A new drone has just launched, and it has the potential to revolutionize the way we capture the world from above. Antigravity, a newcomer to the scene and a spinoff of the team at Insta360, created the A1.
Mike Winkelmann enters the spotlight of Art Basel Miami Beach with a pack of metal mutts that combine the uncanny valley with a biting punch at contemporary power brokers. Regular Animals, a squad of eight robotic canines wandering a gated enclosure in the fair’s new Zero 10 digital art section, was launched this week by the digital artist from Charleston, South Carolina, known as Beeple. Each has a lifelike silicone head sculpted after a titan of industry or creativity, including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, and even two versions of Winkelmann himself.
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A few days before Thanksgiving, GnarDead took a big risk by placing an order that was expected to significantly improve their gaming setup. The ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 5080 was lying in their Best Buy shopping basket for a reasonable $1,200; its specifications were impressive, capable of handling even the most demanding games. It arrived on November 28, but things quickly took a turn for the worse.
Drake Anthony, the mastermind behind the wildly successful StyroPyro YouTube channel, has a reputation for turning household oddities into objects of raw, utterly unexpected power. In his most recent jaw-dropping project, he takes an ordinary incandescent bulb and transforms it into an electrical powerhouse that give even a small power station a run for its money. This 24,000-watt monster is one of the biggest bulbs you’d ever want to try to use in your home.
Back in 1990, Honda’s first NSX was a sight to behold, with sharp lines that made the car feel like it was slicing through the air as lightly as a scalpel. Over three decades later, the same style and soul are given fresh life as the Tensei NSX. This car is the result of a collaboration between Pininfarina’s design team and JAS Motorsport’s engineers, who have done wonders with a donor chassis from the first-generation NSX, dressing it up in a carbon fiber body that is equal parts tribute to the old car and a step forward.
Sony’s PlayStation 5 Pro is being released into a market that is quickly losing its appetite for spending money. Tariffs and supply chain concerns are now forcing electronics prices to surge, with increases of 30% on cellphones and 69% on video game consoles and laptops, according to industry sources. In the midst of all price hike craziness, seeing the PS5 Pro for $648.99, down from $749.99, is a nice sight, especially when everything else in the store is increasing.
Micron is pulling the plug on Crucial, a stable and dependable name in memory and stays with SSDs that has kept a lot of PCs running smoothly for over 20 years. In their most recent press release, Micron said categorically that they want to close the consumer side of the business by the end of their second quarter next year. Existing stock will continue to ship until then, and everyone who purchases their products before the deadline will still be covered by their guarantee.
Dropping packages from the sky may sound like a crazy idea right out of a sci-fi film (and who knows, it could be the future we’ve all been waiting for). But in Metro Atlanta, forget the science fiction for the time being; Wing, Alphabet’s drone company, has partnered with Walmart to bring that futuristic delivery dream to the people of Atlanta. Beginning today, homeowners in a few neighborhoods across the city may pull out their phones, hit a few buttons, and have groceries or holiday gifts delivered right to their doorstep, or more likely, their backyard, in as fast as 30 minutes.
Sony took four years to give its mid-range workhorse a much-needed revamp, and the result is a camera that oozes quiet confidence, the kind of device that makes you say, “Wait a minute, let me take a closer look.” The A7 V retains the same 33-megapixel sensor as its predecessor, but this time it’s covered in a partially stacked design that provides the performance you require without costing a fortune.
Japan has always been the place where Nintendo’s wildest ideas come to life. In 2007, one developer took it to the next level by creating a device that transformed your entire DS into a desktop mouse. The “Slide Controller” was an official product, albeit a quite wacky one, that came exclusively with “Slide Adventure: MagKid.” This device plugs into the DS’s bottom GBA slot and features a bright red LED sensor.