The console gaming world has seemingly gone quiet and with the Nintendo Switch 2 out now, all eyes are on Sony’s next move. Leaks about the PlayStation 6 are gathering pace and painting a picture of hardware that can redefine what a home console can do.
Osprey has built a reputation for packs that can handle rocky trails without complaint, but the Arcane Large Day Commuter Backpack, priced at $55 (down from $109.95), brings that same dependability to daily life. This bag is 17.72 inches tall, 11.81 inches deep, 8.66 inches wide with a 20L capacity that holds enough gear while being compact.
A quiet school hallway can turn into chaos in seconds when a shooter emerges. In those precious moments, every second counts – lives are on the line before police can get there. Campus Guardian Angel, a Texas-based startup, has a plan to face this harsh reality head-on with a fleet of high-speed drones that can respond faster than any human.
Space travel has always been a long haul since chemical rockets, the space age’s workhorses, guzzle fuel and plod through the universe, making a trip to Mars a year long slog. But a team at Ohio State University is breaking the rules with a new concept: a nuclear powered rocket that could cut the travel time in half. Their Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket, or CNTR, replaces solid fuel rods with liquid uranium, and that’s a big increase in efficiency that makes Mars feel like a weekend getaway.
Super Mario Bros. Remastered has just been released on PC and it’s a fan made project that feels like a full blown celebration of Mario’s 1985 debut. Available for free on Windows, Linux and even Steam Deck, the game requires an original NES ROM to run, a clever move to sidestep legal trouble from Nintendo’s watchful eye, or so the dev thinks.
Scotty Allen from Strange Parts goes into a Shenzhen factory to see how the glass screens on millions of iPhones are made. His tour was shot entirely on an Insta360 X5 and pulls back the curtain on a process rarely seen by the public. With his friend Hang, a seasoned player in the aftermarket iPhone component trade, Allen visits clean rooms and machinery to show the step by step process of how the glass and touchscreen layers are made that define the iPhone experience.
Liam Hemsworth is Geralt of Rivia and the first trailer for The Witcher’s fourth season, out October 30, 2025, shows he’s got this. This penultimate chapter of the fantasy epic based on Andrzej Sapkowski’s books is darker and more fractured for our heroes.
Apple’s Mac Mini M4 base model, priced at $499 (down from $599), is a desktop that exceeds expectations for the price to put it lightly. It’s small, fast and practical – not just a good deal – the best deal in its class.