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This $19 Spigen 2-Port USB-C Charger Is Perfect for Your Nintendo Switch 2, Phone and More

You need never run out of juice on the road again with this 75-watt charger deal.

A great in-car USB-C charger can be worth its weight in gold, especially when you’re between locations. Whether you’re charging your phone for navigation or want to keep your kid’s Nintendo Switch 2 powered during a long road trip, this two-port charger is the answer — and now it’s available for just $19.

This is the lowest price that we’ve seen in a while, albeit a couple of dollars more than the lowest ever. But with a massive 53% off Amazon’s usual price and even more off the price Spigen would sell it for, this USB-C charger deal is still a no-brainer.

This charger slides right into your car’s 12-volt charging port and has more than enough power to charge the latest phones and tablets. There are two ports with a combined 75 watts of power split between them. The top can charge your most power-hungry devices at up to 45 watts while the bottom is limited to 35 watts.

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Aside from your phone, this charger can power your tablet as well as any laptops with USB-C. The bigger, more powerful laptops will charge more slowly than if you were using their AC adapter, but hey, beggars can’t be choosers, right?

To boot, Spigen has given this in-car charger protection technologies that ensure your devices only charge as quickly as they need to, to avoid any potential for battery damage. Finally, the charger is nice and small, so it won’t stick out too far, especially when it isn’t being used.

Why this deal matters

While batteries in our devices have gotten better over the years, they still need to be charged. You can bet that will happen at least once when you aren’t near an AC outlet. This charger gives you the ability to charge on the go, and at this price, it’s an absolute steal.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, Aug. 19

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Aug. 19.

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Today’s NYT Mini Crossword is one of those puzzle grids with absolutely no empty spaces in the grid. So if you get all the Across answers, the Down ones will fill right in. Other than 1-Across, it went pretty quickly for me today. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Animal that falls in love with a tape dispenser, in a classic New Yorker cartoon
Answer: SNAIL

6A clue: Language written in Devanagari script
Answer: HINDI

7A clue: Singer Presley or Costello
Answer: ELVIS

8A clue: George ___, «Middlemarch» author
Answer: ELIOT

9A clue: Things «read» by fortune tellers
Answer: PALMS

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Blind followers
Answer: SHEEP

2D clue: ___ wafers (Nabisco treat)
Answer: NILLA

3D clue: Heavy item falling from the sky in some classic cartoons
Answer: ANVIL

4D clue: «In a pickle» or «in a jam»
Answer: IDIOM

5D clue: They might end with «etc.»
Answer: LISTS

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Google Translate Reportedly Adding AI Integration, Duolingo-Like Game Elements

This update could spell trouble for its translation competitor, the internet’s favorite green owl.

Google Translate could soon get some major AI enhancements, like the ability to select different AI models and a game-like practice mode, according to a report from Android Police on Monday.

Android analyst AssembleDebug looked into the Google Translate app’s latest build, version 9.15.114, and found what appears to be new changes to the user interface. At the top, there’s a new model selector, Fast and Advanced. Fast would presumably be for quick translation tasks, like deciphering menu items. Advanced will likely use Gemini to understand the context of a text or a conversation with more accuracy

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According to the report, the update will also include a practice mode to help gamify language learning, similar to that used in the popular language app Duolingo.

A representative for Google didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

For the last two years, Google’s been showcasing various demos and releasing features to make language interpretation easier. At Google I/O earlier this year, the tech giant showed off a demo of what live translation might look like for someone wearing a pair of its Android XR smartglasses.

With the launch of the Pixel Fold in 2023, the company also released a live interpreter mode that used the device’s inner and outer screens.

Understanding different languages is a key innovation of AI. The ability to use large language model technology to interpret between two distinct languages expands the content and conversations humans can have with one another.

Already, Google has released auto-dubbing tech on YouTube, allowing English-speaking audiences to watch Japanese YouTubers, for example.