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Sony could bring back the Xperia Compact to compete with the iPhone 12 mini

Sony is reportedly set to bring back its “Compact” line of phones in 2021 with a new Xperia Compact model. It will offer a 5.5-inch display and dimensions more in line with Apple’s (relatively) diminutive iPhone 12 mini rather than the increasingly large phones that Sony has offered for the last few years. The new… Read more

Gabe Newell has big plans for brain-computer interfaces in gaming

Valve co-founder and president Gabe Newell talks about Valve’s exploration of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) for gaming and beyond, in an interview with New Zealand’s 1 News. Although Newell admits that the idea of having your brain interface directly with a computer sounds “indistinguishable from science fiction,” he says developers would be making a “silly mistake”… Read more

What Philips Hue smart bulbs are there and which should you buy?

(Pocket-lint) – The Philips Hue smart lighting system has grown dramatically in the last few years, in both popularity and the number of available products, further cementing its place at the top of the smart lighting pile. It’s now pretty safe to say that Philips’ range of connected LED lighting has an option to fit just… Read more

Adafruit Planning Tiny Raspberry Pi Pico Board With USB-C

Home News (Image credit: Future) Adafruit are not resting on their laurels and they are pressing on with their range of RP2040 ‘Pi Silicon’ based boards which use the same chip as the recently released Raspberry Pi Pico. In a recent tweet Adafruit have announced their latest prototype, the QT Py RP2040 a version of… Read more