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reMarkable’s Paper Pure is a $399 E Ink writing tablet that replaces the reMarkable 2

Brad Linder — Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:11 +0000

E Ink tablet maker reMarkable isn’t the kind of company that normally needs to release a new model every year – the company launched its first model in 2017 and its second in 2020. ReMarkable tablets are purposed-built devices meant for taking notes, annotating documents, and drawing pictures… and not much else. So the company […]

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Lilbits: OpenAI phone, Steam Machine, and the death of Copilot for Xbox

Brad Linder — Tue, 05 May 2026 22:08:14 +0000

The rising prices of memory and storage in recent months have impacted the pricing and availability of all sorts of computers and other devices. But major PC makers like Apple and Lenovo have a bit more leverage to negotiate prices than smaller players like Framework and Valve. While Framework has been raising memory prices on […]

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Lenovo Legion Tab (5th-gen) gaming tablet is now available… if you can afford it

Brad Linder — Tue, 05 May 2026 18:58:41 +0000

The Lenovo Legion Tab (5th-gen) is an Android tablet built for gaming. With a powerful processor, speedy memory, and a high-res display with a high refresh rate, it’s one of the most powerful Android tablets available. But it’s also one of the most expensive. First unveiled in March, the Lenovo Legion Tab (5th-gen) is now available […]

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Humane Ai Pin hacks turn the discontinued gadget into a standalone Android-powered gadget

Brad Linder — Tue, 05 May 2026 17:08:05 +0000

The Humane Ai Pin is a tiny wearable device that launched in 2024 and was discontinued less than a year later. With a microphone for voice input, a built-in camera, and a projector that displays information on your hand, it was designed as an AI companion device. And when it was canceled, it basically stopped […]

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Lilbits: Pebble Time 2 smartwatch adds touchscreen app support, entry-level Pixel 11 could have less RAM than Pixel 10

Brad Linder — Mon, 04 May 2026 20:19:27 +0000

Before the Apple Watch or Samsung Galaxy Watch, there was Pebble. The pioneering smartwatch brand disappeared for a while after it was acquired by Fitbit… which was later acquired by Google. But last year Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky launched a new company called Core Devices and revived the brand. For the most part, new Pebble-branded […]

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AUTEUR is an E Ink typewriter with a mechanical keyboard (crowdfunding)

Brad Linder — Mon, 04 May 2026 18:14:47 +0000

The AUTEUR is portable typewriter that combines a 6 inch E Ink display with a mechanical keyboard, a battery, and… not much more. It boots in 10 seconds and dumps you directly into a simple word processor. There’s no WiFi or internet connection, and no other apps… at least none that are pre-installed. While the developer […]

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Hack your Amazon Fire tablet with Fire Toolbox (Install Google Play, change default apps & behavior, and more)

Brad Linder — Mon, 04 May 2026 14:35:01 +0000

Amazon’s Fire tablets offer a lot of bang for the buck. With list prices starting as low as $100, they’re far cheaper than any recent iPad or Android tablet from Samsung, Google, or Lenovo. And Fire tablets often go on sale for even lower prices – Amazon has a habit of slashing prices by up […]

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MOREFINE G2 is an RTX 5060Ti graphics dock with 16GB GDDR7 and… questionable value at $1099

Brad Linder — Sun, 03 May 2026 13:00:42 +0000

A little over a year ago Chinese mini PC maker MOREFINE introduced a compact graphics dock called the MOREFINE G1 that allowed you to connect an NVIDIA RTX 40-Series GPU to a laptop, handheld, or mini PC with an OCuLink or Thunderbolt 3 or 4 cable. Now the company is back with a new model, […]

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Xteink blocks installation of custom firmware on some eReaders, launches a new Android-powered model

Brad Linder — Sat, 02 May 2026 20:12:20 +0000

The Xteink X3 and Xteink X4 are cheap tiny eBook readers small enough to fit in your pocket or even affix to the back of your phone, allowing you to take a 3.7 or 4.3 inch E Ink screen everywhere you go and catch up on your reading at any time. But what’s really made […]

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Volla Phone Plinius is a rugged phone that ships with Ubuntu Touch or Google-free Android and mid-range specs

Brad Linder — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:17:28 +0000

The Volla Phone Plinius is a smartphone with a 6.67 inch, 2400 x 1080 pixel, 120 Hz OLED display, a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 processor, and a semi-rugged design. It’s also the latest in a line of phones from Volla that ship with a choice of two different operating systems: a Google-free version of Android called Volla […]

