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Annapurna Interactive Showcase 2022: 6 Indie Games Coming Soon

Annapurna Interactive Showcase 2022: 6 Indie Games Coming Soon

Annapurna Interactive held its second annual showcase on Thursday and unveiled a number of new games, updates and developer projects. The video game publisher is behind hit games like Outer Wilds, The Pathless, The Artful Escape and Stray. 

Here's everything announced at the showcase that gamers can look forward to in 2022 and beyond. 

Games Coming Soon

Hindsight 

Hindsight launches on Aug. 4.

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Narrative exploration game Hindsight was first announced last year. At Thursday's showcase, developers said the game would launch on Aug. 4 for Nintendo Switch, Steam and iOS. Hindsight takes the player through a woman's life from birth to present day as she navigates the loss of her mother. The game was developed by Joel McDonald, creator of zen puzzle game Prune, which is available on Apple Arcade.

Bounty Star

Bounty Star will be available in 2023.

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Bounty Star is a 3D action game that mixes robots and cowboys. The game tells the story of Clementine McKinney, an ex-soldier with a penchant for fighting. Bounty Star is headed to Xbox X, S and One, as well as PS4, PS5 and Steam in 2023.

Flock

Flock will launch in 2023.

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Assume the role of a shepherd and take flight, collecting creatures with your friends in the multiplayer co-op game Flock. Soar through stunning environments and recruit unique flying beings to your flock. The new game from Hollow Ponds and Richard Hogg is coming to Game Pass on Xbox X, S and One -- as well as PS4, PS5 and Steam in 2023

Uvula 

We didn't get a lot of detail about Uvula, a new game coming from Keita Takahashi. The Japanese game designer is the mind behind titles like Wattam, Noby Noby Boy and Glitch. Check out the teaser trailer here:

The Lost Wild

Can you outwit the dinosaurs?

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If you're a fan of the Jurassic Park franchise, you'll definitely want to keep your eyes peeled for The Lost Wild. The first-person survival horror story drops you into a primal world dominated by dinosaurs. When a mysterious voice on the radio offers hope of survival, you set off on an adventure to uncover the mystery of how this world came to be. You can wishlist the game on Steam now. 

Thirsty Suitors 

Thirsty Suitors arrives in 2023.

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Thirsty Suitors is a stylish story-driven action title that puts a new spin on relationships, family pressures, culture and self-expression. You play as Jala Jayratnae, a young woman who's come back home for her sister's wedding. Jala's exes get wind that the notorious heartbreaker is back in town and confrontations abound. I got to see an early demo of this game in June and it looks amazing. Thirsty Suitors is coming to Game Pass on Xbox X, S and One -- as well as PS4, PS5, Steam and Nintendo Switch in 2023. 

Platform announcements 

In addition to revealing new games, Annapurna Interactive also noted that some already available games will be coming to new platforms. Here's what to look forward to:

• Outer Wilds is headed to PS5, Xbox X and S on Sept. 15. If you've already purchased the game for Xbox One or PS4, you'll get the new version for free. The title is also coming to Nintendo Switch at a later date. 
• The Pathless is coming to Xbox, Game Pass and Switch this winter. 
• Solar Ash will launch for Steam users on Dec. 6 and arrive for Game Pass this winter. 
• Maquette is headed to Xbox, Game Pass and Steam this winter.

A whole other world awaits you under the pink dome. 

Graceful Decay

Shadow Drops

After the show, Annapurna Interactive released Hohokum on Steam. Hohokum lets players take on the role of a flying kite that travels to different worlds. The game was originally released in 2014 from developers Honeyslug and Richard Hogg.

For a darker game experience, Annapurna Interactive has also made What Remains of Edith Finch natively available on PS5, Xbox X and S in 4K 60fps. If you already own the game on Xbox One or PS4, you'll get the upgrade for free. 

You can check out What Remains of Edith Finch in 4K 60fps today.

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Developers to watch

During the showcase, Annapurna Interactive spotlighted new partnerships with a few developers. German studio Third Shift talked about their upcoming single-player adventure game, Forever Ago. Viewers got a peek at studios like Yarn Owl, Cardboard Computer (the studio behind Kentucky Route Zero) and DreamFeel (the Studio behind If Found). 

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2023 Cadillac Lyriq Comes Out Swinging

2023 Cadillac Lyriq Comes Out Swinging

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People are hot to get their mitts on Cadillac's electric Lyriq SUV.

