The iPhone 7, expected to debut this Fall, is currently tumbling through the rumor mill. The latest involves what is being touted as the phone’s machined casing, which details a few previously heard rumors like the absence of an audio jack.

Replacing the audio jack on the iPhone 7 will be a second speaker grill. It’s apparently that simple; ditch the headphone plug, add a speaker. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

The other point of contention involves the camera. We’re seeing both a ‘normal’ camera cutout, as well as a much larger one believed to be for a dual-camera hardware offering some say will be found only on a ‘ Pro ’ model of the iPhone 7.

Oddly, the iPhone 7 seen in these images has what I’ll refer to as an ‘official’ camera bump. On the iPhone 6 and 6s (and Plus!), the camera bump is essentially the hardware assembly itself poking out.

In these images, the aluminum of the iPhone case itself is rising to meet the surface of that camera bump flush. This could be a measure to ‘ waterproof ’ the device as some have speculated Apple is working on. If it’s real, our dream of a flush camera on an iPhone larger than the 4-inch SE may be dead and gone.

And the antennae lines are now limited to the curvature of the case, and don’t seem to be scrolling across the rear of the device. Now you can talk about how gorgeous your new iPhone is while it’s ensconced in a case and really mean it .

The leaks come to us via Steve Hemmerstoffer of nowhereelser , who also notes iPhone 7 production has begun in China. If accurate, there should be more leaks corroborating these cases, if they’re indeed from Apple’s supply chain partner(s).

You probably don’t need this levitating phone charger, but it’s cool anyway

My favorite thing in the world is when someone makes something, just because . There’s no reason or rhyme as to why. It doesn’t need to exist, but it’s cool, so it does. One of the best examples I’ve seen of this lately is the OvRcharge – a needlessly-extravagant iPhone charger that levitates your device as it replenishes the battery. Bonkers, I know.

The OvRcharge is the combination of two different technologies: wireless inductive charging, which uses electromagnetic fields to transfer energy between two objects, and magnetic levitation. The core of the product is the base station; a gorgeous wooden box, which comes in a number of different colors and finishes, and packs all the requisite electronics and magnets.

If the product is successfully funded, the base station will come in two models. The first will measure 140mm square, with a depth of 33 millimeters, and will provide devices with around 500mAh of charging. The larger unit, called the OvRCharge Ultra, will be slightly larger and provide 700mAh of juice.

Fair warning though, the OvRCharge won’t be as fast as the cable that came with your phone. Moreover, for it to work, you’ll have to use the included case.

The core of the OvRCharge gimmick is levitation. For this to work, you’ve got to stick a massive magnet to the underside of your device. But once it’s airborne, there it’ll stay. Since there’s hardly any friction in the air, you can spin it and it’ll continue to go in circles, which will be hugely entertaining for about five minutes.

In the event of a power outage, your phone won’t immediately come crashing down to terra firma , in the process turning the screen into a jagged spider’s web. Rather, any floating devices will continue to stay up for between four or five hours, as the base unit contains an internal backup battery.

The manufacturer of the OvRcharge – the Canada-based AR Designs – is looking for $209 CAD for the smaller version , and $229 CAD for the OvRCharge Ultra. It’s seeking $40,000 in funding, which it’ll almost certainly get, given that at the time of writing $38,260 has already been pledged.

Someone could have stolen your Wi-Fi password from this Internet of Things doorbell

Getting hacked sucks, but there’s something worse than that: getting hacked because of your own smart doorbell.

Ring is a popular smart doorbell that allows you to unlock your door from your phone, as well as see and hear visitors via a webcam.

Unfortunately for Ring, that same doorbell meant you could have had your Wi-Fi password stolen in a few minutes if someone cracked into the physical doorbell

According to Pen Test Partners , the attack was relatively trivial. To steal the password, it took removing the doorbell from the door using two screws, flipping it over and pushing the orange set-up button.

That button put the device into wireless AP mode for which allows you to paid it with your own network on your phone.

When connected, if you accessed the onboard chip’s HTTP server from a ‘/gainspan/system/config/network’ URL which had no authentication, you were able to see both the user’s network name and password in plain text.

The attack only takes a few seconds, and is scary given that the device is mounted on the outside of the house, where an attacker could easily access it, crack your network, re-asssemble the doorbell, then sit and steal your data on your Wi-Fi without your knowledge.

Ring says that you’d be aware this is happening because you’d get a push notification on your phone that someone’s at the door.

Pen Test Partners also says that Ring was quick to respond and fixed the vulnerability within two weeks of it being reported, though given that the lock has been on sale for some time, it’s concerning it wasn’t found earlier.

The vulnerability raises a number of existing concerns about the Internet of Things and the apparent onslaught of ‘smart’ devices coming into our homes.

As our thermostats, lightbulbs and door-handles are connected to the internet, we have to trust that the IoT vendors — which are often young startups — know what they’re doing and can ensure their devices are secure.

Obviously we’re not quite there yet.

➤ Steal your Wi-Fi key from your doorbell [Pen Test Partners]

Update: Ring says that all doorbells out there have been patched since the issue was made known to them.