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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 92, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, I’ve kept my phone case on all week, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)
I also have for you: a new Elgato webcam, LG’s next portable TV, a game about being a fly, and more.
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The Drop
Elgato Facecam 4K : This $199.99 webcam can record in 4K resolution and 60fps and lets you swap in 49mm lens filters and dial in your ISO, white balance, and shutter speed. It’s still a webcam, but that flexibility might make it feel a little more like a real camera. This $199.99 webcam can record in 4K resolution and 60fps and lets you swap in 49mm lens filters and dial in your ISO, white balance, and shutter speed. It’s still a webcam, but that flexibility might make it feel a little more like a real camera.
LG StanbyMe 2 : I have legitimately considered buying a TV on wheels for my home (I think storing the TV when I’m not watching it would be very useful!), so LG’s second-generation portable display, which you can now buy, is kind of appealing to me. At $1,299.99, it’s out of my price range, but I can dream. I have legitimately considered buying a TV on wheels for my home (I think storing the TV when I’m not watching it would be very useful!), so LG’s second-generation portable display, which you can now buy, is kind of appealing to me. At $1,299.99, it’s out of my price range, but I can dream.
Twisted Metal season 2 : I never watched the first season, but the second I never watched the first season, but the second sounds like it’s a lot closer to an actual Twisted Metal game. Maybe I’ll just skip right to this one and enjoy the ride.
Sharge’s Retractable 3-in-1 Power Bank : This new charger with a retractable USB-C cable also has a rechargeable battery. But perhaps most importantly, it just looks so good. Useful and cool? Might have to get one. This new charger with a retractable USB-C cable also has a rechargeable battery. But perhaps most importantly, it just looks so good. Useful and cool? Might have to get one.
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