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This AI chessboard that moves its own pieces was at Gen Con

August 25, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Miko was at last month’s Gen Con showing off its AI-powered chessboard, the Miko Chess – Grand, which features self-moving pieces for solo or online play.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: artificial intelligence, chess, robot

SnapGrip Review: Beyond the touchscreen: A look at the SnapGrip ShiftCam camera accessory

July 11, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Beyond its ergonomic benefits, the SnapGrip has a few extra tricks. The device houses a 3200mAh battery and doubles as a wireless Qi power bank.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: prime day, reviews, smartphones

Big Heckin’ Four-Day Prime Day: Gadgets, tech and hardware deals megathread

July 8, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s some tech in use in this post. The “latest Prime Day deals!” widget is JavaScript that finds the most recent links based on a hand-coded timestamp.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: amazon, drones, prime day

Checkmate, ChatGPT: AI schooled by 50-year-old Atari

June 11, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The vanquisher? Not a grandmaster, but a gaming console that was collecting dust when the internet was still a twinkle in a computer scientist’s eye: the Atari 2600.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: artificial intelligence, atari, chess

Power user review: UGREEN’s Nexode Power Bank Genshin Impact edition

June 9, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The display, which impressed me so, shows a pixel art of K’uhul Ajaw, a dragon from the open-world Genshin Impact RPG, along with real-time power data.

Filed Under: Cool Tech

Switch 2: How many workers hours does it cost in your country?

June 5, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Today is the Nintendo Switch 2-Day sale as the console is now available. Checking Amazon UK, I can see it’s the #1 Best Seller in “Plug & Play Games Consoles” and costs £395.99.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: infographics, nintendo, stats, switch

UKGE: Tomy launches “Human Controller” interactive blindfold game

May 27, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

UKGE has seen TTRPGs, card games, wargames, and board games, but I wonder how often it’s seen as an “interactive challenge with a vibrating headset” game.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: uk games expo

Sir Patrick Stewart at the helm of new DeLorean Alpha5 campaign

May 22, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Alpha5 marks DeLorean’s first vehicle production since 1983. The original car became a pop culture phenomenon, resonating with millions worldwide and appearing in various media, including Lego sets, Hot Wheels toys, video games, and films like “Ready Player One” and “Fast X.”

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: ads, Patrick Stewart

“Adveri-graphic” for NordVPN charts the rise of malware

April 22, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A significant increase in malware attacks was observed, rising by 55.38%, with activity levels reaching their zenith in March.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: cybersecurity, stats

Power Up the Teyvat Journey: UGREEN launches a Genshin Impact charging collection

March 25, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The UGREEN x Genshin Impact partnership will see the launch of an exclusive co-branded charging collection on March 25th across 14 countries.

Filed Under: Cool Tech

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