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Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Anker upgraded its screen-equipped Nano charger to help prolong battery health.

Less than a year after its original Nano Charger launched, Anker is introducing an updated and slightly more expensive $34.99 version that adds support for USB PD 3.2’s adjustable voltage supply (AVS) to more precisely manage power delivery and reduce battery degradation. The new Nano Charger is also available in new colors to match the iPhone 18 Pro.

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<em>The new Nano Charger’s color options include orange, burgundy red, black tone, aurora white, and misty blue.</em>
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The new Nano Charger’s color options include orange, burgundy red, black tone, aurora white, and misty blue.
Image: Anker
Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Insta360’s Luna Ultra will soon get vertical 4K video too.

This week’s new single-lens Luna Pro added 4K30 vertical recording, something lacking on the pricier Ultra and both of DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4 and 4P steadicams. The company tells me that the Ultra is getting 4K support added retroactively though. The update is planned for September 20th, but I’ve been warned there’s a chance it could be postponed.

Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Samsung’s leaked SmartTag 3 goes full squircle.

Images shared by WinFuture suggest a return to the squircular design of the original SmartTag (unlike its pill-shaped successor), but without a cutout for key rings and carabiners. Instead an optional case could offer an attachment point, while a Spigen collaboration builds it into a pet collar. WinFuture expects it to launch in October for $29.99.

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Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Samsung’s first clip-on earbuds leak in new image.

Supposedly galled the Galaxy Buds On, SammyGuru found an image of the earbuds in the Samsung Buds Manager app. Other images hint at features including automatic volume adjustment, voice memo recording, and head shaking and nodding gesture controls. Clip-ons are the new industry trend, with Bose, Sony, and Nothing already on board.

Although these are in black, SammyGuru says a white version is on the way too.
Although these are in black, SammyGuru says a white version is on the way too.
Image: SammyGuru
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
YouTube now lets you lock your account on the TV app with a PIN.

You’ll also be able to unlock your account with the YouTube mobile app. Read all the details in this YouTube support post. This is a smart feature!

A screenshot of the TV app showing a PIN entry screen.
Image: YouTube
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Xteink plans to bring back USB-C as an option for its tiny e-readers.

Xteink has shared an update on Reddit following backlash to its new X4 Classic e-reader that uses a proprietary magnetic pogo pin charging cable. While the company isn’t planning to abandon the pogo approach any time soon, it’s also “working toward bringing USB-C back as an option in future products.”

A magnetic pogo pin USB cable sitting on the back of the Xteink X3 e-reader.
Photo: Andrew Liszewski / The Verge
Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
The Dell XPS 13 is the latest laptop to get a $100 price hike.

The XPS 13 now costs $699 for a base configuration with just 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. That price used to get you a configuration with 512GB of storage, but Dell’s now charging $799 for that one. It matches the pricing for Apple’s MacBook Neo, which also got a price hike earlier this year.

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Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Here come the Duo-sized power banks.

You’ll now have to be more careful when choosing a battery for your iPhone. BMX’s new SolidSafe Duo is one of the first that’s sized to fit Apple’s wider iPhone Duo. At $79.99 the SolidSafe Duo is expensive for a 5,000mAh battery even with wireless charging capabilities, but it uses safer semi-solid-state cell tech, and you get a big status screen.

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Allison Johnson
Allison Johnson
This Qi2 ring charger has a built-in fan.

Charging your phone wirelessly can get mighty toasty. ESR’s new CryoBoost 25W charging pad has a clever solution: a fan built right into the charging puck. The company claims the design allows it to charge an iPhone 17 Pro halfway up to 28 percent faster than the official Apple MagSafe 25W charger. Maybe I’m no fun, but once you’re plugging a cable in to run a fan while you charge your phone why not… just use wired charging?

Update: We’ve seen chargers with fans (and some with fanless cooling too) before; let us know if you’re using one with this type of design and if they live up to the sales pitch.

Tom Warren
Tom Warren
Nothing pro headphones reportedly launching this month.

We called Nothing’s first pair of over-the-ear headphones “head-turning,” thanks to an aesthetic that reminds you that Bluetooth headphones are computers these days. Now, Nothing is reportedly preparing to launch a new pro model, according to Dealabs. The new headphones are rumored to include a new triple driver architecture, 10-microphone adaptive ANC, and up to 60 hours of battery life. Dealabs claims the Nothing Headphone 1 Pro will launch on September 29th, priced at $399.

Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
Apple betters its software remote.

The latest iOS beta has given up details of an overhauled Apple TV Remote. Now how about making a physical Apple TV remote with a display?

Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
The Pixel Tablet is gone from Google’s online store.

The 2023 Android tablet has seemingly been discontinued. Its online Google Store page is gone, and there’s no longer even a “Tablet” section in the menu. The Pixel Tablet was most notable for the included dock, which turned it into a smart home hub, but never received a follow-up.

Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Motorola has its own wide foldable on the way.

The Razr maker didn’t want to feel left out by Apple’s iPhone Duo, the latest in a wave of passport-shaped foldables. This clip of its flip phones and foldables, including this year’s Razr Fold, ends with a shorter, wider phone, shown briefly and only in silhouette. Motorola calls it “our next move.”

Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
Zuckoff, the app that detects nearby Meta glassholes.

The developer of the iPhone app told Business Insider that he examined the Bluetooth signals emitted by popular smart glasses to establish corresponding fingerprints. The app can then alert users when a pair of potential “pervert glasses” are nearby.

It can be downloaded from the Apple Store.
It can be downloaded from the Apple Store.
Image: Apple
Hands-on with the foldable iPhone DuoHands-on with the foldable iPhone Duo
Allison Johnson and Dominic Preston
Apple iPhone Duo launch event: The 5 biggest announcements

This year’s iPhone event included Apple’s first foldable, an upgraded iPhone 18 Pro, and much more.

Emma Roth
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Etsy is worried it’ll get caught up in the FCC’s gadget bans.

Remember when it was cheap and easy for me to buy DJI’s banned camera? The FCC is currently taking comments on a plan to ban online marketplaces from listing gadgets like that. Platforms would need to validate each device’s FCC status before they list it for sale. Etsy wants its “micro-entrepreneurs” to be exempt.