This week, I’ve been slowly catching up on Dark Matter; I’m about 20 hours into Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on the Switch; and I’m still trying to work a trip to the movie theater into my schedule to see Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
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iPhones, AirPods, Pixel Buds and an early look at the PlayStation 5 Pro
I don’t know how many more times I can say what an intense two weeks it’s been since the last time I posted an Engadget review recap without sounding repetitive. Ever since we launched the first of these roundups last month, companies have relentlessly launched new hardware each week, contributing to a growing pile of products for our team to review. With all these announcements overlapping, it can be easy to miss a review that, say, was published at the start of the iPhone 16 event or another that went up at the same time as Meta’s Connect keynote this week.
That’s why I write these — it’s a good opportunity to catch up on reviews that we recently published and revisit some of the products now that we’ve had more time to spend with them. And looking at my list of items for this edition, there’s plenty to go over. From Apple’s iPhone 16 series, AirPods 4 and Google’s Pixel Buds Pro 2 to the PlayStation 5 Pro and some games and software, here’s a recap of things we’ve been testing lately.
Apple AirPods 4 with ANC review
by Billy Steele
Apple offers useful noise cancellation while keeping your ears open on the AirPods 4 with ANC. There are also a lot of Pro features available.
- Improved sound quality
- Better fit
- Effective ANC
- Lots of advanced features
- No onboard volume controls
- Not a great deal when AirPods Pro 2 are regularly on sale
- No hearing protection features
Just a few days after Apple unveiled the AirPods 4, Billy had to file his draft for the review, which was slated to go up on Monday. Thankfully, these were a fairly straightforward update, with evaluating the new active noise cancellation (ANC) feature being the main task. Of course, Billy went further than that, gauging how much the device’s H2 chip and refined design impact the AirPods’ performance. He also went many extra miles, delivering report after report on topics like how the new hearing aid and hearing test features for the AirPods Pro work and a deep dive on how Apple designed ANC for an open-ear headset. Just head on over to Billy’s author page for a full list of the many articles he’s dutifully written up on the AirPods (and more).
Apple Watch Series 10 review
by Cherlynn Low
The changes brought to Apple’s tenth-gen wearable mostly have to do with its size and screen, and blood oxygen detection is still missing. But this is still the best smartwatch for iPhone owners.
Editors’ note: The current score reflects our experience with the hardware, health and sleep-tracking features that will be available to users at launch. We will keep an eye on updates to ongoing litigation, as well as evaluate sleep apnea alerts and other post-launch features over the coming weeks and months, and may adjust our review score if warranted.
- Bigger screen that’s easier to see from angles
- Thinner frame
- Comprehensive health and fitness tracking
- Blood oxygen feature from older models is missing
Words alone can’t express how grateful I am that Apple didn’t end up releasing three new models of the Apple Watch like was previously rumored. Considering the review of the Apple Watch Series 10 was published just one week and a day after the launch event in Cupertino, having to test more than one smartwatch was going to be a challenge. Heck, even reviewing a single new smartwatch was tricky, considering the other reviews we were preparing at the same time. That’s why when we first published our review on Tuesday, we did not feel ready to present a formal score, instead sharing just our evaluation of the Apple Watch Series 10 up till that point. We eventually updated our review after spending a few more days getting to know the watch better, adding a score and more findings later that week.
Here’s the summary. Though you might expect a lot more fanfare and features for the tenth Apple Watch simply because it’s the tenth generation model, there’s not a lot that’s changed. And the company arguably didn’t need to do much, since the Apple Watch is a fairly mature device. What it did manage to deliver — a bigger display in a thinner body — is impressive, and the Series 10 continues to deliver the best smartwatch experience that any iPhone owner can get.
Of course, there are questions around the blood oxygen detection feature that remains the subject of litigation between Apple and Masimo. But whether that (or the new sleep apnea feature) are available doesn’t actually impact my experience with the watch, and therefore had little bearing on our score. If you’re using an older Apple Watch that has the blood oxygen detection enabled and it’s something you use frequently, it might be better to hold on to your device for now.
iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max review
by Cherlynn Low
The iPhone 16 Pro is a great flagship with excellent, fast cameras and editing tools. But you may need to charge it more than once to last all day.
Editors’ note: The current score reflects our experience with the hardware and iOS 18 features that will be available to users at launch. We will evaluate Apple Intelligence and other post-launch features over the coming weeks and months, and may adjust our review score if warranted.