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The first round of orders sold out in mere minutes, and after making an entire model year's worth of 'em available in the same way, those too sold out.

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That's a hell of a blind gamble from the general public, but after driving the Lyriq, I think these folks are about to hit the jackpot.  

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Every step Cadillac took in creating the Lyriq addresses the issues from its current crossovers in major ways.

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There are 102 kilowatt-hours' worth of battery cells integrated into the Cadillac's floor, offering an EPA-estimated range of 312 miles in rear-wheel-drive configuration.

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Maybe 340 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque doesn't sound like all that much, but it's more than enough to get the Lyriq moving in a hurry. 

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The accelerator pedal is tuned for smoothness, but swapping to Sport mode on the infotainment display will perk up the response a bit. 

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One-pedal driving is offered in two different strengths, and I prefer it in its strongest setting, which allows for some serious deceleration in case I misjudge stopping distances.

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But there's also a pressure-sensitive on-demand paddle on the left side of the steering wheel that lets me dial it in gradually, which is a neat addition.

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Keep scrolling to check out even more pictures of the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq.

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Meet the New Dune Buggy and Imagine You're Steve McQueen

Meet the New Dune Buggy and Imagine You're Steve McQueen

The dune buggy has been a unique piece of car culture since the mid '60s, but not overplayed like vintage 'Vettes and Mustangs. From Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway's beach romp in the original Thomas Crown Affair to the improbable dune buggy assault on James Bond in For Your Eyes Only decades later, the car adds levity to any drive.

Now the dune buggy is back, fully electric yet utterly recognizable, as the Meyers Manx 2.0. 

Sticking to its roots

The 1964 Meyers Manx was the original dune buggy, developed by Bruce Meyers in the crucible of post-war LA car culture, art school and DIY attitude. It was such a sensation that scads of other companies offered similar kits to build over VW chassis and Meyers failed to patent the design. By 1971 he was out of the game. 

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The original Manx never looked as finished and complete as the new version, largely because the Manx 2.0 has been refreshed by a serious car designer, Freeman Thomas, whose pen you know from the original Audi TT and New Beetle. In spite of that and the car's original roots in Volkswagen hardware, the Manx 2.0 has no connection to VW and is backed by Trousdale Ventures chairman Phillip Sarofim.

You may be surprised that the new Manx' electric conversion is almost its least interesting aspect to me.

A triumph of restraint

The body is instantly recognizable as a correct dune buggy devoid of any silly effort to contort it into a utility, a four-seater or a "reimagined" product like the redux FJ Cruiser or the thankfully shelved VW attempt at a modern dune buggy. In this, the Manx 2.0 relies on Freeman Thomas' experience faithfully carrying over the New Beetle. But the new Manx sheds the rough edges of the original, appropriate for a more upscale 21st century buyer who is less comprehending of the rugged fun we once had on four wheels. Kit cars aren't really a thing any more, and safety definitely is.

Today's dune buggy buyer probably doesn't crash at the beach; more likely in a $2.5 million restored Eichler. 

Meyers Manx

I overheard more than one person at the car's Pebble Beach debut say that it was their favorite thing on the green at Quail, which may have caused some chafing under the jodhpurs of Bentley at the adjacent stage. 

I was delighted by the ample chrome on the Manx 2.0, a big part of the car's authenticity: The roll bar, windshield frame, bumper bars and headlight buckets all sparkle with a correct finish little seen in autos today.

A charming place to sit

Under either a forward pivoting rigid top, soft bikini top or no top at all, you'll find a cabin (if you can call something this open a cabin) that exercises admirable restraint. 

Spartan and checked, exactly how a dune buggy interior should be.

Meyers Manx

No big LCD screen or console full of tech, just a central dinner plate speedo embedded with a small, round LCD, flanked by a few narrow futuristic buttons that I think are the only misstep in design.

The simple dash is only marred by a row of jeweled buttons that seem more appropriate to an early Thunderbird.

Meyers Manx

The seats are truly buckets and getting into them involves stepping over into the tub, which has no doors. That tub will have monocoque crash integrity that was never found in the original, along with crumple zones and a modern safety steering column. The aforementioned roll bar and windshield frame are structural rollover safety elements.