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Anbernic RG Rotate handheld game console with flip-out display coming soon for $88 and up

Brad Linder — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:54:49 +0000

Handheld devices with square displays that flip upward to reveal a keypad or gamepad are having a moment… again. Last month a company called FROG Technologies introduced a phone that gives strong Motorola Flipout vibes, while handheld game console maker Anbernic has been sharing teasers for an upcoming model called the Anbernic RG Rotate. Now […]

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Motorola razr fold: A $1,900 book-style foldable with Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, 16GB RAM, a 6,000 mAh battery and 80W charging

Brad Linder — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:26:27 +0000

Motorola has been selling foldable phones for more than 5 years. But up until now the company has focused primarily on flip phones that give you a compact device when folded and a full-sized phone when you flip the screen upward. The Motorola razr fold is the company’s first book-style foldable that’s set to compete […]

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Now you can run Linux on some PS5 consoles, use them to play Steam games

Brad Linder — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:37:33 +0000

Modern game consoles are basically PCs… so much so that Microsoft’s next Xbox is expected to support PC games and rumor has it that it’ll run a version of Windows. But folks have been using another operating system to effectively unlock the potential of older game consoles for years… and now there’s a way to […]

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Bring Home Assistant to a Google Home Mini with this $85 drop-in board (open hardware)

Brad Linder — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:29:46 +0000

The Google Home Mini (1st-gen) is a small smart speaker that launched in 2017 as an inexpensive internet-connected device that let you talk to Google Assistant to get answers to questions, save task and timers, play music, and more. But what if you don’t want a device that sends your voice queries to Google sitting […]

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ACEMAGIC F5A mini PC gets a Ryzen AI HX 470 spec bump

Brad Linder — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:23:25 +0000

The ACEMAGIC F5A AI 470 is a small desktop computer with support for up to three SSDs and a robust set of ports that includes two USB4 ports and an OCuLink port that provides an external PCIe 4.0 x4 connection for graphics docks or other add-ons. It’s also a rather modest update to last year’s ACEMAGIC […]

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Beelink EX Mate Pro is an 80 Gbps USB4 v2 dock with four M.2 slots and a familiar design

Brad Linder — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:53:30 +0000

The Beelink EX Mate Pro is a USB docking station that you can plug into a laptop to add storage, a few extra USB ports, HDMI output, and a 2.5 GbE LAN port. But there are two things that really make this dock interesting… if not necessarily the best bargain. One is that it has two […]

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GPD BOX is a Panther Lake mini PC with optional MCIO 8i port for PCIe 5.0 x8 external connection

Brad Linder — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:26:46 +0000

The GPD BOX is a mini PC with an Intel Panther Lake processor, support for up to 64GB of LPDDR5x-8533 memory, and two M.2 2280 slots for storage. It’s also one of the first mini PCs to feature an optional MCIO 8i port that functions as an external PCIe 5.0 x8 connector, allowing you to attach a […]

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Tank Pad Ultra is a $599 rugged tablet with a 1080p projector built in

Brad Linder — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:42:52 +0000

The 8849tech Tank Pad Ultra is a rugged Android tablet with a big battery, a durable body, and a built-in projector. In other words, it sounds a lot like last year’s Tank tablet. But the new model has a brighter, higher-resolution projector and… a less powerful processor, for some reason. First introduced earlier this month, the new […]

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Asus ROG Zephyrus DUO (2026) dual-screen gaming laptop is ridiculously powerful… and expensive

Brad Linder — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:16:39 +0000

The Asus ROG Zephyrus DUO (2026) is a gaming laptop with an Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Panther Lake processor, 32GB of LPDDR5x-8533 memory, a 1 TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD, and up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 discrete graphics with up to 135W TGP. Those features alone would probably make this powerful machine a pretty […]

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Lilbits: Microsoft Updates… Windows Update, Valve’s new Steam Controller is almost here, and reMarkable lays off 40% of its workforce

Brad Linder — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:43:34 +0000

Windows Update is one of those features that it’s easy to have a hate/hate relationship with. Sure, it’s important to install security updates, bug fixes, and performance enhancements in a timely fashion. But sometimes you don’t want to do it right now, because it takes too long for your computer to shut down or start up… […]

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