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MoreWith Apple now embracing both Qi2 and USB-C charging standards, is it time for the company to resurrect its MagSafe Battery Pack?
Apple first introduced us to its new MagSafe wireless charging protocol with the launch of the iPhone 12 series back in 2020. In short, MagSafe introduces a circular ring of magnets to the rear panel of newer iPhones, which helps to align the inductive charging coils used for Qi wireless charging. Since then, a wide variety of MagSafe-ready charging stands and accessories have hit the market, including some from Apple itself. A fan favorite -- the company's own MagSafe Battery Pack -- was released in July 2021 and then unceremoniously discontinued in September 2023 after the launch of the iPhone 15 series. Other peripheral makers have since filled the external magnetic battery void left by Apple, including excellent offerings like the Anker MagGo Power Bank or the brand-new UGREEN Magnetic Power Bank. These newer devices benefit from Qi2 certification, which is an open standard that fuses together the original Qi wireless charging specification with Apple's own MagSafe magnet attachmen
When did you stop watching The Walking Dead?
Stumbling around Pocket-lint yesterday, I came across something that baffled my 2017 self -- Daryl Dixon, of The Walking Dead, wasn't just getting his own show, but getting his second season of one. The article was actually a season one recap that felt like a fever dream to the person who stopped binging the show after Negan and his baseball bat, Lucille, took a certain one of my favorite characters off the roster of the living. How on earth did Daryl (of all people) get to France? This spurred a spiral down the rabbit hole to find out that the original show I wasn't even allowed to watch in 2010 has gotten not one, not two, but seven total iterations and spinoffs, not to mention the original show getting a whopping 11 seasons and 177 episodes before wrapping up in 2022. It felt overwhelming to read the plots of the original show and catch up on the enemies that became friends and the characters that truly didn't make it to the end -- though even before Game of Thrones, TWD was the ori
Do you turn your video game consoles off?
If you are reading this right now, chances are good you're not playing a video game. But if you have a video game console near you, it probably isn't turned off, even though it should be. I'll admit, I sometimes leave my video game consoles (especially my Nintendo Switch!) on for days at a time, even though there's plenty of evidence that doing so is bad for the long-term health of my machine. You can read more about why leaving your PS5 on is particularly bad at the linked article, but with this in mind, I have to ask... do you leave your console on too? Do you even remember the last time you turned it off?
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