The ArcadeBoy is the realization of a childhood fantasy, or, more accurately, a full-fledged Nintendo Game Boy driving a proper arcade cabinet sitting on your desk. Chris Fletcher, an engineer, worked for years to make that notion a reality. It all began in 2019 when he was experimenting with early test circuits at his desk, lighting up an original Game Boy motherboard to send the visual signal through an FPGA and onto a larger screen.
Apple introduces Apple Creator Studio today, a game-changing subscription service that combines its best creative tools under one affordable umbrella. You can sign-up from the App Store starting January 28th for $12.99 per month or $129 per year, with a free month to try it out and see what it’s all about. Students and educators get an even better deal: $2.99 per month, or $29.99 annually. Family Sharing allows you to share your subscription with up to a half-dozen family members.
With the launch of their E10 whole-home backup system, Anker SOLIX allows homeowners to keep the lights on, the fridge running, and the air conditioning humming. This all-in-one solution combines the power of battery storage, solar panels, and a generator.
Google has today released new updates to Veo 3.1, its AI video creation model, aimed at making life easier for creators who simply want consistent results without having to redo things repeatedly. The most obvious feature is a significant improvement to the Ingredients to Video tool. You basically have three reference images: one for the primary subject, one for the backdrop, and one for the desired look or style. Then simply add some text to get the thing going.
US prisons currently use Android tablets granted by the correctional institution as an upgrade from the gloomy electronics offered in the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. Back then, convicts had a limited number of options, including shared payphones, a small portable radio, or, if they were lucky and had a few dollars, a Walkman, and possibly a few tapes or CDs if their funds were sufficient. Tablets are now primarily supplied by two major providers: Securus Technologies (by its subsidiary JPay) and ViaPath Technologies (after GTL). Jpay models, such as the JP6S, are currently dominating a lot of states; these devices run a closed down version of Android, which is often Android 8.1 these days.
Swapping a camera battery is a fairly routine task for any photographer, but up on the International Space Station, it’s about the most low-key physics lesson you could ever hope for. NASA astronaut Don Pettit, the man behind some of the most incredible orbital photography, took a few minutes to demonstrate how it’s done from above.
The Unihertz Titan 2 Elite is the latest in a small but steady revival of phones with physical keyboards, and it’s no surprise that the device is set to appear on the market after releasing their Titan 2 model last summer. The standard Titan 2 has a square display and a solid QWERTY configuration, but the Elite promises to improve on those features.
GameSir’s Swift Drive is a controller that quietly transforms how racing games feel in your hands. A small steering wheel lies in the center, attached to what the manufacturer describes as the world’s smallest direct-drive motor. This system provides true force feedback, the kind that pushes and pulls on your thumbs when the road surface changes or a car begins to skid.
Samsung’s Galaxy S25 FE, priced at $448.99 (was $649.99) for the 128GB edition, is the company’s entry point into the top-tier Galaxy S family without having you to mortgage your home. It comes with Android 16 and One UI 8 already loaded, which is wonderful news for anyone who values obtaining years of software updates, as Samsung guarantees no less than seven years to be exact.
For years, the elusive Apple iPhone Fold has been the focus of numerous rumors, but as its rivals introduced their own models, it disappeared from view. It’s finally starting to look like things are coming together for Apple in the form of a display that folds without leaving a nasty crease in the middle, something that has long been a major hurdle.