If you try thinking about the most important smartphone accessory, youd probably first think of protective cases and power banks. In reality, a charger is probably the most critical sidekick to a mobile device, to the point that there were a lot of ruffled feathers when Apple, followed by other manufacturers, started excluding it from smartphone boxes. Admittedly, there is an overabundance of chargers out in the wild, justifying that sustainability strategy, but chargers have seemingly been ignored by designers despite their popularity.With the emergence of charging technologies like GaN (Gallium nitride), chargers can be even more compact or, conversely, take on less conventional shapes, appearances, and even materials. Designers now have more wiggle room to craft a charger that you wont hide away in embarrassment but even proudly display on your desk, even when youre not charging anything.Designer: Gazelle (Wise Integration)Like many simple electronics, smartphone chargers are commonly boxy in shape to maximize the space inside while also making the design compact. The last thing you need is to take out a bulky charger that sharply contrasts with your thin and luxurious smartphone but even then, charger designs often look either uninspiring or too technical. Apple mastered the art of minimalist charger design, of course, but not everyone subscribes to that aesthetic.The Gazelle TheOne offers an alternative that turns the charger into a sleek and elegant design object. Its curvy, pebble-like shape makes it look quite appealing, and the layer of color on top adds a bit of character to the design. Its definitely larger than your average phone or laptop charger, and it might compete for space on cramped power outlets or strips, but it makes up for that by looking good while being rather visible.TheOne charger also challenges the status quo by offering a design thats also more sustainable, attacking the problem of e-waste from a different angle. The chargers base is made from recycled resin, for example, and the casing makes use of recycled plastics as well. Interestingly, the packaging for the charger, in addition to being fully recyclable, can also be used as a boxy phone holder in the meantime.Gazelle is able to pull off this unconventional charger design thanks to the use of Wise Integrations GaN technology. That said, despite the chargers large size, it is capped at a maximum of 65W. Thats plenty fast for a smartphone or tablet, but it will struggle to keep up with many laptops. At the end of the day, TheOne is a challenge to long-held mindsets that chargers have to be bland and downright unattractive.The post Gazelle TheOne GaN charger offers a more stylish and sustainable way to power up first appeared on Yanko Design.

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A judge in Brazil believes that Apple and Google distributing an app called FaceApp in their respective app stores is enough to charge them for the app's blatant disregard for user privacy.FaceApp is a popular app for manipulating photos with filtersChances are you've heard of FaceApp, and if you haven't, you've at least seen the results of the creepy manipulation of users' faces on social media. The app lets users alter photos to extreme extents, from changing skin tone and lip size to aging a person.According to a report from UOL shared by 9to5Mac, Apple and Google have been fined about $3.1 million in Brazil after allowing FaceApp to be distributed on their app stores. Even though Apple and Google aren't responsible for the development of the app, its availability in Brazil is, and it is allegedly violating the law. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Ill see your arm and raise you an arm and two legs. It was the battle of the bots on the CES show floor as robot vacuum manufacturers Dreame and Roborock each added limbs to their rival robovacs.Dreame launched its X50 Ultra at the show earlier this week, debuting the first robovac that can use its legs to navigate steps and room transitions up to 6cm high. But elsewhere at the show, competitor Roborock was showing off its latest flagship, the Saros Z70, which has an arm that can pick up items like socks.Not to be outdone, Dreame then showed off a soon-to-be-released model at its CES booth, combining those two step-climbing legs with a robotic arm of its own.Dreames model has a chunkier-looking arm than the Roborocks, and it says it can pick up items up to 500 grams, whereas Roborocks can only tackle items up to 300 grams. Dreame says its arm can pick up sneakers as large as mens size 42 (a size 9 in the US) and take them to a designated spot in your home. The concept could apply to small toys and other items, and youll be able to designate specific areas for the robot to take certain items, such as toys to the playroom and shoes to the front door.However, I didnt see the robot picking up a sneaker or anything at all apparently, the infamous CES show floor Wi-Fi couldn't hack it. Instead, they showed the robust-looking arm moving up, down, and around while the robot lifted itself up on its two small legs. It looked like a tiny horse.The robot vacuum lifting itself up on its legs while its arm stretches out. Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The VergeAnother interesting invention is a separate toolbox with various brushes that Dreame says the arm can connect to, enabling it to reach into corners and tight spaces where the bot itself cannot go and sweep out the dirt and dust. They also had a new base station that dispenses multiple mopping pads. This allows the robot to choose different pads for different jobs around your home one for the kitchen another for the bathroom to help avoid cross-contamination around your home. Dreames Longdong Chen told The Verge that the step-climbing, tool-using, arm-touting bot should be available later this year. A price hasnt been announced, but its a safe bet that itll cost an arm and a leg.

