TheXbox Series Xis a delightful console, but can ironically be a headache to get a suitable monitor for. Why? It can’t necessarily take advantage of all of the stats the best gaming monitors are going to be able to give it. It’s rated to run 4K at 120Hz max. This means the usual high definition, high refresh rate lists of monitors — what gamers typically go for — is thrown out the window....
Summary The Morning Showseason 4 gets an amusing update from star Mark Duplass, who plays producer Charlie Black. It’s been more than six months since the season 3 finale, in which Bradley quit her high-profile news anchor position and had to face the music for her part in covering up her brother’s involvement in the January 6th riots. ThoughThe Morning Showseason 4has confirmed a new cast member, with Oscar winner Marion Cotillard as the savvy Celine Dumont, not much is known about the next chapter of the soapy Apple TV+ Original....
Virtual reality might be an amazing, awe inspiring technology, but it’s not taken off quite like many proponents expected it to. There may be a few million HTC Vives, Oculus Rifts, andPSVR headsetsout there now, but in the two years since the release of the two major consumer VR headsets, there hasn’t been much in the way of a VR revolution. TheOculus Go, however, has the potential to change all that....
The Penguin Episode 2 recap: “Let’s dance” The Penguin kicks into an even higher gear in Episode 2, with Oz narrowly avoiding death and, somehow, ending up in Sofia’s good books. Oz Cobb, akaThe Penguin(though he doesn’t like that nickname very much), made arightmess in Episode 1. In the wake ofCarmine Falcone’sdeath in TheBatman, his son Alberto took over the business… until Oz shot and killed him after he called him a “little bitch....
Following tech news can feel like living on the DMZ between a utopia and the apocalypse. We’re always one public scandal, earnings call, or product announcement away from tipping the scales in either direction. This year, both sides showed up in full force. Yes, these are the tech stories in 2018 that frightened and challenged us — but also those that delighted, surprised, and inspired us the most. 10. Apple becomes the first $1 trillion company A trillion dollars is quite the achievement, especially for a company that makes products its buyers generally love....
Every once in a while a deal comes across our desk that’s too good to miss — and that’s what we’re looking at today. This is because Walmart has knocked $120 off the 55-inch TCL 5-Series, dropping the price of the4K TVfrom $450 down to just $330 ($55 per month with six-month financing). So whether you’re looking to breathe fresh life into your own entertainment setup thisChristmasor spruce up someone else’s, this is the way to go....
If you’d been a fly on the wall at the Rockhal concert hall in Luxembourg in September 2022, you’d have been greeted by a strange sight: no bands or cheering crowds in sight, but rather an area filled with 220 tons of lava and rock, with teams of robots crawling across the dusty floor in search of resources. It was the second and final round of the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Space Resources Challenge, which invited research groups to bring their prototype robots and test out their abilities to prospect for resources in a simulated moon environment....
Tobin Bell breaks silence on Saw 11 amid delays & “disagreement” rumors Is Tobin Bell willing to play another game? The John Kramer star has broken his silence after rumors of delays and disagreements behind the scenes of Saw 11. Saw 10was a blood-spattered return to form for thehorror moviefranchise, not least thanks to the GOAT’s return, which was enabled by the story going back in time. Given itspost-credits scene, which brings back fan fave Detective Hoffman, talks soon turned toSaw 11, aka Saw XI, and in December 2023 it was given the greenlight....
The future is most definitely here at CES 2019 and it’s not just because ofnew processorsand graphics cards. TP-Link’s latest wireless networking routers are some of the most capable we’ve ever seen and they look the part, too. While there aren’t many devices that can take advantage of the latestWi-Fi 6 standardsthat the new routers support just yet, that should change in the year to come, making these much more viable, future-proofed networking upgrade options....
Last year, we took a look atV-Moda’s Crossfade 2 Wireless headphonesand found a lot to like. Unfortunately, a key feature was missing from two models and was only available in a color version that cost $20 more: Qualcomm AptX. It now seems that V-Moda has realized this was a mistake, as it has announced an upgraded version in the Crossfade 2 Wireless Codex Edition. As the name hints, included codecs are a big part of the upgrade....
Volkswagen has created an autonomous charging station on wheels that could makeelectric car-only parking spots a thing of the past. Deploying smiling, friendly-looking robots in parking structures promises to turn every spot into a charging point. V2X technology makes bringing the charging infrastructure directly to the car possible. Once they’ve parked, motorists summon the charging robot via a smartphone application, or through the car’s touchscreen. The robot wakes up knowing precisely where the car in need of a charge is located, and how much electricity is required to fill its battery pack....
The Volkswagen ID R once again set the benchmark for electric-car performance. Built for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, where itdestroyed the overall recordin 2018, the ID R has now set a lap record for electric cars at Germany’sNürburgring Nordschleife. Driver Romain Dumas piloted the ID R around the 12.8-mile track in 6 minutes, 5.33 seconds, at an average speed of 206.96 kph (128.5 mph). Unlike at Pikes Peak, the ID R did not set an overall record at the Nürburgring....
Major forces in the gaming industry have gotten into the habit of bottling magic in the form of classic console revivals in miniature forms and Sega is next up to connect a direct line of nostalgia to gamers with the announcement of theSega Genesis Mini. The console will cost $80 and pre-orders are live now. The Sega Genesis Mini is set to launch on September 19 with 40 pre-loaded games, two wired three-button control pads, a USB power adapter, power cable, and HDMI cable....