Out back, things have changed

The most memorable single detail of the original dune buggy was its exposed Beetle engine at the rear, full of rotating parts and cartoonish exhaust plumbing that created a show. That's all gone with electric power but covered nicely in new bodywork that seems to be where Freeman Thomas most earned a lot of his keep. 

The rear end of the new Manx 2.0 took some careful work to mimic the early Beetle taillights and create rear body work where none used to exist.

Meyers Manx

Two electric motors drive the rear wheels only, helping to keep the car's weight under 1,600 pounds. The front wheels are busy responding to electric power steering, an unheard-of luxury in the original that demanded good triceps.

The Manx 2.0's dual motors will sit at the very rear of the stubby-rumped car while the batteries are slightly forward into the tub.

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As with many EVs, you can buy your battery capacity: 150 miles or 300, the latter configuration delivering a projected 0-to-60 time of 4.5 seconds. Not knowing pricing, the 150-mile car makes the most sense to me; I don't see driving anything this al fresco farther than that and think lighter weight is the better part of valor.

How to get one

Preorders for the car opened up in August of 2022 via a refundable deposit, though the price is still not known. The company plans to release the first 50 copies to what it considers passionate beta buyers, before somewhat fuller production happens in 2024.

Having not driven a prototype, I can't say if too much original charm is lost in the move to quiet, less distinctive electric power; It would have been cheeky to see the company thumb its nose at current automotive dogma and release the Manx 2.0 with a potent turbo DI inline 3, but the writing's on the wall and that sort of fun is best left to someone restoring an original Manx.

I see enough smart, savvy interpretation of the past in the Meyers Manx 2.0 that I'll prioritize driving one for you when they come out.

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Apple MacBook (12-inch, 2015) review: A minimalist MacBook that proves less can be more

Apple MacBook (12-inch, 2015) review: A minimalist MacBook that proves less can be more

Editors' note (June 27, 2017):  The12-inch MacBook, reviewed in full below, was updated in 2016 and then again in June 2017, at Apple's   Worldwide Developers Conference . The new  $1,299 12-inch MacBook and $999 13-inch MacBook Air now have faster, more powerful Intel  processors. The current crop of MacBook Pros --  the $1,299 13-inch, $1,799 13-inch with Touch Bar, and $2,399 15-inch with Touch Bar  -- have those new chips, too, along with upgraded graphics hardware. 

Otherwise, aside from a RAM bump here and a slight price drop there, the 2017 batch is very similar to the one from 2016, with the same enclosures, ports, trackpads and screens. But be forewarned: Buying a new MacBook Pro may require you to invest in a  variety of adapters  for your legacy devices. Also note that the  13-inch MacBook Pro from 2015  has been discontinued, though the $1,999  15-inch model  from that year remains available for those who want all the ports and fewer dongles.

The complaints started even before Apple's first new MacBook demo ended. During the March 2015 press event, observers fretted about the new, slimmer, lighter 12-inch MacBook. "It's underpowered," they said. "The battery life will be short. The new keyboard is too shallow. The no-click touchpad is a gimmick."

The outcry, which ranged from deriding the new, singular USB-C port to the overall price was reminiscent of the world's reaction to the original iPad in 2010. And like that groundbreaking tablet, the new 12-inch MacBook won't do everything and isn't for everyone. But its strictly enforced minimalism will make this laptop the model that industrial designers will strive to copy for the next several years.

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The 12-inch MacBook is a system that ditches the Air and Pro monikers and returns to a simpler designation not seen since the classic black and white polycarbonate MacBooks of the mid-2000s (the ones you still occasionally see in coffee shops despite being their being discontinued in 2011).

Starting at $1,299, it includes a high-resolution Retina screen (much sharper than that on the Air), 8GB of RAM and 256GB of solid state storage. Unlike other laptops with removable drives or RAM, everything here is (permanently) packed into a tiny custom motherboard that leaves maximum room for a large battery. A second version, priced at $1,599, adds a 512GB hard drive and a tiny processor speed bump. In the UK and Australia, the prices start at £1,049 and AU$1,799 for the base model and hit £1,299 and AU$2,199 for the upgrade. More expensive build-to-order models are available, too. (The MacBook can be ordered online at 12:00 a.m. PT tonight, the same time as the Apple Watch, and should be available in store -- presumably in limited quantities -- on Friday, April 10.)