- Fast camera with high quality video capture
- Photographic styles are effective and pretty
- Nice customizations available throughout
- Relatively short battery life
- Camera Control isn’t perfect
Those were just the major reviews that were published last Monday and Tuesday, and on Wednesday, we published my review of the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max.
The story of this year’s iPhones is also a pretty straightforward one: Cameras, buttons and a lack of Intelligence. Apple Intelligence, that is. But through my testing, I started to realize that a couple of features began to stand out. The most obvious is the new Photographic Styles, which put Instagram’s filters to shame.
On the iPhone 16s, you can swap these out both before and after shooting. You can also edit the amount of saturation, shadows and more within each Style. Most importantly, Apple has finetuned its processing and depth map so it’s better at keeping skin tones within the realm of reality even as you crank up the saturation or contrast. I’m a huge fan of these improved filters and in the week since my review went up, I’ve been tempted to post nothing but Photographic Style samples to all my social media. The only thing keeping me from actually doing that has been tedium and a complete lack of spare time. But maybe one day I will.
The other thing that I learned was a subtle shift in Apple’s overall approach was greater customizability. Old Apple was rigid and rejected the idea that its design might not be the best for all its users. These days, Apple is more than willing to let you set up your app grid however you like, and iOS 18 brings the ability to finetune your Control Center and lock screen shortcuts to your preferences (and needs) as well. I was surprised when I found out that not only could you tweak the sensitivity of the Camera Control’s touch and pressure sensor, but you can disable the feature altogether.
I prefer this approach as it puts the user’s needs and preferences first while still maintaining a secure and private environment. And while we still await the formal arrival of Apple Intelligence in October, it’s likely that many of the AI-based features, which will be available throughout the iPhone 16 lineup as well as the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, won’t hugely impact our experience and score. Still, like we mentioned in our reviews of this year’s flagship phones, we based our verdict on the devices we tested as they were, and might revisit our score when headline features like Intelligence roll out.
iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus review
by Billy Steele
For once, you don’t have to wait a year to get the best new features from the iPhone 16 Pro. The iPhone 16 offers all the ones you will appreciate most, and for $200 less.
Editors’ note: The current score reflects our experience with the hardware and iOS 18 features that will be available to users at launch. We will evaluate Apple Intelligence and other post-launch features over the coming weeks and months, and may adjust our review score if warranted.
- Pro-level features without the Pro price
- Action button is handy
- Bolder new colors
- Photographic Styles are really good
- Overall design is due for a refresh
- Camera Control takes time to master
- No high-refresh-rate display
- Apple Intelligence isn’t ready yet
I have to thank Billy for picking up the review of the base iPhone 16 models this year. Not only was he able to help with the workload, Billy also delivered a thorough and alternative perspective on Apple’s non-Pro iPhones. I was heartened to see that he agreed with me on several things, namely that Photographic Styles are awesome and Camera Control is kind of clunky. I do have to admit that I hated having to look at a frog in the sample photo he included in his piece — frogs are my mortal enemies.
I barely mentioned the Camera Control in my section about the iPhone 16 Pro above, but this new button is just awkwardly placed, and I was glad to see Billy’s experience was similar.
Both of us agree that it’s nice to see the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus get features that are on their Pro counterparts. Sadly, though these phones were designed for Apple Intelligence, that just wasn’t available to the public at the time of our review, which just makes it feel like they’re missing something. That’s not to say these aren’t excellent phones. They’re a nice step up from last year’s base iPhones and come in an aesthetically pleasing array of colors that I adore.
We also have a guide from senior reporter Jeff Dunn on how to choose the right iPhone, which might be particularly helpful since this year’s models all seem so similar. My main advice is: if you’re into multimedia creation on your iPhone, get one of the Pros. If you need your phone to last more than a day, definitely spring for the Pro Max, as the iPhone 16 Pro will absolutely conk out after about 20 hours.
macOS Sequoia review
by Devindra Hardawar
Apple season isn’t limited to new hardware. Last week, the company also released the latest updates to its software for its iPhones, Macs, watches, TVs and more. Our resident computing expert Devindra has been spending time with the new macOS since the beta was available, and was able to quickly put together his thoughts on Sequoia. His joy at being able to mirror his iPhone on his MacBook is evident in his review, and we were so convinced by his review that we also published a guide on how to mirror your iPhone in macOS Sequoia afterwards. To quote Devindra: “It sort of changed my life.”
Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 review
by Billy Steele
Google has once again supplanted the best Pixel Buds in its lineup. These earbuds aren’t perfect, but the improved fit and sound quality alone are worth the upgrade.
- Tiny, comfy design
- Punchy bass, full mids, crisp highs
- Slightly longer battery life than predecessor
- Price went up again
- Spatial audio is limited to video apps
- Smaller touch panel requires precision
I’m sure by now you can appreciate how hard Billy has been working, particularly these last few weeks. On Wednesday, Billy published his review of the Pixel Buds Pro 2, which went up the same time as the start of Meta’s Connect keynote. This is the last of our reviews of Google’s new hardware this year, at least until it launches something else. Billy’s evaluation is that these buds are smaller than before, which is a double-edged sword. They could be a better fit for some people, but the fact that they have smaller touch-sensitive panels means they’re slightly harder to maneuver. Still, they produce decent sound and integrate with the company’s new Gemini assistant to make hands-free requests more convenient.
Now that the last of the Pixel reviews are finally out of the way, we can finally consider the company’s family of hardware as a whole and honestly, I’m impressed. I actually scored the Pixel 9 Pro higher than the iPhone 16 Pro, which is possibly the first time a Google flagship has been rated better than one from Apple. I think Google has proven with its 2024 devices that it has the chops to take on its gigantic rivals, and now just needs to continue its momentum if it wants to reach a larger audience.
PlayStation 5 Pro preview
by Jessica Conditt
After Sony announced the PlayStation 5 Pro the day after the Apple iPhone event, senior editor Jessica Conditt was able to spend some time with the console ahead of its November 7th release. In her preview, Jess says that for the right kind of gamer, the “audaciously priced” PlayStation 5 Pro is absolutely worth it.
Who’s the right kind of gamer here? According to Jess, “If you regularly play PS5 games and can afford to waste (at least) $700 on a more powerful console with extra gills, you absolutely should get a PS5 Pro.”
Of course, we’ll have to get a device in for testing before we can deliberate on a score and official verdict. But with faster memory, improved rendering as well as support for VRR, advanced ray-tracing and “8K gaming,” the PS5 Pro seems like a promising upgrade.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom review
by Nathan Ingraham
Speaking of gaming, deputy editor Nathan Ingraham published a review this week of the latest in the Legend of Zelda series: Echoes of Wisdom. Nate was a diehard Zelda fan growing up, and found himself taken right back to his youth with this latest instalment.
My gaming tastes begin at Solitaire and end at Animal Crossing or Just Dance, so something as involved as Echoes of Wisdom is not my cup of tea. But even just looking at the pictures in Nate’s review have me impressed at the dedication to detail and quality. As Nate puts it, the story involves “a series of otherworldly rifts that have opened up throughout Hyrule, swallowing up huge parts of the land and the people who reside there.” That’s absolutely the sort of plot that would draw me in, and when I read that this time around you’d play as Princess Zelda as she attempts to rescue Link, I was even more intrigued.
Perhaps that reversal of roles will also appeal to you, or maybe you’re drawn in by the idea of completing puzzles in an adorable 3D environment. I have to admit I’m looking at my Switch and considering playing this instead of getting ludicrously upset at Match Factory. If you’re a fan of the series, Nate thinks you should absolutely check out Echoes of Wisdom.
Fujifilm’s GFX100S II is a big improvement over the original and offers the same picture quality as the GFX100 II for $2,500 less.
- Outstanding image quality
- Improved autofocus
- Good handling
- Decent battery life
- Weak video capabilities
- Quality reduced for burst shooting
Fujifilm GFX100S II and Logitech MX Creator Console reviews
by Steve Dent
Our photography expert Steve Dent published a couple of reviews this week, showcasing his expert knowledge of cameras and the editing tools that accompany them. His analysis of the Logitech MX Creator Console, for instance, has me itching to get one so I can easily tweak and edit graphics in Adobe’s suite of apps. Meanwhile, his review of the Fujifilm GFX100S II left me wondering how many months I can go hungry so I can afford the $5,000 camera because I imagine it’ll make me as adept at taking photos as Steve. If you’re curious about the actual picture and video quality of Fujifilm’s camera, check out Steve’s video on our YouTube channel.
