What Does Google Have Planned Next for Fitbit, and Is It a Fitness Band?
Could it be a new Fitbit Luxe on the horizon? There are also rumblings of a new budget band for kids. Photo: Victoria Song/Gizmodo The Pixel Watch isn’t Google’s only…
Atari Resurrects the 2600 for Modern TVs (Yes, It Runs Cartridges)
Atari is again testing how many times users are willing to pay for that nostalgic, faux woodgrain-paneled game console, this time coming out with what seems like the most detailed…
Netflix DVD Is Letting Subscribers Keep Their Final Shipment of DVDs
Netflix’s DVD subscription platform will allow subscribers to keep their final delivery of DVDs as the company prepares to close its 25-year-old service, the company announced on Monday. In April,…
India’s Lunar Mission Captures Images of Far Side of the Moon Ahead of Historic Landing
Image: ISRO Chandrayaan-3 is India’s second attempt to land on the Moon. The first attempt didn’t go so well: Chandrayaan-2 crashed on the Moon in September 2019 due to an…
Meta Releases AI to Translate Dozens of Languages Using Speech and Text
Meta took a step towards a universal language translator on Tuesday with the release of its new Seamless M4T AI model, which the company says can quickly and efficiently understand…
Microsoft Is Making a Hail Mary Bid to Close Its Activision Acquisition
Image: Sergei Elagin (Shutterstock) Tech giant Microsoft’s acquisition of video game company Activision Blizzard continues to be a headache. After facing some back-and-forth over antitrust concerns with the Federal Trade…
Essential Back to School Gear Guide for Pop Culture Fans
Image: Sprayground, BoxLunch, BlendJet, Retrospekt, RSVLTS, Corkcicle, Nudient, Casetify School is back in session and if there’s still fandom gear to check off your shopping list, io9 has you covered.…
Google’s Pixel 8 Could Eliminate the SIM Slot, Just Like the iPhone
The summer of foldables has started fizzling out, and now we’re moving on to the next batch of flagship phones. Google’s Pixel 8/8 Pro is expected to be the next…
How Many People Does It Take to Start a Colony on Mars?
It might only take 22 people to establish a colony on Mars, though that small group of cosmic inhabitants should have agreeable personality types to survive on the Red Planet,…
Here’s What the WGA Has to Say About the Big 3 Streaming Monopolies
The Writers’ Guild of America West has released a 15-page report on the big three streaming services, outlining exactly how far each one has gone to preserve and maintain their…