Microsoft is rolling back a model upgrade to its AI-powered Bing Image Creator, reports TechCrunch. The rollback came after weeks of complaints by users that the tool just didnt work as well after Microsoft upgraded to a new version of the DALL-E 3 model on December 18th.Microsoft declined to comment on its decision to roll things back or offer specifics on what may be causing the gap between users expectations and its output.Today, Microsofts head of search, Jordi Ribas, tweeted that they could reproduce some of the issues reported and are reverting to an older version of the DALL-E model for now, although it could take a few weeks until its complete.As soon as Ribas posted about the change in December, there were complaints that Bing Image Creator was producing less-detailed results or images that didnt accurately reflect their prompts. In his initial replies, Ribas said the models output quality should be a bit better on average than before. RelatedIt was the same story in posts and comments on Reddit and OpenAIs community forums. On OpenAIs forums, a person complained about the models handling of fabric on an anime-style characters dress. The person who posted the below images says the one on the left is perfect quality while the one on the right is over-lit. Screenshot: OpenAI community forumAnother didnt like the way Bing placed starburst effects: Screenshot: OpenAI community forumAll of these things are subjective, and I cant claim to think any of them look better than any others. If anything, it feels like an indication that Microsoft doesnt just have to deal with complaints about bugs or people upset about feature changes now it has to deal with AI art critics comparing the machines output to what they imagine it should create. Perhaps they should ask the artists whose work the generators were trained on for tips about managing a clients expectations?

Microsoft is preparing for a major Surface announcement later this month. The software giant has started teasing a major announcement from Surface for Business this week in a LinkedIn post spotted by Windows Central. The announcement will be made during Microsofts AI tour in New York City on January 30th.Microsoft is rumored to be launching Intel-powered variants of its Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11 devices soon, and a prototype of a Surface Laptop 7 with Intels Lunar Lake chips appeared on a Chinese second-hand marketplace in October. Its likely that Microsoft will announce Lunar Lake versions of the Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11 that are designed for businesses.TheSurface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6both shipped with Intels Meteor Lake processors earlier in 2024, before Microsoft went on to launch refreshed Surface Copilot Plus devices with new designs and Qualcomm chips. The Surface Laptop Studio is also due for an upgrade from the current models 13th Gen Intel chips, but thats less of a business-focused device so its unlikely to be part of this event. There are also rumors of an 11-inch Surface Go / Surface Laptop Go hybrid device powered by a Snapdragon X Plus processor, but again thats unlikely to be targeted to businesses.Well be following Microsofts AI tour live later this month, so stay tuned for details on the Surface major announcement.

We're not even 10 days into 2025, and the gaming deals are heating up already. At the tip of that spear are the cheapest preorder prices for the next big upcomings on my radarMonster Hunter Wilds, Sniper Elite Resistance, and Kingdom Come Deliverance II. Without saying too much too soon, I've played parts of at least two of those three titles, and I think they're coming along quite well. And now I'll shut right up.In retro news, Im celebrating the 22nd birthday of Street Fighter Alpha 3 on GBA, a pretty incredible port of the PS One version. Though the BGMs and voice SFX werent always authentic, and the fighters had fewer animation frames, Crawfish Interactive otherwise shoryukened this shoehorned-down port out of the park. I got much RSI of the thumbs playing this on the go (especially using the portable only fighter additions of Yun, Eagle, Ingrid, and Maki). That progressed to early-onset arthritis when a mate got his own cart and a Ryu/Ken rivalry ensued via Game Link Cable.As a general rule, I Maki no friends with Dan. (Note: this is a PSP version screen.) This Day in Gaming Aussie birthdays for notable games.