Imagine a robot character at a Disney park, like a little droid, that can chat or play with people. Normally, a human operator controls it remotely, using their own skills and gut feelings to make the robot act friendly, shy, or excited. This project from Disney Research wants to make the robot smart enough to do this on its own, without someone constantly steering it.
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover captured an unusual scene at the western rim of Jezero Crater on January 25, in an area known as Witch Hazel Hill. Using its navigation camera, it recorded a video of multiple dust devils whirling across the Martian surface.
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Ever wonder what Winamp, MSN Messenger, Limewire, Windows Media Player, and eMule would look like as portable gadgets? If so, then wonder no more, as designers Sarang Sheth and Aurelien have created a few concepts that show us just that. Starting off, we have the Winamp-inspired MP3 player complete with a dial knob to adjust volume.
This SEGA Dreamcast port (DCA3) of Grand Theft Auto Vice City is a fan-made, unofficial project that utilizes reverse-engineered source code from the RE3 project. The latter is essentially a decompilation of the original RenderWare engine used in both GTA III and Vice City.
Hori’s Piranha Plant camera for the Nintendo Switch 2 just might be one of the first must have accessories for the handheld. Why? It’s designed to work with the Switch 2’s new GameChat feature, which allows video chatting and in-game camera use.
The Ring Battery Doorbell with Ring Indoor Cam 2nd Gen bundle lets you keep an eye on your home from anywhere in the world, and it’s being offered for just $79.99 shipped today, originally $139.99. Featuring improved video quality with 66% more vertical coverage compared to the previous Ring Video Doorbell (2nd Gen), giving you a better view of who’s at your door. Product page.
Finally, the 2026 Hyundai IONIQ 6 and IONIQ 6 N Line have been revealed at the Seoul Mobility Show 2025 after months of rumors. The former, a streamliner sedan, has been updated with a sleek, modern exterior featuring a “shark-nose” front design, slim separate daytime running lights (DRLs), and main lamps for a more futuristic look.
You won’t see Atlas or Unitree’s H1 in M3GAN 2.0, but the first trailer does tease a new Amelia AI robot. Set to hit theaters on June 27, this sequel picks up two years after the events of the first movie, where the AI doll M3GAN went on a rampage before being destroyed.
Several members of the press were able to partake in a Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on experience at their NYC flagship store. First impressions? Well, it’s a mix of excitement and familiarity, since the console is more of a beefed-up Switch rather than a total reinvention. The first-party games reportedly looked stellar, though some noted that many titles shown were ports rather than all-new exclusives.
Banana-Bit just might be the world’s first Arduboy-powered, banana-shaped handheld game console. At its core, the Banana-Bit is an open-source gaming device designed to run over 300 Arduboy games. The Arduboy platform typically relies on an ATmega32u4 microcontroller, an 8-bit AVR chip from Atmel.