By way of comparison, the 13-inch MacBook Air starts at $999, but a similar 8GB/256GB configuration will cost the same $1,299. The 13-inch MacBook Pro starts at the same $1,299 as this new MacBook, but with only half the storage. Upgrading that Pro model to the same 8GB/256GB will cost $1,499. And on the Windows side, a Samsung Ativ Book 9 with the same 8GB RAM/256GB flash drive and the same processor -- will cost you $1,399 (all prices in US dollars). So, in the context of its main rivals, the MacBook is actually priced rather competitively.

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Looking only at a spec sheet, it's easy to see why this new MacBook might be a tough sell. The MacBook uses Intel's new Core M processor, designed for slim, light laptops, hybrids and tablets with premium prices. It's efficient enough that full laptops can even run fanless, allowing for quiet, cool operation. But, the Core M has disappointed in the handful of Windows systems in which we've already tested it, turning in sluggish performance and mediocre battery life, the latter an unforgivable flaw for computers designed to be as light and portable as possible.

To spare you the suspense, I can say that the new MacBook performs much better than any other Core M system we've tested to date, hitting 11 hours in our video playback test. That's not nearly as much as you'd get from a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro -- and it puts this system at a disadvantage compared to the longest-lasting laptops -- but battery life is definitely not the deal-breaker it could have been.

Heavy online use will drain the battery even more quickly, and I found myself frequently glancing up at the upper right corner of the screen to see the battery life percentage tick down as I worked. I've found it can last for a full work day of moderate usage, but unlike a current-gen MacBook Pro or Air, it'll be hard to go a few days without plugging it in at all.

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Beyond that, the limitations of having a single USB-C port for all your connection needs (with the exception of a standard audio jack that also made the cut) is even more of a challenge, unless you're prepared to arm yourself with a pocketful of dongles and adaptors.

Other changes are easier to adapt to. We've previously gone into some detail about the new click-free pad, which Apple calls the Force Touch trackpad, which is also available in the updated MacBook Pro. It's a clever bit of space-saving engineering that replaces the old trackpad, with a hinged design for physically clicking down, with a flat glass surface augmented by a force feedback engine. The keyboard is an even more radical change, swapping out the long-standing Mac standard of deep island-style keys for a set of much shallower keys, but with larger actual key faces.

Using the new MacBook means accepting its limitations, some of which are deliberately self-imposed. That's especially noticeable when you look at another new laptop, the Samsung Ativ Book 9. It weighs the same as the MacBook, has a similar 12-inch high-res screen, and an Intel Core M processor, but manages to fit in two full-size USB ports and a micro-HDMI output (although it also has a proprietary power connection and lacks USB-C, which is set to become the new standard).

The new MacBook and the similar Samsung Book 9.

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If your need for longer battery life, more powerful performance, or more ports doesn't automatically preclude you, then the in-person experience of using the new MacBook will far outshine the on-paper shortcomings. For writing, Web surfing, video viewing and social media, it's a pleasure to use, and makes the still-slim 13-inch MacBook Air feel a bit like a lumbering dinosaur, to say nothing of other ultrabook-style laptops. It's a perfect coffee shop companion.

Some of the critical reactions to this laptop remind me of another new Apple design introduction I covered seven years ago, the original MacBook Air. That system was also criticized for dropping ports and connections, such as an Ethernet and VGA, that people were convinced they still needed. And, much like the new MacBook, it included just a single USB port.

Back in 2008, I was correct that the Air's new, stripped-down design had real legs, and would set the standard for years to come. But also true was that future refinements down the road would turn the MacBook Air from a speciality product into a mainstream one. When the next 12-inch MacBook update arrives, I suspect it will at the very least add a second USB-C port, and that's when it will become much easier to recommend to a broader audience.

Apple MacBook (12-inch, 2015)

Price as reviewed	$1,299, £1,049, AU$1,799
Display size/resolution	12-inch 2,304x1,440 screen
PC CPU	1.1GHz Intel Core M 5Y31
PC Memory	8GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,600MHz
Graphics	1,536MB Intel HD Graphics 5300
Storage	256 SSD
Optical drive	None
Networking	802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth 4.0
Operating system	Apple OSX 10.10.2 Yosemite

Design and features

This is the thinnest Mac that Apple has ever made: at its thickest point it's just 13.1mm (about half an inch), 24 percent thinner than the existing 11-inch MacBook Air. It's also the lightest MacBook, at 2.04 pounds (0.9 kg). Samsung's new Book 9 weighs 2.08 pounds, essentially the same, although it has a slightly larger footprint.

