Patrick Campanale

Canon’s 1D X hardware is legendary among photographers and filmmakers alike. Sporting a large full-frame sensor, a wide array of input and output options, and insane specs, it’s the go-to camera for prosumers. Today, Canon detailed the specs and capabilities of its upcoming EOS-1D X Mark III hardware, including a “brand-new AF sensor with 28x more resolution than its predecessor” and more.

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Sam’s Club’s Instant Savings Book has arrived for many members and gives us an early peek at what the wholesale club will have to offer this Black Friday 2019. Filled with 48 pages of goodies, Sam’s touts that you’ll “get $9,400 in savings on everything you need to win this holiday season.” Head below the break to find out more about Sam’s Club’s Instant Savings Book, our top picks, and more.

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Call of Duty Modern Warfare launches in just a few days, so it’s time to start making sure you’ve got the best pre-order deal if you’ve not purchased it already. From console bundles to bonus in-game content, we’ll help you make sure to get the most out of Activision’s latest Call of Duty installment possible.

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JCPenney just detailed its 2019 Top 20 Toys list, which gives shoppers a hint as to what the retailer could put on sale this Black Friday. You’ll find products from Disney, Fisher-Price, Hasbro, LEGO, Mattel, and more here. Keep reading to find out more about JCPenney’s Top 20 Toys for 2019.

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Discovery Inc.’s Food Network Kitchen has officially launched here in the U.S. It’s the “first-ever live, interactive cooking product” which launched with an “all-star line-up of live classes from top Food Network chefs” and more. This new app, which is available across Amazon Alexa, Echo Show, Fire Tablet, and Fire TV devices, as well as iOS and Android products, will help you improve your cooking prowess. Designed to assist customers “by solving pain points associated with cooking”, will include meal prep and grocery shopping tips.

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Sony just announced an update to its KOOV Educator Kit, which first was launched back in 2018. This KOOV system is built as a tool for educators, offering a “comprehensive solution for delivering quality science, technology, engineering, art, and math education accessible to students of all skill levels.” What’s new in the latest KOOV Trial Kit? Keep reading to find out more.

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In this week’s Best of 9to5Toys: Black Friday predictions are here, Apple Watch Series 5 is up to $50 off, Pixel 4 pre-order deals arrive, more…

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Black Friday is just over a month away, and if history repeats itself, we’ll start to see ads drop in a week or so. We’ve already predicted console gaming, as well as Apple, smart home, Amazon, and other Black Friday sale potentials. Now, it’s time to take a look at what we think will happen on the PC gaming side of things with Razer, Microsoft, Corsair, Crucial, and other top brands.

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Fans of the Nintendo Entertainment System might remember The Light Gun (or Beam Gun as it was also called). This unique accessory made hunting and shooting games a bit more immersive, and that’s just what PDP is going for with the Mars. Announced back at E3 2018, the PDP Mars is finally getting ready to ship just in time for the holidays. Currently, you can pre-order the PDP Mars with three different games on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One for delivery on November 1st, or just grab the gun itself. Keep reading to find out more.

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While Rocketbook is a fantastic idea for portable notebooks, as it allows you to reuse pages and convert them to digital documents, it’s not always easy to keep everything on a tiny place. That’s where Rocketbook Beacons come in, as they offer users a way to digitize an entire whiteboard worth of notes with a single picture. How does this work? Well, we’ve spent the past few days with Rocketbook Beacons to find out.

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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is launching its 5th season on the heels of Fortnite’s latest update. With PUBG Season 5, you’ll get “new content, new hotspots, and new strategies.” The biggest part of this update? You can now throw melee weapons! While there’s nothing to panic about here, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds did get quite a few new tricks in the latest update, so keep reading to lean more.

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iOttie, a well known brand here at 9to5Toys, just announced its latest product: the Easy One Touch Wireless 2 smartphone mount. This is the first mount that can power Google’s Pixel lineup of smartphone with fast wireless charging. Normally, Google devices will only charge at 5W, but iOttie worked directly with Google to created the only certified Made for Google wireless charging car mount on the market. However, the Easy One Touch Wireless 2’s tricks don’t stop there, as it also supports 7.5W fast charging for iPhone, making it a jack of all trades.

