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  • iOttie Velox Wireless Charging Duo Stand Review: Sleek But Slow

    Chazz Mair is a freelance writer with three years of experience providing the latest technical guides, news and reviews for publications including Wired, Screenrant and TechRadar.When not writing, Mair spends most of her time making music, visiting arcades, and learning how new technologies are c...
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  • This 3-in-1 wireless charger will save you time and clutter

    Sign up to become your free TechRepublic member, or if you’re already a member, log in using your preferred method below. We recently updated the terms and conditions for TechRepublic Premium.By clicking Continue, you agree to these updated terms. By registering, you agree to the Terms of U...
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  • USB-C PD charging

    What if your cables could magnetically stick to themselves, forming a neat coil that wouldn’t tangle loosely in your drawers and bags?What if they were also good cables that could charge and sync everything via USB-C, Lightning, etc.? Well…you can now buy the USB cable that completes ...
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  • Satechi Introduces Three New GaN USB-C Wall Chargers

    Satechi, known for its line of accessories designed for Apple devices, today announced three USB-C chargers designed for use with iPads, Macs, iPhones, and more. Satechi’s 100W USB-C PD Wall Charger costs $69.99 and, as the name suggests, has a single USB-C port that charges up to 100W. The...
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  • It’s time to upgrade to a car mount with MagSafe charging

    If you want to simplify your phone charging experience in your car, it’s time to upgrade to a car mount with MagSafe charging.Not only are these car mounts good for wireless charging, they also help you charge your phone faster.Also, you get rid of weird mechanisms like spring arms or touch...
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  • ASUS RTX 3050 Ti-powered Strix G17 gaming laptop hits a new low

    Amazon is currently offering the Asus ROG Strix G17 Ryzen 7/16GB/512GB/RTX 3050 Ti Gaming Laptop with shipping for $1,099.99.Normally priced around $1,200 on Amazon, this $100 savings marks an all-time low we’ve seen on this gaming laptop.Newegg currently sells for $1,255.Powered by the Ryz...
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  • Anker’s latest USB-C dock brings triple-screen support to the M1 Mac

    While Apple’s early M1-based Macs could only officially support a single external display, there are ways to get around this limitation.Anker today unveiled a new 10-in-1 USB-C dock that offers just that. The Anker 563 USB-C Dock includes two HDMI ports and a DisplayPort port, which utilize...
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  • Valve upgraded its Steam Deck before launch

    According to Review Geek, Valve has quietly updated the specifications of the official dock for the Steam Deck handheld gaming PC.The Steam Deck tech specs page originally stated that the dock would have one USB-A 3.1 port, two USB-A 2.0 ports, and an Ethernet port for networking, but the page no...
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  • Better and cheaper alternatives cables USB Type-C to Lightning and USB Type-A to Lightning

    While Apple is slowly migrating from the Lightning port to USB Type-C, many of its older and existing devices still use the Lightning port for charging and data transfer.The company offers Lightning cables for just about anything that needs it, but Apple cables are notoriously fragile and break f...
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  • USB-C hubs are more or less a necessary evil

    These days, USB-C hubs are more or less a necessary evil.Many popular laptops have reduced the number of ports they offer, but we still need to plug in more and more accessories.Between the need for dongles for mice and keyboards, hard drives, monitors, and the need to charge headphones and phone...
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  • wall charrger green charge life be more fun if charging bricks looked like tiny Macintosh computers?

    Accessory maker Shrgeek launched an Indiegogo to fund a 35W USB-C charger shaped like a small Apple Macintosh computer.The Retro 35 crowdfunding campaign’s page is careful not to mention the name of Apple’s classic computer, but it draws some pretty obvious inspiration, from the beige...
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  • Anker says new USB-C dock triples M1 Mac external monitor support

    If you have an M1-based Mac, Apple says you can only use one external monitor.But Anker, which makes power banks, chargers, docking stations and other accessories, released a docking station this week that it says will increase your M1 Mac’s maximum number of displays to three. MacRumors fo...
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