Up next: What’s on the horizon
Like I said, with all the events taking place these few weeks, there’s plenty of gadget reviews to come. For example, Samsung had a mini event this week where it unveiled the Galaxy Tab S10+ and Tab S10 Ultra, which are premium tablets that are regarded as the best in the Android space. The company also showed off the Galaxy S24 FE and Galaxy Watch FE LTE, which are lower cost variants of its flagship smartphone and smartwatch. All of these products are good candidates for us to test, since our audience (like yourself!) is likely to be wondering about whether they’re better than their premium counterparts.
This week, Meta also launched the Quest 3S, which is a budget-friendly VR headset that should take the place of the aging Quest 2. Few people are out there shopping for VR headsets, at least, when compared to iPhones or even midrange Android phones. But it’s still worth our time to test something like the Quest 3S, as it helps us learn about the technology that’s available, even in relatively small product categories.
Meta also showed off its Orion AR smart glasses, but as that’s more of a prototype right now, I don’t expect we’ll be properly reviewing it. Similarly, the fifth-gen Spectacles that Snap unveiled last week will only be available to approved developers who are willing to fork over $99 a month. That’s not something we’re likely to formally review, either.
It’s hard to keep up with all the stuff that big tech companies keep launching and want you to buy, but we do our best. We’re anticipating just a few more events coming this year, and are getting ready for the holiday shopping season, too. I’m sure people outside the tech industry are feeling a similar ramp up in work and life. Hopefully, we all get some time to rest and take care of ourselves soon. As always, we appreciate your time and wish you the best. Until the next Engadget Review Recap, good luck.
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VCs expect a surge in startups offering lower rate mortgages, other loans now that the Feds cut rates
When the U.S. Feds cut interest rates by half a percentage point last week, it was a dash of good news for venture capitalists backing one particularly beleaguered class of startups: fintechs, especially those that rely on loans for cash flow to operate their businesses.
These companies include corporate credit card providers like Ramp or Coast, which gives cards to fleet owners. The card companies make money on interchange rates, or transaction fees charged to the merchants. “But they have to front the money by getting a loan,” said Sheel Mohnot, co-founder and general partner at Better Tomorrow Ventures, a fintech-focused firm.
“The terms of that loan just got better.”
Affirm, a buy now, pay later (BNPL) company founded by famed PayPal mafia member Max Levchin, is a good case study. While Affirm is no longer a startup — having gone public in 2021 — when interest expenses rose, its stock price tanked, dropping from around $162 in October to hovering at under $50 a share since February 2022.
BNPLs pay merchants the full amount up front; then they allow that customer to pay for the item over a couple of payments, often interest-free. Many BNPLs generate revenue primarily by charging merchants a fee for each transaction processed on their platform, not interest on the purchase. Their business model didn’t allow them to pass on the dramatically higher costs they incurred.
“BNPLs were making money hand over fist when interest rates were zero,” Mohnot said.
Affirm competes with a host of BNPL startups. Klarna, for instance, is a player that’s been expected to IPO for years but still isn’t ready in 2024, its CEO told CNBC last month. Some BNPL startups didn’t survive at all, like ZestMoney, which shut down in December. Meanwhile, other lending fintechs also shuttered because of high interest rates like business-building credit card Fundid.
Counterintuitive as it may seem, lower rates are also good for fintechs that offer loans. Car loan refinancing company Caribou, for instance, falls into this bucket, predicts Chuckie Reddy, partner and head of growth investments at QED Investors. Caribou offers one- to two-year loans.
“Their whole business is predicated on being able to take you from a higher rate to a lower rate,” he said. Now that Caribou’s funding costs are lower, they should be able to reduce what they charge borrowers.
GoodLeap, a provider of solar panel loans, and Kiavi, a lender specializing in loans for “fix-and-flip” home investors, are other short-term lenders expected to benefit. Just like Caribou, they can potentially pass on some of their interest savings to customers, leading to a surge in loan origination volume, said Rudy Yang, fintech analyst at PitchBook.
And no sector should be helped by lower interest rates as much as fintech startups taking on the mortgage loan industry. However, it could be some time before this recently beat-up space sees a resurgence. While the cut the Feds made was a biggie, interest rates are still high compared to the long ZIRP (zero interest rate policy) era that preceded it, when Fed rates were at near zero. The new Fed rates are in the 4.5% to 5% range now. So the loans available to consumers will still be a few percentage points higher than the base Fed rate.
