The NVIDIA Shield continues to be one of the most expensive Android TV media streamers on the market, but it’s also one of the most powerful… and one of the most well supported. NVIDIA regularly releases updates that bring bug fixes and new features, and the latest adds support for automatically enabling game mode on supported TVs, a notification to let you know when apps are using the microphone, and a night listening mode that can prevent unexpected loud noises from waking folks in your household, while also boosting the volume of whispering or other quiet sounds if you’re listening with the volume down low.
In other recent tech news from around the web, Asus is officially launching its next gaming phone on July 5, but Evan Blass has spilled some of the beans with a bunch of pictures of the upcoming phone. The Huawei MatePad Paper that was announced in February is now available in Europe. And if you want to play Elden Ring, but don’t have the hardware for it, now there’s another way… sort of… but not really. One developer has created an Elden Ring inspired Game Boy title that you can play in a browser… or on an actual Game Boy (or emulator). I’ll note that I couldn’t get the browser version to play in Chrome, but it worked in Firefox.
More leaked pictures of the upcoming Asus ROG Phone 6, a gaming phone expected to have a 6.78 inch 165 Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, up to 18GB RAM, two USB-C ports, and a 5,850 mAh battery. https://t.co/3ogdL3IiLx
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) July 1, 2022
The NVIDIA Shield may be one of the best supported Android TV devices to date, and the latest update brings bug fixes and new features including a “night listening mode” to even out sound (quiet dialog gets louder, loud booms get quieter). https://t.co/PeKoYrw57F pic.twitter.com/qcNS9WMZA8
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) July 1, 2022
First announced in February, the Huawei MatePad Paper is a 10.3 inch tablet with an E Ink display, pen support, a Kirin 820E hexa-core processor, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. It’s now available in Europe for €499. https://t.co/jFSebS2Qdi
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) July 1, 2022
Elden Ring re-imagined as a 1993 era adventure game, complete with downloadable files for play on a Game Boy (or emulator) or the Analogue Pocket. You can also play for free in a browser. https://t.co/kHRaPfbJ26
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) July 1, 2022
Google has begun rolling out a split keyboard option to some users with Android phones featuring foldable displays, making thumb typing easier when holding a tablet-sized device in two hands. https://t.co/NvzD7civO9
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) July 1, 2022
Overview of new features in the Plasma Mobile user interface for mobile Linux. https://t.co/O6R1Y8dIxu
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