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The Red Magic is the new phone from Nubia (a ZTE sub-brand in China), and it’s built for gaming. But you probably didn’t need me to tell you that. The Red Magic is practically screaming “extreme gamer,” with its sharp, hexagonal cutouts for the camera and fingerprint sensor, aggressively red vents and details, and the glowing LED strip on the back, via … [Read more...] about Nubia’s Red Magic smartphone is designed for gaming, down to the glowing LEDs on the back

Zink is a printing technology that makes me worried about the future of our species. My dad used to work at a print company. Truck-sized printing presses were a hassle to set up, maintain, and clean. To print a photo, you had to use multiple plates, one for each color. It was expensive and messy, but the prints were beautiful. After high school, I moved to California, where I … [Read more...] about Canon’s new mobile photo printer is just like all the other mobile photo printers

Pipe cleaners probably played a large role in your life when you were a kid. Remember all those hours spent twisting the furry wires into weird and fun shapes? If the thought of doing that for hours hurts your hands, a Japanese tinkerer named Yoshihito Isogawa has created a robot that does the bending for you (as spotted by Gizmodo). When a pipe cleaner is fed into the machine, … [Read more...] about Watch this robot bend pipe cleaners into hearts and stars

After showing off its promising Vaunt smart glasses just a couple of months ago, Intel is now shuttering the division that built its wearable device. The devices group was formed in 2013 with a view to develop fitness trackers and smart glasses – but its products didn’t really see the light of day for long, despite hundreds of millions of dollars in funding from the … [Read more...] about Intel kills off its smart glasses project

Ah, Amsterdam in spring. The sunshine glitters across the canals, the streetside bars bustle, and tourists trample all over the cycle lanes. Since its invention by John Richard Dedicoat in the late 1800s, the bicycle bell has been two-wheeler’s solution to pedestrians on paths, but surely in this modern era we have something better? Kicking out 140 decibels of screeching … [Read more...] about We tooted the world’s loudest bike horn on the streets and no one gave a fuck

Sonos speakers have always come in two colors: black and white (and those aren’t even technically colors, depending who you ask). If that’s a bit too drab for your tastes, you can now buy the Sonos One in a few colorful options. The new, limited edition colors came about as a partnership with Danish design brand HAY. They’re designed to match HAY’s … [Read more...] about Sonos speakers come in pretty colors now

Another day, another bit of OnePlus 6 news. A day after we learned the phone would likely be water-resistant, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau took it upon himself to share the first images we’ve seen taken using the new camera. Lau shared the photos on Chinese platform Weibo. The photos are a set of simple daytime images taken in Standford, California. Have a gander: You can view … [Read more...] about OnePlus 6: Here are the first camera samples

Season two of Circuit Breaker Live is almost over, so you have to enjoy the show while you still can. Nilay’s wife Becky had a baby, so he’ll be streaming it live at home, just like you. His baby is going to learn about gadgets, just like you, too. As always, we’ll be live at 4PM ET on The Verge’s YouTube channel. Paul and I will be hosting this episode … [Read more...] about Watch Circuit Breaker live for Nintendo Switch projectors and Android P speculation

Sennheiser is unveiling a new line of monitoring headphones that are designed for professional content creators working on set, or on the go. The Senheisser 300 Pro series are made for people who might need a sturdy set of headphones, like those who work on production teams or as camera operators. They have enough flexibility so you could use them while filming something like a … [Read more...] about Sennheiser’s new 300 Pro headphones are made for content creators

The Koss Porta Pro are some of the most iconic headphones ever. Their retro aesthetic and open-backed design has survived the test of time, making them a popular entry-level recommendation for over 30 years. But in this age of disappearing headphone jacks, even the classics have to adapt. As spotted by Ars Technica, an FCC filing registered by Koss way back in … [Read more...] about Iconic Koss Porta Pro headphones to get a wireless reboot (probably)