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Just last month, Microsoft started to prepare the public preview to xCloud, its console-quality game streaming service designed to run on Android devices, as well as iPhone and iPad. Once fully established, xCloud will support all 3,500+ Xbox titles, though at launch, it only works with a few, including Gears 5, Killer Instinct, Sea of Thieves, and Halo 5: Guardians. If you signed up back in September to be notified when the public preview launched, check your inbox. If you’ve not signed up yet, head below to find out more.

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In this week’s Best of 9to5Toys: Apple Watch Series 3 and 4 get a major discount, 3-year Disney+ membership for up to $80 off, 12.9-inch iPad Pro is down to $950, more…

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Zhiyun, a well-known camera accessory manufacturer, just announced its latest WEEBILL-S gimbal. This release is geared toward DSLR and mirrorless cameras, offering ultra-low latency image transmission, upgraded power and responsiveness, and more. With the ability to transmit a 1080p30 video feed up to 100 meters with LUTS, pseudo coloring, focus peaking, zebra, and more, this gimbal is perfect for on-location videography. Keep reading to find out more.

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Steam, the main PC gaming eStore, will soon allow you to play local-only multiplayer games with friends over the internet. How, you might ask? Well, through a client-side update, of course! Valve, through a software update called Remote Play Together, will soon enable the ability to play what were once local-only multiplayer games with friends over the internet.

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When you think of the brand Sennhsiser, you like don’t initially think of gaming accessories. At least, I don’t. But, the company, who’s very well-known for their audio gear, just released a new gaming headset dubbed the Sennheiser GSP 370 with one very impressive feature. The GSP 370 is supposed to have a battery that will last up to 100 hours. That’s right, you’ll be able to game for over four days straight without your headset dying, which is unprecedented in the gaming headphone space. That’s not all the GSP 370 brings to the table though, so keep reading to learn more.

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Earlier this year, SWAGTRON introduced the NG2 AI-powered electric skateboard. Now, the company is back with a new iteration aimed at kids just before the holidays roll around. The SWAGTRON Swagskate NG3 Kids Electric Skateboard brings an all-new product that offers a “kick to cruise” technology and can go up to 6 miles on a single charge for just $130.

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Today, MSI introduced the first-ever gaming laptop with AMD’s brand-new 7 nanometer graphics card, the Radeon RX 5500M. Perfect for 1080p gaming, this new laptop, dubbed the MSI Alpha 15, is a world’s first which brings high-end gaming to an accessible price point. Packing Dynaudio’s Giant Speaker high-resolution sound system and MSI’s Cooler Boost 5, your gaming sessions are bound to be awesome.

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In this week’s Best of 9to5Toys: Apple Watch Series 4 sees a $129 price drop, Anker’s new Lightning cables match your iPhone with more from $10, Kenwood’s CarPlay/Android Audio radio is down to $330, more…

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Osmo, one of the fan-favorite STEAM companies around here at 9to5Toys, just announced its partnership with Disney on a new Frozen 2 adventure today. Osmo Super Studio with Frozen 2 is built to allow kids to enjoy an all-new A.I. drawing experience like never before. This is a great way to let your little one get ready for the film’s theatrical release in November while still getting them to learn and grow at the same time.

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If you’ve ever needed to print a document while on-the-go, you know how hard it can be. Sometimes you just need to find a FedEx or UPS to walk into so you can print a single page. Well, Epson just introduced the “lightest and smallest” color mobile printer, dubbed the WorkForce WF-110. This printer packs a built-in battery and allows you to print over Wi-Fi direct or through a local wireless network.

