Technology can enable people to accomplish some truly amazing things. The internet specifically has enabled a massive shift in how people live and communicate. It’s now easier to talk to your doctors, find a significant other, and do your shopping. But, as we all know, some people use the internet to do some weird and questionable things. One man who goes by the name of Phillip Harrison did just that. Mr.

Nora and Max are the names of two adult toys that are smart enough to both connect to mobile devices via Bluetooth and… perform other services that can help long distance couples. However, Nora and Max are seeking funding via Indiegogo before they actually become available to consumers. These sex toys are for both men (the Max) and women (the Nora) and connect with smartphones including Android and iOS devices, but also Windows and Mac computers, via Bluetooth.

In addition to the plethora of apps and utilities current smartphones can offer, they can be further customized to aid us with various daily routines, such as starting and stopping the engine of a scooter or popping open the seat latch. That’s exactly what Brad Nelson, an ingenious Android smartphone owner who also happens to be a Kymco ZX50 scooter driver, did. He customized his scooter to respond to gesture-based commands issued from his Motorola Droid 4 via Bluetooth.

Looking to take advantage of some early Black Friday deals? Boy, does B&H have something in store for you — particularly if you’re an Apple fan. Right now, you can grab savings on some of the latest Apple devices, from MacBooks to Apple TVs and more. One of the best early Black Friday deals B&H is offering this week is a whopping $400 off the 13.3-inch MacBook Pro (mid 2020), which brings the price down to just $899.

Google posted its December security bulletin for Android earlier today, and if you were hoping for an update full of fixes and tweaks, you might want to look elsewhere. The most notable aspect regarding the December security patch is its inclusion of the KRACK fix. It is a welcome sight, seeing how it was notably absent from the November security patch and how almost half of all Android devices were vulnerable to the security flaw.

TL;DR Honor has sent out invites to a new smartphone launch on January 22, 2019 in Paris. Honor says the phone is coming with a Kirin 980 chip and “in-screen camera display.” The smartphone’s name wasn’t announced. Honor will launch its first smartphone with a display hole camera in Paris on Jan. 22, 2019. The manufacturer sent out invites to the event earlier today, though it stopped short of naming the handset.

Huawei’s not a company known for its subtlety, preferring to break world records rather than innovate understatedly. That being said, the company’s newest version of software for Android seems to be a happy confluence of sensible features and unique design. Initially unveiled last July, the overlay – known as Emotion UI – is, Huawei spokespeople say, simpler to use and easier to modify than stock Android. Customizability and simplicity certainly seem to be the focus of Huawei’s video preview of the latest Emotion UI.

For those of you that aren’t familiar with Bitcoin, it’s currently the biggest cryptocurrency in the world. For safety reasons, users of the currency normally keep the majority of their bitcoins offline, like on an encrypted USB stick or even physically on a piece of paper. In this day and age, keeping as much information as possible offline can (in theory) lessen the chances of it being hacked. So what’s safer than than encrypted hardware, or even a piece of paper?

The Pebble Time Steel has begun shipping out to those who backed the metallic version of the Time during its KickStarter campaign. The first wave of backers are set to receive the watch this week, with Pebble hoping to have the Time Steel in the hands of all its backers by the end of next month. But what about those who didn’t back the Pebble Time Steel? The good news is that Pebble has now opened up reservations for the watch, set at a price of $249 with an expected late September shipping target.

Update, February 7, 2019 (6:10PM EST): Verizon’s offer on the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL is good, but Best Buy’s is even better. For a limited time, you can get either phone for $450 off. That’s $300 off over 24 months and an instant $150 discount. All colors and storage configurations are available with the discount. However, Best Buy sells the Verizon versions of the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL.