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ASUS has now outlined the full specifications for the ExpertCenter PN65, a mini-PC that will soon be available with Intel Core Ultra 5 125H and Core Ultra 7 155H processors. Having debuted last June during Computex 2023, it now seems that the ASUS ExpertCenter PN65 will not begin shipping until late winter or early spring.

RedMagic has finally released the Realm, a massive curved gaming monitor based around a Samsung Display QD-OLED panel. Mirroring competitors from AOC, ASUS, Philips and MSI, the RedMagic Realm outputs at 1440p, 240 Hz and is VESA DisplayHDR True Black 400 certified.

Bambu Lab has announced that it will be offering customers the option to install ‘X1 Plus’, a 3rd-party, open-source firmware for its X1 series of 3D printers. A switch to X1 Plus would involve some sacrifice, as it will permanently revoke the official warranty, and there’s no guarantee of being able to use the cloud service or revert to the official firmware. X1 Plus introduces new features including automatic bed levelling and input shaping calibration graphs.

The BV100 micro nuclear energy battery is said to provide 100 mW at 3V continuously without recharge or any maintenance for 50 years. Despite using the radioactive nickel-63 isotope, the battery can safely power even pacemakers inside the human body and is environment-friendly as well.

This model is powered by either the Ryzen 9 8940HS or Ryzen 7 8840HS and the 1 liter case can fit the additional RX 7600M XT dGPU. Port selection highlights include 2x USB4 ports, 2x 2.5 GbE jacks and an SD card reader.

Anker has launched its MagGo Wireless Charging Station (Foldable 3-in-1) in the US. The device provides Qi2 wireless charging at 15W via its phone stand, with further wireless charging points for AirPods and an Apple Watch. Plus, customers who purchase the product via the brand’s online store are eligible for a free gift.

MyArcade is preparing to launch the Atari GameStation Portable, a 7-inch gaming handheld designed to play over 200 classic Atari games. To that end, the GameStation Portable has an Atari Trak ball, paddle and a keypad, among other features.

The XGIMI RS 10 Mini projector has been revealed in China. The new compact model has a native 1080p resolution with dual light sources for up to 800 ISO lumens brightness. The projector has an intelligent gimbal, allowing it to rotate for an optimized image on your wall or ceiling.

One-Netbook has finally revealed initial pricing for the ONEXPLAYER X1, its largest gaming handheld yet. Available soon globally, the ONEXPLAYER X1 will be available with a 65 Wh battery, OCulink connectivity, a 120 Hz display and a choice between Intel Core Ultra 5 125H or Core Ultra 7 155H processors.

AYANEO has now revealed a release date and specifications for the AM02, its second mini-PC and first powered by AMD Zen 4 CPU cores and RDNA 3 iGPUs. The AYANEO AM02 will arrive later this week in the wake of shipment delays for the significantly less powerful AYANEO AM01.

The Anker MagGo Power Bank (6.6K) and MagGo Power Bank (10K) have arrived in the US. The new gadgets have Qi2 wireless charging at up to 15W, and the 10K model offers a USB-C output for 27W charging. Other features include different stand solutions and a display on the larger device.

According to the latest rumours, the Oppo Watch 4 will have a round OLED display. Other allegedly leaked details indicate dual chipsets and various health-tracking features, including more advanced sensors. Plus, a source has suggested there will be three color options to choose from at launch.

After the solid-state battery from the VW subsidiary PowerCo that can hold 95% capacity after 1,000 charge cycles, now comes a Harvard research breakthrough that tops its longevity. The new solid-state battery discovery retains 80% capacity after 6,000 cycles.

The Intel Arc Battlemage GPUs are expected to be revealed this year. Revising his previous specs leaks of the BMG G10, the flagship Battlemage GPU, RedGamingTech has now reported updated specifications for the board. The leaker has also revealed details of a lower-end Battlemage product with 40 Xe cores.

Ultrahuman's first foray into the smart home has sensors for air pollution, noise, humidity, lighting and other environmental data to discern the "overall health" of your home. Ultrahuman Home is designed to improve the functionality of the Ultrahuman smart ring, but in the long run the company intends to add support for smart home automation.