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While we’ve seen some games gain cross-platform compatibility this year, Sony has been at the forefront of trying to stop it…until now. It took big names like Infinity Ward’s new Call of Duty Modern Warfare to get Sony to finally open the floodgates and allow all developers to use its cross-platform feature. This means, in the future, more and more games will allow you to play with friends on other platforms. How will this impact gaming overall? Let’s take a look.

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In the computer gaming realm, there’s not much more important than a quality mouse. Sure, having a powerful graphics card is great, and a multi-core CPU. But, if you’re using a low-quality mouse the experience just won’t be that awesome. That’s where SteelSeries’ latest Sensei Ten Gaming Mouse comes in with its TrueMove Pro Sensor. This upgrade to a decade-old classic will prove to be a worthy addition to any gaming battle station. Why is the SteelSeries Sensei Ten Gaming Mouse worthy of your desk space? Keep reading to find out more.

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Anker, a household favorite around 9to5Toys, just released its latest power strips with a twist: USB-C Power Delivery. That’s right, Anker is packing USB-C Power Delivery into its surge protectors now, which should make traveling much easier. I love bringing with me multi-port adapters when I travel, but this takes things up a notch. All three new power strips released by Anker pack up to 30W USB-C PD, but that’s not all. Keep reading to find out more.

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In this week’s Best of 9to5Toys: Apple’s latest MacBook Air gets a $200 price cut, Apple Watch Series 4 drops by up to $105, official iPhone XS/Max cases are discounted with prices starting at under $24, and more…

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Nintendo’s Switch Lite is making headlines as a fantastic portable console. We recently went hands-on with the latest in portable gaming, calling it “an even more delightfully portable version of Nintendo’s hit hybrid.” If you’re looking for the best way to carry your Switch Lite around, Waterfield Designs has you covered. We loved their Sutter Sling Pouch for the original Switch, and the company’s latest will be no exception.

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Anker just released its brand-new PowerCore Slim 10000 PD battery bank in Midnight Green. As the perfect match for Apple’s latest iPhone 11, this portable battery packs a dual-function USB-C port that is used both to recharge the battery and power your devices. With support for 18W USB-C PD, it has the ability to charge the iPhone 11, Pro, and Pro Max at the fastest speed possible. Best of all? It’s on sale during a launch-week pre-order promotion.

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SOUL Electronics just announced its latest set of headphones, the ULTRA Wireless. These bring “stunning audio” and “ultimate comfort” to upgrade your listening experience. With Bluetooth 5.0, dual 40mm neodymium drivers, and up to 36-hours of battery life, these headphones start at a budget-friendly $56 and will be available for pre-order on October 1st. Keep reading to find out more.

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Bowers & Wilkins just announced four new “cutting-edge” Bluetooth headphones with multiple styles to choose from. There’s the PX7, PX5, PI3, and PI4’s, giving you a mixture of over-ear with noise cancelation, in-ear, and in-ear with noise cancellation. That’s right, the Bowers & Wilkins PI4 are Bluetooth in-ear headphones that offer active noise cancellation and USB-C. Keep reading to find out more about these new cans.

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If you’ve been following Apex Legends at all, it’s now time for Season 3 to take place. In Apex Legends Season 3, you’ll find a new Legend (named Crypto), a new weapon (Charge Rifle), and a new Ranked Series 2 game mode. Plus, there’s a new Battle Pass available with “over 100 exclusive items”. Keep reading to find out more.

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If you’ve ever worried about your child’s hearing, then Puro Sound Labs’ brand-new JuniorJams are the perfect solution. Offering “studio-grade wireless headphones”, these cans offer a pre-set 85dB volume limit to allow your kids to enjoy music safely. Plus, a daisy chain feature lets two sets of headphones pair together, allowing siblings to share audio from one source. Keep reading to learn more about Puro Sound Labs JuniorJams.

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Viotek, a brand we’ve come to know quite well here at 9to5Toys, just updated its gaming monitors with new sizes and specs. You’ll find monitors compatible with FreeSync and G-SYNC, and offering refresh rates up to 200Hz. Keep reading to find out more about Viotek’s new PC gaming monitors.

