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The UwU Virtual Pet Buffer is a Tamagotchi in a guitar pedal
I'm not gonna pretend I've figured you, the Engadget reader, out. Trying to predict what is gonna get your little nerd hearts all a flutter is kind of a crapshoot. But, I'm pretty confident that a Tamagotchi in a guitar pedal is right up your alley. Ground Control Audio showed…
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Embodme Erae II hands-on: A customizable MPE MIDI controller for your soft synths and analog gear
The original Erae Touch was one of the more interesting MPE controllers to come out in the last few years. But it's been on the market for less than three years. So it was something of a surprise when Embodme showed up to NAMM 2024 with Erae II, the next…
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Casio’s Dimension Tripper lets you control your guitar pedals with your guitar strap
NAMM is packed to the gills with synths, guitars, saxophones, et cetera. But, I promise you right now, the Dimension Tripper from Casio is the only wireless expression controller on the floor that you operate with your guitar strap. The concept is simple. It’s an expression pedal. Just, not in…
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Seeking Mavis Beacon is a wild Sundance doc about the search for a lost tech icon
With a healthy dose of heart and whimsy, the Sundance documentary Seeking Mavis Beacon follows two young Black women who are devoted to finding the original model for Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing. If you touched a computer during the '80s or '90s, there's a good chance that Mavis helped you…
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What’s up with the ‘toxicity’ around Cities: Skylines II?
Cities: Skylines II developer Colossal Order has a uniquely close relationship with its community. The original Cities: Skylines came out in 2015 and gobbled up the audience that was left behind by EA’s SimCity, which came out in 2013 and was a busted mess. Cities: Skylines scratched that urban-planning itch,…
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Samsung’s AI features on the Galaxy S24 in China reportedly ditch Google for Baidu
The Samsung Galaxy S24 isn’t taking Google’s Gemini AI with it to China. CNBC reported Friday that the Chinese version of the flagship phone uses Baidu’s Ernie chatbot to power the phone’s AI-powered features. Ernie arrived last August after reportedly receiving Chinese government approval. “Now featuring Ernie’s understanding and generation…
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