Sony has unveiled three new tower-style speakers—the ULT Tower Max, Tower 7, and Tower 5—as the largest additions to its ULT Power Sound lineup. Each model adds USB-C, RCA, and XLR ports for wired connections, along with up to 100 LEDs for battery and Bluetooth status lights and synced light shows. The flagship Tower Max costs $1,499.99 and weighs 121 pounds, while the Tower 7 runs $649.99 at 50 pounds, and the Tower 5 is the smallest at 29 pounds.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-01
Shelly has introduced its first security camera, priced at $49.99 and available in black or white through its online store and resellers. The wired, USB-C-powered camera offers 1080p video with a 110-degree horizontal and 70-degree vertical field of view, night vision, local microSD storage, and smart home automation triggers via other Shelly devices, all without requiring a paid plan.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-01
Asus' new ProArt PA279cdv pairs a 27-inch QD-OLED panel with HDR support and extensive physical adjustability, including swivel, tilt, portrait rotation, and a 5-inch height range. It offers a broad port selection, with dual USB-C connections for 96W laptop charging and KVM switching, plus USB-A, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, and DisplayPort Out for daisy-chaining, alongside a Windows/macOS companion app for managing its many picture settings.
wired.com
· 2026-08-31
Satechi has released the OntheGo Foldable Stand Hub, an $80 accessory that doubles as a tablet, phone, or laptop stand and a USB-C dock. A ZDNET reviewer tested the device and found it solved long-standing ergonomic and connectivity problems that had left previous tablets gathering dust.
zdnet.com
· 2026-08-31
A review highlights how having two USB-C ports on a laptop simplifies connecting peripherals like portable monitors, since one port can handle power while the other manages video and data. The piece notes that laptops with only a single USB-C port force users to rely on multiple adapters and cables—such as HDMI-to-mini-HDMI and USB-A-to-USB-C—to achieve the same functionality, especially when battery life requires the laptop to stay plugged in.
engadget.com
· 2026-08-31
Sharge has released the Shargeek 300, a metal unibody power bank with a 24,000mAh battery that outputs up to 300W, enough to charge two laptops and a phone simultaneously. It features a translucent housing with RGB lighting, a 1.9-inch display showing real-time charging data via its Sentinel battery management system, and is currently priced at $199 through a launch deal on Amazon.
9to5toys.com
· 2026-08-29
The Talix retractable USB-C to USB-C cable, normally $22, is discounted to $14 on Amazon with a coupon. It supports up to 240W and PD 3.2 charging, packing a 4- to 5-foot cord into a compact, magnet-equipped case about the size of a compact mirror.
zdnet.com
· 2026-08-28
Woot is selling the Hyper Dual Monitor Thunderbolt 4 Dock for $24.29 after applying the code WOOTDOCK, down from its usual $99.99 list price. The dock supports dual 4K60Hz displays or a single 8K30Hz monitor, offers 60W USB-C power delivery, two USB-A 10Gbps ports, a 1GbE ethernet port, and a 3.5mm audio jack, all through a single Thunderbolt 4 connection.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-08-28
Google's Pixel 11 Pro XL nearly hits its advertised 45W wired charging speed, peaking at 40.7W, but only when paired with a specific USB-C charger supporting 21V at 2A under the USB PD PPS protocol. Common PPS chargers limited to 11V, including some rated up to 67W, only delivered around 25W in testing, and even with the ideal charger the phone still takes about 21 minutes to reach 50% charge.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-08-28
Samsung's 32-inch ViewFinity S7, a 4K UHD IPS monitor with HDR10 support, has received its first-ever price cut on Amazon, falling from $289.99 to $219.99. The $70 reduction amounts to a 24% discount off its list price.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-08-26
Amazon has cut the price of Anker's clamp-on Nano Power Strip to $57.99, down from its $69.99 list price, marking a 17% discount and the first price reduction the device has seen on the platform. The strip offers six AC outlets and four USB ports (two USB-C, two USB-A) with up to 70W total output, plus surge and overload protection.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-08-25
Thunderbolt 5 upgrades on Thunderbolt 4 by offering up to 120Gbps in one direction and 40Gbps in the other, compared to Thunderbolt 4's symmetric bandwidth, while also supporting 240 watts of power delivery. Both standards share USB-C connectors and support data, video and power over the same cables, and Thunderbolt 5 remains backwards compatible with Thunderbolt 4, 3 and USB4 devices.
engadget.com
· 2026-08-25
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