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Though we experienced the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Gunfight alpha a few weeks ago, this past weekend PlayStation 4 players got to give the multiplayer experience a whirl. I spent several hours in the various game modes of Modern Warfare’s multiplayer offering. Here’s our review of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer beta.

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In this week’s Best of 9to5Toys: iPhone 11/Pro/Max pre-order deals, Apple Watch Series 4 sees $100 discount, MacBook Air drops to $850, more…

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SanDisk just announced the “world’s fastest UHS-I SD card” with a massive 1TB capacity alongside new CFexpress Cards. This will be a go-to for videographers and photographers alike who hate having to change out SD cards mid-shoot. Plus, G-Technology launched a new 5TB ArmorATD rugged portable hard drive and 2TB Mobile Pro SSD. Keep reading to find out how these products can help make your mobile workflow that much better.

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iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro goes on pre-order tomorrow, are you getting one? If not, then this post is for you. My personal favorite feature of Apple’s latest smartphone is the ultra-wide-angle lens. However, if you’re like me and not pre-ordering the Apple’s latest-and-greatest tomorrow, here’s how to add the iPhone 11 Pro’s wide-angle look to your current smartphone for far less than Apple charges.

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Razer has been my personal go-to when it comes to gaming peripherals for many years. The company recently brought its optical technology to the Viper mouse, providing “triple your [normal] actuation speed”. Today, Razer announced the Huntsman Tournament Edition compact gaming keyboard. This new keyboard also sports ultra-fast light-activated Optical Switches. This brings the best feature of the Huntsman Elite to a more compact, tournament-style keyboard, with one slight improvement. The Huntsman Tournament Edition features an all-new type of switch that’s even faster than before, dubbed the Razer Linear Optical Switch.

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When it comes to battle royale games, well, everyone is doing it. Call of Duty, Mario, Flappy Bird, Fallout, Battlefield V, Apex Legends, Darwin Project, Fortnite, Mavericks, and PUBG are just a few of the battle royale games out right now, but the latest one will surprise you. Sid Meier’s Civilization VI is getting a battle royale mode called Red Death. What all does this include? Keep reading to find out how this unique gameplay will take place.

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Cameras are only getting better as time goes on. There are 6K recording options, high-megapixel counts, and those designed specifically used for cinema. Phase One just announced its latest 150-megapixel medium format XT camera system. Sporting a new body that pairs with Phase One’s already-existing medium format systems, the new XT setup will use a new selection of lenses that offer an electronically controlled electromagnetic shutter. What does a 150-megapixel medium format camera cost? Well, pricing starts at $56,990 for Phase One’s latest XT camera system, including the 150-megapixel back and a lens.

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VIZIO’s latest high-end P-Series TV is one to impress. Through features like HomeKit, built-in AirPlay 2, Dolby Vision, 384 local dimming zones, and more, this screen is worthy of any home theater. Over the last several weeks, I’ve spent some quality time with VIZIO’s 2019-edition premium television, and it has reached the top of my recommendation list for a number of reasons. Keep reading to find out why I love VIZIO’s latest HomeKit-enabled 4K TV in our review.

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In this week’s Best of 9to5Toys: Amazon clears out Apple Watch Series 4 inventory ahead of next week’s keynote, add CarPlay and Android Auto to your vehicle for $300, iPad Pro is $249 off, more…

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At this year’s IFA 2019 event, Hisense announced a selection of “technology-leading” TVs with a massive 8K resolution. There’s the 85-inch 8K, 75-inch 8K ULED XD, Laser, and Sonic Laser TVs, each offering its own unique skillset.

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Sphero is a well-known name around here. The company specializes in making smartphone-controlled devices to teach kids how to program and learn. Well, the company is back with some new products. Leading the way is the Sphero Mini Activity Kit, which expands on the Sphere Mini app-enabled robotic ball. The announcements don’t stop there, however. Mini Soccer offers a sporty take on the Sphero Mini, giving kids a new way to learn and play. Keep reading to find out more.

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