SwitchBot launched the Lock Ultra Max Vision Pro Combo, a retrofit door lock with up to 19 ways to unlock doors—including fingerprint scans, passcodes, NFC card access, and facial or palm vein recognition—plus remote/voice/smartwatch/widget control via the SwitchBot App.
Sep 3, 2026 ·
The Verge
Final Fantasy Resonance uses Square Enix’s HD-2D artstyle and a new turn-based battle system that includes the stagger mechanic, where breaking an enemy’s stagger bar enables special Ascension attacks and Limit Bursts.
Sep 3, 2026 ·
Engadget
Hohem’s Eyepic handheld stabilized camera can detach a magnetic action-cam module that records 4K video up to 60fps and is completely waterproof to just over 32 feet.
Sep 3, 2026 ·The Verge
DJI’s Romo 2 adds a “Local Data Mode” that severs DJI Home’s app connection with the internet, disables syncing of photos/camera feeds, lets users disable the vacuum’s camera and microphone, and delete stored data.
Sep 3, 2026 ·The Verge
Bose’s Lifestyle Ultra soundbar is priced at $1,099 and delivers “excellent” speech clarity while providing convincing Dolby Atmos height effects for movies and music.
Sep 3, 2026 ·
CNET
HTC is rolling out its Vive Eagle smart glasses to North America, Europe, the UK, and Australia about a year after their Taiwan launch, with US sales starting at $499 and Europe/UK shipments beginning September 21 at €469/£429.
Sep 3, 2026 ·Engadget
Petlibro’s Granary 2 Vision smart feeder adds a camera and AI pet-recognition feature to track multiple pets’ eating, but its cloud storage and “Care AI” tracking require separate subscriptions ($60/year for a single pet for Care AI, plus Video Cloud costing $96–$160/year).
Sep 3, 2026 ·CNET
DJI ROMO 2 robot vacuums will add “Local Data Mode” in Q4 2026 that cuts the DJI Home app’s internet connection so photos or videos captured by the vacuums don’t reach external servers.
Sep 3, 2026 ·Engadget
Xbox’s official Play and Charge Kit replaces an Xbox controller’s AA batteries with a lithium-ion battery pack that charges over USB-C and can last up to 30 hours per charge (about 4 hours to fully charge) for $24.99.
Sep 3, 2026 ·Engadget
TCL’s Nxtpaper P80 Ultra is its first Nxtpaper phone to switch between a monochromatic “Max Ink Mode” and a “flagship-level” OLED mode, using a 6.83-inch 1.5K OLED panel with 120Hz refresh and up to 3,200 nits peak brightness.
Sep 3, 2026 ·The Verge
Anker’s Eufy Robot Lawn Mower S2 Max adds an extendable trimming arm for edge cleanup, using vSLAM cameras to avoid boundary wires or an RTK base station, and it will map and mow up to 3.7 acres on 80% (38-degree) slopes when it launches in May 2027 for €3,999.
Sep 3, 2026 ·The Verge
Roborock launched its first robot pool cleaner, the RockAqua P1, with a suction rate of 6,800 gallons per hour and up to 3.5 hours of runtime per charge.
Sep 3, 2026 ·CNET
Roborock launched its first robotic pool cleaner, the RockAqua P1, designed to clean pool floors, walls, waterlines, and shallow platforms and deliver 6,800 gallons per hour of suction.
Sep 3, 2026 ·CNET
A Massachusetts man says eBay withheld about $12,125 of the $23,750 sale price of his 2014 Toyota Tundra, then required him to provide the truck’s title before releasing the remaining payment.
Sep 3, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Roborock announced a lineup of new IFA 2026 robotic vacuums, including the Saros Rover with extendable wheel-leg obstacle traversal and the Saros 20 Flow Complete and Saros 20 Neo with mopping/vacuuming and double-layer floor threshold navigation.
Sep 3, 2026 ·Engadget
Roborock used IFA 2026 to preview new robot vacuums, mops, lawn mowers, and a pool cleaner designed around more hands-free “maintenance-free” operation—highlighting features like self-cleaning, self-emptying docking stations plus improved obstacle avoidance and self-management of tasks.
Sep 3, 2026 ·CNET
Osmo 360 II adds replaceable “ultra-hard” lenses for €39 a pair ($45) and improves imaging with boosted dynamic range (13.5 to 14.5 stops) and slightly higher frame rates (8K 50 fps to 60 fps, 4K 100 fps to 120 fps).
Sep 3, 2026 ·Engadget
Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 5 keeps the $300 price while adding a smaller, more ergonomic design, user-replaceable batteries, up to 12 hours of playback with ANC enabled, and native Dolby Atmos support with head tracking (disabled by default).
Sep 3, 2026 ·Engadget
A hacked Walmart account led Colleen German to incur about $2,000 in fraudulent grocery charges that were initially refunded by her credit card, but the credit reversal was later reversed again.
Sep 3, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Xiaomi unveiled the Fold 18 Pro as a passport-style foldable at IFA 2026 and will reveal full specs for China launch on September 7, alongside its new “Flagship AI SoC” XRING 03.
Sep 3, 2026 ·Engadget
