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After its official reveal last May and a full spec dump released in June, preorders for the GPD Duo laptop are now available through Indiegogo. Early backers can get one with an AMD Ryzen 7 8840U processor, 16GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, and a pair of 13.3-inch OLED screens for $1,274 (down from $1,430) with delivery expected in late November.

If you’re a Framework laptop user with access to a 3D printer you’ve now got an important question to ask yourself. Do you prioritize being able to accessorize your machine with Lego using this 3D-printed adapter with studs and tubes that fits into the Framework’s expansion card port? Or is adding another USB-C or HDMI port a higher priority? Decisions, decisions...

The Raspberry Pi 5 microcomputer can take advantage of Class A2 SD cards to boost read and write speeds, but only if the card itself properly supports the standard. Not all do, which prompted the company to partner with Longsys to create its own A2-compatible card that guarantees support for performance increasing features like “command queueing.”

A 32GB version will sell for $9.95.

Ryan Broderick of the excellent Garbage Day newsletter has a new podcast exploring “viral freakouts” like Tide Pods and NyQuil chicken. A recent episode featuring Michael Hobbes covers The Anxious Generation and the notion that smartphones have created a teen mental health crisis. It’s a good listen and a more nuanced discussion of the subject than anything in Haidt’s book.

Thanks to enthusiasts at minidisc.wiki, you can still add songs to a MiniDisc from a modern computer using its web app. Which means we live in a world where a Pixel 9 Pro can talk to a MiniDisc player from 2002.

An X post spotted by The Brick Fan flagged to the company yesterday that its online shop was displaying a “LEGO Coin” cryptocurrency banner.

Naturally, there is no such thing; Lego tells Engadget that the situation was quickly resolved and no user data was compromised.

The OhSnap Snap 4 is thinner than a camera bump, yet there’s so many more ways to use it than a PopSocket. While the earlier Snap 3 broke on my colleague Victoria, this new model is holding up great for us both. Plus, Best Buy’s got it for $27.99 right now. Watch my video for caveats, though!

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Today I learned that after Google stopped doing April Fools’ jokes in 2021 — a change we lauded — its Japan division started revealing zany keyboards on October 1st (because 10/1 = 101 keys) instead. Find the latest below; previous entries include the Gboard Teacup, Gboard Stick and Gboard Cap.

You can now buy a DIY OLED screen upgrade kit for the Nintendo Switch Lite for less than $50, but how easy it to install? Taki Udon demonstrates the process and while there’s no soldering needed, the installation does require the Lite to be nearly completely disassembled, and its original screen to be removed with the help of a hair dryer.

James Bruton, an engineer and former toy maker, has spent the past few months designing and building a Star Wars AT-AT replica strong enough to carry a single rider.

It’s built from a mix of 3D-printed parts and aluminum extrusion and has a top speed of about one meter per minute, giving the Rebels plenty of time to get out of its way.

GPD tells me Cary “The Phawx” Golomb is the only person with the absolutely feature packed dual-screen OLED laptop right now, and while he’s mostly evangelizing it to start, he’s been known to deliver excellent reviews.

GPD finally revealed full specs and pricing the other week: around $1,400 for AMD 8840U, around $1,800 for newer AMD HX 370.

The original TTArtisan LED fake film roll was already cute when it looked Kodak-ish and just shined white light, but now there’s an RGB version. The new Mini RGB LED Light has a touch of Fujifilm vibes in its cartridge design, shines various colors for creative lighting, and costs just $10.99 on Amazon.

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