With the Switch 2 just being announced last week…and a fat price of $450, we now find out that the Trump Tariffs weren’t factored into that price…so the Switch 2 could be notably higher. If the tariff is 40% when finalized, you could see a $600 price on the Switch 2! Wired.com reports that the company is ‘actively assessing’ the situation. Of course the tariffs will affect game prices, too. Mario Kart World was already $80…could it touch $99? It’s too early to tell. The Switch 2 is still expected to be in hands of users by early summer.

Apple had a notable re-design for the iPhone 10…called the ‘X’ at the time. Now, word from Bloomberg…by way of appleinsider.com comes that Apple is planning to mark the 20th anniversary of the iPhone in 2027 with a significant redesign, but perhaps not as dramatically different as it did for the iPhone X in 2007. Considering the various meanings of XX, I will be surprised if they call it that…the iPhone Double Cross doesn’t have a good ring to it…and Dos Equis is already a mark owned by the Mexican beer. Back to the iPhone, however. The foldable version is supposed to be out if it hasn’t been introduced in 2026, and the 20 Pro will have ‘more extensive use’ of glass. Many prognosticators are predicting a new layout for the cameras, too…in addition to a better front cam for selfies. 

I know there are birds that rely on mosquitoes for a good portion of their diet…martins come to mind. That said, who else likes mosquitoes? Besides carrying disease potentially, there are the maddening itchy bites. Now, according to bgr.com, researchers at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have found that there is an existing drug used by some people for a medical condition that kill the little blood suckers within hours. The drug is nitisinone, and it is used for a rare genetic condition. Ivermectin has been tried on mosquitoes. The nitisinone has distinct advantages, however. It lasts longer in the bloodstream, and doesn’t target the nervous system. That means less likely to harm bees and butterflies. Because the drug is already approved for humans, testing should take less time. 

Design wizard Jony Ive, who gave us some of the most iconic Apple looks before leaving to start his own company, is working on an AI phone without a screen. Macrumors.com reports that Ive, at the new startup he founded along with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, may find the startup being acquired by OpenAI for a sweet $500 million. The startup is called io Products, and they are also working on other AI powered household products, besides the screen less phone…which they insist is ‘not a phone.’ In addition to Ive and Sam Altman, the business has funding from Laurene Powell Jobs via her Emerson Collective. 

I’m Clark Reid and you’re ‘Technified’ for now.