[Bhaskar Das] has been tinkering with one of Nintendo’s more obscure handhelds, the DSi. The old-school console has been given a new job as part of an augmented reality app called AetherShell. 

The concept is straightforward enough. The Nintendo DSi runs a small homebrew app which lets you use the stylus to make simple line drawings on the lower touchscreen. These drawings are then trucked out wirelessly as raw touch data via UDP packets, and fed into a Gemini tool which transforms them into animation frames. These are then sent to an iPhone app, which uses ARKit APIs and the phone’s camera to display the animations embedded into the surrounding environment via augmented reality.

One might question the utility of this project, given that the iPhone itself has a touch screen you can draw on, too. It’s a fair question, and one without a real answer, beyond the fact that sometimes it’s really fun to play with an old console and do weird things with it. Plus, there just isn’t enough DSi homebrew out in the world. We love to see more.

Fresh information from a reliable Chinese tipster suggests the OnePlus 15T may play it safe with the cameras, reusing familiar hardware while focusing on performance gains and battery capacity in a compact flagship form factor.

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I used to spend a lot of time commuting, but these days I’m lucky enough to work remotely. My wife isn’t. She drives about 20 miles each way on busy highways, and like a lot of people, I worry about her every time she pulls out of the driveway. Late last year, I bought her a dashcam. It’s nothing fancy, just something recording in the background, but she really likes it and says it gives her peace of mind. That alone made it feel worth it to me.

I don’t have to tell you that phones are really good now, and you can probably point to the areas where that’s obvious. Cameras, displays, processors, build materials, and so much more. However, phones have improved in sneaky ways, too.

Apple shipped a record 14 million iPhones in India in 2025 and gained market share.

Latest iPhone 18 Pro leak seeks to settle dynamic island rumors. Here are all the details on this.

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A robot camera phone is set for a March 1 reveal at MWC Barcelona 2026. Honor has confirmed the date and a pop-up AI camera assistant, but specs, pricing, and availability are still unknown.

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Anker’s latest Prime Wireless Charging Station makes some bold claims—and lives up to them. I really love this wireless charging station, but I do have one thing about it that I don’t like. Is it worth $230 of your hard-earned money? I’m not quite sure.

Apple’s 20th anniversary iPhone might not include the rumored all-screen design, according to new reports.

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Ever unlocked your iPhone and wondered where a specific app went? Seeing apps disappear can raise alarms and make you feel suspicious. The truth is, your iPhone removes apps intentionally. But why does this happen? Let’s explore the common reasons behind it and what you can do to prevent it.

NexPhone wants one handset to cover Android, Debian Linux, and a Windows 11 cloud PC workflow. The idea hinges on docking, but the Windows service details still aren’t pinned down.

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A new iPhone 18 rumor suggests Apple may use brighter display technology for the next model.

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iPhone users can finally move their entire browsing life directly on their phone without the technical headaches that kept millions locked into Safari.

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iPhone users can finally move their entire browsing life directly on their phone without the technical headaches that kept millions locked into Safari.

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Modern cellular networks are built to serve millions upon millions of users, all while maintaining strict encryption across all communications. But earlier cellular networks were by no means so secure, as [Nostalgia for Simplicity] demonstrates in a recent video.

The video begins with an anecdote — our narrator remembers a family member who could listen in on other’s conversations on the analog AMPS phone network. This was easily achieved simply by entering a code that would put an Ericsson handset into a test mode, in which it could be switched to tune in any desired AMPS channel. Since the communications were transmitted in a purely analog manner, with no encryption of any sort, any conversation on such a network was basically entirely open for anyone to hear. The video shows a recreation of this method, using a software-defined radio to spin up a low-power, very local AMPS network. A phone call is carried out between two handsets, with a third handset able to listen in just by using the special test mode.

If you’re particularly keen to build your own first-generation AMPS phone network, just know that it’s not really allowed due to rules around spectrum allocations. Still, it’s entirely possible as we’ve covered before. It doesn’t even take much hardware in our modern SDR era.

Apple’s ultra-thin iPhone Air may finally get a 2026 update, according to new reports.

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This AI-powered storage app helps business teams seamlessly reclaim space and maintain device performance.

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This AI-powered storage app helps business teams seamlessly reclaim space and maintain device performance.

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Google has introduced a new feature in the latest Chrome beta for iOS that lets users easily migrate their data over from Safari.

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Managing a photo library is easy when it’s just yours. It got a lot harder for me when I also became responsible for keeping photos organized for my wife and mother-in-law. Different habits, different expectations, and everyone still wants their pictures to be easy to find and safely backed up. Over time, that turns into a messy sprawl of folders, duplicates, and “where did that photo go?” conversations.