There’s RoboBurger, and then VenHub’s first autonomous smart store manned entirely by robots, located at 11720 Vanowen Street in North Hollywood, California. The company says that this single store stocks 400 product SKUs, complete with six smart refrigerated cabinets, four dry cabinets, and four delivery windows that can serve multiple customers at once.
Core Devices has announced the Pebble Core 2 Duo ($149) and Core 2 Time ($225) smartwatches, both of which run the open-source PebbleOS. The former ships in July and features a 1.26” black & white E-paper display, IPX8 water resistance, a microphone, step / sleep tracking, a lightweight polycarbonate frame, and a 30-day battery life on a single charge.
The MARK_B_Case Apple Watch power bank may look more intriguing, but the technology inside Elecom’s DE-C55L-9000 may be far superior. It’s touted as the world’s first sodium-ion power bank and promises a longer cycle life (5,000 charges) than traditional lithium-ion batteries, as well as the ability to operate in extreme environments, both hot and cold (-35C to 50C).
It’s official, the LEGO Group and The Pokémon Company International announced a new multi-year partnership that will bring characters like Pikachu, Charizard, and more, to life, in 2026. No other details have been released, but the company did say that these new sets will allow fans to “build beloved Pokémon in LEGO brick form,” possibly even their evolutions.
Google DeepMind’s IQ test for generative AI models is interesting to say the least, as this new benchmark was designed specifically to assess their physics understanding. Called Physics-IQ, the dataset can only be solved by acquiring a deep understanding of various physical principles, like fluid dynamics, optics, solid mechanics, magnetism and thermodynamics.
We’re just days away from the Google Pixel 9a reveal, but a handful of YouTubers apparently got their hands on retail units already, with several of them providing hands-on reviews as well as benchmarks. We’re assuming that most stores have already received their allotment and these devices are just ones that accidentally put on the shelf early.
ONEXSUGAR is claimed to be the world’s first dual-screen handheld game console in the way of detachable controllers. Unfortunately, it’s not powerful enough to be considered a traditional gaming PC, as power comes from an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 chipset with Adreno A32 graphics rather than a Ryzen 9 AI or its equivalent.
The 128GB Apple iPad 11 (2025) is the latest model that bridges the features found in the Mini, Air and Pro, all for $328.86 shipped today, originally $349. This model comes equipped with the A16 Bionic chip, a big upgrade from the A14 found in its predecessor, complete with a 5-core CPU as well as a 4-core GPU. Product page.
Now that you’ve seen the world’s smallest record player, it’s time to check out Texas Instruments’ MSPM0C1104, the world’s smallest microcontroller. You won’t find these in computers, smartphones and tablets, however, as it’s designed for compact applications like medical wearables as well as personal electronics.
