Clicks: The iPhone case that brings back the BlackBerry keyboard

Photo: Clicks

Clicks, a UK-based company, is launching a new iPhone accessory at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. It’s a case with a built-in physical keyboard that lets you type with more feedback and accuracy. It makes it look like you're attaching a BlackBerry keyboard to the bottom of your phone. 

The keyboard fits snugly at the bottom of the case without blocking the screen or the phone's side. It also adds some length to the phone, but you can still see everything on the display as you type. The keyboard plugs into the iPhone’s Lighting or USB-C port, depending on your model, and doesn’t interfere with charging. It doesn’t use Bluetooth or batteries, so you don’t have to worry about pairing or power either. 

Click to read more ...

Razer announces major display enhancements for its Blade 16 and 18 gaming laptops

Photo: Razer

Razer has announced a major upgrade to the displays of its Blade 16 and Blade 18 gaming laptops, which will be fully unveiled at CES 2024 next week.

The Blade 16 will feature the world’s first 16-inch 240Hz OLED panel, co-developed with Samsung. Meanwhile, the Blade 18 will sport a 165Hz 4K LED panel with G-Sync. Both panels will be Calman Verified and individually factory calibrated, and they will cover 100 percent of the DCI-P3 gamut.

Click to read more ...

Meet the DukeBox: LG’s premium speaker concept with a transparent screen and tube amplifiers

Photo: LG

The DukeBox is LG’s latest oddball concept: a jukebox that combines vintage vacuum tube audio with a transparent OLED display. It will debut at CES 2024, along with other new devices from LG. The DukeBox concept is a high-end speaker that aims to create a rich music experience. It has a transparent screen that shows the tube amplifiers behind it, album art, and playback controls. You can change the screen’s transparency to suit your mood. Or even show off other things like a roaring fireplace. As Yanko Design points out, it vaguely looks like the Lyric Speaker.

The DukeBox also has a large front-facing speaker and 360° tweeters for immersive sound. Since it is a concept product, the DukeBox’s price is unknown. But if LG decides to sell it, it will probably be expensive.

Source: 1 + 2

Pick up 'Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy' for free on the Epic Games Store

Image: Eidos Montreal

One of the free games the Epic Games Store you can get now is Eidos Montreal's favourably reviewed Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. You have until January 11 at 8 am PT / 11 am ET / 4 pm GMT to claim the title before it's replaced by Sail Forth. If you haven't gotten to try the game yet and are curious about it, now's the time to pick it up.

Despite positive fan reception, publisher Square Enix claimed its sales "undershot initial expectations." Eidos Montreal developed other titles like Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Source