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This iPhone gaming controller turns your smartphone into a handheld Nintendo Switch-style console

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The Backbone One is pretty appropriately named for the product that it is. After all, it’s probably one of the only bespoke controllers designed SPECIFICALLY for iPhone gaming.

Apple has come under quite some fire recently for the way it’s been alienating its gamer-base. Sure, they launched the Arcade gaming service, but Apple giveth and Apple taketh away… they’ve announced Google Stadia and Microsoft Xbox Cloud won’t be coming to their iOS and iPadOS devices. Moreover, the company’s embroiled in a legal battle with Epic Games, resulting in popular battle-royale game Fortnite being taken off the App Store too.

However, that doesn’t mean the iPhone doesn’t have some spectacular games. The titles available on Apple Arcade are surely a class apart, but Call of Duty, Asphalt, Genshin Impact, Minecraft, and the widely popular Among Us have been pretty popular games on the iPhone too… and that’s where the Backbone One comes in. Designed for iPhone users who are also serious gamers, the Backbone One is a plug-and-play controller that snaps to your iPhone, turning it into a makeshift Nintendo Switch-style gaming device complete with two joysticks, a D-pad, XYAB Action buttons, and four shoulder buttons. The Backbone One features a Lightning connector that interfaces directly with your smartphone, creating a more stable, low-latency connection with the device.

The Backbone One, however, is more than just a snap-on controller for the iPhone… it turns your smartphone into a streaming rig too. A dedicated ‘Capture’ button lets you capture your gameplay and send it directly to social media platforms like your Instagram, iMessage, or even YouTube. The Backbone app lets you edit your clips too, creating showreels of your best moments in-game, while even being able to chat with friends and fellow gamers. Oh, and the best part? The Backbone One controller comes with its own 3.5mm audio jack so you can plug your gaming headphones in for an immersive session!

Designer: Backbone Labs Inc.

Sonos has a big sale on its Beam, One and One SL speakers

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Sonos is currently offering a decent $50 off a number of its speakers, taking them down to some of the lowest prices we've seen since Black Friday. The Sonos Beam, Sonos One and Sonos One SL are all reduced, and with Sonos offering free shipping...

A partition that purifies air!

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An innovative way to introduce greenery into spaces, the Naava One is a partition that also doubles up as a vertical planter, dividing spaces as well as refreshing it aesthetically. The free-standing unit comes with a self-sufficient design that’s perfect for indoors. The housing, available in white and charcoal gray, holds the vertical forest, while its base stores the water needed to feed the plants. The Naava One even comes with its own light that doesn’t just nourish the plants, it also gives your room an ambient wash of light, while illuminating the greenery.

The Naava One comes as a singular unit that an be coupled with many of its kind. The unit can easily be moved around, thanks to wheels at the bottom, allowing you to add, modify, or remove partitions and change your space to suit your needs. Fitted with multiple species of plants, the Naava One can easily purify up to 60m2 of air, while the partition comes in a Duo format too, with greenery on both sides. An aesthetic and functional addition to your space, the Naava is perfect for offices as well as for homes. Go ahead, put some ‘living’ in your living room!

Designer: Naava

This solar-powered car is capable of driving for 450 miles before it needs charging

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Yes, you heard me. 450 miles. 725 kilometers. That’s about 50 miles more than the width of Germany.

Lightyear, a company founded by the winners of the World Solar Challenge in 2016 (no connection to Toy Story), has developed the One, an electric solar-assisted car that’s capable of being charged while it drives!

The five-seater car is powered by four independently controlled electric motors sitting on each wheel, and needs to be plug-charged, just like any electric vehicle. However, the Lightyear One also comes with solar panels on its roof, hood, and rear, giving the engine additional power while it drives, resulting in the car’s remarkable range. The Lightyear One, however, doesn’t run entirely on solar energy, given how inherently slow solar charging is as compared to wired, fast-charging technology. The solar panels are capable of providing the One with 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) of range per hour, which means the slower you drive, the longer you can drive… and in the event that your battery runs out of power, the solar panels can give the car the additional push it requires to drive you till the nearest charging station.

The Lightyear One’s design is more or less dictated by the presence of the solar panels. The panels sit under a hardened glass cover, which means they’re robust and can take a good amount of impact without shattering. Given that the panels can’t take on the shape of any 3D surface, the car’s body, for the most part, is relatively plain, with the slim headlights and taillights proving to be the most discerning design detail. Its dual-colored body, as a result, becomes a characteristic feature, making the car look a wee bit old-fashioned, but sporty nevertheless. A small price to pay for a vehicle that’s capable of driving from San Francisco to Las Vegas on a single charge, no?!

Designer: Lightyear

Last Minute Black Friday 2018 Blu-ray Deals: $5.99 Ready Player One, $6.99 Avengers Infinity War, $3.99 Wonder Woman and More

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There are only minutes left in the Amazon Black Friday 2018 sale before the Amazon Cyber Monday 2018 sale takes over at midnight. Amazon offers some hot Black Friday deals on Blu-ray movies that are...