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With the Soundcore Space One Pro, Anker is introducing new premium headphones with ANC and up to 60 hours of battery life at IFA 2024. We got a chance to try the new headphones in advance.

Anker has revealed the MagGo Power Bank (10K, Slim), designed for the iPhone. Available in countries worldwide, the compact model offers Qi2 wireless charging and a USB-C port. LED indicators can be used to determine the remaining battery level, and ActiveShield 2.0 regularly checks the temperature of the accessory.

The Anker MagGo Power Nano (10K, 35W, For Apple Watch) has launched. The portable power bank offers three outputs, including a foldable Apple Watch charger. Other features of the compact accessory include an integrated display, pass-through charging and an integrated cable.

The sixth update to Q4OS 5 Aquarius is now available with the Debian Bookworm 12.7 updates, the Debian stable 6.1.0-25 kernel, as well as various fixes. The Calamares installer now sports custom desktop profiles, while all the live media now sport new Debian Shim and Grub bootloader binaries.

The Moto S50 is a new Android smartphone from Motorola. It comes with several cameras and is also equipped with a very bright screen. The battery can be charged with high charging power.

The September 2024 Humble Choice Bundle offers a mix of big titles like Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and Stranded: Alien Dawn, alongside indie gems like Coral Island. At $11.99, it's a great deal with a $250 value. Most games are Steam Deck compatible, and proceeds support Action Against Hunger.

Backfire Boards is gearing up to launch a Kickstarter campaign for its upcoming NALU e-skateboard. With surf-inspired ergonomics and handling, the NALU is a transition away from the larger, longboard-inspired e-skateboards into short, more portable options. Early bird pricing is also sure to entice urban EV commuters.

The Orange Pi RV is a new and compact single-board computer that supports the connection of various sensors and actuators and can handle both conventional and high-resolution screens. It uses a rather unusual computing chip.

iPhone 15 Pro Max and future 16 Pro Max users can pre-order the upcoming GAMEBABY controller and case hybrid. The introductory pricing starts at $19.99 for the first 1,000 units sold. Bitmolab plans to deliver units to the early adopters in November of this year. 

The latest flagship soundbar from Klipsch not only offers impressive surround sound with twelve drivers and Dolby Atmos, but also adapts it specifically to the user's living room via Dirac Live and an external microphone.

LG Display has begun mass producing next-generation OLED panels that have been specially designed as gaming monitors. The panels achieve an impressive frame rate of 480 Hz at a resolution of 2,560 x 1,440.

Zoom has unveiled the H1 XLR portable sound recorder capable of clip-free recordings using 32-bit float audio and dual A/D converter circuits. The dual XLR input recorder delivers a -122 dBu noise floor, allowing clean recordings of subtle sounds perfect for ASMR. The H1 XLR can also be used as an audio interface when connected to Android and Apple smartphones as well as PC and Mac computers.

Google's conversational AI chatbot continues to roll out, and Gemini Advance users receive early access. Using only your voice, Gemini Live aims to offer a faster and more natural experience when using Gemini and includes the ability to change Gemini's Voice.

Originally available in three colors and a single configuration, the Fairphone 5 now comes in a new colorway and a new configuration. This new variant is also more affordable.

While it continues to keep things spartan by providing just the old-school command-line interface, Peropesis 2.7 comes with file system archiving and ISO management tools, as well as various updated components, tweaks, and fixes. Although larger than for previous versions, the Peropesis 2.7 ISO file has just 282 MB in size.

New Bluetooth Core Specification version 6.0 introduces advanced features like Bluetooth Channel Sounding for precise distance measurement, Decision-Based Advertising Filtering for efficient scanning, and ISOAL Enhancement to reduce latency in audio streaming.

Retroid is edging closer to releasing the Pocket Mini, a 3.7-inch gaming handheld equipped with a 960p AMOLED display. Added to that, the Retroid Pocket Mini should be considerably more powerful than rivals like the Anbernic RG40XX H, thanks to the inclusion of a particularly powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset.

Anbernic has announced the RG406V, a new 4-inch gaming handheld that builds on last year's RG405V. Based on early teasers, the Anbernic RG406V features a better display than its predecessor, as well as a faster chipset that should be capable of emulating PS2 games at up to 1.5x native resolution.

