TWS are sports earbuds from a popular brand that come with very good battery life and overall performance. Capable of diving in up to 5 feet of water for up to 30 minutes, the Reflect Aero TWS are now going down price-wise as well thanks to a 33 percent discount.

A new set of Geekbench listings reveal the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 is about 40% faster than the GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB in pure rasterization. It sits in line with earlier performance estimates which said it would be 50% faster.

The design of the Xiaomi 13 Pro is now all but confirmed, thanks to the ever-reliable OnLeaks. While the Xiaomi 13 Pro resembles the current Xiaomi 12 Pro from the front, its back panel looks more like the Mi 11 Ultra than its predecessor.

OnLeaks has showcased renders of the Xiaomi 13, a flagship smartphone that is expected to land later this year. Setting itself apart from the Xiaomi 12, the Xiaomi 13 has a flat display, a revised camera housing and a frame that leans heavily into the design language of recent iPhones and the Nothing Phone (1).

The sole rich inhabitant of the US$200 billionaires club has fallen out of Bloomberg's list after the recent riot in Tesla's stock induced by Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter. All the while Tesla's badge has climbed up 32% to become the third most valuable car brand in the world.