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Lego’s Imperial Star Destroyer set has 4,700 pieces and is 43 inches long

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The Devastator set has tons of details from the movie, including swiveling guns, a tilting radar disk, huge engine exhausts and intricate surface detailing. It also comes with a scale version of the Tantive IV ship used by Leia to try and escape with the plans for the Death Star, which can be built separately and attached to the main model so you can relive the Rebel ship being captured by the Empire.

There are also some all-important underlings for you to boss around, as the set comes with imperial officer and imperial crewmember minifigures, plus two blaster pistols. If you want to show off your 17-inch high, 26-inch wide creation once it’s built, it comes with a display stand with an informational plaque.

The set goes on sale on October 1st, and will cost $700 in the US and £650 in the UK. Time to start saving.

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Puma’s first smartwatch was designed for athletes

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Since it was created as a training and exercise companion like Michael Kors’ MKGO, the design has a lightweight construction that uses nylon and aluminum for its casing. It comes with a grippy and breathable textured silicone strap, and it relies on Google Fit to track users’ heart rates, workouts and other activities like running and rowing.

The device has several interactive dials to choose from, not to mention the ability to display images from social media on its display. Other features that could sway buyers in its favor are access to Google Assistant, NFC payments and its ability to withstand water when users swim.

Puma’s first smartwatch will be available in November from the company’s website and from select retailers for $275.

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Garmin’s new Vivoactive watch can track your yoga sessions

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Obviously, these are good-looking watches, but in the vein of someone who wants you to think that they like to do triathlons every now and again. They all come with the ability to store up to 500 songs locally, either from your own collection, or via Deezer, Prime Music and Spotify. Not to mention that the 45mm Vivoactive 4 has a battery life of around 8 days, with the 40mm 4S comes in a little shorter, at 7 days.

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At the same time, Garmin is updating its lower-end Vivomove hybrids, the third-generation of which ships in three different styles. At the top of the range, you have the Vivomove luxe, which has a 42mm stainless steel case and the option of an Italian leather or Milanese metal strap. It has two color AMOLED displays that are embedded in the case and a touch sensor over the crystal for easy control. Double tap to wake it and you can check your heart rate, view messages and calendar notifications or activate Garmin Pay.

Further down the range, the Vivomove Style has the option of a woven nylon or silicone band and the same 42mm case. It has a Gorilla Glass lens and the same dual-color AMOLED displays as the Luxe, plus Garmin Pay, although the color options make them look, to me, a little more anonymous. That said, the woven nylon bands are pretty cute, straddling the line between formal and sporty.

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At the bottom of the series, there’s the Vivomove 3 and 3S (for small), with 44 and 39-millimeter cases, respectively. Both get just a single AMOLED display (compared to the two found on pricier Garmin models), and are stylish enough if you’re looking for a very basic fitness tracker in a hybrid case.

All of these watches do their best to disguise their fitness and smartwatch features behind a dressy, formal style. The Vivomove Style, especially with that Milanese band, is extraordinarily stylish, although all of the models would look great in formalwear. I have to admit a soft spot for the rose gold Style, which just looks damn fine on any wrist that I’ve seen them on.

You can expect battery life of up to five days on all of the new models, plus an additional seven days in analog-only mode when power levels drop. Thanks to the PPG / optical heart-rate sensor mounted on the back of all of the models offers continuous heart-rate, menstrual cycle, respiration and pulse ox tracking.

All of the devices are going to be available towards the end of September or the start of October. Prices for the Vivoactive start at $350, with the Vivomove running between $250 through to $550.

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Garmin’s pretty Venu watches pack a long-awaited AMOLED upgrade

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Garmin is attempting to make full use of the 1.2-inch 390 x 390 AMOLED panel by enabling live watch faces, and I quite liked the billowing cloud animation that I saw on our demo unit. The company also updated its OS slightly to feature a health stats page that you can access by swiping up on your home screen. Here, you’ll see your current heart rate, respiration, stress and “Body Battery” levels. That last metric is something Garmin users will find familiar — it’s the company’s way of gauging how much energy you have by calculating your heart rate, stress and activity so far. Keep scrolling down, and you’ll see more information, like charts of your activity and pulse over the past few days.

It’s important to stay hydrated, and Garmin wants to help you stay on top of your water-drinking efforts with a new hydration-tracking feature. You can log the amount of water you’ve drunk a day, but the Venu also estimates your sweat loss to see if your body is dehydrating. Unfortunately (or thankfully, considering how exhausted and jet-lagged I was), I didn’t get to test many of these fitness- and wellbeing-focused tools out during our preview.

Garmin Venu hands-on

Like other Garmin watches, the Venu will have GPS built-in and offer long battery life. In fact, even with the new panel technology, Garmin is anticipating you’ll get up to five days on a charge, and up to six hours if you have GPS and music enabled.

