Sektori is an old-school twin-stick shooter. Created by a former developer at Returnal studio Housemarque, it puts you in the role of a little ship that blasts through swarms of enemies, and you have to weave through them to get upgrades to help you survive. […]
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A Kinect for kids is outselling Xbox to become the hot console this holiday
It’s a small sample size, likely driven by Black Friday discounts and temporary virality, but the Nex Playground has gone from little-known console curiosity to best-seller. It’s now on track to quadruple its sales from last year. According to research firm Circana, the Playground was […]
NASA Advances CINEMA and CMEx Missions to Tackle Space Weather Threats
NASA has advanced two promising heliophysics mission concepts, CINEMA and CMEx, placing one on a path toward flight and giving the other additional time for design refinement.[1][2][3] These decisions, made…
This $1,500 robot cooks dinner while I work
As I’m sitting in my office writing this review, delicious, cheesy, garlicky scents are wafting up the stairs. I can hear whizzing and whirring, and the occasional clunk, as a robot chef in my kitchen is making macaroni and cheese. Its app tells me there […]
We found 70 stocking stuffers under $100 that are actually useful
Let’s face it, it’s easy to fixate on the big gifts that crowd around the Christmas tree. However, we’d argue that the true treasures are the small, useful, and thoughtful gifts tucked within stockings. That’s why, for this guide, we’ve pooled together a bunch of […]
How to vibe-write a country hit
You may not even know it, but you’ve almost certainly encountered songs made mostly or even entirely with AI. If you’ve scrolled on TikTok the last few weeks, you’ve probably heard “I Run” a few times, but there are countless others making their way around […]
The Verge’s favorite holiday gifts under $100
Between all the new phones, smartwatches, and laptops we see throughout the year, it often feels like we’re constantly being nudged toward shinier, more expensive gadgets. And I get it. As a self-professed gadget nerd, few things are more exciting than unboxing and setting up […]
The TCL QM9K is an excellent flagship TV, but I’m not sure who it’s for
TCL has been a solid competitor in the midrange TV market for years, going head-to-head with Hisense. Not only are TVs from both manufacturers competitive on features, they even use similar nomenclature to categorize their TV lines – the TCL QM8 and Hisense U8, QM7 […]
This Tetris-playing watch struggles with the one thing it should be great at
The Tetris: My Play Watch may look like an Apple Watch, but it eschews most of the functionality you’ll typically find on a smartwatch to focus on two things: playing Tetris and celebrating the game through a UI that’s thoroughly Tetris-themed. It’s very good at […]
Google brings Gemini’s Chrome integration to iPhone and iPad
Built-in Gemini AI features in Chrome are now becoming more widely available on the iOS version of Google’s browser, as reported by 9to5Google and Engadget. They’re popping up several months after the features’ rollout on the desktop version started in September. Once the new Gemini […]