- Street Fighter Alpha 3 (GBA) 2003. Redux- Story of Seasons (3DS) 2016. GetTable of ContentsNice Savings for Nintendo SwitchSlay the Spire9/10, Amazing. Slay the Spire takes some of the best parts of deckbuilding games, roguelikes, and dungeon crawlers, and mixes them into a wholly new and extremely satisfying package.It Takes Two (-43%) - A$34Mario & Luigi: Brothership (-15%) - A$68Prince Of Persia: TLC (-43%) - A$28.89The Messenger (-80%) - A$6Wolfenstein II: TNC (-85%) - A$8.24Expiring Recent DealsOr gift a Nintendo eShop Card.Switch Console PricesHow much to Switch it up?Switch OLED + Mario Wonder: $539 $499 | Switch Original: $499 $448 | Switch OLED Black: $539 $479 | Switch OLED White: $539 $479 | Switch Lite: $329 $299 | Switch Lite Hyrule: $339 $299See itBack to topPurchase Cheap for PCMeta Quest 3S + BatmanTake it from a more than happy owner of one of these. The 3S a brilliant bit of kit and Batman is more or less a killer app (although you dont actually kill as him).Elite Dangerous (-79%) - A$6.20Monster Hunter Wilds (-18%) - A$104.95Civ VII (-12%) - A$105.55Helldivers 2 (-23%) - A$49.85Logitech G502 X PLUS (-40%) - A$178 Expiring Recent DealsBorderlands Pandoras Box Col. (-94%) - A$52.28Chess Ultra (-70%) - A$5.55Road Redemption (-88%) - A$4.34FFVII Rebirth (-30%) - A$73.46Star Wars Bounty Hunter (-50%) - A$14.75Far Cry 5 (-85%) - A$13.49Far Cry 5 Gold (-85%) - A$20.24Far Cry 5 + New Dawn (-85%) - A$22.49Or just get a Steam Wallet CardPC Hardware PricesSlay your pile of shame.Official launch in NovSteam Deck 256GB LCD: $649 | Steam Deck 512GB OLED: $899 | Steam Deck 1TB OLED: $1,049See it at SteamBack to topExciting Bargains for Xbox256GB version!Metaphor: ReFantazio9/10, Amazing. The Archetype system and all the new wrinkles Atlus has added to the turn-based battles build upon a strong foundation, and the social elements are streamlined to better deliver the most important aspects of the stories they tell.Monster Hunter Wilds (-17%) - A$99CoD: BLOPS 6 (-20%) - A$89Undisputed (-37%) - A$57Metal Gear Solid: Master Col. (-41%) - A$50.39Expiring Recent DealsOr just invest in an Xbox Card.Xbox Console PricesHow many bucks for a 'Box? Series X: $799 $729 | Series S Black: $549 $545 | Series S White:$499 $471 | Series S Starter: N/ASee itBack to topPure Scores for PlayStationMonster Hunter WildsPlay as a professional monster hunter, protecting the balance of the ecosystem (by...er, slaughtering monsters). Use the resources you gain from hunts to craft ever more powerful weapons and armor in your quest to unravel the mysteries of the new lands.Crisis Core: FF7 Reunion (-22%) - A$66.34Top Spin (-66%) - A$34F1 24 (-46%) - A$59.95CoD: BLOPS 6 (-20%) - A$88Granblue Fantasy: Relink (-45%) - A$47Expiring Recent DealsPS+ Monthly FreebiesYours to keep from Jan 7 with this subscriptionSuicide Squad: KTJL [PS5]NFS Hot Pursuit Remastered [PS4]The Stanley Parable: Ultra [PS4/5]Or purchase a PS Store Card.What you'll pay to 'Station.PS5 Slim Disc:$799 $759 | PS5 Slim Digital:679 $678 | PS VR2: $899 | PS VR2 + Horizon: $899 | PS5 Pro $1,199 | PS Portal: $329See itBack to topLegit LEGO DealsLEGO Botanicals SaleAmazon AU seems to have a few of these flower sets (Cherry Blossoms, Sunflowers, or Daffodils) that are all going for the same price. And heythey beat the hell out of having to water plants.Animal Crossing: Dodo Airlines (-45%) - A$33Technic: Mercedes-Benz G 500 (-38%) - A$249Architecture: London (-27%) - A$43.95Expiring Recent DealsSonic: Knuckles Emerald Shrine (-42%) - A$35City: Fire Station (-34%) - A$99Botanicals Wreath (-29%) - A$119.95Back to top Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.

Production on some of Hollywood's biggest shows, including the next season of Fallout, have come to a screeching halt after several major fires broke out across Los Angeles county.Variety reports that filming permits across fire-stricken areas have been withdrawn, which means that the re-start of production for Fallout Season 2 has been potponed, though just until Friday. NBCUnviersal says that production Hacks, Loot, Ted, Suits: LA, and Happy's Place have been suspendended as well.Elsewhere, CBS has halted production on NCIS, NCIS: Origins, and After Midnight, while Disney has paused Doctor Odyssey, Grey's Anatomy, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. Lastly, Warner Bros. studio in Burbank was closed, affecting Abbot Elementary among other shows.Amazon will be looking to get Fallout up and running soon as the first season was a surprise hit for the streamer, and maybe even for fans who were not provided with a lot of details about the show before it premiered.Produced by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy of Westworld fame, Fallout tells an original story in the post-apocalyptic RPG series following three characters: Vault Dweller Lucy MacLean, Brotherhood of Steel squire Maximus, and Cooper Howard, a ghoul who survived The War that destroys America.Fallout recorded 65 million viewers in the first 16 days, becoming the second most-watched show on Prime Video behind The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The show kicked off a renewed interest in a new Fallout game, though Bethesda themselves are committed on a new Elder Scrolls game first.Check out IGN's full review of the first season and we'll hope that production can resume quickly for these shows.Matt Kim is IGN's Senior Features Editor.

