It’s been some time since anybody might actually say the iPhone’s battery life was too darn brief to get you thru the day. But regardless of the higher endurance of the previous couple of generations of telephones, Apple remains to be throwing a bone to the parents who want extra. The firm has unveiled its first MagSafe-compatible battery pack for the iPhones 12, which gloms on to the again of your gadget with the facility of love magnetism.

The MagSafe Battery Pack prices $99 from Apple’s retailer and incorporates a 1,460mAh battery — not even sufficient to cost the iPhone 12 Mini to full from chilly. But Apple says that what it lacks in grunt, it’ll make up for in being an Apple-branded battery pack suitable with a Lightning charger. And it’s slimmer than a few of these chonky battery instances that Apple has beforehand offered, even when sticking a white lump to the again of your cellphone won’t ever not look bizarre.

— Dan Cooper

It’s equal elements thrilling and scary.

Maybe you’ve had that dream about turning into Iron Man and flying across the sky and not using a care on this planet. The actuality, as Engadget’s Mat Smith discovered, is quite a bit much less romantic than you might need imagined. Before you’re even allowed to strap on Gravity Industries’ real-world jet swimsuit, you’ve bought to be sure to’re not over the burden restrict of 210 kilos. Then there’s the ban on sportswear materials, that are flammable, and you’ll’t put on sneakers or jewellery whereas in flight.

Mat did, nevertheless, get via these hurdles and was wired up and able to float like a real-world Tony Stark. As properly as the phobia of being hoisted into the air with nothing greater than a number of monumental engines strapped to your physique, the warmth these items kicked out was immense. Plus, it appeared that for each foot or so that you truly raise from the bottom, you felt as for those who’ve rocketed over a tall constructing. Continue Reading.

It’s in response to protests over the dealing with of the pandemic.

Protests in Cuba, which started Sunday, have led to the Cuban authorities limiting entry to social media and messaging platforms via its state-run web supplier. According to NetBlocks, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Telegram have all been at the least partially blocked on the Caribbean island since Monday. Reuters reviews folks in Havana additionally don’t have entry to cellular information in the mean time — infrastructure solely launched in 2018. Continue Reading.

The FXE targets the extra skilled rider.

Zero Motorcycles has been round for over a decade, continuously enhancing its household of electrical bikes. With the brand new FXE, the corporate is remodeling its well-regarded (and enjoyable!) FXS supermoto, making it one thing a bit extra futuristic wanting. Roberto Baldwin went for a trip. Continue Reading.

Payload sees two 20-player groups preventing over a fleet of vehicles.

Activision’s newest effort to maintain the gamers taking part in its tackle Battle Royale is an objective-based mode referred to as Payload coming to Call of Duty: Warzone. In a primary for the sport, the mission will likely be added to the rotating playlists as a part of Season Four Reloaded.

The new mode goes reside with the replace at 12 AM ET on Thursday July fifteenth and splits gamers in two groups of 20, tasked with both escorting or attacking autos transporting satellite tv for pc elements. There’s a time restrict, and also you’ll be capable to purchase (or construct) obstacles to disrupt the autos’ path. Continue Reading.

Amazfit’s newest buds additionally pack ANC.

Amazfit’s PowerBuds Pro. They’re true wi-fi earbuds with lively noise cancellation (ANC) that may nix as much as 40dB of sound, alongside some new well being monitoring options. The PowerBuds Pro make the most of an accelerometer to detect the sitting angle of your cervical backbone and in case your neck has been in the identical place for too lengthy, the earbuds can remind you to make an adjustment and enhance your posture. Yes, I arched my head again as I wrote this. Pre-orders for $150 PowerBuds Pro open on July fifteenth. Continue Reading.

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