Tack One has unveiled the Tack GPS Plus location tracker. This latest model transmits location information continuously over LTE-M networks worldwide to track people and objects worldwide. The Tack GPS Plus adds Indoor Elevation Finder to locate lost people inside multi-story buildings quickly.

After sending out the HyperOS update to several devices across Europe and globally, Xiaomi appears set to expand the rollout to include even more smartphones, including models like the Poco X5 Pro 5G, Poco F5 Pro, and Xiaomi 12T Pro.

Maxi-Cosi has launched the See Pro 360° Baby Monitor. The remote camera allows parents to monitor babies on smartphones while the innovative AI CryAssist technology interprets baby cries for simplified parenting. Now parents know beforehand if their babies are hungry, need burping, or in distress.

Apple may finally be ready to bring next year’s base iPhone 16 smartphones on par with the Pro models when it comes to RAM capacity. The report which comes to us courtesy of MacRumors claims that the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 16 Plus will feature 2 GB more RAM vs the iPhone 15/15 Plus. Additionally, the rumor also alleges better Wi-Fi connectivity for both devices.

Lenovo has launched the YOGA Pro 14s 2024 in the Chinese market. It comes with a Ryzen 7 7840HS CPU, and like most of the laptops in the lineup, the new model is light in weight and has a slim body. The laptop is available for purchase with a starting price tag of CNY5,699, around $801.

The Nvidia RTX 4070 Super review embargo is about to end soon. But hours before the end of the embargo, the performance measures of the new GeForce GPU have surfaced. Its leaked 3DMark scores point to a good performance improvement over the non-Super GeForce RTX 4070.

Supernal, Hyundai's electric aircraft division, unveiled its second-generation eVTOL prototype at CES 2024. The S-A2 will cruise at 120 mph while emitting less than 50 decibels, and reach heights of 1500 feet with only 65 dB of noise.

The BlitzWolf BW-HL5 is a new smartwatch with a large display and, according to the manufacturer, a huge range of functions. It is even said to be able to measure blood sugar levels and blood pressure - that simply sounds too good and makes one skeptical.

With the Smart 8, Infinix is introducing an entry-level smartphone that borrows more than a little from the design of the Apple iPhone 15 Pro, as the device has an expandable notch feature similar to the Dynamic Island and an almost gigantic, square camera module that hardly houses any camera hardware.

With Ubisoft+ Premium, the gaming giant from France is emulating the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, as the new subscription gives customers access to new blockbuster games on the day of release, and in some cases, games are even available on subscription earlier than for purchase.

Xiaomi has introduced a new power bank that supports fast, wireless charging and can charge Qi2-compatible devices as well as iPhones via MagSafe.

Flying in the face of Sony's lacklustre PlayStation Portal remote play experience, DIY Perks takes advantage of the redesigned PS5 internals to create a stunning, and thick, premium portable PlayStation experience.

Besides the powerful RTX 4090, the 17-inch gaming notebook is equipped with the fast Core i9-13900HX and features a 165Hz QHD display with full sRGB coverage. Thanks to a 23% discount, this top-end configuration of the 2023 HP Omen 17 is now available for $2,399.

The Small Universe X Sugar Cubes is a new gaming handheld that supposedly offers decent performance for more demanding video games. Rather unusually, it comes with an OLED-based display.

The affordable mid-range tablet sports a 90Hz IPS display as well as a well-made aluminium chassis. Thanks to a $70 price cut, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE has now dropped to its lowest price ever on Amazon.

Solar modules using perovskite tandem solar cells are highly efficient, which is why they are of great interest to some of the world's largest solar companies as a renewable energy source for power generation. There have been problems with the instability of perovskites, but research is progressing rapidly and several start-ups are competing to bring them to market.

The Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G has launched globally in three colours and two memory configurations. Available from €449, the smartphone utilises the MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra chipset, 120 W wired charging and a 200 MP primary camera but only MIUI 14 based on Android 13.

Xiaomi has finally released the Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G globally. Now one of five Redmi Note 13 series models, the Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G starts at under €350 with a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset, a large battery and a 200 MP camera with OIS.

Xiaomi has realigned the Redmi Note 13 series at today's global launch event. Until now, the company has offered three models, including two Redmi Note 13 Pro variants. Now it has added a third Pro-model, which starts for under €350 and shares many features with the POCO M6 Pro 4G.

