
Next week the 8BitDo FlipPad reaches stores and pre-order customers after its debut at CES earlier this year. The accessory takes a fresh approach to mobile gaming by turning compatible smartphones into vertical handhelds focused on retro titles and simple control schemes.

Wildfires and tornadoes destroy thousands of homes across the United States every year. Insurance carriers have begun stepping away from entire regions because the risks keep climbing. Families face the choice of expensive rebuilds or walking away from everything they built. A California company named HiberTec Homes developed a different response. Their houses do not fight the flames or winds at ground level, they simply move out of the way.
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Smartphone buyers chasing flagship capability without an oversized body often land on the Google Pixel 10 Pro, priced at $699 (was $999), as one of the stronger choices at its price. It packs versatile cameras, a bright and fluid screen, responsive performance, and now native magnetic wireless charging into a frame built for comfortable daily handling.

Back in 1988 most people bought a television and a game console as two separate purchases. NEC tried something different. The company released a 15-inch color CRT monitor that already contained a complete PC Engine console built into its lower section. Called the PC-KD863G, it launched on September 27 for 138,000 yen, a serious sum at the time that placed it well above the cost of a regular PC Engine plus a decent television.

DJI just released the AP100 Parachute, and the system essentially mounts to the rear of the Matrice 400 enterprise drone and gives operators a reliable option when flight does not go as planned. Enterprise teams use the Matrice 400 for inspection, surveying, and public safety work. Those jobs sometimes take the aircraft over cities or stretch beyond visual range. A sudden power loss or link drop can turn a heavy drone into a fast-falling object. The AP100 changes that outcome by turning an uncontrolled fall into a slower, more predictable descent.