Josh arrived at the GameStop in Clackamas, Oregon, with plastic crates stacked high. Inside sat hundreds of consoles that no longer worked. Staff sorted through PlayStations, Xboxes, Nintendo Switches, Game Boys spanning several generations, a Sega Game Gear, a pair of Sony PSPs, and more. Some units were modern enough to still hold residual value even in poor shape. Others dated back years.
LEGO has just shown the first official brick version of the Batmobile from Tim Burton’s 1992 film Batman Returns. Set 76355 packs 2,269 pieces into a sleek black model that measures roughly 17 inches long, 6.5 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. It carries a $229.99 price tag in the United States and goes on sale for LEGO Insiders on September 1, 2026, with general availability three days later.
Apple left a short video sitting inside the latest macOS release candidate, and someone found it. The clip lasts only a few seconds. A man wears a pair of AirPods that look thicker than the current Pro model. He holds a book up in front of him. A calm Siri voice explains that Visual Intelligence can save what you see. Just ask, and the title of the book is logged for later.
In 1963 a kit of red and white polystyrene plates, stiff metal rods, rubber bands, and short plastic tubes sold for $4.99 ($54.45 today) and assembled into a working digital computer. Three small windows on the front face displayed binary digits as either 0 or 1. A white lever marked “Clock” stuck out from the right side. Pushing that lever fully inward and then drawing it back out advanced every calculation by one step. No batteries or power cord were required. All motion came from the user’s hand and the tension stored in the rubber bands.
