Apple released a new Apple Watch Magnetic Fast Charger (model A3277) that delivers 10W of power, double the previous 5W limit, enabling faster charging for the new Series 12 and Ultra 4 models. The $29 charger can add 12 hours of battery life to the Series 12 or 18 hours to the Ultra 4 in just 15 minutes, but requires both the new watch hardware and new charger to achieve these speeds.
Valve's Steam Frame headset launched with praise for comfort and PC streaming capabilities, but early reviews criticize its $1,059 starting price and problematic battery life. The device runs SteamOS on ARM hardware, streams from PC via Wi-Fi 6E, and plays native titles from the Steam library.
HashNotch is a macOS menu bar app that displays system information in the MacBook notch, including music playback, network speed, CPU/memory usage, battery status, temperatures, and camera/microphone activity. Built in native Swift with no telemetry or account requirements, version 1.5.0 adds improved UI scrolling, better timer handling, AirPods battery display, and enhanced settings organization.
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro, arriving two years after the iPhone 16 Pro, features over 50 upgrades including a new A20 Pro chip, variable-aperture camera, smaller Dynamic Island, and record battery life of 36 hours. The $1,199 starting price is $200 higher than the iPhone 16 Pro's launch, though base storage doubled to 256GB. For iPhone 16 Pro owners, the cumulative changes across two generations—including design, display, cameras, and charging speed improvements—make it a worthwhile upgrade.