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Valve's New Steam Controller Brings TMR Thumbsticks and Dual Trackpads to a $99 Steam-Native Pad

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Valve's 2026 Steam Controller pairs TMR magnetic thumbsticks, two haptic trackpads, 6-axis IMU with Grip Sense, and 80-hour battery in a $99 controller sold exclusively through the Steam store. Sold out in 30 minutes at launch.

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80

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Satechi's CubeDock Packs Thunderbolt 5, an 8TB NVMe Slot, and 140W Charging Into a Mac Mini-Sized Cube for $400

Satechi's CubeDock Thunderbolt 5 is a Mac mini-style desktop dock with 4 TB5 ports, an 8TB NVMe SSD enclosure at 6000MB/s, dual SD readers, 140W charging, and 9.5/10 reviews. $399.99 from satechi.com.

Dev · NOTABLE

72

Motorola's Moto Buds 2 Plus Pair Bose Tuning With Hi-Res Audio at $149, With Honest ANC Trade-Offs

Moto Buds 2 Plus deliver Sound by Bose tuning, 11mm + balanced-armature dual-driver, Dynamic ANC with CrystalTalk AI, Hi-Res LHDC, and 40-hour total battery life for $149.99 on motorola.com US. eftm rates 91%.

Dev · NOTABLE

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