Five years ago, Atari Hotels made a big splash about gaming-themed destinations planned throughout the United States. Las Vegas, Denver, Chicago, and Austin were at the top of the list, and the renderings were showcased sleek buildings bathed in a retro arcade light that would make you feel right at home if you were a kid who spent your afternoons playing Pong and Asteroids. As with so many games, delays emerged out of nowhere, owing mostly to the pandemic.
Nearly two decades ago, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) launched from Earth and began its long and winding journey to the Red Planet. Since landing in orbit over Mars in 2006, this spacecraft has quietly turned the way astronomers understand another planet on its head. On October 7, 2025, one of the instruments on board, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera, or HiRISE for short, captured its 100,000th photo.
Selfie enthusiasts understand the frustration: front-facing cameras are simply inadequate. The new iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max have rear sensors with up to 48 megapixels apiece, which sounds fantastic, but what truly distinguishes them is their low-light performance and ultra-wide lens. Dockcase is attempting to bridge the gap with the Selfix, a protective case that adds a secondary screen to the back of your device.
Bitmap Bureau has finally launched Terminator 2D: No Fate. This game expands on the popular 1991 film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, featuring side-scrolling action gameplay that allows you to play as Sarah Connor, John Connor, and the Terminator T-800 as you face Skynet soldiers and the infamous T-1000. Reef Entertainment has released the game on the PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.
CiferTech created the TamaFi, an interesting little device that reminds you of those virtual pets from years ago, but with a high-tech twist. You don’t need to feed it or clean up after it in the normal way. Instead, the TamaFi’s main function in life is to search the air for WiFi networks, which it considers snacks.
The Samsung Odyssey Ark 2nd Gen, priced at $1,300 (was $2,700), is a seriously massive monitor, measuring 55 inches and designed to handle everything a gamer or heavy multitasker could throw at it. In the middle of this beast is a VA panel with the latest quantum mini-LED illumination tech, which manages to deliver stunning 4K resolution at 3840 by 2160 pixels. To make all that detail silky smooth, you get a 165Hz refresh rate, paired with a 1ms response time and over a thousand dimming zones.
California’s WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca has played host to some truly electrifying racing events. On December 9th, 2025, the Czinger 21C, a hypercar that’s been locked in a ‘rivalry for the ages’ with Koenigsegg, recording a 1 minute 22.30 seconds lap time, shaving a full two seconds off the production car lap record previously held by its rival.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a planet that is unlike anything we’ve ever seen, far beyond our solar system. They named it PSR J2322-2650b, and it has some fairly weird features for where it is. This planet is orbiting a pulsar, which is essentially the spinning remnant of a big star that went supernova. According to the scientists, its shape resembles a lemon, although one that has been stretched out by its host’s gravitational pull.
Steven Spielberg has explored the concept of extraterrestrial life in some of his past films, ranging from E.T’s pleasant visitors to War of the Worlds’ invading army. But he’s been focusing on presenting more intimate stories with films like The Fabelmans, so it’s no surprise that he’s returning to science fiction with his new picture, ‘Disclosure Day,’ which will be released in theaters on June 12, 2026.