The overall shape and industrial design is familiar, based on the past seven-plus years of MacBook design, but with a few new twists, such as new colors. Besides the traditional silver, the new MacBook also comes in space grey or gold. Our test unit was gold, and like the iPhone color scheme it copies, the coloration is subtle, and gives off the impression that your laptop has a bronzed finish.

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The keyboard, another big change, uses a new butterfly mechanism for keys that's thinner and more stable. The nearly edge-to-edge keyboard has larger key faces, yes, but the keys are also shallower, barely popping up above the keyboard tray and depressing into the chassis only slightly. It takes some getting used to, especially if you're accustomed to the deep, clicky physical feedback of the current MacBooks or the similar island-style keyboards of most other modern laptops.

The first time I tried the keyboard, I couldn't get through even a few sample sentences without several typos, because of the shallow keys and their lower level of tactile feedback. But when I tried again a couple of hours later, it was already much easier.

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After using the new MacBook keyboard for the better part of a week, the shallowness of the keys, and a lack of a deeply satisfying click still bothers me. But, as someone who types very longform, the larger key faces and rock-solid stability make up for that, tipping the needle into the positive category. The keys are almost completely wobble-free, as opposed to the wiggle you can get under your fingers on a current MacBook keyboard.

The new trackpad, called the Force Touch, is even more of a change. Nearly the same size as the Air's, but squeezed into a smaller space, it dominates the lower half of the laptop and goes right up to the bottom edge. While previous trackpads had a hinge along the top in a kind of diving board design, the new pad works very differently. We took a deeper hands-on look at Force Touch when we tested it in the only other Apple product to support the new TrackPad right now, the 13-inch MacBook Pro.

Four sensors under the pad allow you to "click" anywhere on the surface, and the Force Click effect, which combines the sensors with haptic (or taptic) feedback, allows you to have two levels of perceived clicking within an app or task. That deep click feels to the finger and brain like the trackpad has a stepped physical mechanism, but in fact, the movement you feel is a small horizontal shift, which, even when fully explained, still feels like you're depressing the trackpad two levels.

Apple describes it like this: "With the Force Touch trackpad, force sensors detect your click anywhere on the surface and move the trackpad laterally toward you, although the feel is the same familiar downward motion you're accustomed to in a trackpad."

With that second, deeper click, you can access several types of contextual information, for example, highlighting a word and getting a Wikipedia pop-up, or seeing a map when deep-clicking on an address. Jumping into the preview view of a document or file works with the deep click, too, just as it does now by pressing the space bar in OS X. The most advanced use is probably fast-forwarding through a video clip in QuickTime, faster or slower, depending on how hard you press down on the trackpad.

I ended up using this trackpad just as I do almost every other one, Apple or otherwise, by tapping rather than clicking. It still bewilders me that Apple turns off tap-to-click by default, forcing you to hunt around the preferences menu to find it. Here's a tip: besides the tapping feature under the trackpad preferences menu, you may want to go to the accessibility menu and look under Preferences > Accessibility > Mouse & Trackpad > Trackpad options to turn on tap-to-drag.

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The new MacBook has a 12-inch Retina display with a 2,304x1,440-pixel resolution. It, too, has a new design -- it's the thinnest ever built into a MacBook, at 0.88mm -- with a larger aperture for light and individual pixels in red, green and blue. The slightly unusual resolution is a combination of Apple's drive for a very high pixel-per-inch density, as well as an aspect ratio that sticks with 16:10, as opposed to nearly every other laptop available now, all of which use the same 16:9 aspect ratio as HDTV. (The 11-inch MacBook Air remains the only 16:9 MacBook.)

The screen looks clear and bright, and works from wide viewing angles. There's a glossy overlay, but I've seen much worse offenders when it comes to screen glare and light reflection. The screen bezel, that dead space between the actual display and the outer edge of the lid, is thinner here than on a MacBook Air, and the screen glass goes nearly edge to edge, giving the MacBook a seamless look much like the current Pro models. Thin bezels are definitely an important style note these days, although Dell does it much better with its current XPS 13 laptop, with an eye-catching barely there bezel.

