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Mophie's 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad Isn't AirPower, But It'll Have to Do

Geekz Snow 2019-08-09

When Apple announced that its promised multi-device AirPower charging pad had officially been cancelled, people immediately began wondering what might take its place.

After all, just because Apple had given up, that didn’t mean people didn’t want a simple and convenient way to recharge a range of Apple products.

So now, almost half a year after AirPower got killed off, Mophie has finally released the first Apple-approved multi-device charging pad available for sale from Apple’s web store.

While it doesn’t look quite as sleek or pretty as AirPower, Mophie’s £130 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad should still be able to get the job done.

It features three distinct charging zones that can juice up an iPhone, AirPods, and an Apple Watch simultaneously, complete with a listed power output of 7.5 watts (which is Apple’s current limit for wireless charging).

Mophie’s 3-in-1 charging pad is actually quite clever, and possibly an improvement over AirPower, as the angled rest for the Apple Watch makes it easier to use the watch in Nightstand mode while the device is recharging.

Upgrading your home entertainment? Amazon discounts this Megacra soundbar to $70

Geekz Snow 2019-08-09

While most soundbars, too, are exorbitantly priced, there are countless others available that are being sold for less than $100 but provide almost the same audio performance as their high-end counterparts.

A genuine bang-for-your-buck example is the Megacra Soundbar, which has earned an excellent 4.1 out of 5 stars rating on Amazon.

Upgrade your home theater setup for just $70.

The Megacra soundbar measures 38 inches across and looks exactly like most soundbars: Long, slim, and black, which will nicely complement your TV.

Appearance-wise, the soundbar doesn’t scream cheap by any means.

All its buttons are found on the right side, including the power button, the volume control buttons, and the play/pause button if you’re playing music via Bluetooth connection (yes, it supports Bluetooth).

These smart batteries recharge in under 2 hours and outlast standard lithium-ion

Geekz Snow 2019-08-08

If cost savings and convenience aren’t enough to bolster the argument in favor of using rechargeable batteries, the environmental impact of discarded single-use, non-rechargeable alkaline batteries is the topper.

Single-use batteries account for 20% of the household hazardous materials in our landfills.

Presently with close to $100,000 in pledges, more than ten times the campaign’s all-or-nothing goal, the Pale Blue AA and AAA rechargeable batteries have advantages over both single-use alkaline batteries and nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) rechargeables.

Pale Blues can be recharged up to twice as many times as NiMH rechargeable batteries.

Probably even more significant for busy users than the number of charging cycles, Pale Blue’s LiPo batteries recharge to full power much faster than NiMH rechargeables.

According to Pale Blue, the company’s AA cell batteries recharge to their full 1,560mAh capacity in under two hours and the AAA cells attain their full 450mAh power in less than one hour.

Play Nintendo Switch games in 1440p with the mClassic USB graphics processor

Geekz Snow 2019-08-08

Updated headline on 8/8 to reflect 1440p resolution

In the past, the video game console you bought at launch would have the same graphical capabilities for its entire lifespan, with only software-side updates potentially improving how games looked and ran.

It is no longer the past, however, as Merseille’s mClassic device is a plug-and-play graphics processor that promises to boost your consoles’ performance without modification.

The mClassic is designed to work with all of your consoles, including the Nintendo Switch and retro systems.

It touts built-in anti-aliasing, 4K upscaling, better depth of field, and sharper image quality.

Merseille says in its IndieGoGo campaign that the device only adds about 1ms of extra latency onto games when in use.

The new-generation WD My Passport SSD gets a 61% discount on Amazon today

Geekz Snow 2019-08-08

Those are among the factors people consider before purchasing an external storage device.

Another undeniable factor — the price, and that’s where the WD My Passport SSD deal on Amazon has you covered.

This unmissable deal is similar to SanDisk Extreme Portable External SSD price cute we wrote about last week that is still being discounted, but not as low anymore.

Amazon’s deal on the WD My Passport SSD allows you to save a whopping $430 on the 2TB storage capacity.

If you’re not ready to dish out $270 on a portable storage device, you can get the smaller 512GB or 256GB options and still save.

Its compact size allows users to save files on the go.

Samsung DeX missed its chance to make a big splash

Geekz Snow 2019-08-08

To be fair, the convenience of being able to not just control your phone but access the “DeXtop” from any Windows or Mac computer is a major step forward, but it may have fallen short of what fans of the platform have been expecting or even requesting for a few months now.

The new DeX is the old Flow

It is indeed impressive that Samsung DeX can now “run on” a Windows or Mac computer without requiring anything but a USB cable.

Make no mistake, it’s still a convenient and practical new feature that does show DeX’s potential.

It sadly seems to stop at just that, potential.

One of the prevalent rumors about Samsung DeX before the Galaxy Note 10’s debut was its potential wireless connectivity.

Play Nintendo Switch games in 1440p with the mClassic USB graphics processor

Geekz Snow 2019-08-08

Updated headline on 8/8 to reflect 1440p resolution

It is no longer the past, however, as Merseille’s mClassic device is a plug-and-play graphics processor that promises to boost your consoles’ performance without modification.

The mClassic is designed to work with all of your consoles, including the Nintendo Switch and retro systems.

It touts built-in anti-aliasing, 4K upscaling, better depth of field, and sharper image quality.

Merseille says in its IndieGoGo campaign that the device only adds about 1ms of extra latency onto games when in use.

The new-generation WD My Passport SSD gets a 61% discount on Amazon today

Geekz Snow 2019-08-08

Those are among the factors people consider before purchasing an external storage device.

Another undeniable factor — the price, and that’s where the WD My Passport SSD deal on Amazon has you covered.

This unmissable deal is similar to SanDisk Extreme Portable External SSD price cute we wrote about last week that is still being discounted, but not as low anymore.

Amazon’s deal on the WD My Passport SSD allows you to save a whopping $430 on the 2TB storage capacity.

If you’re not ready to dish out $270 on a portable storage device, you can get the smaller 512GB or 256GB options and still save.

Its compact size allows users to save files on the go.

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