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What we bought: Our favorite books of 2022
We may not have had quite as much unfettered reading time as we did in the lockdown days of the COVID pandemic, but Engadget’s editors have still managed to pick out, peruse and ponder a broad variety of this year’s most intriguing books. Whether we learned how to wield a…
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Lenovo’s IdeaPad Flex 3i Chromebook offers a larger display and optional 1080p webcam
Lenovo has launched the IdeaPad Flex 3i 2-in-1 Chromebook with improved features over last year’s Flex 3i Chromebook, along with a higher price tag. The 16:10 12.2-inch display is an inch larger than before, and it can be used as a laptop, tablet or made to stand in tent-mode for…
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The Morning After: We tried Dyson’s air-purifying headphones
Dyson’s Zone is a headset-visor that processes the air you breathe and pumps it, well, into your face. Now we know the price ($949!) and launch date (March 2023), the company invited press to strap the baffling device on and test it a little more extensively. In a dark blue…
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Porsche’s new on-board charger for Taycan EVs halves Level 2 charging times
Earlier this year, Porsche released a substantial software update for its sporty Taycan EV that delivered range and charging speed improvements. If you feel those enhancements weren't enough, the automaker is releasing a hardware upgrade for existing Taycan models that halves charging times. On Performance Battery-equipped Taycans, Porsche says its…
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The Final Fantasy ‘Pixel Remaster’ series heads to Switch and PS4 next spring
Square Enix’s “pixel perfect” remasters of the first six Final Fantasy games will arrive on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 next spring, the publisher announced on Monday. First announced at E3 2021 and subsequently released on PC and mobile over the course of that same year, the Final Fantasy Pixel…
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Epic Games will pay $520 million to settle FTC’s ‘Fortnite’ case
Fortnite maker Epic Games will pay $520 million to settle allegations that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and "tricked millions of players into making unintentional purchases," using deceptive design strategies called dark patterns, the Federal Trade Commission said. The agency notes that there are two separate…
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