Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Disney Plus has been streaming movies in a taller-than-usual “IMAX Enhanced” format for more than a year now, and now it will roll out a new wrinkle for the home theater certification, with IMAX signature sound by DTS. Set to roll out at some point this year, the
Read MoreIt’s on the fancier ProArt Studiobook, too. | Photo by Owen Grove / The Verge For some companies that sell gaming and creator-oriented laptops, glasses-free 3D has become a bit of a dream. Acer first tried it back in 2021. Its SpatialLabs technology, which uses a combination of a stereo camera, optical lens, and real-time
Read MoreIf you want a hockey puck of a computer to easily deploy on a desk or behind a monitor, you’ll find plenty on sale, from the Mac Mini to Intel’s bare-bones NUC. But Asus is adding a “why didn’t anyone think of that?” feature to its new Chromebox 5 this year: a built-in 15W wireless
Read MoreThe F15 and F17 come with up to an Intel Core i9 processor, while the A15 and A17 have AMD’s Ryzen 9 (Zen 4). | Image: Asus Asus has announced upgrades to its four TUF Gaming models: the F15, F17, A15, and A17. The devices have new processors and GPUs inside, but what’s especially good
Read MoreImage: Asus From the beginning, the Asus Zenbook was an attempt to beat Apple’s MacBooks at their own game — using knowledge Asus originally obtained while helping to build those laptops for Apple. Why do I bring that up? We’re wondering whether the new Asus ZenBook Pro 14 and 16X might give them a run
Read MoreThere was a time not too long ago when “LOL” actually meant something online. If someone went through the trouble of putting LOL into an email or text, you could be sure they were actually LOL-ing while they were typing — it was part of the social compact that made the Internet such a wholesome
Read MoreAdam Morgan McCarthy / The Block: CoinShares: inflows to crypto asset funds fell from $9.1B in 2021 to $433M in 2022, down 95% YoY, the worst year since 2018, when inflows totaled $233M — – Crypto asset funds saw the lowest inflows last year since 2018. — Inflows in 2022 declined to $433 million as
Read MoreCredit: Asus Asus announced the Chromebook Vibe CX34 Flip as part of its CES 2023 product reveals. It’s made specifically for PC cloud gaming, with support for GeForce Now and more There’s no word on a release date or price for the Vibe CX34 Flip. Asus has always been one of the biggest Chromebook makers.
Read MoreAs electric vehicles become more prolific, governments are encouraging consumers to move beyond internal combustion. The US has offered a tax credit for years, but many manufacturers like Tesla have sold too many EVs to qualify. A new round of credits is now available, giving Tesla buyers a chance to save on a new vehicle.
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Vimeo is doing another round of layoffs, this time affecting 11 percent of the company, CEO Anjali Sud announced in a letter posted online. Citing “a further deterioration in economic conditions,” Sud told Vimeo staff that nearly every department and region of the company will see cuts. The
Read MoreOne of the coolest parts of the Cyborg 15 will remain out of sight while you use it — a shame. | Image: MSI There’s something wrong with the seemingly hundreds of laptops that have been birthed so far during CES 2023: almost none of them are translucent. Using a see-through design is proven [no
Read MoreLook how tiny. | Image: MSI There are a number of 14-inch gaming laptops floating around, but the most notable one by far is Asus’s ROG Zephyrus G14. It’s a powerhouse and an easy recommendation to anyone seeking a portable device that can really game. But this year, MSI has decided to throw its hat
Read MoreImage: MSI MSI’s new Prestige 13 Evo trades the company’s typically hefty gaming laptop designs for an ultraportable profile that weighs just a little over two pounds. Just like the Prestige Evo devices before it, the laptop retains a similarly impressive selection of I/O ports despite its size, including a DC input, HDMI 2.0 port,
Read More(Image: Baines et al/Nature)You know all about robot dogs and robot crabs, but have you ever seen a robot turtle? A group of engineers at Yale University and West Chester University have created a mechanical turtle that morphs to traverse land or water. Their hope is that the robot will help humans explore “treacherous” shores.
Read MoreIf you visit the Copenhagen City Hall, you’ll see an ornate mechanical clock. By itself, this is unremarkable, of course. There are plenty of ornate clocks in city halls around the world, but this one has a fascinating backstory that starts with a locksmith named Jan Olsen. Unfortunately, Jan didn’t actually complete the clock before
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: Sirius XM and Amazon are slowing podcast deals, Spotify is freezing US budget for new podcasts; all three seek to keep 50% of ad revenue vs. 20% before — As the podcasting universe has matured in recent years it has picked up many of the trappings of more established media industries …
Read MoreWhen police infiltrated the EncroChat phone system in 2020, they hit an intelligence gold mine. But subsequent legal challenges have spread across Europe.
Read MoreCredit: Garmin Garmin has announced the Dash Cam Live camera. This dash cam offers LTE connectivity so you can access live views and saved clips. Dash cams generally require Wi-Fi or a microSD card slot if you want to upload your footage, but the new Garmin Dash Cam Live aims to make things easier thanks
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Hot off the press from CES 2023, the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) announced Qi2 — the successor to the popular Qi wireless charging standard. Not only does Qi2 (pronounced chee two) bring additional consumer clarity around device support, but it also introduces a new Magnetic Power Profile to
Read MoreSamuel Agini / Financial Times: FTX’s collapse has forced the global sports industry to rethink lucrative crypto sponsorship deals, some of which were replacing gambling partners — Future of big-ticket sponsorship deals between top-flight clubs and digital assets industry hangs in the balance
Read MoreNASA and Roscomos are still investigating the coolant leak that struck a Soyuz spacecraft docked at the International Space Station (ISS) last month, but this is more than a logistical headache. Without an operational Soyuz capsule, the crew doesn’t have enough seats to evacuate the station in the event of an emergency. NASA is now
Read MoreWe don’t see too many wooden projects around these parts, but when [olikraus] turned a few pieces of scrap lumber into a functional SMD vise, how could we not take notice? The idea is simple. Two pieces of wood with slots in them hold the PCB. Two other pieces form an arm with an adjustable
Read MoreGrace Kay / Insider: Vimeo lays off 11% of its workforce, citing the uncertain economic environment, after cutting 6% in July 2022; the company had 1,200+ staff as of December 2021 — – Vimeo is laying off 11% of its workforce, a company spokesperson confirmed. — Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud told staff in an email
Read MoreCredit: Supplied by LG LG has shown off a variety of screens at CES 2023. This includes a $25,000 OLED TV and a $250,000 micro-LED TV. The company also showed off a new projector and previously revealed monitors. LG displays are a fixture at CES and the 2023 running is no different. Now, the company
Read MoreAndrew Hayward / Decrypt: NFT service Magic Eden, the largest Solana marketplace, blames a hacked image caching service after some users were served porn and TV stills instead of the NFT — The top Solana marketplace says there’s no need to panic, and it has not been hacked. — Some users of Magic Eden …
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