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Ayaneo Phone confirmed in a teaser featuring retro Remake branding

Ayaneo is best known for its retro gaming handhelds, but the company has now confirmed its first phone will be coming soon . Ayaneo briefly teased that it was working on a phone back in August during the event where it unveiled the dual-screen Pocket DS . Of course, many of the company’s gaming handhelds run a custom take on Android, so putting a cellular modem in one isn’t much of a stretch. We don’t know much about the handheld. The video offers a quick glimpse at a pretty standard-looking rectangle. There are dual cameras in the top-left corner, and you can make out what appear to be shoulder buttons. Android Central has suggested that the Ayaneo phone could have a sliding design similar to the Sony Xperia Play , where the controls are hidden beneath the screen, but it’s impossible to tell from the video. Ayaneo wouldn’t be the only company on the market with a gaming-focused phone, but modern versions typically eschew physical controls. They tend to be phones first and foremo...

LG’s brilliant B5 OLED TV is already down to just $530 for Black Friday

Best Buy’s latest doorbuster deal nets you a cool $770 off the regular price. | Image: The Verge Best Buy’s early Black Friday deals are already live, with discounts to be had on everything from smartphones and gaming PCs to wireless headphones . If you’re in the market for a new 4K TV, Best Buy is also offering an exclusive doorbuster deal on LG’s 48-inch B5 OLED , bringing the price of the 4K TV down to just $529.99 ($770 off) for a limited time. You can also grab the 55-inch model from Amazon , Best Buy , and LG for around $896 ($604 off), an all-time low. LG B5 OLED TV Where to Buy: $1299.99 $529.99 at Best Buy (48-inch) $1499.99 $896.99 at Amazon (55-inch) $1499.99 $899.99 at Best Buy (55-inch) LG’s entry-level B Series offers one of the most affordable ways to jump into the world of OLED technology. Although the B5 can’t match the brightness of comparably priced LED TVs, it delivers far better black level performance and contrast, as well as excellent viewing...

The Playdate is a great indie puzzle machine

We're living in a wonderful period for puzzle games. Seemingly everyone, from The New York Times to Linkedin , has fun puzzles to play, so every morning I have plenty of options to accompany my first coffee of the day. Lately, though, much of my daily puzzle time has come from an unlikely source: the Playdate. Panic's little yellow handheld is best known for being home to oddball indie games you can't find anywhere else , many of which utilize a crank to play. But it has also amassed a library of excellent puzzle games that are playable in quick bursts. It makes it easy to stick a Playdate in your pocket and grab it when you need to kill a fe … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/tWTLMyh