The speaker grille above the keyboard is predictably thin-sounding -- this is a very small laptop after all, with little room for speaker cones to move air -- but it'll suffice for casual video viewing. With Beats Audio as part of the Apple family we may see a greater emphasis on audio in Macs in the future, just as Beats and HP had a successful partnership for several years.

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One spec that many feel was shortchanged in this new laptop is the built-in webcam. It's a simple 640x480 camera, and not as high-res as the 720p camera found in the Air or Pro laptops. The image above is taken from an iPhone 6, and shows my image, being transmitted from the 12-inch MacBook, via FaceTime. Note the softness of the image, which is an issue with viewing the 480p transmission on a much higher resolution screen.

Ports and connections

Video	USB 3.1 Type C
Audio	3.5mm audio jack
Data	USB 3.1 Type C
Networking	802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth 4.0
Optical	None

Connections, performance and battery

While testing the new MacBook, I found myself frequently plugging and unplugging accessories. Starting with the power cable connected to the single USB-C port, I pulled the power out to plug in a short USB-C to USB-A cable (sold by Apple for $19, £15 or AU$29), and connected the USB dongle for a wireless mouse. When I wanted to use a USB data key, I had to disconnect the mouse, and use the same adaptor cable to connect my key.

Shortly, you will be able to connect video the same way, using a USB-C to HDMI, DisplayPort or VGA adaptor. Apple has two connections blocks that include either HDMI or VGA for $79, £65 or AU$119, but neither was available at the time of this review.

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The official pitch is that MacBook users will use wireless connections for just about everything. Bluetooth for a mouse, Wi-Fi for Internet access, AirDrop for file transfer, and so on. Most of these assumptions are correct, but there's something to be said for being able to use a full-size USB or HDMI port to connect to any USB key or HDTV with minimal hassle.

One potentially very useful benefit of USB-C is that, because it's used to power the laptop battery, it can also draw power from the portable backup battery packs that so many people have lying around in drawers and laptop bags. Take a USB-C to male USB cable (we tried a $10 one sent by Monoprice), and you can get some extra battery power on the go without having to bring the whole power brick or have access to a power outlet. It won't fully charge the laptop, but it could offer enough juice to get you out of a jam.

Sadly, MagSafe, truly one of the great developments in the history of laptops, is gone, and the new USB-C power plug has no magnetic connection at all. It simply slots in. The connector is fairly shallow, so it may very well just pop out if you yank the cable by accidentally stepping on it, but it certainly doesn't feel as accident-proof as the MagSafe version does.

The new 12-inch MacBook also breaks from the rest of Apple's computer line in that it does not use a processor from Intel's Core i series. Mostly Macs use Core i5 chips from either the current fifth generation of those chips, or the previous fourth generation (although the professional-level Mac Pro desktop uses an Intel Xeon processor).

Instead, this laptop uses the Core M, a new entry in Intel's laptop family. The pitch for Core M is that it enables laptops to be very thin and light, but still powerful and long-lasting. That's an appealing pitch, and Core M chips are so far only found in premium-priced systems (the least expensive being the $700 Asus T300 Chi).

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But, in the first three computers we've tested with Core M chips, the results have not lived up to the hype. Lenovo's Yoga 3 Pro had sluggish performance and weak battery life. The Asus T300 Chi did a little better, but still ran for less than 6 hours in our battery test. The Samsung Ativ Book 9, a 12-inch laptop very similar to this one, did a bit better both on performance and battery life, coming close to 8 hours.

Getting the most out of Core M may require your hardware and software, including the operating system, to be properly tuned for it. And as Apple can control every aspect of its OS and exactly what hardware is paired with it, it's not surprising that the company is able to get some of the best results to date from the Core M. In our benchmark tests, no one will confuse this system with even the basic 13-inch MacBook Air, but it was faster in our multitasking test than the other Core M laptops we've reviewed. More importantly, in day to day use, it often felt just as responsive as a MacBook Air, with a few important caveats.

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Basic Web surfing worked flawlessly, as did streaming even 4K video from YouTube or HD video from Netflix. Even basic gaming via Steam was doable, and I could play older or simpler games such as Portal 2 or Telltale's The Walking Dead series if I dialed the in-game resolution down to 1,440x900 and played with middle-ground graphics settings.

Using a browser other than Apple's Safari, which is very well optimized for the OS X/Core M combination, can lead to some slowdown, as can loading up multiple video streams at once. Pushing apps such as Photoshop with challenging filters and high-resolution files is likewise going to be slower than most Windows laptops with Core i5 CPUs.

