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Could this new open source e-bike and e-scooter battery standard finally bring order?

September 17, 2020
The Teleport Mobility swappable battery system, a newly designed open source standard, hopes to make some order in the wild west of e-bike and e-scooter battery packs. Electric bikes and e-scooters are great, hands down. But what about their batteries? With each company operating their own proprietary batteries, these packs are often the weak links. Replacements are annoying to find and the…
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MobileNews

Sony Xperia 5 II goes official w/ 120Hz 21:9 display, more

September 17, 2020
Sony has officially announced a follow-up to last years Xperia 5 in the form of the Xperia 5 II, which comes with some notable upgrades. Smaller or compact smartphones are not necessarily as common as they once were, but the Sony Xperia 5 II might provides some of the…
GamingNews

Hacker turns little Lego man Mario into Super Mario Bros. controller

September 17, 2020
There are lots of ways to play Super Mario games if you’re feeling creative. You could use a regular controller, sure, but why not a Guitar Hero guitar, Donkey Kong’s famous bongo peripherals, or even a real-life drum kit. And what about using Mario himself, turning a figurine of everyone’s favorite plumber-slash-war criminal into a physical controller? That’s what self-declared…
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GamingNews

DTS:X for home theater comes to Xbox One

September 17, 2020
After releasing its Sound Unbound spatial audio for headphones on Xbox One, DTS is doing the same for home theater systems. The company has just released its Sound Unbound DTS:X home theater support on Xbox One to Xbox Insiders, following testing on the Alpha Ring. That…
GamingNews

Netgear’s latest Nighthawk Pro Gaming router cuts lag 93%

September 17, 2020
Netgear is launching a new router for gamers that attacks one of the biggest problems for gamers during the pandemic — lag. The networking company’s $350 Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR1000 WiFi AX5400 Router aims to reduce lag, or interaction delays, for console and PC gamers. During the last six months of the pandemic, I’ve been particularly annoyed with the slowness of the internet when it comes…
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AI & RoboticsNews

AI-powered weight training startup Tonal raises $110 million amid home workout boom

September 17, 2020
A little over a year after the close of its previous funding round, AI gym equipment startup Tonal today nabbed a $110 million tranche from new and existing investors. A spokesperson says the capital will enable Tonal to accelerate its marketing efforts, scale its supply chain and logistics, and roll out software upgrades and new workout content. Shelter-in-place orders and office closures…
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