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Anker’s 5-port USB travel adapter plugs in worldwide (23% off)

Anker’s 5-port USB travel adapter plugs in worldwide (23% off)

When you travel outside your home country, you quickly realize that you can’t use the same power plugs all around the world. Up until now, to charge your USB devices, you needed an adapter that converts your power plugs into the type used by the country you’re in. But not anymore! With the Anker Nano Travel Adapter, you get a 5-port charging solution that works in almost any country worldwide— and right now you can score it for just $19.99 on Amazon . The Anker Nano 5-in-1 Travel Adapter has four different sets of retractable outlet prongs: US , UK , EU , and AU . When retracted, the adapter is super compact and easy to throw into any bag for travel, and you won’t have to worry about it snagging or scratching anything. What’s great about this adapter is that no matter which regional outlet you’re plugged into, you now have access to 5 different ports: 2x USB-C ports, 2x USB-A ports, and an AC outlet for anything else that isn’t USB. The USB-C ports are fast-charging at up to 20 watts, so you’ll be able to recharge your phone back to 100% in no time. If you plan on traveling to Europe, the United Kingdom, or Australia, you’re going to want this. It’ll make your time there way more convenient and give you peace of mind. Get it now for $19.99 while it’s on sale! This Anker Nano 5-in-1 Travel Adapter is now 23% off Buy now at Amazon

The Morning After: The Galaxy S27 Ultra’s Privacy Display is pretty cool

The Morning After: The Galaxy S27 Ultra’s Privacy Display is pretty cool

Samsung’s Unpacked event midweek revealed three new phones and two sets of earbuds, but the real standout, as usual, is the Galaxy S26 Ultra . This year, the Ultra actually features a bit of genuine tech innovation — and no, we don’t mean it folds. Let’s talk about its new Privacy Display. This isn't a shimmery, holographic screen protector that’s hard to read and constantly peels off at the corners; this tech is engineered directly into the S26 Ultra’s OLED display. Samsung Display revealed its Flex Magic Pixel technology back in 2024 . The S26 Ultra’s Privacy Display is built off the back of this. It controls the direction of light emitted from the AMOLED at the pixel level, integrating wide-angle and narrow-angle pixel arrays so the display can switch between a wide-angle viewing experience and more private, straight-on views. While HP’s SureView tech is similar, the amount of customization possible is incredible — and we all have our phones out in public much more than our… HP laptops. It could be perfect for keeping prying eyes off your banking apps, messaging apps and even dating apps. Otherwise, the rest of the S26 series offers incremental updates with better cameras and newer processors. This makes the base S26 and S26+ a harder sell unless your current Galaxy phone is several years old. Also, following the 2026 trend, they are all pricier this year. Make sure you check out our early impressions ( S26 Ultra , S26 , Galaxy Buds 4 ); reviews are coming soon. — Mat Smith The other big stories (and deals) this morning Apple and Netflix are teaming up to share Formula 1 programming Burger King will use AI to monitor employee ’friendliness’ Canadian government demands safety changes from OpenAI Amazon introduces three personality styles for Alexa+ Ambient Dreamie bedside companion review How much for a good night’s sleep? $250? Cheyenne MacDonald for Engadget Ambient’s dedicated alarm clock offers many of the conveniences of your smartphone alarms — highly customizable alarm schedules, a library of soundscapes and noise masks and even Bluetooth so you can connect earbuds. There’s no subscription, it sounds great and sleep insights are supposedly incoming. However, $250 is a lot. Check out our full review. Continue reading. An AI-generated Resident Evil Requiem review briefly made it on Metacritic By a video game news site owned by ClickOut Media. Review aggregator Metacritic has removed a review of Resident Evil Requiem because it was AI generated. Kotaku explained the review was published by UK gaming site VideoGamer , but appears to be “written” by a fake AI journalist rather than a real person. “Brian Merrygold” doesn’t seem to exist. The author’s profile on VideoGamer is just as awkwardly written as the review, and the profile picture of the account also appears to be AI-generated. Literally, the file name includes “ChatGPT-Image.” ClickOut Media, the company that owns VideoGamer and a collection of other publications, reportedly laid off the staff of its gaming sites earlier this month to pivot to AI-generated content. Here it is. Continue reading. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-engadget-newsletter-144951777.html?src=rss

The Wait For Pokemon Winds And Waves Will Be The Franchise's Longest Yet

The Wait For Pokemon Winds And Waves Will Be The Franchise's Longest Yet

The newly revealed Pokemon Winds and Pokemon Waves will set a new record for the monster-catching series, releasing after the longest wait between Pokemon generations. Announced at the Pokemon Presents presentation , Game Freak's tenth-generation Pokemon game won't arrive on Nintendo Switch 2 until 2027. That'll be five years since Pokemon Scarlet and Violet landed on the Switch. Previously, the widest gap between generations was four years long. Red/Green/Blue (1996) to Gold/Silver (1999): Three years Gold/Silver (1999) to Ruby/Sapphire (2002): Three years Ruby/Sapphire (2002) to Diamond/Pearl (2006): Four years Diamond/Pearl (2006) to Black/White (2010): Four years Black/White (2010) to X/Y (2013): Three years X/Y (2013) to Sun/Moon (2016): Three years Sun/Moon (2016) to Sword/Shield (2019): Three years Sword/Shield (2019) to Scarlet/Violet (2022): Three years Scarlet/Violet (2022) to Winds/Waves (2027): Five years All things considered, the mainline Pokemon games have been coming out at a fairly consistent pace. Three to five years between new entries isn't so bad compared to other major gaming franchises, many of which have been subject to longer development cycles. We're looking at you, Elder Scrolls and Grand Theft Auto. Continue Reading at GameSpot