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Sean Hollister

Sean Hollister

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    Sean Hollister
    Logitech just got sued for keeping your tariff refund.

    If a company says “we’re charging you more because of Trump’s tariffs” and then gets a full refund from the government, shouldn’t you get a refund? Logitech may join Sony and Nintendo in deciding that in court. In 2025, it raised prices up to 25 percent; so far it’s received $61 million in refunds it doesn’t plan to share.

    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    The US decides maybe it shouldn’t ban ALL foreign inverters — just ones for clean energy.

    When the FCC banned future foreign robots, it also banned all future foreign power inverters under its jurisdiction. Inverters are in lots of things! But it actually cares about the ones that give us energy independence, it clarified today. (To be fair, it’d suck if a foreign power managed a coordinated attack on the grid this way.)

    Here’s the short version; read the PDF for the long one.
    Here’s the short version; read the PDF for the long one.
    Image: FCC
    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Google just showed off its new prototype of how third-party app stores will look.

    The company’s lawyers are telling the judge in Epic Games v. Google that developers need around 10 more days to make the fixes he ordered. Judge Donato was not happy with the original way it looked, calling out Google for adding unnecessary “anticompetitive friction”.

    App stores will now appear alongside apps in search. Previously, they didn’t.
    App stores will now appear alongside apps in search. Previously, they didn’t.
    Images: US District Court
    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Yes, a 16-year-old Canon DSLR plays Doom.

    Runs beautifully on the Canon T2i / 550D, too. But a missed opportunity for the shutter button to shoot! Not sure why it’s making the rounds now, as Doom-playing Canon DSLRs are nothing new. And have you seen it on the Kodak digicam from 1998? PowerShot pocket cams may be able to play too.

    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    What’s in the box?

    It’s the prize for my previous Today I’m Toying With giveaway! The winner says: “I’m kind of speechless. A big thanks from one very happy gadget nerd!” You can enter the weekly giveaway at theverge.com/TITW (or by email, see the rules) starting 9AM each Wednesday. We’re on Giveaway #8 now!

    Me dropping off a package at my local FedEx.
    Me dropping off a package at my local FedEx.
    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Did Unitree’s ‘Superman’ robot just run faster than Usain Bolt?

    The just-IPO’d Chinese robot maker claims it beat two human world records in one video: highest standing high jump and fastest running speed. Bolt’s top speed was 12.22 meters per second; Unitree claims 12.66. Robot marathons and MMA matches are now a thing in China, while the US is banning imports of such robots.