Amazon's early fall Prime Day event now includes M5 MacBook Air models discounted as much as $150, alongside a $500 cut on a 2TB M5 Pro model and all-time low pricing on the single Apple AirTag 2. The sale also features Sharge's 300W smart display power bank at $50 off, new lows on Belkin 25W MagSafe charging stations, and Eve Matter/HomeKit accessories starting at $32. Separately, Twelve South launched its Airfly Drive wireless CarPlay and Android Auto adapter at $39.99.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-02
Anker has launched the Soundcore Space 2 Pro headphones, priced at $200, roughly less than half the cost of Apple's AirPods Max 2. The headphones mark Anker's first use of its new Akoustic AI chip, which powers active noise cancellation, call quality and personalized sound profiles, paired with an eight-sensor ANC setup and six microphones. They feature physical controls, multipoint Bluetooth, and up to 30 hours of battery life with ANC enabled.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-02
TP-Link's Archer BE550 (also called BE9300), a tri-band Wi-Fi 7 router with six antennas and a combined theoretical throughput of 9.3 Gbps, is on sale for $169.99, a 32% cut from its list price. The router includes five 2.5 Gb Ethernet ports, a USB port for network storage sharing, mesh support, per-device QoS, and tagged VLAN configuration.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-02
Figure AI released a nearly four-minute promotional video showing its older F.02 humanoid robot units being thrown or made to leap into a vat of liquid steel at a foundry in Imatra, Finland. The video echoes a scene from "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and features Arnold Schwarzenegger. Figure says the robots were trained beforehand to dive off a balcony in test conditions, and the actual filming happened across six melts with only a 20-minute window per melt.
futurism.com
· 2026-10-02
OpenAI has introduced a Virtual Try On feature in ChatGPT that lets users upload a selfie and full-body photo to see themselves wearing clothing items shown in chat, including items from uploaded screenshots. The feature runs on OpenAI's ChatGPT Images 2.5 model released in September, and the app now also lets users save liked products to a Library for later.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-01
OpenAI has globally launched two new ChatGPT shopping features: a virtual try-on tool that lets users upload a selfie or photo to see how clothing or accessories would look on them, and a Favorites option that saves discovered products to a Library for later reference. Both features run on the newly released ChatGPT Images 2.5 model, which OpenAI says improves lighting, texture and editing accuracy in generated images.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-01
Samsung's Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra keeps the same 45W charging speed and 11,600mAh battery as its predecessor, the Tab S11 Ultra. The two tablets share identical IP68 ratings, thickness of 5.1mm, and weight of 692 grams, with the main difference being the S12 Ultra shipping with One UI 9.0 out of the box, an update the S11 Ultra will also receive soon.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-01
9to5Toys' latest deals roundup highlights Apple refurb Studio Displays discounted up to $300, an M5 Pro MacBook Pro at $500 off, and a single AirTag 2 unit matching its all-time low of $24 on Amazon. The roundup also notes new low pricing on Belkin 25W MagSafe chargers from $13, Eve Matter/HomeKit smart home gear up to 38% off from $30, and an extra 10% off Apple USB-C, Thunderbolt, and MagSafe cables starting at $7.50.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-01
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said on his new podcast that Apple's redesigned MacBook Pro, featuring a touchscreen and OLED display, is likely to launch as early as October, possibly slipping to November. He noted Apple is already testing the device internally using a macOS 27.2 beta already distributed to developers.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-01
Leakers Moore's Law is Dead and IT Home discovered a new AMD chip codenamed Gainsborough in recent driver files, built on TSMC's N3P process as a semi-custom design. Import records reviewed by IT Home show AMD has already shipped test equipment for the chip, which measures 25mm by 25mm, the same package size reportedly planned for AMD's upcoming Ryzen Z3 and Z3 Extreme handheld chips.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-01
Apple's upcoming iPadOS 27.2 update will add a contextual Siri popup that appears when users select text with a trackpad or mouse, offering options like proofreading and rewriting suggestions. It will also bring user profiles to the Apple TV app on iPad, mirroring the feature already available on Apple TV 4K via tvOS.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-01
Reports indicate Valve is evaluating a new processor codenamed Gainsborough for a future handheld, widely assumed to be the Steam Deck 2. Details on the chip's specifications and manufacturer have not been officially confirmed by Valve.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-10-01
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