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The GamerCard handheld device suffers from inconsistent controls, lacking a dedicated Home button and physical volume controls, which complicates navigation and system management. Its Bluetooth connectivity is unreliable, and loading ROMs for emulation is hindered by the absence of an easy microSD card ejection method. Despite its potential for emulation, these hardware shortcomings limit its practical use.
The Nothing Headphone (1), the company's first over-ear model launched in 2025, is now available at a record-low price of $189, reflecting a $110 discount for Prime Day. These headphones feature a transparent, bold design with physical controls, noise cancellation, and up to 35 hours of battery life. The deal highlights the product's popularity and competitive features in the over-ear headphone market.
Leaked details confirm Fitbit's upcoming Edge device will include a 1.34-inch always-on OLED display, running Fitbit OS with Google Play access. It features a range of sensors for health monitoring, GPS, and real-time coaching, with a battery life of up to seven days. The device is expected to launch in four color options and has an IP68 water resistance rating.
TDM’s Neo headphones, introduced at CES 2026 and funded via Kickstarter, are now available for purchase in the US through online and retail outlets. These headphones feature a flexible headband and dual sets of 40mm drivers that can be rolled up into a portable Bluetooth speaker, offering over 200 hours of listening as headphones and about 16 hours in speaker mode. The product is priced at $249 and includes removable batteries and ear cushions.
A survey of nearly 1,500 Android users reveals that over a third leave Bluetooth codec settings at default, while only about a third actively customize them. Nearly 31% are unaware that such options exist, highlighting limited user engagement with advanced audio configurations. The default settings are managed automatically, often without user input.
Amazon is selling Sony's ULT WEAR over-ear noise-canceling wireless headphones for $132.95, down from their $249.99 list price. The headphones feature a dedicated bass-boost button, active noise cancellation, up to 50 hours of battery life, and multipoint Bluetooth pairing.
Amazon has cut the price of Sony's WH-1000XM6 wireless headphones to $378, down from their $459.99 list price, an $81.99 saving. The deal ties the lowest price the headphones have hit so far this year, ahead of the upcoming Prime Day sale.
When only one AirPod produces sound, the likely cause is a charging problem. Owners are advised to clean the case's charging port and contacts, fully charge the case, then check both AirPods' battery status via the iPhone popup or Batteries widget before testing the faulty earbud alone. If cleaning and recharging don't fix it, a factory reset through iPhone Bluetooth settings is the next step, with slightly different reset button sequences for older versus newer AirPods models.
Pairing a phone with a rental car's entertainment system via Bluetooth can prompt a sync of contacts and other data, which may be stored on the vehicle's infotainment system indefinitely unless manually deleted. Using a USB cable with Apple CarPlay or Android Auto instead offers encrypted connections that don't expose this data. Rental companies like Avis state in their policies that customers are responsible for removing their own data and that the company isn't liable for information left behind.
Sincere Inc. has released a limited-edition 'After Hours' version of its Pixel Tunes portable Bluetooth CD player, priced at 12,980 yen (about $83). Unlike the brand's three other translucent colorways, this smoke-tinted model contains phosphorescent material that makes its shell glow green in the dark. The player includes modern touches such as USB-C charging, Bluetooth 5.3, and a 60-second anti-skip buffer, alongside 5-7 hours of battery life.
A developer who already used Home Assistant to track bin collection schedules built a new project called BinRange to detect whether bins had actually been moved. The system uses a fixed ultra-wideband radio anchor, six battery-powered tags attached to wheelie bins, a 3D-printed enclosure, custom firmware with wireless updates, and integration with Home Assistant to combine location data with collection schedules. The build followed an earlier, less successful attempt using Bluetooth tags and a proxy, and was developed with heavy use of AI coding tools including Codex and Astra.
Bitchat, Jack Dorsey's Bluetooth-based offline messaging app, has been removed from Apple's and Google's app stores in India after the government invoked Section 69A of the IT Act. Apple's takedown notice, shared by Dorsey, said the app remains available outside India but that access via TestFlight is also blocked there, and Bitchat's website appears inaccessible across Indian ISPs. The move follows an earlier July order directing GitHub to remove Bitchat's code repositories.