You may have heard of him. His arrival in New York City in the winter of 2018 took the world by storm. People flocked to Central Park to take photos of him, just for the thrill of saying they saw him there. Social media quickly dubbed him “hot” and an “international celebrity,” so naturallythe headlines followed. He spent his days napping on rocks, swimming in the lake, and confidently nipping at his rivals for the spotlight, almost knowing the crowds came for him....

A lot has been said about the graphical fidelity of Nintendo consoles in the last few weeks. We recently postedour review of the OLED Switch, a new version of the ubiquitous console that features a bigger, brighter screen for use in handheld mode. Bloomberg then broke a story about developers who claimed to have received4K-capable development kitsfrom Nintendo. Neither the original Switch nor the OLED model support that hyper-sharp fidelity, but the news was big enough that Nintendo had totake to Twitterto deny the claims....

Looking for a new TV but on a tight budget and not wanting to wait forPrime Day deals? Right now, you can snap up a50-inch 4K TV from Sceptre at Walmart for just $203. It’s a savings of $77 on the usual price and an awesome way of enjoying a budget TV for even less than usual. While it might not offer the quality that a big name brand provides, at this price, it’s an ideal TV for placing in your kitchen or a child’s bedroom without breaking the bank....

Do you feel like yourcoffee gets cold too quickly, or that your coffee just tastes weird in certain mugs? You might be right — some materials cool more quickly or retain the flavor of previous drinks, even after they’re washed. The Glowstone Smart Mug 2 is made out of fine bone china, which means it doesn’t absorb the odor or aroma of other beverages. Your coffee or tea will taste exactly as it’s supposed to, at exactly the temperature it’s supposed to be....

There is no shortage of companies working on building their own proprietary VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) vehicles in the quest to makeflying, self-driving taxis a real thing. But in an age of upcycling, why build entirely new VTOL vehicles when it would be possible to just retrofit existing ones? That’s what the startupSkyryseis trying to do. Developed by engineers who formerly worked for companies such as Boeing, Ford, JetBlue, Moog and SpaceX, it has developed technology that makes it possible to turn currently existing mainstream helicopters into autonomous flyers....

We all know programmers are usingAI toolsto supplement their work, but there’s a new trend in town taking things to the next level. The term “vibe coding” was coined by OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy just last month, but what started as a randomX posthas quickly spiraled into a whole new community. What Karpathy describes in his post is creating software without writing any code — all he does is send prompts describing what he wants to his AI tool and accept all of the output it generates....

A durability test performed on Apple’s new Vision Pro headset revealed many things we weren’t expecting. In an admittedly unscientific test, tech YouTuber AppleTrack strapped the new Vision Pro mixed-reality device to his head and spent some time walking into walls and doors to see how the glass front on Apple’s newest device held up. He also dropped the headset from a great height to see if it stayed intact or shattered into a thousand tiny pieces....

I set up the AirThings View Plus in my office more than a week ago to measure the indoor air quality and to test whether differing conditions impacted my workflow. I learned several things — some surprising, some not so much — about air quality in the home and how it can be improved. Does everyone need an air quality sensor? Probably not, but if you just don’t feel right or you’re afraid your air quality is affecting your work performance, a sensor like the View Plus can help....

Summary Some players ofElden Ring’s DLCShadow of the Erdtreehave experienced a strange phenomenon in which their controllers seem to randomly vibrate as they’re exploring the Land of Shadow. This takes the form of two quick pulses- one small, one large.They usually, but not always, occur outside battle,when the player isn’t actively being hit by enemy swings that might normally cause such vibrations. The problem seems to be limited to PS5DualSense controllers where advanced haptic feedbackis known for creating subtle effects that increase immersion....

With a name like “dishwasher,” you might think you know exactly what the appliance is capable of. But you’d be surprised just how much your dishwasher can do beyond giving you a clean plate to eat on. With the right settings, a dishwasher can be turned into the ultimate cleaning appliance for any number of household items. Here are some of the things you had no idea your dishwasher could do:...

Summary Cold Meathas become a global Netflix hit. A co-production between the United Kingdom and Canada, writer-director Sébastien Drouin’sCold Meatis a snowysurvival thriller moviealong the lines ofThe Mountain Between Usand 2010’sFrozen, but with a supernatural twist. It follows a man who rescues a waitress from an abusive ex, only to end up trapped in his broken-down car in a snowy ravine, fighting for survival against a cannibalistic spirit. The movie, which had a limited theatrical release in February 2024, starsDownton Abbey’s Allen Leech,Doom: Annihilation’s Nina Bergman, andOutlander’s Yan Tual....

After a huge month for PlayStation fans in April, there’s almost no time to breathe heading into May forupcoming PS5 games. The first major game on the horizon isDoom: The Dark Agesfor the hardcore FPS fans out there, with the long-awaitedLost Soul Asideready to finish off the month with a huge exclusive. Throw in a smattering of other interesting games and you may not have time for it all. We’re in the calm before the storm this weekend, which is also something of an honorary holiday among us nerds....

Summary Netflix will remind streamers why one actress deserves to be a bigger star now that it has included the well-received biographical dramaOn the Basis of Sexin its catalog. The 2018 biopic documents the revolutionary life of lawyer and later associate justice of the US Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsberg.On the Basis of Sexmay be nowhere near as trailblazing as the historical icon herself but is consideredan appreciable and crowd-pleasing flick by the likes ofRotten Tomatoes, on which the movie earned an approval rating of 72%, and other review aggregators that reveal the same sentiment....