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Apple's first folding iPhone, the iPhone Duo, is facing "crackgate" reports of inner-screen cracking, and an iFixit teardown points to a hinge center support bar creating a stress point as a possible cause, alongside a provisional 5/10 repairability rating.

The $59 M-Vave FM-1 pocket FM synthesizer has become a hit after Reddit's r/synthdiy community reverse-engineered its stock firmware, spawning a wave of custom community firmware projects that transform the cheap device into a versatile pocket studio.

Wired's review of the LG B6 OLED TV finds it delivers excellent blacks and solid gaming performance, but is held back by mediocre brightness and contrast, making it a hard sell against the slightly pricier LG C6.

Nvidia and Micron together account for 34% of the surge in American corporate earnings, highlighting the outsized role of AI-driven chip demand in the current profit boom.

TechCrunch rounds up the hottest AI wearables and gadgets on the market, including Bee, Friend, and Limitless, highlighting how startups and big tech alike are pushing AI companions into daily life.

Regent Craft's Viceroy Seaglider, the largest electric wing-in-ground-effect craft with people aboard, completed its maiden flights over Narragansett Bay, positioning ground-effect flight as a sustainable alternative to eVTOLs for regional coastal transport.

Wired reviews the Wallhack M-001 gaming mouse, praising its magnesium chassis, 52-gram weight, hot-swappable rechargeable batteries, and innovative tactile dongle for on-the-fly customization, while noting its high price and slightly outdated sensor.

The 16-inch M5 Max MacBook Pro with 36GB RAM and 2TB storage dropped to its lowest price ever at $3,499 (20% off), as rumors point to a new touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro announcement next week.

Sigma promotes its compact, modular FP2 as the ultimate hybrid camera for both photo and video use, highlighting its versatile interchangeable-module design.

Jeff Geerling reviews and tears down Ubiquiti's $99 UP-AirQuality vape detector and air quality sensor, finding its Sensirion SEN66 sensor delivers CO2 readings surprisingly close to higher-end monitors like the Aranet4 and AirGradient.

Neura Robotics unveiled its Gen4 humanoid robot at the inauguration of its new Robotgym facility in Munich.

Amazon 的新款 Fire TV Stick 4K 上市仅数周便在 Amazon 和 Best Buy 降价 50%，降至 29.99 美元的历史新低。新机型不再需要独立电源，可通过电视 USB 供电，并配备重新设计的遥控器，支持 4K 60fps 与 HDR10 Plus。

Modular 宣布将 MAX 随 Modular 26.7 源码开放，以打破 AI 对单一硬件厂商或芯片的锁定，推动 AI 算力民主化。

A user asks whether upgrading to 128GB DDR4 RAM alongside dual RTX 3090s (48GB VRAM) would let them run models like DeepSeek V4.1 and GLM 5.3 Flash at low quantizations with ~20 tokens/s, or whether a DDR5 system would be needed.

Researchers and companies are developing brain-inspired neuromorphic semiconductor chips aimed at making data centers smarter and more energy-efficient, reducing the power demands of modern AI and computing workloads.

Apple 的 Mac Mini M4 基础款降价 150 美元至 649 美元，但考虑到其 2024 年首发价仅 599 美元（后因芯片与内存短缺涨至 799 美元），这笔折扣的实际价值存疑。文章指出，对不需要 M6 更强性能的大多数用户而言，这仍是不错的选择。

Woot is selling Apple's Magic Keyboards for iPad Air and iPad Pro at roughly half off, though the units come with only a 90-day warranty and no AppleCare eligibility.

Nirva raises $33M total (including a new $25M pre-Series A) for a jewelry-like AI pendant that passively listens only to the wearer, filtering out other people's voices to build personal self-awareness insights.

Atari 宣布将于 2027 年 2 月 1 日关闭 Atari VCS 软件商店，标志着这款历经十年坎坷的复古主机平台走向终结，后续将通过系统更新移除对 Atari 服务器的依赖并支持本地及自制游戏。

Goldmund's new Mimesis Statement flagship analog preamplifier costs $240,000 and requires three separate chassis, with a full reference system totaling nearly $1.5 million. The Swiss maker continues its uncompromising, ultra-luxury approach to high-end audio engineering.