Retroid Pocket Flip 2 and Classic ship next week, but will they beat the tariffs?
TL;DR Retroid Pocket Flip 2 pre-orders will begin shipping on April 13, and Classic pre-orders begin shipping on April 16. The company has promised to have all pre-orders shipped by May 2. Duties will take effect on May 2, nearly doubling the effective price of each handheld. Retroid’s latest handhelds
Arduboy creator says his tiny Game Boy won’t survive Trump’s tariffs
Kevin Bates managed to quit his day job and move to China after his game-playing business card, the Arduboy, went viral in 2014. But a decade later, Trump’s staggering and inexplicable new US tariffs are driving him out of business. Just as he was about to turn a profit for
The Debrief | Trump’s Tariffs Change Everything
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Small Menswear Retailers Are Already Feeling the Tariffs
Designer Francis Young, whose Philadelphia-based label Paratodo manufactures the vast majority of its clothing stateside, was similarly wary of the effect the tariffs will have on his production costs. “It’s a disaster,” Young told me via DM. “I got notifications from the majority of our fabric suppliers about price increases.
SNL cold open addresses Donald Trumps tariffs tanking the stock market
Saturday Night Live opened this week with — what else, really — President Donald Trump’s tariffs that have tanked the stock market. SNL had cast member James Austin Johnson do his spot-on Trump impression and deliver the news about the tariffs. “It’s actually even better than a plan because it’s
Travel bracing for impact of tariffs
Travel industry leaders around the world are bracing themselves for the fallout of the Trump tariffs announced yesterday—and even more so in Asia, where most countries have been lumped into the “worst offenders” bucket and are facing what the BBC described as “truly remarkable” tariffs. Other than Singapore, which faces
China Retaliates Against Trump in Trade War With 34% Tariffs on US Imports
Stock markets around the world plunged for a second day on Friday as China announced retaliatory tariffs of 34 percent on US imports, signalling a major escalation of a trade war ignited by Donald Trump and feeding fears of a global recession. “For all imported goods originating from the US,
Trump’s tariffs mean you’ll pay more for all gadgets
If you were wondering how President Trump’s tariffs may impact gadgets like smartphones, laptops, and smartwatches, there’s some bad, and perhaps slightly less-bad news. Unless something changes, Trump’s sweeping tariffs will lead to increased prices for consumers. But it will likely take some time before that actually happens. Modern gadgets
Beat the tariffs with Best Buy’s weekend sale: Switch 2, cheap TVs, laptops, and more
Best Buy’s weekend sale arrives at good time, with incoming US tariffs on global trade sparking uncertainty around the price of many products, including tech devices. Many analysts think we’ll see price hikes on consumer electronics, which makes this a great time to take advantage of Best Buy’s latest deals,
Swiss Watch Industry Sees Tough Times Ahead Over Trump Tariffs
Swiss watch seller Sacha Davidoff was scrambling on Thursday to understand what new US tariffs on Switzerland announced by President Donald Trump meant for the goods he was due to export from his shop in Geneva this week. “I made a deal and now we’re stuck. We are supposed to
