I stole Fairphone’s Moments switch. I was at a tech event last week, where bemused journos are herded into an underground space to bounce around between PRs. Fairphone was the main brand that caught my eye, especially when the Moments switch was demonstrated to me. When I got home, I made something similar for my iPhone, as outlined in Why Apple should steal the Fairphone 6 Moments switch for the iPhone.

Razer is bonkers. I say this on the basis that last year I wrote about ‘hacking’ a GameSir X2s to create an iPad Pro ‘handheld’. But Razer’s Kishi V3 Pro XL now does this in an official capacity.

I love matrix synths. They make it easy for anyone to create music. TonePad was the best. I write about how to bring it back for iPhone.

Retro games on iPhone? Apple pushed back for so long against emulation, but the iPhone emulation scene is slowly improving. My classic games toolkit for TapSmart explores how to get started, apps to check out, and accessories to add.

Keen on the night sky? I added Star Walk to my iPhone classics series. The app first appeared waaaay back in 2008 and has since influenced a whole host of astronomy apps.

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“Your presentation is pedantic and boring.” Ken Segall recalls Steve Jobs using this line, eviscerating a former colleague’s pitch – and then applies the same argument to Apple’s current events, which he thinks are too “slick, repeatable… and safe”. I think they also lack humanity. Pre-covid stage-based stuff was always much warmer. Apple events today come across as a weird combination of polished, sterile and ‘Steve Jobs cosplay’ (in terms of everyone’s delivery).

Galaxy Ring crushes finger. Ouch. I wasn’t excited about the prospect of a smart ring anyway. Even less so now. My Apple Watch strap isn’t going to strangle my wrist.

A playable Lego Game Boy? Someone got it working. And not even with a Pi, which was my assumption of how someone might achieve such a feat. 

Dashy Crashy is back. The remastered version dials down the IAP to a single payment, drip-feeding missions and new cars over the weeks ahead. iOS-only for now, but lots of fun. I added it to my best free iPhone games feature. To grab it right away, head to the App Store.