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Upgrade your home with Prime Day deals for $40 or less

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The Hoto 3.6V electric screwdriver kit makes even the smallest home project easier. | Image: Hoto Speaking as someone who just had to buy a new garbage disposal on his lunch break, I know firsthand how much home maintenance can cost, so I’m always excited to find inexpensive home tech that feels like an upgrade. Prime Day is a great time to score deals on video doorbells and cameras, novel methods of interacting with your home like buttons and switches, and a variety of smart outlets and plugs. If you have some tasks clogging up your to-do list, or you’re trying to expand your toolbox, we also found some discounts on more analog gadgets like screwdrivers and box-cutters. For even more tech that won’t cut into your budget, make sure to check out our guide to the best deals under $25 . Blink Battery Doorbell 2K Plus Blink’s battery-powered video doorbell has a 2K resolution camera, two-way audio, and color night vision. Make su...
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BYOK is my new go-to distraction-free writing tool

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Proof that I wrote this review on the BYOK. | Photo: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge I have long been on the hunt for the perfect distraction-free writing setup. The latest contender is BYOK , which stands for Bring Your Own Keyboard. It's a simple $199 black plastic rectangle with a low-resolution LCD screen that lets you edit text and does almost nothing else. I've tried dedicated apps. I've even converted an old laptop into a writerdeck . But neither solution really clicked. Last year, I paired a Boox Palma with a NuPhy Air and there was a lot to like. The unique, quick-refreshing E Ink screen provided my favorite typing experience yet, and it synced seamlessly with my other devices thanks to Obsidian . But Boox's OS is a b … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/tech/956473/byok-distraction-free-writing-review
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Oppo’s Bubble selfie screen is crying out for Qi2

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The Bubble needs additional magnets to actually attach to a phone. The Oppo Bubble is a smart second screen for your phone, one that can be attached and detached at will, connects wirelessly, and serves as either a selfie screen or a wireless camera remote. It's the best version of this idea I've used yet, but also a frustrating reminder that it could be even better if only Oppo and other Android OEMs would get on board with Qi2 . The Bubble is a bit like a smaller - much, much smaller - version of Insta360's Snap or the Dockcase Selfix phone case . It's a tiny puck, just 7mm thick and 27.5g, with a 1.73-inch circular OLED touchscreen. It has its own 550mAh battery - though Oppo won't say how long to expect … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/956922/oppo-bubble-selfie-screen-magnetic-qi2
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Slate’s electric truck: all the news about the ultra-minimal EV

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Slate Auto is a new startup that emerged out of a secretive project called “Re:Car” within Re:Build Manufacturing, a domestic manufacturing project backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The company’s first electric vehicle is a barebones electric pickup that’s roughly a third of the size of your typical gas-powered truck. And the proposal is pretty radical: Would you trade all the bells and whistles of a modern car for a more affordable price? The Slate Truck has unquestionably been one of the most talked about new EVs in a long time. Slate says the base version will start at a little under $25,000, but customers can add a bevy of 3D-printed accessories, as well as a galaxy of different colored wraps, to personalize their trucks. The ultra-minimal design also enables a low-cost approach to manufacturing that has caught the eye of major investors. It’s been engineered and will be manufactured in America, but is this extreme simpl...
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Riot now lets you enable its anti-cheat when you want to

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If League of Legends and Valorant players have the right hardware and elect to opt into "pre-boot security mechanisms and Windows' own native protection features," then, starting today, they can switch the Vanguard anti-cheat software from always-on to one that's "on demand." With "Vanguard Pre-Check," the kernel-level driver won't launch when your system does, according to a blog post from Phillip Koskinas, Riot's head of anti-cheat. Riot is able to introduce this new feature now after working with the Xbox OS Security Team at Microsoft on improvements to the Windows kernel that lock out the kind of driver and memory exploits that cheats … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/games/956137/riot-games-vanguard-pre-check-anti-cheat-on-demand-valorant
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UK staff at the foundation that runs Wikipedia seeks union recognition

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UK-based staff at the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), the nonprofit that supports Wikipedia, are pushing forward with their unionization drive. On Wednesday, the staff sent a letter to WMF management requesting the organization voluntarily recognize the union. "The WMF has undergone a period of significant change in recent months, escalating workers' concerns over transparency, trust, and the organisation's future direction," a press release from the Communication Workers Union reads. "The workers are longtime contributors and organisers, and are deeply committed to the Wikimedia movement." WMF staff are based around the world, and the UK cont … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/news/956237/wikipedia-wikimedia-foundation-staff-unionization-volunteer-editor-strike
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Figma now has AI motion graphics and shader tools

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Figma has unveiled some new design and coding product updates at its annual Config conference that aim to help creatives "push their ideas further" and automate tedious tasks with AI. Part of this is a reimagined canvas that's now optimized for full-stack development, according to Figma, bringing teams, AI agents , tools, and materials "together in one place." Notable callouts include coding layers that let you tweak the code of your projects without leaving the Figma Design canvas, and AI-generated motion graphics effects, which allow you to make animations and transition effects by simply describing them to Figma's chatbot interface. You c … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/tech/955831/figma-code-design-tools-config-2026-announcements
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