The Retroid Pocket 5 is slowly taking shape. Having confirmed the presence of a 5.5-inch and 1080p AMOLED display last week, Retroid has now revealed that the Pocket 5 will challenge the established order with a decent-sized battery and Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 chipset.

Asus has launched the VivoBook 14 Flip and VivoBook 16 Flip Copilot+ PCs powered by the new Intel Core Ultra 7 258V Lunar Lake processor together with 32 GB of LPDDR5X RAM. The VivoBook 14 Flip and 16 Flip share a similar spec sheet for the most part, but the VivoBook 16 Flip features a 3K 120 Hz OLED panel while the 14 Flip makes do with a FHD+ 60 Hz OLED display.

The Powerbeats Pro were released in 2019 which means they are over five years old already. Now, Beats has confirmed a successor is coming but there's still a lot of waiting to do before the earbuds arrive.

The final device in the Galaxy S24 series is set to launch soon. The Galaxy S24 FE will sit beneath the vanilla Galaxy S24 model and new leaks have now revealed details of the device ahead of its debut.

The newly launched reMarkable Paper Pro is an impressive, albeit expensive new E-ink tablet with support for colors as well as a front light which massively improves usage in low-light conditions. The tablet also sports upgraded internals, and claims a 2-week battery life courtesy of its 5,030 mAh battery.

Thanks to the efforts of Murray R. Van Luyn and countless Linux developers, the popular H96 Max Android TV box can now run an Armbian Ubuntu 22.04 installation. The full process is now available for users to try.

Acer has announced the CS322QK, a new 32-inch and 4K monitor on the face of it. However, not only does the monitor offer USB Type-C Power Delivery, but it can also work as a Smart TV thanks to the inclusion of LG's webOS platform.

ASUS has previewed the NUC 14 Pro AI, a new entry in its burgeoning mini-PC series. Arriving hot on the heels of the NUC 14 Performance, the NUC 14 Pro AI jumps to Intel's new Lunar Lake architecture with a Core Ultra 9 288V processor that also features an Arc 140V iGPU.

Roborock has unveiled the Z1 Molecular Sieve Washer Dryer in China. This latest model offers the brand’s Zeo-cycle system for gentle drying, with a wide range of intelligent features and app-based control. Plus, newer FineFoam technology is said to reduce water and energy consumption.

X TV, a new streaming platform aimed at competing with YouTube through exclusive content and live events, has recently entered its beta phase and is now available for users.

Less than a week away from launch, tipster Majin Bu has revealed several of the design changes that the upcoming Apple Watch Series X is expected to witness, the most noticeable of which might be the new titanium case which will likely be larger as well as thinner than its predecessor.

Acer has unveiled a trio of new Nitro-branded gaming monitors. Also referred to as 'UltraSpeed' on account of their exceedingly high refresh rates, the Nitro XV270 F5, Nitro XV270U F5 and Nitro XV240 F6 all exceed 500 Hz and range from $599.99 to $799.99 in North America.

Acer has introduced a new Swift 16 AI laptop at IFA 2024 powered by Intel's latest Lunar Lake Core Ultra Series 2 processors. The Swift 16 AI can be configured up to the Intel Core Ultra 9 288V with up to 32 GB RAM and features a 3K OLED touch panel, Wi-Fi 7, and a 75 Whr battery.

Announced back in Computex, Asus has now fully detailed its new ExpertBook P5. It's among the first business laptops with Intel Lunar Lake, and the laptop features Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, up to 32 GB of RAM, a 14-inch QHD display, and Copilot+ PC support.

The Asus ZenBook S14 is now official with Intel's new Lunar Lake CPUs. Depending on the CPU, you get 16 GB or 32 GB of RAM, a 1 TB NVMe SSD and two Thunderbolt 4.0 ports.

Asus has unveiled a new laptop with Intel's latest silicon. The VivoBook S14 is now purchasable with a Core Ultra 7 258V, 14-inch 16:10 OLED screen and a 75 Wh battery. Prices start at $1,000 for the base variant.

