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Labor Day sales to shop right now: The best tech deals we found from Apple, Amazon, Samsung and others
The final holiday weekend of summer is here and there are Labor Day sales to be had. Historically, Labor Day isn’t a boon for tech deals but there are always a few decent ones that pop up, particularly in the outdoor tech space. Labor Day sales often overlap with back-to-school…
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These robots move through the magic of mushrooms
Researchers at Cornell University tapped into fungal mycelia to power a pair of proof-of-concept robots. Mycelia, the underground fungal network that can sprout mushrooms as its above-ground fruit, can sense light and chemical reactions and communicate through electrical signals. This makes it a novel component in hybrid robotics that could…
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Apple event 2024: What to expect at the iPhone 16 keynote in September
The biggest day of the tech world’s autumn calendar is nearly here: Apple’s iPhone 16 event will take place on September 9 at 1PM ET. We’ll be live-blogging the news, and you can watch it live via the company’s website or on YouTube. The biggest news from the Apple event…
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LG debuts its ThinQ ON smart home hub that comes with an AI voice assistant
LG has introduced a smart home hub called ThinQ ON that has the technology to control not just LG-branded appliances but also other smart home devices. It comes with a built-in speaker that gives you a way to talk to LG's AI voice assistant, so you can use it to…
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The Morning After: GameStop’s retro gaming pivot
GameStop has announced it’s launching a group of retro game retail locations, which will stock physical consoles, discs and cartridges from classic Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox and Sega platforms. The company announced on X it’ll cover 18 classic systems, from NES through to PS Vita. You can search for retro-friendly locations…
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The best power banks and portable chargers for every device in 2024
This power bank guide was one of the first projects I took on after joining Engadget in 2022. Over the past two years, there’s nearly always been a portable charger silently refilling a phone or tablet somewhere in my office. I’ve tested nearly three dozen portable batteries thus far, taking…
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