Racing virtual cars from behind a PC monitor might be cheaper than doing it in the real world, but high-end sim racing peripherals still come with high-end prices. With the increasing popularity of force-feedback pedals [Tristan Fenwick] built built an active pedal that can provide significant resistance. [Tristan] integrated a load cell into the 3D printed pedal
Read MoreBest Buy is running an unprecedented one-day sale on one of the best Samsung smartwatches right now. If you catch it in time, you can get the 46mm, Bluetooth model of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic for just $199.99. The $180 price drop is unprecedented as far as we’re aware, at least on the
Read MoreKyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: An update to Google’s Personal Safety app for Android suggests the company plans to offer a Dashcam recording feature for Pixel phones and other select devices — Rather than needing to buy a (sometimes pricey) dedicated gadget, you should soon be able to use your Pixel (and select other Android devices)
Read MoreImage: The Verge Roblox’s founder and CEO published a blog post this morning stressing just how much the company believes the popular gaming platform isn’t just for kids. The platform’s audience is starting to trend older, David Baszucki wrote in a blog post. He noted that more than 55 percent of the platform’s users are
Read MoreDietrich Knauth / Reuters: Voyager expects users to recover ~35% of their crypto deposits as a US judge approves its liquidation plan, letting the company return ~$1.33B in crypto assets — Crypto lender Voyager Digital said Wednesday that customers will recover about 35% of their cryptocurrency deposits as the company winds …
Read MorePhoto by Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images Automakers would be required to keep AM radio in their vehicles under a new bipartisan, bicameral bill introduced today. The legislation was introduced in response to an increasing number of vehicles coming out without the first-generation radio broadcast technology. The bill, titled the AM for Every
Read MoreThe USPS carries out warrantless surveillance on thousands of parcels every year. Lawmakers want it to end—right now.
Read MoreImage: Jeff Kravitz / Warner Bros. Discovery Warner Bros. Discovery’s new combined streaming app, Max, will keep the ads down to three to four minutes per hour. During the company’s Upfront event on Wednesday, Warner Bros. Discovery said that Max will feature one of the “lightest ad loads in streaming.” “Max Ad-Lite subscribers get all
Read MoreThere aren’t many stylus phones to choose from these days. Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra is the only name in town if you’re looking for a top-tier experience, but it will also make a considerable dent in your wallet. Luckily, Motorola continues to champion the cause for budget-friendly phones with the sought-after stylus, and with the
Read MoreThe Liberty 3 Pro pack a lot of functionality into a fairly inexpensive package. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Suffice it to say, with the introduction of the Beats Studio Buds Plus and Amazon’s latest pair of Echo Buds this morning, it’s been a busy week on the wireless earbud beat. But
Read MoreYogita Khatri / The Block: Tether says it will invest up to 15% of its profits in bitcoin, as the company shifts its reserves towards crypto and away from US government debt — – Tether is set to purchase bitcoin on a regular basis from its profits. — It held $1.5 billion in bitcoin as
Read MoreStarfield. | Image: Bethesda Softworks E3 isn’t happening, but the news isn’t stopping. Continue reading…
Read MoreIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge RIP to the comment sections on Instagram because now everyone can finally drop in GIFs to posts and Reels in lieu of a thoughtful analysis or a masterful quip. So if you’re only on Instagram for the comments, you can finally just add a Michael Jackson-eating popcorn GIF. The
Read MoreExus, one of the bosses in Hyper Light Breaker. | Image: Heart Machine Hyper Light Breaker looks like it’s made just for me: a challenging roguelike from the creators of the indie hit Hyper Light Drifter but with Breath of the Wild-like exploration. While there’s still a lot we don’t know about the game —
Read MoreChris Welch / The Verge: Beats Studio Buds+ review: better sound, ANC, battery, and voice calls, but ANC lags AirPods Pro, no wireless charging, and misses some Apple ecosystem tricks — With better sound, improved noise cancellation, and a standout translucent design, these are everything the original Beats Studio Buds should’ve been.
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Amazon announces new devices: the $40 Echo Pop with a semi-circle design, updated Echo Show 5 and 5 Kids Edition, $50 Echo Buds, expanded Echo Auto, and more — After last fall’s Amazon hardware event which brought us a handful of new Echo devices, like the Dot with the clock and
Read MoreImage: Nintendo / The Verge The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has become the Zelda franchise’s fastest selling game. According to Nintendo, the game sold 10 million copies worldwide in the three days after it launched on May 12th. Just to give you an idea of where that stacks among the Switch’s best
Read MoreEthan hunt gazing over the side of a cliff. | Paramount Even now, just a couple of months before its release, it’s hard to tell just what Ethan Hunt and the gang are all going on about in Paramount’s overly punctuated Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. In the movie’s latest trailer, trying to
Read MoreIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Uber announced a new account for teenagers that allows minors to take rides without their parent or guardian present. Prior to today’s announcement, unaccompanied minors were not allowed to request Uber rides. Uber has required users to be at least 18 years of age to sign up for an
Read MoreThe use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) by hackers has become an emerging threat to cybersecurity. Generative AI allows hackers to generate realistic and convincing fake data, such as images, videos, and text, which they can use for phishing scams, social engineering attacks, and other types of cyberattacks. In this article, we will provide a
Read MoreJess Weatherbed / The Verge: Stability AI releases StableStudio, an open-source version of DreamStudio, its commercial interface for the text-to-image Stable Diffusion model — Stability AI is releasing an open-source version of DreamStudio, a commercial interface for the company’s AI image generator model, Stable Diffusion.
Read MoreThe four new smart home gadgets—headphones, speakers, and smart displays—extend Alexa’s reach. Most of the lineup works with the new Matter standard too.
Read MoreThe new Echo Buds have an open-ear design. | Image: Amazon Okay, Amazon. You got me. This is not at all what I expected the next pair of Echo Buds to look like. Two years after releasing its second-gen set of noise-canceling earbuds, Amazon has returned with a different approach. The new Echo Buds ditch
Read MoreWith better sound, improved noise cancellation, and a standout translucent design, these are everything the original Beats Studio Buds should’ve been. Continue reading…
Read MoreThe Echo Pop is Amazon’s latest Alexa-powered smart speaker. | Image: Amazon Amazon has slashed its Echo Dot in half. No, it’s not on another sale, but the design of the company’s newest smart speaker — the $39.99 Echo Pop — looks an awful lot like someone took a meat cleaver to an Echo Dot.
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