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Seven Classic Arcade Games Just Got Virtual Cabinets You Can Walk Around

By Rei / February 4, 2026 / Articles / Apple, games, VR headset / Leave a Comment

Retrocade for Apple Vision Pro iPad and iPhone Release

ARTICLE – Apple Arcade subscribers with Vision Pro headsets can play seven classic arcade games starting February 5, when Retrocade launches as part of the monthly subscription. Resolution Games built the app to recreate the physical arcade experience in VR, complete with cabinet artwork you can walk around and inspect before dropping into gameplay. Add […]

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Apple’s New AirTag is Louder, Smarter, and Better at Finding the Stuff You Keep Losing

By Rei / January 27, 2026 / Articles / Apple, tracker / Leave a Comment

ARTICLE – Trackers aren’t about specs. They’re about the five minutes you spend muttering into the space between your car seat and the center console because the beep isn’t loud enough and your phone keeps pointing at the floor. Price: $29 Where to Buy: Apple Apple’s second generation AirTag doesn’t look different or cost more,

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Apple’s 2026 Black Unity Apple Watch Band Celebrates Connection Through Pan-African Colors

By Vincent Nguyen / January 26, 2026 / News / Apple, Apple Watch / Leave a Comment

NEWS – Apple dropped its latest Black Unity collection piece today. The Unity Connection Braided Solo Loop honors Black History Month by weaving Pan-African flag colors into a design that rewards closer inspection. What sets this band apart from standard Braided Solo Loops is the layered color work. Apple’s precision-braiding machinery weaves recycled polyester yarn

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This Spigen iPhone 17 Pro Case Brings Macintosh Era Design Back to Life

By Vincent Nguyen / January 13, 2026 / Must Read, Articles / Apple, iPhone Case / 1 Comment

Spigen for iPhone 17 Pro Case Classic LS 6

ARTICLE – Spigen just did something genuinely clever with the Classic LS MagFit Case for iPhone 17 Pro. Instead of chasing minimalism or slapping on another carbon fiber texture, the company reached back to 1984 and pulled forward a design language most accessory makers wouldn’t dare touch. The stone colored matte finish, the horizontal ribbing

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How to 3D Print a Mockup of Apple’s Foldable iPhone

By Vincent Nguyen / December 26, 2025 / Featured, Articles / 3d printing, Apple, iPhone Fold / 2 Comments

ARTICLE – You can 3D print the foldable iPhone today. Not a working phone, but a physical mockup built from leaked CAD dimensions that lets you hold, fold, and judge the form factor for yourself. Apple’s rumored foldable, often referred to as the iPhone Fold, reportedly won’t ship until late 2026. The shape? You can

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The iPhone Fold Might Finally Kill the Crease

By Vincent Nguyen / December 26, 2025 / Must Read, Articles / Apple, Foldable, iPhone, iPhone Fold / Leave a Comment

ARTICLE – Every foldable phone ships with the same compromise. No matter how premium the materials, no matter how smooth the hinge, there is always a crease running down the center of the display. You can see it. You can feel it. Samsung has spent years refining the Z Fold line, and the crease is

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Would You Buy a Foldable iPhone? This 3D Printed Mockup Based on Leaked Specs Might Help You Decide

By Vincent Nguyen / December 23, 2025 / Articles / Apple, iPhone / Leave a Comment

ARTICLE – Apple’s foldable iPhone has lived in the rumor mill for years, always “coming soon” but never quite arriving. That changed when a Reddit user took leaked CAD dimensions and rumored screen specs and did something clever: they 3D printed a physical mockup you can actually hold. The result sits in your palm like

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Apple’s Hikawa Phone Grip Makes Accessibility Look This Good

By Vincent Nguyen / November 21, 2025 / News / Apple, iPhone and iPod accessories / Leave a Comment

Bailey Hikawa just partnered with Apple on a phone grip that could pass for a weird little sculpture on your desk. The Hikawa Phone Grip & Stand landed at the Apple Store this week, celebrating 40 years of Apple’s accessibility work. It’s one of those rare accessories where the design story actually matters as much

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Vision Pro Hands-On: Perfect Timing as Content Library Explodes

By Vincent Nguyen / November 20, 2025 / Featured, Articles / Apple, Vision Pro, VR headset / 4 Comments

I’ll be honest. When I walked into the Apple Store for my Vision Pro demo, I was ready to be skeptical. After 20+ years testing gadgets, you develop a pretty good BS detector for overhyped tech. But what happened over the next 30 minutes genuinely surprised me. It Just Works (And That’s Kind of Amazing)

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Lasers, Layers, and Wrist Wonders: Why Apple’s New Watches Are 3D-Printed Legends

By Vincent Nguyen / November 18, 2025 / News / 3d printing, Apple, Apple Watch / Leave a Comment