It’s not what’s inside the Venu that has me excited for the new watches though. I’m most taken by the four color options — black, gold, light sand (silver) and rose gold, as well as the attractive Milanese bands.

I’m also really stoked for Garmin’s new Legacy Hero watches. They’re the company’s first Disney smartwatches and are basically the Vivoactive 4 skinned to match Captain Marvel and Captain America. You’ll get special goal-achievement animations and themed interfaces based on the characters, and the watches’ physical aesthetic evoke the heros’ essences. I like the Captain America one in particular because of its rugged lumberjacky design, except it’s definitely too big for my wrist. The Captain Marvel model is the right size, but I prefer the bigger model’s brown-and-blue color scheme. Both devices have the characters’ famous quotes printed on their undersides, too — something fans like myself will appreciate.

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Live from Samsung’s IFA 2019 press event!

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Samsung already revealed the Galaxy Note 10 a few weeks ago, but the company is still hosting a press conference here in Berlin for IFA 2019. Between then and now, the Korean giant has announced the Galaxy A90 5G, brought HDR10+ to 8K TVs and shown off the Exynos 980 CPU and Modem. We’ll be there live and expect more info on the return of the Galaxy Fold to be the major news of the day. Of course, it’s Samsung, so you never know what other surprises may be in store.

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Sennheiser’s new Momentum headphones are improved, but still pricey

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Active noise cancellation (ANC) and a Transparent Hearing tool allow you block out what’s going on around you, or let some of the outside world in. There’s a dedicated on-board control for those as well, so you don’t need your phone in order to make a change. There’s also a button specifically assigned for your voice assistant, whether that’s Alexa, Google Assistant of Siri. Sennheiser nixed the power button though, and you unfold the new Momentum Wireless to turn it on or fold it up to turn off. Volume and music playback have assigned physical controls too.

Sennheiser Momentum Wireless

The Momentum Wireless also works with the company’s Smart Control app. With that software, you can switch between maximum ANC, anti-wind or anti-pressure settings. It also allows you to make EQ adjustments. Sennheiser also made this new version a little harder to lose thanks to Tile integration. It’s not the first headphone maker to do so, but if you misplace these, you can track them down with the Tile app.

Sennheiser is promising 17 hours of battery life on a charge, which is significantly lower than flagship models from Sony, Bose and others. The good news is the black version is available now, so you don’t have to wait long to get it. However, the white model won’t ship until November.

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Nintendo promises to release more ‘Smash Bros. Ultimate’ fighters

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In addition to Bogard, which the company has also announced at the event, the DLC pack gives you access to Persona 5’s Joker and Dragon Quest XI’s hero. The game has also just added Banjo and Kazooie as part of its latest update, while the fifth DLC will be revealed later. It wouldn’t hurt as much even if it doesn’t turn out to be your favorite character, though — there’s now always a chance that your beloved hero (or villain) will make its way to the game. Take note, however, that future releases will be sold separately and will cost you more money.



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Nanoleaf’s colorful wall tiles now act as Razer gaming controls

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Nanoleaf’s funky tiles are already programmable with a range of controls, but now gamers will be able to use this feature during play. For example, while a tile may have previously lit up to indicate a weapon is ready to fire, players can now hit the tile to deploy it.

This is the latest in a line of partnerships for Razer, whose Chroma-equipped devices already work with Phillips’ Hue lights and the Vivaldi browser. Meanwhile, Nanoleaf is increasingly turning its attention to the gaming community — its die-shaped light controller was a big hit at CES last year — so further integration between the two is a no-brainer. Prices for Nanoleaf’s nine-panel kits starts at $215/£180.

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‘Pokémon Sword and Shield’ introduces new monsters and a Curry Dex

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Pokémon Sword and Shield will also give you a way to hang out with friends in Pokémon Camp, where you can play with your creatures and cook various variants of curry rice. The results of your cooking will depend on the ingredients you use, and you can fill up your Curry Dex by finding the right combinations for over 100 recipe variants.

Finally, the game gives you a way to remain stylish while traveling to fill your Pokédex. It has a wide variety of outfits you can collect, and it allows you to change your hairstyle and even put on some makeup.



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‘Xenoblade Chronicles’ will be remastered for Switch

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Xenoblade was originally developed by Monolith Soft, which was later acquired by Nintendo. The story follows the character Shulk and his friends as they embark on a quest for revenge against the Mechon for destroying their home. The gang travel on the backs of titans and uncover the secrets of the Monado weapon.

A sequel, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, came out on Switch in 2017. Still, most fans seem to prefer the original JRPG. In our 2012 review, we were struck by how “rich and expansive” the world of the original game felt and praised the “novel twists” of its combat system. One noted drawback was that the Wii’s graphical limitations didn’t do the game’s art design any favors. Hopefully, the remastered version for Switch will aim to look better.



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