But for many laptop users, especially those primarily interested in a laptop's size and weight, battery life is of the utmost importance. That is the one area where Apple's use of the Core M platform has caused the most angst-ridden speculation. Other Core M systems, all slim laptops or hybrids, have all turned in battery life scores that are on the low side, from about five and a half hours (for the Yoga 3 Pro and Asus T300 Chi) to seven and a half hours (for the Samsung Book 9) in our video playback battery drain test.

Meanwhile, Apple's own current MacBook Air runs for an amazing 18 hours (thanks to its recently upgraded Broadwell Core i5 CPU) and the 13-inch Pro ran for 15 hours in the same test. Two recent slim, premium laptops, the Dell XPS 13 and HP Spectre x360, both managed 12 hours.

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The 12-inch MacBook doesn't last as long as those Core i5 laptops, but it does beat the other Core M systems by a large margin, running for 11 hours 3 minutes in our video playback battery drain test. Apple says it should give you at least 10 hours of video playback, so that's in line with the company's claims. Real-world scenarios, with more energy draining apps and frequent online use, will be shorter, and in a secondary test streaming online video non-stop over Wi-Fi, the system ran for 5 hours.

How did Apple manage to get better battery life from the notoriously fickle Core M? Part of it may be the optimization Apple can do as the creator of both the hardware and operating system. But a big part of it may be the large 39.7-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery crammed into the small MacBook's body. The actual motherboard and all the internal components have been shrunk down to be only fraction of the size of a typical laptop motherboard. Instead, the entire rest of the system interior is filled with a battery designed to fit into every nook and cranny of available space.

Conclusion

My initial impression of the original MacBook Air from 2008 feels timely and fitting here. Of that laptop, which was considered both groundbreaking and frustratingly limited, I said:

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Likewise, this new MacBook will also be the right fit for a smaller segment of a public than the more universally useful 13-inch MacBook Air or Pro. But those who can work with the limitations -- primarily a lack of ports, shorter battery life, performance that's not suited for pro-level photo and video editing, and a shallow keyboard that takes some getting used to -- will love its sharp display, slim and light body, and responsive touchpad.

My primary caveat is this -- if history is any guide, you can count on a near-future generation of this laptop boosting its utility by doubling the number of USB-C ports to at least two. So like many new technology products, it may be worth waiting for the next version, even if having a 12-inch, two-pound gold MacBook right now will make you the coolest kid at the coffee shop.

Handbrake Multimedia Multitasking test

Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, 2015) 370 Dell XPS 13 (2015, non-touch) 428 Apple MacBook (12-inch, 2015) 465 Samsung Ativ Book 9 (2015) 563 Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro 682

Note: Shorter bars indicate better performance (in seconds)

Adobe Photoshop CS5 image-processing test

Dell XPS 13 (2015, non-touch) 263 Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, 2015) 268 Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro 294 Apple MacBook (12-inch, 2015) 307 Samsung Ativ Book 9 (2015) 311

Note: Shorter bars indicate better performance (in seconds)

Apple iTunes encoding test

Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, 2015) 107 Dell XPS 13 (2015, non-touch) 112 Apple MacBook (12-inch, 2015) 130 Samsung Ativ Book 9 (2015) 130 Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro 142

Note: Shorter bars indicate better performance (in seconds)

Video playback battery drain test

Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, 2015) 1080 Apple MacBook (12-inch, 2015) 747 Dell XPS 13 (2015, non-touch) 726 Samsung Ativ Book 9 (2015) 457 Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro 346

Note: Longer bars indicate better performance (in minutes)

System Configurations

Apple MacBook (12-inch, 2015)	OSX 10.10.2 Yosemite; 1.1GHz Intel Core M-5Y31; 8GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,600MHz; 1,536MB Intel HD Graphics 5300; 256GB SSD
Dell XPS 13 (2015, non-touch)	Windows 8.1 (64.bit); 2.2GHz Intel Core i5-5200U; 4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,600MHz; 2,000MB (shared) Intel HD 5500 Graphics; 128GB SSD
Lenovo Yoga Pro 3	Windows 8.1 (64-bit); 1.1GHz Intel Core M-5Y60; 8GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,600MHz; 3,839MB (shared) Intel HD Graphics 5300; 256GB SSD
Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, 2015)	Yosimite OSX 10.10.2; 1.6GHz Intel Core i5-5250U; 4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,600MHz; 1,536MB Intel HD Graphis 6000; 128GB SSD
Samsung Ativ Book 9 (2015)	Windows 8.1 (64.bit); 1.1GHz Intel Core M-5Y31; 4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,600MHz; 2,005MB (shared) Intel HD 5300 Graphics; 128GB SSD

