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Andrew Liszewski is a Senior Reporter for The Verge covering consumer technology with a focus on gadgets and electronics. He's been covering tech since 2011 including previous roles at Gizmodo and The Messenger. When he's not staying on top of the latest and greatest tech, Andrew's hobbies include photography but most of his rare moments of free time are spent re-playing the classic retro games of his youth and adding to an ever-growing collection of handheld gaming systems.
A year after the first images leaked, more details on the next version were revealed by an Italian retailer, according to HueBlog.com.
The Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box 8K will support HDMI 2.1 allowing it to analyze both 8K and 4K content at 120Hz, up from just 60Hz, previously. It’s expected to arrive in mid-September for €262.49, or around $285.
The original collection featured buttons from the NES and Famicom’s gamepads, but it’s now expanding to include buttons and joysticks from the Super Nintendo, Super Famicom, N64, and GameCube.
The retro keychains don’t actually work as controllers, but could be excellent fidget toys. Unfortunately, they’ll only be randomly available in gashapon machines at Nintendo stores in Japan, as well as Tokyo’s Narita airport.
Hardware hackers Wesk Mods and YveltalGriffin created the Nintendo Kawaii by trimming the console’s motherboard and adding custom PCBs.
Games are loaded on a microSD card, but the Kawaii is fully functional and includes video and GameCube controller connections though a dock. Its creators plan to sell copies of their custom shell, but warn this is a mod requiring very advanced skills.