Jackson Ryan and Mark Serrels, two experienced journalists who’ve spent years learning about the game industry, have launched CONTINUE, a new print magazine that focuses on long-form articles. The two have watched Australian games media dwindle in recent years, as sites have closed, teams have scattered, and there is little place for serious writing. Desperate to stop the tide, they decided to attempt something tactile, something readers could hold in their hands.
Microsoft has just launched Copilot Health, a completely new feature of its AI assistant that functions as a health hub, deciphering your medical records and fitness tracker data to identify key health trends. Users get started by simply creating a dedicated tab in Copilot and give authorization to import data from the appropriate sources.
Apple’s new entry-level MacBook Neo comes in at $599, which is sure to pique your interest, but the true brilliance happens inside the aluminum body. A teardown video from the well-known Aussie repair channel Tech Re-Nu shows us just how effortlessly this machine takes apart. As it turns out, all you need are normal Torx drivers, no expensive prying tools, no heat guns, and, in most cases, no adhesive at all.
Maker Hyperspace Pirate has created a dive helmet using a 3D printer, tons of fiberglass, and a lot of ingenuity. They transformed an old diving concept into something that works, at least for shallow pool diving. This helmet is modeled like old surface-supplied diving gear. Air rushes in from above and exhaust leaves from below, keeping the diver’s head dry inside a little upside-down plastic bubble.
Robinson Helicopter Co. has taken one of its most popular aircraft and done something interesting with it. The R66 Turbinetruck strips out everything a human pilot needs and turns the turbine powered R66 into a fully autonomous cargo carrier built for the kinds of jobs that are too dangerous, too remote, or simply too repetitive to justify putting a person in the cockpit. Robinson is partnering with Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, to make it happen, bringing Sikorsky’s proven MATRIX autonomy system along for the ride.
Metropolis, an iconic silent German production from 1927 directed by Fritz Lang, continues to throw a long shadow over the science fiction genre over a century after its release. Many people consider it to be the foundational work of the genre. Its cityscapes, people, and concepts reappear in subsequent stories, ranging from towering dystopias to gnawing conflicts between humans and robots.
Samsung has equipped the Galaxy S26 Ultra with hardware capable of handling tasks typically associated with desktop computers. At its heart is a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 CPU with two superfast cores clocking up at 4.74 GHz and six additional cores humming along at 3.62 GHz. It’s partnered with a powerful Adreno 840 GPU. Some configurations will include up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, while the majority will have 12GB of RAM and 256GB or 512GB of storage.
The INNOCN 49C1R, priced at $540 (was $795), transforms your desk into a command center, providing a work surface that is both expansive and immersive. This 49-inch curved beauty of an ultrawide monitor achieves a generous 32:9 aspect ratio, allowing for the equivalent of two 27-inch QHD displays side by side with no annoying dividing line in sight. The resolution is a crisp 5120 x 1440, and you can be confident that even if numerous windows are open across the panel, the details will remain clear.
Slim laptops, as expected, promise the world in terms of portability, but all too frequently they sacrifice something important in the process, namely consistent performance. Heat accumulates in these little chassis faster than you’d expect, and the fans have to spin faster to compensate, all before the processor has a chance to throttle back at the worst possible time. Inventec chose to tackle this issue front on with the VeilBook, a 14-inch prototype laptop that manages to stay under 10 millimeters thick while providing adequate cooling and typing comfort.
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The original Xbox prototype made a comeback appearance at GDC 2026, generating a lot of interest as part of a larger Microsoft exhibit showcasing Xbox history. That first concept design was originally shown at the Game Developers Conference in March 2000, just as the company was about to enter the console market.