Xiaomi is now selling the Redmi Note 13 5G across Europe, under two weeks after releasing the same model in India. Sporting a MediaTek Dimensity 6080 chipset and up to 8 GB of RAM, the Redmi Note 13 5G comes in three colour options with a 120 Hz AMOLED display and a 5,000 mAh battery, among other features.

Xiaomi has now released the Redmi Note 13, a handset that is also known as the Redmi Note 13 4G. Arguably a cross between the Redmi Note 12 4G and Redmi Note 13 5G, the Redmi Note 13 starts at €199.90 and costs up to €249.90 with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage.

The Magic6 Pro is now believed to become supplanted as Honor's latest flagship smartphone by its upcoming RSR sibling later in 2024. It is believed to be the world's first device to launch with a new ultra-premium rear camera sensor slated to beat that of rivals such as the Xiaomi 14 Ultra or OPPO Find X7 Ultra in some specific, potentially significant, ways.

TCL claims to have practically soaked up the industry recognition and accolades as a result of its CES 2024 exhibition. The OEM showcased a wide variety of products that have subsequently been showered in awards, not the least of which are its new flagship 115-in mini-LED TV. TCL's latest AR glasses, NXTPAPER tablets and other displays have also attracted potentially meaningful appreciation during the Las Vegas event.

The Redmi Note 13 series may have a problem coming for it on a number of levels, not the least of which is its very product name. Furthermore, it is coming from a slightly unexpected quarter: Realme. The brand has announced that it is finally getting in on the Note trend for the first time in 2024 - albeit possibly not in exactly the same way as other OEMs before it.

The ASUS Triple 4K Thunderbolt 4 Dock DC500 has been announced as a particularly compact 12-in-1 accessory. The docking station lets you connect three monitors with a 4K resolution. Other features include 96W pass-through charging, 40 Gbps data transfer rates and 2.5 Gbps Ethernet.

Honor is lining up to deliver the Magic V2 to global audiences. The Honor Magic V2 will be available towards the end of this month across Europe, where it will ship with various pre-order bonuses. The company has also confirmed European launch pricing, which is slightly higher than the starting price for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5.

After Tesla made the 350 kW charging speed rate of its V4 Superchargers official, all of their major specs of its fastest charging piles have now been revealed. The stalls are both futureproof and backwards compatible, but they aren't without design issues.

The previously-rumoured AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX CPU has shown up online. It is a 16-core, 32-thread part with a max boost clock of 5.2 GHz (200 MHz lower than the Ryzen 9 7945HX).

Xiaomi is now offering the Redmi Buds 5 Pro globally, a more expensive alternative to the Remdi Buds 5 that the company released simultaneously. While the earbuds' Esports version has not made its way outside China, the Redmi Buds 5 Pro still support the LHDC 5.0 high-resolution codec with a 11 mm titanium woofer and a 10 mm ceramic tweeter, among other features.

Xiaomi has finally released the Redmi Buds 5 outside China. For under €40 in the Eurozone, the earbuds come in three colour options with ANC, Bluetooth Multipoint connectivity and titanium drivers, plus up to 8 hours of battery life with ANC enabled.

The Aiper Horizon U1 robot lawn mower has been revealed and is expected to launch later this year. As with other newer models, the robot does not require a physical boundary wire; instead, it uses RTK and INS to navigate your lawn. Other features include RGB cameras, ToF sensors and app-based controls.

Xiaomi is now selling the Redmi Watch 4 globally, which has launched alongside the Redmi Buds 5, Redmi Buds 5 Pro and the Redmi Note 13 series. Available for under €100, the smartwatch sports a metal housing, an AMOLED display and up to 20 days of battery life from its 470 mAh battery.

Elden Ring's first story DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, could launch soon. An unknown app has just been added to the game's Steam listing as DLC, meaning it could launch just in time for the game's second anniversary.

The Garmin Public Beta 9.15 update is now rolling out to one of the brand’s latest models. The software includes two new tools and various bug fixes for the wearable, including one intended to resolve a battery drain problem. However, a user has reported further battery life issues post-update.

Today openSUSE announced in a blog entry "The course is set for openSUSE Leap" that Leap 15 will be followed next year by Leap 16, which will be based on the Adaptable Linux Platform (ALP).