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2023 Kia Soul Drops Turbo Engine, Barely Changes Price

2023 Kia Soul Drops Turbo Engine, Barely Changes Price

For the refreshed 2023 Soul, Kia giveth, and Kia taketh away. The automaker's boxy hatchback gets new headlights and taillights, as well as some fancy new wheels and colors, but the Soul also loses its turbo engine and X-Line styling packages for 2023, the automaker announced Wednesday.

Available in LX, S, GT-Line and EX trims, every 2023 Soul will be powered by a 2.0-liter, naturally aspirated inline-4. This engine produces 147 horsepower and 132 pound-feet of torque, and drives the front wheels through a continuously variable transmission. Official Environmental Protection Agency fuel economy ratings for the 2023 Soul aren't yet available, but a 2022 Soul with this same engine was expected to return 28 mpg city, 33 mpg highway and 30 mpg combined.

Obviously, I'm lamenting the death of the Soul's 1.6-liter, turbo I4 engine, which made 201 hp and 195 lb-ft of torque, paired with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. No, it didn't turn the Soul into any kind of hot hatch, but it was still a super compelling powertrain, and with fuel economy ratings of 27 mpg city, 32 mpg highway and 29 mpg combined, the added power didn't come with a major consumption penalty.

The rear isn't too different, but it still looks nice.

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I won't miss Soul's tough-guy X-Line styling treatment quite as much, however, especially since it didn't actually improve off-road capability. Instead, I'm digging the 2023 Soul's updated nose and tail, and like that Kia is keeping two-tone color options alive. The base Soul LX rides on 16-inch wheels, but higher-end models get 17- and 18-inch options.

Inside, the 2023 Soul isn't much different than before. The base LX trim has an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system, but every other Soul gets a larger, 10.3-inch display. Standard driver-assistance technologies include forward-collision warning, lane-keeping assist, lane-departure warning and a driver attention monitor. The top-end trim adds Kia's Highway Drive Assist tech, which combines the Soul's adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping systems.

Some refreshes command extra coin from consumers, but Kia isn't asking for much here. A 2023 Soul starts at $21,085 including $1,295 for destination, which is just $500 more than the 2022 Soul. The next trim up, the Soul S, rises by $700 to $23,585. The GT-Line also gets a $700 price hike, settling at $24,685. At the top of the food chain is the Soul EX, which mirrors the base model with its $500 window-sticker enlargement, and that one will set you back $25,385. The 2023 Soul lands at dealerships later this summer.

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Attention, iPad owners: Save up to $30 on an Apple Pencil right now

Attention, iPad owners: Save up to $30 on an Apple Pencil right now

One of the nicest upgrades you can buy for a modern iPad or iPad Pro is the Apple Pencil. It's a sleek, elegant pressure-sensitive stylus that turns Apple's tablets into one of the best portable creative tools on the market. The only problem? It's not a cheap upgrade, adding an extra $100 to $130 on top of the price of the base hardware. Today, that expense is a little smaller: Verizon is selling the first-generation Apple Pencil for $80, while Amazon has the second-generation Apple Pencil for $100. That's a 20% to 23% savings off the retail price.

Now, you'll need to check compatibility first: In Apple's current lineup, all tablets except for the regular iPad require the Apple Pencil (2nd Generation). Apple Pencil compatibility was less uniform in previous years. One thing that might help you tell which Apple Pencil will work with your iPad is to look at the shape of your tablet. Many (but not all) post-2018 iPads that come with an old-school home button are compatible with the first-gen Apple Pencil. If you have a button-free iPad Pro, however, you'll want to take a look at the second-generation stylus. Check out the deals below before they expire. 

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Here's What a Cheap (But Good Enough) Projector Looks Like

Don't lose the remote. There's only one button (for the power) on the P10 and the only way to adjust the focus is via two buttons near the top of the remote.

That's it for the pictures. Click the link below to read our review of the Vimgo P10 Pico Projector.

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