AOC partnered with Porsche Design on this pricey 32-inch Mini LED monitor
Gadgets with any attachment to Porsche Design tend to have a lousy track record, but its latest collaboration is tough to knock. It partnered with AOC (the accessory company, not…
Behind Mark Zuckerberg’s big plans for AR glasses
Mark Zuckerberg has a grandiose vision for the metaverse, and he hopes that you’ll one day see the same thing, too — quite literally, through a pair of augmented reality…
Ancestry will tell you which genetics came from which parent
Consumer genetics and genealogy company Ancestry announced a new feature, called SideView, that will give customers information about which bits of their DNA — and which parts of their ethnicity…
Dungeons & Dragons didn’t own its own digital toolset — but it will now
Hasbro, the parent company of Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast, is acquiring D&D Beyond for $146.3 million in cash. The popular tabletop role-playing game has licensed D&D…
Some (Kinda) Good Climate News: 2 Degrees Is Doable
For all the less-than-encouraging news about climate change—rapid sea-level rise, the land itself transforming, serious trouble brewing under Antarctic glaciers—we’ve been getting plenty of hope. The price of renewable energy…
‘Uprooted, Overturned, Stripped:’ Two Tornadoes in Texas Hospitalize 12
The tornado was first reported via 911 call around 5:40 pm local time. In its wake were downed power lines, flattened trees, and destroyed buildings. In a news conference Tuesday,…
This Controller Lets You Feel VR Objects Slip Between Your Fingers, and the Possibilities Are Endless
To keep this story PG-13, let’s stick with one of the example use cases the researchers suggest for the SpinOcchio controller: virtual pottery. Making bowls, vases, and other ceramics on…
Uber & Lyft Slammed for Price Gouging After NYC Subway Shooting
Uber & Lyft Slammed for Price Gouging After NYC Subway Shooting Other fares saw similar increases. The price surges occurred as a result of systems that automatically increase prices during…
Robert Eggers Wants Willem Dafoe to Star In His Nosferatu Remake
Man’s Son Deadline reports Frank Grillo, Sarah Dumont, Will Peltz, Sydelle Noel, Jaime King, Katherine Hughes and Josh Plasse will star in Man’s Son, a new horror film directed by…
The Rise of Sad-Voice Sci-Fi
In science fiction films, almost nothing matters as much as world-building. This doesn’t always necessarily mean grand shots of spaceships or far-flung planets. For every lavish spectacle like Dune, there…