San Francisco’s Union Square just got a serious power-up. Nintendo, the gaming giant that’s been making us jump on Goombas and collect Poké Balls since the ’80s, flung open the doors to its second US store today, and it’s a pixel-perfect love letter to fans. Located at 331 Powell Street, Nintendo San Francisco is less a shop and more a warp pipe to a Mushroom Kingdom wonderland. Here’s the breakdown of this 10,989-square-foot playground, served with a side of Mario flair.
Sony heard the gripes about the WH-1000XM5’s non-folding design and responded with a vengeance. The XM6 brings back the foldable hinge, making these cans a breeze to toss into a backpack. At 254 grams, they’re featherlight (well, compared to the chunky 385-gram Apple AirPods Max), and the wider, asymmetrical headband feels like a hug for your noggin, perfect for marathon listening sessions.
Amazon’s 13th-generation Fire HD 10 tablet is the budget champ you didn’t know you needed. At just $89.99 shipped (originally $139.99), it’s a steal for media consumption and casual use, delivering a vibrant 10.1-inch Full HD display (1920 x 1200, 224ppi) that punches above its price for streaming The Boys or flipping through Kindle books. Product page.
It’s 4:27 a.m. on Mars, the sky is murky before dawn, and NASA’s Perseverance rover points its camera up to catch a quick view of Deimos, the smaller of Mars’ two moons, shining softly like a faint light in the black sky. The image, snapped on March 1, 2025, during the rover’s 1,433rd Martian day (or sol), isn’t just a pretty picture—it’s a technical marvel and a haunting reminder of how alien yet familiar the Red Planet’s skies can feel.
Apple’s CarPlay Ultra, announced today, is Apple’s biggest step to control your car’s dashboard. First shown at WWDC 2022, this new version of CarPlay isn’t just an app update—it takes over all your vehicle’s screens, including the infotainment system and the instrument cluster. But unless you’re cruising in a shiny new Aston Martin, you’ll have to wait to experience it.
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Levi Kelly, a YouTuber with a soft spot for shrinking living spaces to the size of a postage stamp, has outdone himself. His latest creation is billed as the world’s smallest mobile tiny house—a 21-square-foot camper perched atop a Japanese-imported mini truck. It’s less a home and more a dare: can you live in a space smaller than your average SUV’s cargo bay? Spoiler: Kelly makes it work, and it’s weirdly impressive.
In a time when music streaming is stuck in complex smartphone apps, AKZ Dev’s PrestoDeck, a Spotify music player using the pre-built Pimoroni Presto, feels new and exciting. This small, touchscreen device puts Spotify’s huge music collection on your desk with a cool, retro-modern style, showing album art and playback controls. But is this homemade device worth its $100 price? Let’s see.
Toyota’s funky little C-HR, the quirky subcompact crossover that vanished from US shores in 2022, is staging a comeback for 2026—and it’s gone full electric with a swagger that could make a GR Corolla blush. Unveiled today in Texas, the 2026 Toyota C-HR Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) isn’t just a rebadge of its gas-powered predecessor; it’s a bold reinvention built on Toyota’s e-TNGA platform, packing enough punch to redefine the brand’s EV game.
At first, Wolf Ranch’s homes look like stylish, modern houses with a touch of Texas Hill Country charm. But a closer peek shows their big secret: they’re made by ICON’s Vulcan II, a huge 3D printer that builds them layer by layer using a special concrete mix called “Lavacrete.” The result is a collection of single-story homes ranging from 1,500 to 2,000 square feet, with three to four bedrooms and two to three bathrooms, priced between $450,000 and $600,000—competitive for the Austin metro area.