Here's a great opportunity to score a battery backup for your Nintendo Switch at a super low price. Amazon is offering two INIU branded power banks at just over $10:INIU 10,000mAh 22.5W USB Power Bank for $11.59 with code: "CCPUVQ4A"INIU 10,000mAh 22.5W USB Power Bank for $12.58 with code: "L6FIOIAI"INIU power banks generally have very good reviews and are considerably less expensive than equivalent Anker models. These two models have the same battery capacity and power delivery output, but the $11.58 model has two USB Type-C and one USB Type-A ports. The $12.58 model has one USB Type-C and two USB Type-A ports and a battery indicator.INIU 10,000mAh 22.5W Power BanksINIU 10,000mAh 22.5W Power BankINIU 10,000mAh 22.5W Power BankThere are two reasons why these power banks serve as great battery backups for your Nintendo Switch console: capacity and charging rate. A 10,000mAh (37Whr) power bank can charge a Nintendo Switch OLED from completely empty to full about 1.9 times while still managing a slim footprint. Provided you fully charge your Switch from the get-go, that nearly triples your total playtime. Both power banks also boast a 22.5W charging output over USB Type-C. The Nintendo Switch console accepts a maximum charging rate of 18W, which is the charging rate of the official Nintendo charger.With a power bank this small, you don't need to worry about being stopped at airports. The 10,000mAh capacity is well below TSA's 27,000mAh carry-on limit. Both power banks also also low-profile enough that no one will take notice in the first place. If a TSA official actually does take the initiative to test the wattage, you are well in the clear.Looking for more options? Check out the best power banks for travel. For more big tech news for this month, check out our CES 2025 hub for all of the latest updates.Why Should You Trust IGN's Deals Team?IGN's deals team has a combined 30+ years of experience finding the best discounts in gaming, tech, and just about every other category. We don't try to trick our readers into buying things they don't need at prices that aren't worth buying something at. Our ultimate goal is to surface the best possible deals from brands we trust and our editorial team has personal experience with. You can check out our deals standards here for more information on our process, or keep up with the latest deals we find on IGN's Deals account on Twitter.Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.

Dear Future Marketing Coach,Were looking for a Coach who is amazing at helping freelancers implement the marketing plans we create for them.This role is a top priority at 6 Figure Creative. Why? Because our flagship coaching program, Clients By Design, is growing fast, and we have a waiting list of freelancers who need your help NOW.The #1 struggle most creatives face is that they have no idea where their next client is coming from, and everything we do inside Clients By Design is to help creative freelancers solve that problem (for good).We joke that our mission is to plunge humanity into chaos by helping all eight billion people become 6 Figure Creatives. The reality is that our mission is to help one person at a time with a 1-on-1 relationship, and thats where you come in.If the idea of working 1-on-1 with some of the most talented freelancers in the world (for example, Grammy-winning music producers) to help solve the #1 issue freelancers face, then keep readingWhat You'll Do:As a Marketing Coach, your role is to help your roster of 50-100 clients successfully execute the Continuous Clients Marketing Roadmaps that are custom-tailored for them.Youll give them feedback as they work through implementing our playbooks, help them overcome any roadblocks holding them back from making progress, and youll be responsible for holding them accountable for completing their roadmaps.As a Marketing Coach, you will own your client's success in the program. You'll also work closely with Brian Hood (founder) to create and deploy better playbooks and resources to support all of our clients.Here are your 3 main responsibilities:Client Onboarding: You will get each of your clients up to speed so they have a full understanding of how to get the most out of this program. Youll ensure they feel taken care of (instead of lost in the shuffle"), and they know exactly what to do during their crucial first 30 days.1-on-1 Client Attention: Youll help your clients progress through their playbooks and marketing plan with the confidence of knowing theyre not making major mistakes along the way. You will give them the feedback and support they need to get past any roadblocks, as well as the accountability and encouragement necessary to keep going for the long haul.Conflict Resolution: You will quickly and effectively resolve conflicts within your client roster so that everyone is happy, encouraged, and taking action toward completing their marketing plans.The decisions you help your clients make will change the trajectory of their lives forever, so this role is not for the faint of heart.You HAVE to be willing to do what it takes to help someone make tough decisions with their best interest in mind.In your role as a Marketing Coach, youll be accountable for three numbers:Monthly Client Retention: The % of your client roster you retain each month.Total # of clients on your roster: Part of your compensation is based on this number.Client Happiness Score: The % of clients who give you a positive rating each month.What Success In This Role Looks Like:Your #1 outcome over the next six months: 50+ clients on your roster