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Gunpei Yokoi’s philosophy of "Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology" had a lot of merit to it. By using technology they’d already developed and understood when making the Game Boy, Nintendo was able to make it cost effective and reliable. But just because you’re working with old technology, doesn’t mean you can’t improve it. The Game Boy was built off much of the same tech as the NES, but outclassed its older console brother. The handheld was twice as fast despite both systems using 8-bit processors, and the Game Boy had four times as much memory. The lack of color helped.

Apple should be worried about the Surface Book 2. The keyboard is solid, the trackpad feels as responsive as the MacBook Pro, and the hardware looks and feels premium. Microsoft has given users a good set of reasons to jump ship, but in the cloud-connected world of today, the jump is perhaps more dramatic than it would have been back in Steve Jobs’ day. For the first time in a while, though, I find myself jealous of PC users.

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In addition, plenty of apps are not optimized for such a tiny display, which often an issue. Some elements will be too large. One clear example is the time stamp on Facebook Messenger. This is an issue you will encounter often, and it’s not exactly Unihertz’ fault. Developers should fix this, and unless these tiny phones become a trend, they likely won’t.

As with most Chinese-built phones these days, the Kong 3 has a dual SIM capability. Or rather, it does if you don’t use a microSD card – and the potential for 128GB extra storage capacity which goes with that.

This gadget from Omron Healthcare is worn around your wrist, displays the time, tracks your steps — and monitors your blood pressure, too.

The tablet is gorgeous. On paper, 15 inches sounds like a giant monster of a tablet, but I found it perfect for holding an article or flicking around social media during short breaks, before locking it back into the keyboard with a satisfying click to return to work. The size also means the Surface Book is big enough to comfortably view two apps side-by-side should you need to.

I didn’t spend enough time with the Gemini PDA to truly judge its performance, but it didn’t take too long to load LibreOffice Writer and begin composing documents or to open a terminal window and start running some simple commands. The processor might be a bit on the weak side for heavy duty computing, but it seems sufficient for basic tasks.

As far as connectivity is concerned, the handset supports 30 frequency bands as well as GPS/AGPS+GLONASS+Beidou positioning. As a result it can be used in 90% areas over the world, which is particularly useful for people who travel to various remote corners of the globe. As for local connectivity, the Armor 6 supports 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, as well as a USB 2.0 Type-C port for data transfers and charging of its 5000 mAh battery. Speaking of charging, the phone also supports 10 W Qi wireless charging.

Drivers interact with UPSNav using the screen on their handheld DIADs (Delivery Information Acquisition Device). The DIAD mounts to the driver’s dashboard for hands-free operation and displays a map showing drivers where to turn. It emits tones to notify them when to slow for a delivery or pickup stop and exactly where to stop once they have arrived at a destination. Since 1991, UPS has developed five generations of DIADs. A sixth is in development now and will offer an even better user experience.

When we want to decode the details of a barcode and do a search for the item, we often can’t find the right tool. You can now easily avoid such situations by turning your Windows 10 device into a barcode scanner.

He doesn’t even appear. In the first Super Mario Land, Mario is rescuing Princess Daisy, not Peach, from the villainous alien Tatanga. And Super Mario Land 2 doesn’t have a stolen princess at all. That game is about Mario getting some magic coins back from Wario in his first appearance. He and Daisy both debuted on the Game Boy.