Should the Feds continue to cut rates, as many investors hope they will, then a lot of people who bought homes during the high-rate time will be looking for better deals.
“The refinancing wave is going to be massive, but not tomorrow or over the next few months,” said Kamran Ansari, a venture partner at VC firm Headline. “It may not be worth it to refinance for half a percent, but if rates decrease by a percent or one and a half percent, then you will start to see a flood of refinances from everybody who was forced to bite the bullet on a mortgage at the higher rates over the last couple of years.”
Ansari anticipates a significant rebound for mortgage fintechs like Rocket Mortage and Better.com, following a sluggish performance in recent years.
After that, VC investor dollars will almost certainly flow. Ansari also predicted a surge in new mortgage tech startups if interest rates become more appealing.
“Anytime you see a space that’s gone dormant for four or five years, there are probably opportunities for reinvention and updated algorithms, and now you can do AI-centric underwriting,” he said.
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Trailers of the week: Thunderbolts, Rumors, and Disclaimer
I’m behind, in other words! And this week’s trailers shoveled so much more onto my need-to-watch pile, from the next Marvel MCU film, Thunderbolts, to the amusingly bizarre black comedy Rumours, to Disclaimer, Alfonso Cuarón’s new Apple TV Plus series. That’s to say nothing of all the game trailers from Sony’s State of Play event this week.
Check out some of my favorite trailers from this week below.
Thunderbolts
Marvel hasn’t said much about Thunderbolts, which sees David Harbour’s Red Guardian and his daughter, Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) in a new outing that concludes the MCU’s phase 5 in May next year.
Joining them are Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), and John Walker (Wyatt Russell), with Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) as their apparent ring leader. There’s also a mystery character named Bob (Lewis Pullman) who, as The Verge’s Charles Pulliam-Moore hinted earlier this week — and Polygon went at head-on — is probably Sentry, a Marvel version of Superm—er, a flying bulletproof guy with superhuman strength, speed, and agility.
Rumours
I’m trying to think of the best thing to compare Rumours to. The big, sans-serif, drop-shadowed fonts scream 1970s-era exploitation films, as do its backlit fog and sometimes pinkish tint, which makes it look a bit like a well-aged film print.
The trailer has notes of Wes Anderson’s deliberate blocking and framing, mixed with the absurdism of Quentin Dupieux’s Rubber. There’s a gigantic brain? And some zombies. And leaders of the G7 nations, trapped in the woods with all of that. Whatever it is, Rumours, a black comedy from co-directors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson looks like it’ll be a hoot when it hits theaters on October 18th.
Sinners
Sinners sees one of director Ryan Coogler’s mainstay actors, Michael B. Jordan, playing 1930s twin brothers who go back to their hometown to start over, only to be confronted by some unknown horror.
The name and trailer point to a religious theme. (“You keep dancing with the devil, one day he’s gonna follow you home.”) But shadowy figures outside a juke joint and a young boy walking into a church with fresh claw marks on his face hint at more. Maybe it’s a murderous cult, maybe the town is beset by actual demons. What’s really going on is a total mystery, and hopefully, it’ll stay that way until its March 7th theatrical release.
Alfonso Cuarón’s new Apple TV series, Disclaimer, is a seven-part psychological thriller that starts streaming on October 11th. Cate Blanchett stars as a journalist named Catherine Ravenscroft, whose dark secrets are revealed in an anonymously written novel that is sent to her.
The secrets are apparently bad enough to threaten her relationship with her husband, Robert (Sacha Baron Cohen), and her son, Nicholas (Kodi Smit-McPhee). The series also stars Kevin Kline, Lesley Manville, Louis Partridge, Leila George, and Hoyeon, and it’s narrated by Indira Varma.
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Lenovo launches two new notebooks in the ThinkBook series with Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 and AMD’s Ryzen AI 9 365 processor
Lenovo has unveiled two new ThinkBook models as it looks to exert its dominace on the business laptops landscape.
The ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 and the ThinkBook 16 Gen 7+ bring major upgrades over their predecessors, offering cutting-edge hardware designed for demanding users, but catering to slightly different needs, especially in terms of performance, display, and other key features.
Both devices come with a 16-inch IPS screen, but while the former supports 2.5k reoslution, the latter supports 3.2k – and both also run on Windows 11 Pro and offer a Kensington Nano Security Slot for security.
ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 combines a sleek design with advanced AI capabilities from the Snapdragon X Plus chipset to give modern professionals robust performance, enhanced productivity, and more security
The ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 is powered by the Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, an ARM-based processor known for its energy efficiency and connectivity, but able to hit 45 TOPS for enhanced AI performance.
The ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 also comes with up to 32GB of LPDDR5x RAM clocked at 8448 MT/s, which ensures fast performance across a range of tasks, and offers up to 1TB PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD, which ensures fast boot times, smooth application launches, and ample space for most needs. For graphics, this model features a Qualcomm Adreno GPU capable of delivering up to 3.8 TFLOPs.
The ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 offers two display options: a 16:10 WQXGA 2.5K IPS display with 100% sRGB color coverage and 350 nits of brightness, or a more modest WUXGA IPS display with a 60Hz refresh rate, 45% NTSC color accuracy, and 300 nits of brightness.
There’s also an FHD RGB camera with a privacy shutter, ensuring security during video calls, and Dolby Atmos audio technology provides immersive sound through the stereo speakers.
In terms of battery, this device uses an 84WHr battery, and for security, it relies on the Microsoft Pluton security processor, a fingerprint reader integrated into the power button, and the webcam’s privacy shutter. In addition to Wi-Fi 7, the Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 comes with several connectivity options such as two USB-C 10Gbps ports, two USB-A 5Gbps ports, an HDMI 2.1 port, a 4-in-1 SD card reader, and an audio combo jack.
This ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 weighs 1.82kg and will be available in October 2024, with a starting price of $749.
ThinkBook 16 Gen 7+ features the Ryzen AI 9 365 processor and Radeon 88M graphics for exceptional speed and high-resolution visuals for the modern professional, all in its classic dual-tone chassis
The ThinkBook 16 Gen 7+ takes performance a step further with the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 processor, known for its strong computational power and efficiency, but also delivering 50 TOPS (Tera Operations Per Second), slightly more than the Snapdragon X Plus found in the Gen 7.
Like the Gen 7, the Gen 7+ offers up to 32GB of LPDDR5x RAM, though at a slightly lower clock speed of 7500 MHz – but the real upgrade comes in the storage department, where the Gen 7+ offers dual 2280 M.2 SSD slots, allowing users to expand storage up to 4TB, perfect for handling large files like video or engineering projects. For graphics, the AMD Radeon 880M is a more powerful option compared to the Qualcomm Adreno in the Gen 7. It handles more graphically demanding applications, making it ideal for content creators and power users.
In terms of display, the ThinkBook 16 Gen 7+ features a 16-inch 3.2K IPS display with a 165Hz refresh rate, DCI-P3 color accuracy, Dolby Vision support, and TÜV Low Blue Light certification for eye comfort, making it suitable for users requiring top-tier display performance, such as video editors and photographers.
The camera setup in the Gen 7+ is also enhanced with FHD RGB and TOF (Time of Flight) technology, improving depth sensing for better video quality while the audio is supported by Dolby Atmos, providing a high-quality sound experience. This new notebook comes with an 85WHr battery and for security, it includes the same Microsoft Pluton security processor, fingerprint reader, and privacy shutter as the Gen 7. Additionally, the Gen 7+ features an IR camera for facial recognition, adding an extra layer of protection.
In terms of connectivity, the ThinkBook 16 Gen 7+ offers more advanced options, including a USB4 port with Thunderbolt 4 certification, a full-function USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, two USB-A 3.1 ports (one featuring Always On functionality), an HDMI 2.1 port, an RJ45 Ethernet port, and a hidden USB-A 2.0 port.
The ThinkBook 16 Gen 7+ weighs 1.9kg and will be available in October 2024 in EMEA markets, with a starting price of €999 (approximately $1,110).
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The best science fiction books of 2024 so far, from Adrian Tchaikovsky to Peng Shepherd
Since I became science fiction columnist for New Scientist, I have had to think a lot about what qualifies as sci-fi. Very often, a book could actually be classified as fantasy, which is outside my remit. More and more, I find myself agreeing with the writer Damon Knight when he said: “Science fiction is what I point to [when I say] ‘That’s science fiction’.”
Anyway, for this holiday reading special, I present my list of some of the year’s best sci-fi so far. All that binds these incredibly diverse books…
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