with 95%+ of your roster retained each month.30 Day TargetsYou know our playbooks and coaching process well enough to start onboarding new clientsYouve onboarded your first few clients60 Day TargetsYou know our playbooks backward and forwardsYoure up to 15 active clients on your roster90 Day TargetsYouve ramped up to 25-30 active clients and youre ready to take on moreYour Client Happiness Score is 95%+180 Day TargetsYou have 50+ clients on your roster95%+ of your clients are retained each monthYour Client Happiness Score is 95%+Who you'll work with:You will report directly to Brian Hood, our founder (i.e. the guy writing this job description).Ill work with you to become a better coach, grow and develop personally and professionally, and possibly even grow into a larger role as we scaleYoull be the 4th coach to join our team, which means youll be a part of a growing small team.My goal for you is for you to absolutely LOVE what you do and also be fulfilled by the impact youre making on the clients you serve.What you'll learn:If you crave variety in your work and love the idea of helping people overcome brand-new challenges every single day, this is your potential dream job.Not only will you be affecting the lives and businesses of the clients you coach, but youll also be impacting each and every client they work with as well.During your time working alongside me, youll learnThe intricacies of what it takes to create strong and lasting relationships with our clients and make a meaningful impact in their lives.How to build systems that provide support to each and every client as they develop their own client acquisition machines.The inner workings of the 6 Figure Creative, as well as the hundreds of different businesses we work with.If you come from corporate AmericaIf youve been running your own business, If you come from the startup community Join me in creating a positive impact and making a lasting difference in the world of creative freelance businesses.Where you'll work:Our company operates entirely remotely, with a diverse team spread across the United States and Europe - from Vermont, Nashville, Nevada, Colorado, Oregon, and California to as far asPortugal and Romania.This means that you have the freedom and flexibility to work from home (and NEVER have to commute again), operate out of a coworking location, or take your family to Costa Rica for the summer and work from your villa overlooking Flamingo Beach.Why We Exist As A Company:The reason 6 Figure Creative exists as a company is to help freelancers earn more money without selling their souls.Our flagship coaching program, Clients By Design, solves the #1 problem holding freelancers back from success: They have no idea where their next client is coming from.The program is built around creating highly-personalized marketing plans for our clients and coaching them through every single step of the process as they implement each playbook.We believe that the education system is fundamentally broken. Universities will gladly charge their students $100k+ for a creative degree and never teach them the most important skills and strategies for how to actually get an ROI from their investment.The coaching program youll be a part of exists to help the best creatives in the world change the trajectory of their careers (and lives) by learning the skills universities failed to teach them.It takes more than passion to succeed, and everything we do is built around giving our clients the strategies, tools, processes, guidance, coaching, and accountability they need to have successful businesses.I look forward to working with you!-Brian HoodFounderP.S.the complete hiring scorecard for this role.Required Qualifications:You are a complete marketing nerd who has 5+ years of digital marketing experienceYou LOVE diving into a broken marketing machine to find the root cause of why it's not working.You have exceptional organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage dozens of clients and priorities simultaneously without letting things slip through the cracksYou have strong leadership and coaching skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire clientsYou are an excellent communicator, and comfortable on videoYou are detail-oriented enough to add the words client acquisition machine to your application (bonus points if it's in your Loom video).You are confident, and never shy away from a challengePreferred Qualifications:You have been paid to coach clients (or team members) in online marketingYou are available to coach full-time (40 hours per week) during normal working hoursYou have experience working with clients in various remote settings including email, online communities, asynchronous video, and synchronous 1-on-1 zoom callsYou have a gift for helping other people feel like the most important person on the planet while talking to and working with themYou have a background as a successful creative freelancerYou live +/- 1 hour of Central Standard TimeBenefits:Work from home (or anywhere in the world) - were 100% remote!Health, vision, and dental insurance for you and your familyMonthly home cleaning service (because nobody loves cleaning, right?)$1,000/yr home office upgrade allowanceCompensation: $65,000-$125,000+Salary: $55,000Variable Compensation: $10,000-$80,000+Your variable compensation is based on the number of active clients on your roster plus the number of new clients successfully onboarded each month. We add more clients to your roster as long as you're hitting your target KPIs. (See the hiring scorecard for compensation details)