OPINION : Another calendar week , another chance to choose our winner and losers of the retiring seven days in the world of tech .
We ’re deep into technical school group discussion season now , with Microsoft taking to the stage for its annual Build conference this issue forth week . A day before Build started , Microsoft also hosted an sole launching of its next - gen Surface gadget and we got an early look at theSurface Laptop 6andSurface Pro 11 .
Elsewhere , Sonos finally declare its first set of phone with theSonos Aceand the early sign are positive , while rumor suggestedthe iPhone 16 serial could come with some huge cameraupgrades . Neither of these nabbed our Winner or Loser spot for the week , so what did ?
Winner: The Switch is still going strong
There has been a mickle of lecture about theSwitch 2recently , with a launch of the next - gen console probably come sometime in early 2025 . In the meanwhile however , owners of the original console – which has celebrated its seventh birthday this year – are still getting exceptional unexampled deed of conveyance to diddle , includingPaper Mario : The Thousand - Year Door .
Our glowing 4.5/5 review of the remake of the Nintendo classic went live this week , shortly before the game ’s release , and we called it a “ fantastic and faithful remaking of the beloved GameCube gem with enhanced visuals , reworked music and quality - of - life improvements raise this classic to the same touchstone as modern Switch games . ”
Yes , this is another remake of an older statute title , something which has become slightly shopworn on the Nintendo Switch , but give that The Thousand - Year Door is something of a cult classic , it ’s great to see Nintendo ultimately give the game some recognition . Plus , it ’s great to see the Switch still getting some top - year releases even with its successor start out ever closer .
Loser: Samsung’s pricing for the Galaxy Ring could be an issue
Samsung first teased its incoming into the grow wise ring space alongside the launch of the Galaxy S24 series , and we got our first look at the dinkydevice a month later on at MWC 2024 . While many of the details of the ring are still under wraps , news program this workweek has suggest at possible pricing – and it ’s not inexpensive .
Leaker Yogesh Brar tookto Xthis workweek to claim the Samsung Galaxy Ring will be priced between $ 300 and $ 350 in the US . If it was to be released at this toll then the Galaxy Ring would be get at a similar price to its cardinal competitor , theOura Ring 3 , which starts from $ 299/£300 .
Like the Oura Ring , it appear as if the Galaxy Ring would also want a monthly subscription of around $ 10 to enable all of its features .
If it were to start at this cost , and with a subscription required , Samsung could have hassle attempt to charm mass away from its own Galaxy smartwatch line which require no recurring payments and can be picked up for much less .
Of naturally , overbold mob have some welfare over even thebest smartwatches – notably the more discreet form factor – but it ’ll be interesting if Samsung can convince vendee to drop a large amount of money on a fairly new category of wearable . It also entail Samsung will have to assure that it does n’t miss many of the features that have made Oura Ring 3 such a bang .
As with any early outflow , this pricing must be taken with a pinch of salt until it ’s confirm by Samsung . We ’d expect the Galaxy Ring to hit the market later this year , possibly alongside the button of Samsung ’s next wave of foldables .