Look, we’ve reviewed plenty of 3D printers here at The Gadgeteer. From budget FDM machines that churn out desk toys to resin printers that can handle detailed miniatures, we know this tech inside and out. But Apple just dropped something that made us sit up and pay attention. They’re 3D-printing millions of titanium Apple Watch

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Valve’s Steam Machine Returns: PC Gaming Meets Console Simplicity (Plus This Week’s Biggest Tech)

By Vincent Nguyen / November 15, 2025 / Articles / Apple, DJI, iPhone and iPod accessories, Samsung / 1 Comment

Valve spent a decade learning from the 2014 Steam Machine disaster. The 2025 reboot proves they were paying attention. This compact gaming console delivers 4K performance with console simplicity, part of an ambitious ecosystem strategy that includes a refined controller and the new Steam Frame VR headset. The living room PC dream might finally work

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Apple AirPods 4 Drop to $85: Grab This Black Friday Deal Before It’s Gone

By Vincent Nguyen / November 10, 2025 / Articles / AirPods, Apple, deal / Leave a Comment

Holy smokes, folks. Apple’s AirPods 4 just crashed down to $85 at Amazon (normally $129). That’s 35% off and matches the lowest price we’ve ever seen. If you’ve been eyeing these but couldn’t justify the full price, now’s your moment. ⬇︎ Jump to summary (pros/cons) Price: $84.99 Where to buy: Amazon Why I’m Actually Excited About This

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The Coby True Wireless Bluetooth Speaker looks like a giant AirPod

By Kathleen Chapman / August 5, 2024 / News / Apple, Bluetooth speaker / 3 Comments

NEWS – Are you a fan of Apple AirPods? Then you may like the Coby True Wireless Bluetooth Speaker which looks like a giant AirPod. This 3W speaker is 10 inches long and has an FM radio, USB and TF card slots, a built-in microphone to answer calls, and an Aux audio port. You only

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Next Apple event scheduled for May 7th – new iPads and accessories likely to be announced

By David Sheneman / April 24, 2024 / News / Apple / 2 Comments

NEWS – On Tuesday, Apple announced its next special event. Set for Tuesday, May 7th, at 7:00 AM PT, Apple used the tag line “Let Loose” to announce the event, along with a colorful, artistic Apple logo featuring a hand holding an Apple Pencil. In a first since the iPad was announced in 2010, Apple

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Apple’s “Scary Fast” event recap – new M3 chips, MacBook Pros, and 24” iMacs

By David Sheneman / October 31, 2023 / News / Apple / 1 Comment

NEWS – Apple used its “Scary Fast” event to announce a new M3 series of Apple Silicon chips, updated 14” and 16” MacBook Pros, and the first update to the 24” iMac since its release in 2021. Starting with the M3 processors, they are the industry’s first chips based on a 3-nanometer process. Featuring performance cores

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Apple “Scary Fast” Event – Monday October 30, 8 PM ET

By David Sheneman / October 30, 2023 / News / Apple / Leave a Comment

NEWS – Apple invites you to “Treat yourself to a special Apple Event” on Monday, October 30, 2023, at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT. They’re using the tag line Scary Fast. This event will be online only, with a stream set up on Apple’s home page as well as YouTube. Speculation is that

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Apple Spring 2022 Event Wrap-up – iPhone, iPad updates and Apple’s newest Mac model

By David Sheneman / March 10, 2022 / News / Apple / Leave a Comment

NEWS – During their “Peek Performance” event on Tuesday, Apple announced a range of updated and new products. From new colors for existing products to a brand new Mac and display, Apple showed off a few modest updates as well their first new Mac model in a long time. New Colors New for the iPhone

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Apple has a Steve Jobs video tribute to mark 10yrs since he passed

By Julie Strietelmeier / October 5, 2021 / News / Apple / 1 Comment

NEWS – Has it really been 10 years since Steve Jobs passed away from pancreatic cancer? I didn’t know it either until I was visiting Apple.com this morning (10/5/21) and saw Apple’s Celebrating Steve video tribute to Steve and the awesome products that he brought to geeks around the world. Be sure and go to

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Nomad Leather Loop for AirTag review

By Alex Birch / August 5, 2021 / Reviews / airtag, Apple, Finder, tracker / 1 Comment

REVIEW – The jury is still out on why Apple’s AirTags need an accessory to be able to attach to anything, but it does create an opportunity for the accessory companies out there. There’s a ton of silicone and leather holders, but Nomad’s Leather Loop is different, minimalistic and very secure. Let’s look closer. What

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Satechi Apple Mac Mini Type-C Stand & Hub with SSD Enclosure review

By Andy Chen / July 18, 2021 / Reviews / Apple, Stand / 1 Comment

REVIEW – One of the main frustrations I’ve had with the Apple Mac Mini (M1, 2020) is the low number of ports, and that they’re always on the back. I’ve tried various hubs but none seem to be as slick as the Satechi stand that sits neatly under the Mac Mini itself. I got to

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