Hyundai used to be on the fence about equipping its electric cars with NACS ports because it considers Tesla's Superchargers relatively slow. It has now come around with the first Tesla NACS-equipped Ioniq 5 that can plug into Superchargers directly.

Acer has introduced yet another Predator XB273K gaming monitor. Now on its fifth iteration, the Acer Predator XB273K combines a 4K resolution with a fast refresh rate. Acer has also confirmed global pricing and availability, among other things.

Sony’s sudden announcement of Concord’s shutdown on September 6 has sparked a frantic race among players to secure the game’s elusive Platinum trophy. Desperate players are exploiting Rivalry mode by jumping off cliffs in-game to quickly earn experience points. With limited time left, the Platinum trophy could become one of the rarest in PlayStation history.

Acer has revealed the Project DualPlay, one of several laptops that it has presented today. While only a concept for the time being, the Project DualPlay highlights some of the new avenues in which Acer is considering taking the established laptop form factor.

Acer has now presented the Iconia X12, a versatile tablet that is not the most unusual product it has unveiled today. While the Iconia X12 features a large AMOLED display that outputs at 1600p (QHD), the company has made cutbacks in a few areas to hit a €369 target price.

Acer is introducing a Nitro V 14 variant this year at IFA 2024. The Nitro V 14 leverages AMD Ryzen 8040 series APUs with Ryzen AI while offering GPU choices up to the RTX 4050 Laptop GPU. The laptop also offers a MUX switch and can be configured with up to a 2.5K 120 Hz IPS panel.

At the end of a 122-day effort, xAI's development team has managed to bring the most powerful AI training system in the world to date online. For now, it has 100k H100 GPUs, but Musk claims that the number will double in a few months. Google topped at 90k GPUs, while OpenAI's top-of-the-line AI training system sports 80k GPUs.

XPG also includes 16 GB DDR5-5600 RAM and a 1 TB LEGEND 850 PCIe 4.0 SSD both from ADATA. Port selection does not come with high-speed ports and the chassis is somewhat bulkier, which, in turn, allows for better cooling capacity with less noise.

1MORE asserts that its latest addition to the SonoFlow line are the best wireless over-ear headphones with active noise cancellation (ANC) under a certain price-point. Their updated QuietMax technology is touted to reduce more than 10% of unwanted noise than the older version. The OEM also touts the new Pros as capable of delivering up to 100 hours of play-time for under $100.

GoPro has now refreshed its action camera range with not one but two new models. Arriving today, the GoPro Hero 13 Black builds on the older Hero 12 Black in a few areas. By contrast, the GoPro Hero is one of the company's most stripped-back action cameras to date, which is underlined by its $199 launch price.

The Nitro GS272U M has been unveiled as a smart monitor - albeit one rated to support a 180Hz refresh rate over USB-C at a resolution of 1440p. It also features DisplayPort and HDMI inputs and inbuilt sound - albeit over dual 3 watt (W) speakers. The monitor is slated to hit the market at the sub-$700 price tier.

Nubia is a day away from releasing new RedMagic gaming tablets. Nonetheless, the company has now revealed what at least one of these flagship tablets will look like in a series of images.

The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 Gen 9 with an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H CPU, 32 GB of LPDDR5x-7467 memory, 1 TB of storage, and a 1,200-nit mini LED touch panel is now going for a 16% discount. The laptop is Lenovo's top-end multimedia machine that is highly rated by both the press and the users.

Acer's new Predator XB273U F5 monitor offers a 27-inch IPS matte display with 2560x1440p resolution and a blazing-fast 360Hz refresh rate. It also features Nvidia G-Sync Pulsar technology for improved motion sharpness and VRR support.

Acer has unveiled a bunch of Intel Lunar Lake laptops today, and one of them is the new Swift 14 AI. Available with four Intel Core Ultra 200 series processors, the new laptop meets the Copilot+ PC program, making it one of the slimmest options that support Microsoft's new AI features.

ASUS has brought Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X Plus chipsets to its Vivobook S 15 laptop. Still equipped with a 2.8K OLED display, LPDDR5-8448 RAM and a 70 Wh battery, the new Vivobook S 15 models start at less than their Snapdragon X Elite or AMD Strix Point (Zen 5) counterparts.