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Christian studied Information Science, specializing in Expert Systems and Management Information Systems. After starting a faculty e-zine in his graduation year, he dropped out to pursue a lifelong career in journalism.
He was Editor-in-Chief of a gaming magazine, started three periodicals covering gaming consoles, PCs and consumer technology, and founded a marketing agency specializing in interactive entertainment.
Accessory maker Satechi has released a Pro version of its Thunderbolt 4 Slim Hub while adding new features to the Stand & Hub for Mac mini and Mac Studio.
Microsoft no longer makes keyboards, webcams and other PC accessories, but we have good news—those beloved gadgets will continue under the Incase brand.
With five times the speed of the current standard and much lower latency, the new Wi-Fi 7 protocol benefits applications like AR/VR, 8K streaming, cloud gaming, etc.
Satechi's new 3-in-1 and 2-in-1 stands charge an iPhone wirelessly at 15W via Qi2 or MagSafe. They fold in half, making them ideal for travel and iOS 17's StandBy feature.
Apple's M2 and R1 chips that power its Vision Pro headset have sixteen gigabytes of RAM arranged in Apple's unified memory architecture that cannot be upgraded.
Satechi's mechanical keyboard can be paired with four devices simultaneously, used in wired or Bluetooth mode and simulate Mac and Windows-specific keys.
In addition, third-party apps published on the visionOS App Store should refrain from referring to the Vision Pro generically as a "headset," "helmet" or something similar.
The 30-second ad for the Vision Pro headset cuts through short clips of famous movie characters who are depicted putting on various goggles, helmets and masks.
Apple rates the Vision Pro's external battery pack with 2.5 hours of video playback on a single charge when watching a 2D movie in a virtual reality (VR) environment.