Summary Paramount is planning to expand the world ofAvatar: The Last Airbenderthrough Avatar Studios, andthere’s one prequel story I’m dying to see adapted.Avatar: The Last Airbenderhas no shortage of compelling characters and storylines, so there’s plenty of room to dig deeper into the Nickelodeon show’s world. Avatar Studios already has exciting plans on that front, withupcomingATLAmovies and TV showsreportedly including a sequel about Aang and a project about the next Earth Avatar....

The VIP demo forAnthem, the hotly anticipated Destiny-but-Iron-Man-shooter-roleplaying-onlinethingfrom Bioware, is now live — and I had the chance to try it out. Was it fun? Certainly. Butthere are a few issuesthat make me think you should keep your wallet in your pocket. At least for now. My god, it’s beautiful and my god, your graphics card will hate it Let’s start with the good.Anthemis gorgeous. Comparisons toDestinyare not unwarranted, but Bioware has used the Frostbyte engine (built by DICE for the Battlefront and Battlefield franchises) to drastically amp up the level of detail....

When you think of racing, chances are that either horses or something with wheels comes to mind, but that doesn’t have to be the case.Furrion Roboticsis working on Prosthesis, a walking mech that it hopes will eventually compete in the X1 Mech Racing League, which Furrion founded. We caught up with the company’s founder and CEO, Jonathan Tippett, on the CES 2018 show floor to chat about Prosthesis, and even got the chance to climb inside....

Last Week Tonightfrontman John Oliver put AI slop in the crosshairs in the latest edition of the popular HBO show. AI slop, for the uninitiated, is all the AI-generated imagery that’s starting to take over your feeds on sites like TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, and Pinterest. The slop can also be AI-generated videos on YouTube, music on platforms like Spotify, and even e-books, news articles, and games. As Oliver notes in his monologue, the growth of powerful AI-generation tools over the last couple of years has made it easier than ever to “mass produce and flood social media sites with cheap, professional-looking, often deeply weird content....

As a notable contender in themusic streaming landscapealongside Spotify and Apple Music, Amazon Music boasts an impressive library of over 100 million songs, complemented by a diverse array of podcasts. With a variety of plans available — from a free ad-supported option, a version for those with anAmazon Prime membershipto the premium Amazon Music Unlimited, which now offers access to audiobooks — users can enjoy exceptional features such as lossless HD and Ultra HD audio quality, immersive Dolby Atmos Music, and seamless integration with Alexa....

Summary It has been decades sinceXena: Warrior Princessended, but Lucy Lawless is still conflicted about her character’s death. The show was a spin-off of 1995’sHercules: The Legendary Journeysand ran from 1995 to 2001. It was created by Robert Tapert and produced by R. J. Stewart and Sam Raimi. The lead character, Xena, spends the show hoping to redeem her horrific past actions and finally earns redemption by sacrificing her life in an epic climactic scene....

We’re back and sinally recovered from CES in Las Vegas. And this week, we’ve got a slew of great questions. Like the emotional journey of choosing between the Samsung S95C or S90C. Plus Zen and the art of eARC. And why is my ATSC 3.0 tuner slow? And why can’t TVs have all the ports we need? TV-buying journey Jon Accamondo writes:Based on my personal needs and preferences, I have zeroed in on the Samsung (OLED) as my personal choice, but I am truly hung up on whether I stretch myself to the 95c, or jump on a 90c now....

YouTuber who tried to give isolated tribe Diet Coke faces years of jail time American YouTuber Mykhailo Polyakov was denied bail and faces years in prison after he attempted to contact an isolated tribe on North Sentinel Island using Diet Coke and a coconut. In October 2024, Polyakov unsuccessfully tried to reachNorth Sentinel Island. The island is located between India and Thailand and is home to the famously uncontacted Sentinelese tribe....

If you’ve been dying to purchase a shiny new iPad for the longest time, now’s your chance to get one for a fraction of the cost. Several online retailers have kicked off their4th of July sales. Take Amazon, for example. It has discounted the Apple iPad 10.2, iPad Air, and iPad Pro 12.9 — and with prices starting at only $279, there’s bound to be something for everyone. Apple iPad 10....

Any music lover on the go would grab any opportunity to take their tunes along with them. An immersive listening experience may be best achieved withnoise-canceling headphonesbut a portableBluetooth speakerwill let you share your love for music as you fill the room with bombastic beats and melodies. Right now, Amazon is letting you have it in two ways. You can either imbibe the spirit of rock n’ roll with Marshall’s Kilburn selling for $115 below its usual price or get a speaker that can survive the elements when you take advantage of a $49 price cut on JBL’s Charge 3....

Apple has taken its gargantuan App Store into the workshop ahead of a major overhaul, a new report claims. As many as 100 employees – among them engineers and marketers – are working on improving various elements of the store,Bloombergreported Thursday after speaking to people familiar with the project. The recently formed “secret team” is thought to be focusing on areas such as improving search and discovery, a long-time issue for the App Store, which currently offers more than 1....

Summary Assassin’s Creed: Shadowsrepresents a milestone entry for the franchise. For as long as the series has been popular, players have been clamoring for what feels like a perfect fit for its gameplay, being housed in a Japanese story. Literally years later, Ubisoft is finally arriving at an era that both fans and developers have been eager to visit, and with that comes the weight of expectation. After all,Assassin’s Creedhas made much less obvious settings for its world work with games likeSyndicateandBlack Flag....

Astronomers are asking for the public’s help in identifying black holes using data from theLow Frequency Array (LOFAR)telescope. LOFAR is a radio telescope that has completed a huge survey of the sky and spotted many potential black holes, but the data requires further classification before it can be used for research purposes. “LOFAR’s new survey has revealed millions of previously undetected radio sources,” Huub Röttgering, astronomer from Leiden University in The Netherlands and first chair of LOFAR’s Astronomy Research Committee, said in astatement....