Sean Hollister
Lose the new Steam Controller? You can ring it like a phone.
Every controller should have this, right? With most pads, you’d be lucky to even vibrate them at a distance — but TIL that official Nintendo Switch 2 pads do this too.
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Sean is a senior editor at The Verge, a very good website he helped found in 2011. He thrives at the intersection of gaming, technology, and toys, with a side of consumer advocacy because companies just can’t help themselves, can they? Sean previously led breaking news teams at The Verge and CNET and the reviews program at Gizmodo. He also has that voice. (Contact me securely at Signal: seanhollister.01) Ethics statement, June 2023: Sean’s wife is employed by Apple as a video producer. He therefore does not currently report or edit stories about Apple products or Apple as a company.
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Framework couch keyboard, meet Logitech couch keyboard.
Yes, I really did bring my own Logitech K400 to the Framework event to compare with Framework’s new keyboard+touchpad. I also accidentally left the Logitech there and had to go back; my colleague Victoria can confirm! Also in this video: check out what I am now calling Framework’s “anti-dongle.”
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Turns out Framework’s eGPU is even more powerful than I thought.
Framework told PCWorld that its new eGPU kit will include the first OCuLink 8i connector in a laptop — meaning eight lanes and 128Gbps of PCI-Express connectivity, which means it should be even faster than Thunderbolt 5 and shouldn’t bottleneck a GPU as much as the four-lane solutions we’ve tried before.
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We found Microsoft’s amicus brief about the Xbox mobile game store.
Microsoft’s new gaming boss said the “idea” isn’t dead, pointing onlookers to a legal brief it filed in a case. That case is Epic v. Google, and the brief is an argument that Judge Donato should stay the course and force Google to carry stores like Microsoft’s. There, Microsoft claims it’s put “significant efforts” behind “new consumer offerings” for Android.
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And here’s our Framework Laptop 13 Pro video.
If I didn’t already have a perfectly good laptop, I’d be saving up my money for this one. (Saving, not preordering, because I always wait for the reviews.)
Also, we’ve got photos and impressions of Framework’s couch keyboard now.
Sean Hollister
We just tried — and tore down — the Framework Laptop 13 Pro.
I just updated my story with some hands-on impressions and a photo gallery; we should have a quick video coming later today too!
Photo by Victoria Barrios / The Verge
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Framework’s first laptop sleeve is made of space-age Tyvek.
Don’t call it duct-tape! Tyvek is a plastic that feels (and creases) like paper, similarly made of fibers bonded together. I have a wallet made of the stuff. The bag has dedicated pockets for Framework’s Expansion Cards, screwdriver, and up to a 13-inch laptop. The $39 sleeve comes in silver or black.
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1/2A silver bag Image: Framework
