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Robot vacuums make cleaning much more convenient, but depending on the layout of your home, they may not work with all floor plans. Chinese appliance maker Dreame hopes to address this problem with its X50 robot vacuum cleaner, which can climb small stairs without assistance.The robot vacuum isn’t yet available in the U.S., but it’s already generating buzz thanks to a teaser posted on YouTube last year (the X50 is already available in China). Now, the $1,699 X50 is making its U.S. debut at CES 2025, and Dream is giving us a closer look at its capabilities.According to Dreame, the…
Samsung Galaxy smartphones will finally support Qi2 in 2025, according to the standard’s governing body, the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC). Qi2 wireless charging was supposed to bring that convenience to all phones that support MagSafe on the iPhone, but the majority of Android phone manufacturers couldn’t do anything about it in 2024. That looks set to change in 2025.”The extraordinary Qi2 growth story will continue in 2025,” Samsung said in a WPC press release. “In 2025, we expect to see Android devices that support Qi2 starting with Samsung Galaxy devices.” In addition to having to incorporate magnets to help align…
What would happen if the X-Men traded Cerebro for Mjolnir? This week, we tackle one of the wildest “what ifs?” Previous scenario: What would have happened if the X-Men had remained on Asgard?When Rahne Sinclair decides to stay with her werewolf prince boyfriend, Cyclops casts a vote that literally splits the team in half. Loki never misses a chaotic opportunity, rewriting the rules and sending the losers back to Earth. Meanwhile, Storm is fully living out her goddess fantasy here, Mirage has accepted her destiny as a literal Valkyrie, and Nightcrawler? Oh, he’s running through the Nine Realms laughing. The…
In the recent Blood Hunt event in the Marvel Universe, the Avengers and their allies around the world gather together to uncover a growing horde of vampires that threatens to plunge the Marvel Universe into eternal darkness. , forced to stop the Endless Night from engulfing the world. This was a well-received excursion that gave vampire-related characters room to shine, and as with recent events, Marvel released a series of one-shots and minis that tied different corners of the shared world to the case. X-Men: Blood Hunt is well-crafted and has some fun and harrowing moments, but it feels unsubstantive…
Some of the best technology you’ll see at CES feels like it was pulled straight out of science fiction. Yesterday at CES 2025, I tested Neural Lab’s AirTouch technology. This allows you to interact with the display using only hand gestures. This is exactly what movies like Minority Report and Iron Man promised. Of course, many companies offer various forms of gesture control. Microsoft’s Kinect is an early example, but the Apple Watch’s double-tap feature and the Vision Pro’s pinch gesture are just two of the many current iterations. However, I was impressed by AirTouch’s great features. And unlike most…
Disney and Fubo have reached an agreement to merge Hulu + Live TV and FuboTV, the companies announced in a press release. This will create a new entity in which Disney will own 70 percent and Fubo will acquire the remaining 30 percent. Combined, the service will have more than 6 million subscribers and become the second-largest digital pay-TV provider behind YouTube TV.As noted by Bloomberg, the deal only includes Hulu + Live TV, not the traditional Hulu subscription. The combined business will operate under Fubo and current management will remain in place, but FuboTV and Hulu + Live TV…
Image credit: Jason G. Birdsall (review posted at midlifegamergeek.com) In my review of Venus Rises: Parallels, I mentioned how impressed I was with the series’ detailed and extensive future history, which perfectly set the grounded hard science fiction setting. . It continues here in Venus Rises: Crossroads. Two initially unrelated stories and an epilogue. Part 1 introduces us to Elani Sharma, a space-born computer operator who also dreams of becoming a musician. Elani is probably more physically fit in space than anyone else, thanks to her life in zero gravity. However, as soon as she has to deal with gravity,…
Most comic book fans have a solid idea of what they buy each week when they go to their local comic book store. That said, there’s still a lot of fun to be had in skimming through the week’s new releases and trying out books that look promising, interesting, or scary. That’s where the cover comes in. Great images make a difference. You can either try something new or you can say, “No, I’m not going to do it this week.”In that spirit, we present the covers that caught our attention this week, along with an entry by comics editor…
Then things got weird. Well…it’s even weirder. After all, the titles under DC’s Young Animal sign were all a little weird from the beginning. That was their charm. It tapped into the more idiosyncratic aspects of the DC Universe and evolved the sophisticated suspense series of the ’80s into early Vertigo titles for mature readers. Tragic heroes controlled by a mad scientist use a touch of madness to lift rebellious teens out of life’s doldrums. Then it all comes together in the series’ only crossover, featuring some familiar faces from DC, including one of the bizarre lineups of the Rebirth-era…
Apple’s AirTag is the best Bluetooth tracker for iPhone users. If you’re considering purchasing one, now is a good time to do so. The AirTag 4-pack is now reduced to $70, which is $29 off the regular price. This means that the bundle price has returned to its lowest price ever.If you just want to buy one AirTag to try, there’s good news on that front, too. Currently, AirTags cost $23 each. That’s $6 off the regular price.appleThe best 4-pack of Bluetooth trackers for iPhone users is back at a record low price. $70 on AmazonAirTags can be set up…