Asus opens pre-orders for the standalone Xbox Ally X20 at $1,300+, with shipments from October 15; a $2,500 bundle includes the X20 and ROG Xreal R1 glasses (Sean Hollister/The Verge)

Asus has begun pre-ordering its standalone Xbox Ally X20 handheld for $1,300 plus, with shipments slated to start on October 15, and offers a $2,500 bundle that adds the ROG Xreal R1 AR glasses. Apple has refreshed the Mac Studio, introducing M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips that deliver up to 4.3× faster AI performance, enhanced graphics, and configurations up to 512 GB unified memory, starting at $2,499.