Beloved former Nintendo prez craps all over Facebook and the metaverse
Reggie Fils-Aimé, the former president and CEO of Nintendo of America, is clearly no fan of Facebook and its recent push into VR with the metaverse. At this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, Fils-Aimé took the opportunity to completely unload on Mark Zuckerberg’s social media conglomerate, now known as Meta, while speaking […]
Pete Davidson will blast into space for free on Jeff Bezos' rocket
Add this to the list of things Pete Davidson gets to do that could cause other men from Staten Island to look up to the heavens, shake their fists, and ask where they went wrong in life. Saturday Night Live cast member Davidson will be launched over 60 miles up in the sky to kiss […]
Commute in style with this seated folding electric scooter on sale
SAVE 15%: If you’ve been eyeing e-scooters, now’s a good time to pull the trigger. The EverCross Electric Scooter is on sale for $679.99 as of March 14 — that’s $120.00 (15%) off its regular price of $799.99. With gas prices as obscenely high as they are, many people are now turning more to biking or […]
Save over $100 on a pair of Klipsch earbuds built for outdoorsy people
SAVE $104: Looking for headphones that can accompany your adventures this spring? The Klipsch T5 II True Wireless Sport Headphones are up for the task and on sale for just $94.95 at Walmart as of March 14. That’s a 52% discount. If your groggy energy from the time change is any indication, spring is coming. […]
The organic robots that learned to multiply
Xenobots are tiny robots made from living cells and they are getting quite good at self-replicating (in a petri dish). Just over a hundred years after the word robot was introduced to the world in a Czech play, the sci-fi vision of synthetic lifeforms seems closer to reality than ever. So, do we marvel at […]
Instagram is now completely blocked in Russia
Instagram is now completely blocked in Russia. Roskomnadzor, the country’s media regulator, officially banned the app on Friday but gave Russians a 48-hour in-between period before it would be instituted. The ban, implemented at midnight on Monday, was confirmed by GlobalCheck (via Bloomberg), a service examining internet restrictions in Russia. Last week, Russian prosecutors requested […]
iPhone SE (2022) review: Old design, new power
Apple’s iPhone SE is an unusual budget phone. Other phone manufacturers try to match as many flagship features as they can on their affordable devices, while typically saving on the processor that powers them. Apple is doing it the other way round; the new iPhone SE looks the same as its two-year-old predecessor, and has […]
Here’s what you need to know about Intel Evo Week on Amazon
The Intel Evo Week on Amazon shopping event has arrived and now is your chance to score great deals on laptops pushing the boundaries of performance, connectivity, responsiveness, and style. To bear the Intel Evo badge, a laptop needs to be super-light, super-thin, and up to real-world tests (like juggling multiple apps without sacrificing speed). […]
Turn any blank wall into a big screen with this projector on sale for $134 off
TL;DR: The WeMax Dice Portable 1080P LED Smart Projector is on sale for $564.99 as of March 14 — that’s 19% off its original price of $699. Unsure what to do with the huge blank wall in your home? Why not turn it into your own personal IMAX theater? It’s much cheaper to set up […]
Take home a like-new 2020 iPad for more than 10% off
TL;DR: As of March 14, you can get a refurbished Apple iPad 10.2″ 8th Gen 32GB for just $379.99, down 11% from its regular price of $429. You can sit around and wait for the iPad you want to go on sale, but knowing Apple, you could be waiting a while and still never get […]