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The Fenix 7 Pro series consists of three sizes, starting with the Fenix 7S Pro. Available to order from US$799.99, the Fenix 7 Pro series adds a built-in flashlight and a new heart rate sensor to the Fenix 7 series package, among other changes.

The Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) has debuted in North America. Smaller than its predecessor, the Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) is also the world's first smartphone with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, a 4 nm chipset. The new Moto G Stylus 5G has a 120 Hz display, a 5,000 mAh battery and a 50 MP primary camera too, among other features.

Rivian has tanked the Tank Turn feature that was slated to come to the Rivian R1T. The feature, which would allow drivers to spin the wheels on opposite sides of the electric vehicle in opposite directions to turn the vehicle on the spot, was pitched as a boon for off-roading. The eco-friendly reason for the feature's cancellation has stirred up some criticism related to the weight of the Rivian.

OnePlus has announced that it is releasing a special edition of its current flagship Android smartphone for its fans in India. Its new Marble Odyssey finish is made of "3D crystalline rock" that falls into a pattern that may vary from unit to unit, making each one that much more "unique". The new version of the 11 is slated to arrive in early June 2023.

The Redmi Note 12T Pro is Xiaomi's latest mid-range smartphone and the second Redmi Note 12 series model released this month. Offered with a MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra chipset and up to 12 GB of RAM, the Redmi Note 12T Pro also has a 144 Hz display backed by a large battery that supports 67 W wired charging.

Volcan has now followed through on its crowdfunding teasers by announcing that its Energon 300 campaign has started today (May 30, 2023). Its angular metallic "space-age" case weighs about 3.6 kilograms (kg), yet is rated to pack 300 watt-hours of capacity, enough to power some iPhones more than 20 times over.

MSI has announced an all-new Alpha 17 lineup with AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX Dragon Range APUs and a choice of Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 and RTX 4060 Laptop GPUs. This year's Alpha 17 offerings come with improved QHD 240 Hz displays that cover 100% DCI-P3 and are also the world's first laptops to feature Qualcomm FastConnect 7800 Wi-Fi 7 WLAN.

MSI has displayed several new laptops at Computex 2023, but we observed that the upcoming Prestige 16 Evo / Prestige 16 Studio will be powered by Intel Meteor Lake offerings. We could only notice a generic CPU name in the Device Manager, but many clues point to the fact that this is indeed a Meteor Lake-powered laptop. Some of the chassis' elements in the upcoming Prestige 16 Evo / Studio are also redesigned compared to currently available variants.

At Computex 2023, ARM unveiled its latest v9.2 big.LITTLE architecture promising up to 15% gen-on-gen gains. The TCS23 architecture and DynamIQ Shared Unit-120 allows SoC vendors to mix and match big.LITTLE configurations of the Cortex-X4, A720, and A520 with up to 14 cores and 32 MB L3 cache. ARM also detailed its latest 5th Gen graphics architecture coming to the Immortalis-G720, Mali-G720, and Mali-G620 GPUs that are slated to offer 15% improved performance and efficiency.

Although Asus skipped giving the RTX 3000 series this treatment, the ROG Matrix custom video card design is back with a metal liquid-cooled Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090. The card sports a thick 360 mm radiator with three 12 cm fans and also marks the first use of indirect Aura Lighting. Sadly, sales will kick off in the third quarter.

The MSI Stealth 16 Mercedes-AMG Motorsport is now official. It packs top-shelf hardware from Intel/Nvidia, an OLED screen, 32 GB of RAM, and 2 TB storage. It also comes with an accessory bag that has a keyboard, mouse, mousepad and USB drive, all of which are Mercedes-AMG-themed.

MSI has announced a new variant of its flagship Raptor Lake-HX laptop, the MSI Raider GE78 HX Smart Touchpad. It adds a touchpad next to the trackpad, complete with programmable keys and quick access to commonly used Windows functions.

The Honor 90 builds on last year's Honor 80, although it is closer to the Honor 90 Pro in some areas. Equipped with a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset, the Honor 90 also has a 1200p AMOLED display, a 200 MP primary camera and a 5,000 mAh battery

Honor has presented two new smartphones today in its home market today, one of which being the Honor 90 Pro. While the smartphone shares some features with its predecessor, it also has a new camera set-up, among other changes.

MediaTek has announced it will be working with Nvidia to develop its next generation of automotive chips. They will support Nvidia's software library and even include an Nvidia GPU connected via Nvlink.

Nvidia has unveiled its new Grace Hopper Superchip, a combination of a CPU and GPU connected via Nvlink. The Grace CPU has 72 Arm cores and up to 480 GB of LPDDR5X RAM, while the Hopper GPU packs up to 96 GB of HBM3 memory.

Tecno has officially brought its latest Camon-series smartphones to the Indian market, its 20 Premier flagship included. It packs a 108MP shooter in its distinctive, angular rear camera hump, and also offers a large AMOLED display driven by a mid-range MediaTek Dimensity processor. It is joined by 20 and 20 Pro siblings slated to start at ~US$180 in their new region.

