Across the room from a Linux PC, a Nintendo DSi is drawing Minecraft Java Edition on a pair of 256 by 192 screens that first shipped in 2008. Counter-Strike 2 shows up the same way. Video decoding happens on the handheld. A server on the computer only has to capture a window, squeeze each frame into a JPEG, and send the pile across the local network.
Google’s Pixel 11 Pro in the 256GB version, priced at $834 for Prime Day (was $1,100), pairs that storage with 12GB of memory and a Tensor G6 chip built on a 3-nanometer process, inside a glass and aluminum body that measures about 152.7 by 71.9 by 8.4 millimeters and weighs 204 grams. A 6.3-inch LTPO OLED panel runs from 1Hz to 120Hz at 1280 by 2856, with a peak rating of 3600 nits and Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on the front. Three rear cameras handle the photos: a 50-megapixel main sensor at f/1.7, a 48-megapixel ultrawide at 123 degrees, and a 48-megapixel periscope at 5x, with 8K video from the rear and a 42-megapixel camera up front. A 4,850mAh battery charges at 30 watts on a cable, reaching about 55 percent in 30 minutes, and at 25 watts on a magnetic Qi2.2 pad. Android 17 ships on the phone, with seven major OS updates on the schedule, and an ultrasonic fingerprint reader sits under the screen. IP68 covers dust and a short dip, with Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and ultra-wideband for the connections.
Ness, Paula, Jeff, and Poo can now walk Onett on a desktop, and the program that takes them there shares a name with the time machine Dr. Andonuts built for the end of the game. Phase Distorter, written by a developer going by TheRunaway5, is an unofficial native port of the 1994 Super Nintendo role-playing game EarthBound and its Japanese release, Mother 2. Version 0.2.1 went out on October 4, 2026, as a development build for Windows and Linux, and write-ups followed within a couple of days.
Avery Flies spent roughly 200 hours sewing a nylon bag the size of a small bus, hung a barbecue burner under it, and flew the result around a park. The ship is called Pandora. Inflated, it runs 27 feet long and 11.5 feet wide, holds about 2,100 cubic feet of air, and leaves the ground on heat alone.
