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Turn your AirPods Max into a masterpiece with Casetify’s new headphone wrap

Turn your AirPods Max into a masterpiece with Casetify’s new headphone wrap

Made from a “silk-like textile,” according to Designboom, the headphone cover’s fabric has been finished with a pleated design mimicking the headscarf worn by the unknown subject in Girl with a Pearl Earring painted by Johannes Vermeer in the Dutch Golden Age style in 1665. The cover does serve to protect the outer finish of the AirPods Max’s earcups (while …

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Nintendo’s new toddler range includes cute wooden Mario blocks that double as amiibo, but the best set’ll cost you £100

Nintendo’s new toddler range includes cute wooden Mario blocks that double as amiibo, but the best set’ll cost you £100

Nintendo’s wading into the baby and toddler market with a new toy, clothing, and “general goods” range it’s pulling together under the My Mario banner. And there’s even a toddler-friendly stop motion Mario series releasing to accompany the whole thing. My Mario is described as a “series which parents and children can enjoy together”, and includes a mix …

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ASUS ROG Xbox Ally gaming handhelds to launch on October 16th – VideoCardz.com

ASUS ROG Xbox Ally gaming handhelds to launch on October 16th  VideoCardz.com Retail Leak Reveals ROG Xbox Ally Handheld Release Date  IGN ROG Xbox Ally Handheld Releases — Leaked Launch Date and Pricing Ahead of Gamescom 2025  Windows Central Asus ROG Xbox Ally X release date is all but confirmed  The Shortcut | Matt Swider Report: Xbox PC handheld duo Xbox Ally and Xbox …

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Amazon Prime Gaming’s 12 ‘free’ games for August include Civilization 3

Amazon Prime Gaming’s 12 ‘free’ games for August include Civilization 3

Amazon has revealed this month’s wave of ‘free’ games on Prime Gaming. This month’s games include Sid Meier‘s Civilization 3 Complete and Thief: Definitive Edition. Prime Gaming, which is included as part of an Amazon Prime subscription, lets members claim a selection of PC games every month, to claim and keep. While other services – such as PlayStation Plus and …

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iOS 26 public beta 2 has just landed — here’s everything that’s changed

iOS 26 public beta 2 has just landed — here’s everything that’s changed

While the iOS 26 developer beta has been enjoying its fifth major update, the iOS 26 public beta hasn’t been getting quite so much attention. But, for those of you that have been eagerly awaiting updates on the pre-release software, you’re in luck. iOS 26 public beta 2 has now been released. Beta testers can head into their settings to …

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Fantasy FPS classics Heretic and Hexen have been revived and remastered for PC and consoles

Fantasy FPS classics Heretic and Hexen have been revived and remastered for PC and consoles

Retro fans rejoice! Raven Software’s legendary (or at the very least, fondly remembered) fantasy FPS twosome Heretic and Hexen have risen from the grave and received the remaster treatment on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and PC, courtesy of retro specialists Nightdive. Heretic, for those too young to remember, originally released in 1994 while its sequel, Hexen: Beyond Heretic, released …

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M3 iPad Air all-time low, AirPods, M4 MacBooks $300 off, more [Updated]

M3 iPad Air all-time low, AirPods, M4 MacBooks $300 off, more [Updated]

As we approach week’s end, we are starting to track a massive selection of Apple deals across its current-generation lineup. From the iPad Air, mini 7, and Pro, right through the the M4 MacBook Air, a series of accessories, and much more, we are looking at some of the best prices of the year and even some new all-time lows …

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It Looks Like a School Vape Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Become an Audio Bug

It Looks Like a School Vape Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Become an Audio Bug

This article was produced with support from WIRED. A couple of years ago, a curious, then-16-year-old hacker named Reynaldo Vasquez-Garcia was on his laptop at his Portland-area high school, seeing what computer systems he could connect to via the Wifi—“using the school network as a lab,” as he puts it—when he spotted a handful of mysterious devices with the identifier “IPVideo Corporation.” …

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