The barely unveiled Doogee V20 Pro and S100 Pro bring new combinations of highlights into the Chinese OEM's portfolio of products while remaining faithful to the MediaTek hardware. The first one replaces the secondary display on the back with an InfiRay thermal imaging camera and its sibling packs a 130-lumen LED light.

The ESP32-SBC-FabGL is Olimex's new single-board computer, a 100 x 65 mm device that features an ESP32-WROVER dual-core chip and various connectors. The ESP32-SBC-FabGL will be available in June for just €15, too.

EcoFlow asserts that its latest DELTA 2 Max portable generator can "power every day for 10 years" thanks to its long-lasting LFP batteries. They are rated for an AC output of up to 2,400W, backed to power even large appliances for most of a day in some cases. The 2 Max is also capable of using AC and solar at the same time for fast 0-80% charging times.

Rivian has recently announced that the first of many dual-motor R1T units has left the production line, ready for a June 2023 delivery. The dual-motor drivetrain features Rivian's custom Enduro motor, and the company claims it's more efficient than the quad-motor drivetrain. The dual-motor R1T is a less expensive version of the R1T for buyers looking for an electric pickup that's more oriented for on-road stability and performance than hardcore off-road exploring.

In Tesla's ongoing effort to expand its Supercharger network, the company has teamed up with Ford to include Tesla's NACS (North American Charging Standard) plugs on all future Ford electric vehicles. The move was announced on a Twitter Spaces event featuring Elon Musk and Ford CEO Jim Farley.

Acer has unveiled the new Connect Vero W6m as a new way to bring Wi-Fi 6E to a home or workspace in an "eco-conscious" package. The mesh system's units are finished with recycled post-consumer plastics, and are also shipped using recycled paper. Nevertheless, they are rated to deliver transfers of up to 7.8 gigabits per second (Gb/s) over tri-band Wi-Fi.

Acer has introduced the Predator Triton 16 in addition to the previously announced Triton 14 and Triton 17 X variants. The Predator Triton 16 offers Intel 13th gen Raptor Lake-H CPU options and the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU together with a 240 Hz 1600p IPS G-Sync display. Acer uses liquid metal as the thermal interface material for the CPU.

The AGON Q24G2A/BK is AOC's latest small gaming monitor. Equipped with a 23.8-inch IPS panel, the AOC AGON Q24G2A/BK combines a native 1440p resolution with a 165 Hz refresh rate and 1 ms response times (GtG). The new gaming monitor has a three-sided frameless bezel design too, among other features.

Acer is upgrading its Swift Edge 16 premium business laptop ahead of Computex 2023. The Acer Swift Edge 16 features AMD Ryzen 7040 APUs with up to Radeon 780M graphics and a 16:10 120 Hz WQXGA+ OLED panel among other features. Acer has also equipped the Swift Edge 16 with a QHD 1440p webcam and Wi-Fi 7 connectivity.

With the CIVI 3, Xiaomi has created a new mid-range model that is available with more memory than many flagships. Not only is the CIVI 3 also the first smartphone to launch with the Dimensity 8200 Ultra, but it is also Xiaomi's first smartphone with a 4K selfie camera.

Leica has officially unveiled the Q3 camera as the latest iteration of its compact full-frame mirrorless line-up. The fixed-lens body offers the same Summilux 28 mm F/1.7 wide-angle lens, but updates the sensor to a 60-MP BSI CMOS sensor from the 50-MP unit in the Leica Q2. The third-generation Q camera also features significant improvements to the autofocus and video feature sets.

NIO has debuted the 2024 ES6 compact electric SUV in China with new battery options, AWD, and a lower price. The entry level version of the new ES6 delivers a claimed 490 km (~305 miles) of range, while higher spec options see the range expectations jump significantly. NIO also promised that future revisions to the ES6 will feature its new 150-kWh semi-solid-state battery pack.

RGNT Motorcycles and Crooked Customs have revealed an aggressive custom all-electric scrambler project called the E-Type that oozes classic scrambler energy. The E-Type is a RGNT No.1 Scrambler SE that's been chopped, raised, and reorganised to make it look much more rugged while maintaining the practical range and performance of the original.

ZeroZero touts its new Hover X1 as the smallest, most light-weight camera drone in the world - or on Indiegogo, at least. It has debuted on the crowdfunding platform today (May 25, 2023), and has accrued over eight times its original goal already. It is rated to "take your footage to the next level" with pre-programmed aerial shot modes for its up-to-2.7K video.

Ulefone has previewed the second smartphone to rock the brand's "loudest ever" rear-facing speaker - with "Infinite Halo" RGB lighting this time. The Armor 21 also upgrades to a 120Hz display, a night-vision rear camera and an IR blaster. It is currently hyped with an upcoming early-bird offer that might help it undercut its predecessor for a limited time.

Mobvoi has made its latest premium smartwatch official today (May 24, 2023). The TicWatch 5 Pro is a brand first in that it has a Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 chipset and a physical crown. It is rated for up to 80 hours of battery life thanks to an "ultra-low-power" dual-layer display set-up. The Pro 5 also supports 100 or more "professional" work-out modes within its Wear OS 3-based UI.

Canon's latest EOS camera announcement comes by way of the EOS R100 that aims to fill the gap in the low-end of the market. The EOS R100 is basically a value-engineered EOS R50. The resulting camera body is a simple affair, reminiscent of the Canon EOS Digital Rebel bodies of old. Gone is the flip-out touch screen, wealth of buttons on the back, and high-speed burst modes. On the positive side, the EOS R100 is quite affordable, coming in at US$200 less than the R50

Fujifilm has announced the X-S20 at the Bangkok X Summit as the follow-up to the popular X-S10 camera. Fujifilm is pitching the X-S20 as an ultimate travel camera — coming in at just 491 g (1.08 lbs) — that strikes a balance between power, compactness, and features. The sensor remains the same, while an updated X-Processor 5 adds a number of nifty new video and photography features and improves the autofocus capabilities significantly.

The Retro Pixel Pocket is a new 3-inch gaming handheld with a minimalist aesthetic. Designed by Funnyplaying to look like a Game Boy Pocket, the Retro Pixel Pocket utilises an Allwinner A64 chipset, 1 GB of RAM and a 720p display, among other features.

UDOO is now selling the Vision X5 and Vision X7, a pair of single-board computers (SBCs) powered by Intel processors. Also equipped with Windows, the pair should be suitable for Edge AI applications.

BMW has just announced the latest addition to its line-up of all-electric vehicles — the BMW i5. This latest BMW electric sedan bridges the gap between the sporty i4 and the ultra-premium i7, and it will be available as both the RWD i5 eDrive40 and the dual-motor AWD i5 M60 xDrive. Pre-orders for the electric BMW i5 are open, and deliveries are expected to start in October 2023.

Powkiddy has refreshed the RK2023, its Rockchip RK3566-based gaming handheld. Equipped with 1 GB of DDR4 RAM and a 3.5-inch display, the Powkiddy RK2023 is now also available with Wi-Fi connectivity, plus a new black colourway.

AMD touts its new Ryzen 7040 series as the best processors to make the 'AI-enhanced' laptops of the near future. Now, Windows developers can work on their potential for "unique experiences" with early access to the software rated to offer optimal support and accelerator integration. It is available for "select" Ryzen AI-enabled processors from now.

Inmotion has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its latest e-mobility product — an insane 8,400 W electric scooter capable of hitting highway speeds thanks to a dual-motor setup. The Kickstarter campaign has proven wildly successful, generating over ten times the goal in just two weeks.

Garmin has presented the Approach S70, a successor to last year's Approach S62. Launching in two sizes, the Approach S70 has an AMOLED display regardless of whether you choose the 42 mm or 47 mm variants, and has many golfing-focused features.

Sony has announced the ZV-1 as the latest addition to its compact vlogging camera line-up, and the little point-and-shoot camera has a number of notable upgrades that address common complaints about its predecessor. It has the same 1-inch sensor as the original ZV-1, but the microphones received a significant update. It's also loaded with video features you might expect from a camera that targets on-the-go vlogging and some that seem a little out of place for a compact camera.

Xiaomi has unveiled the Redmi Watch 3 Youth Edition, a large smartwatch that is expected to launch globally as the Redmi Watch 3 Lite. The Watch 3 Youth Edition starts at CNY 399 (~US$57) and comes in two colours.

Amazon has introduced the Fire Max 11, its latest tablet. The Fire Max 11 is the company's most powerful, largest and priciest tablet to date, which is also available with optional keyboard and stylus accessories.

SUPER73 is celebrating the release of its S2 e-bike with the offer of US$400 off its normal price - so long as the buyer wants it in a specific colorway new to the variant. The "urban cruiser"-style two-wheeler comes with a 750W motor rated to go for up to 75 miles per charge, and has a "comfortable" long 2-UP seat.

iQOO has officially beaten other OEMs such as Xiaomi to the launch of the world's first Dimensity 9200 Plus (or 9200+) -powered smartphone. It has the potential to outclass the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 of the Neo8 - then again, this new vanilla model has the same appreciably bright, fast AMOLED display, 120W charging and updated dual rear camera window as its Pro sibling.

The new iQOO Pad draws an unavoidable comparison between other Android slates such as the OnePlus Pad on its launch. However, it has debuted with the slightly newer and faster Dimensity 9000+ processor. The Pad has been unleashed alongside new TWS earbuds with ANC and a matching colorway.

AMD has announced four new 15 Watt processors: the Ryzen 5 7520C, Ryzen 3 7320C, Athlon Gold 7220C and Athlon Silver 7120C. They will debut alongside Dell and Asus' Chromebooks later in 2023.

SYstem76 is now selling Intel Raptor Lake-U series versions of the Lemur Pro, a 14.1-inch laptop running Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS or Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Available from US$1,149, the new Lemur Pro also has a large battery, modern I/O and a 1080p display.