[ad_1] The brilliance of Lindsay Ellis When I say that I don’t care for musicals, JRR Tolkien flicks or Disney movies, I don’t mean in the way that jerks do when they performatively pretend they’ve never heard of Kim Kardashian. I’ve seen musicals, at least two Lord of The Rings films and plenty of Disney […]
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The Apple Watch Series 5 is $100 off at Best Buy
[ad_1] Buy Apple Watch 44mm on Best Buy – $330 Apple typically keeps one new generation of the Apple Watch and one older version on the market at the same time. The Series 5 — when not on sale — starts at $400 while the Series 3 starts at just $200. If the latest features […]
Infinity Ward removes, then brings back bounties in ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’
[ad_1] Following backlash from some of its most prominent players, Call of Duty: Warzone developer Infinity Ward has reversed a controversial tweak it made earlier this week to its popular battle royale game. On Wednesday, the studio added a system called Most Wanted contracts to the first-person shooter. By picking one up, a player would reveal their location to every […]
PS4 game-builder ‘Dreams’ is now available as a free to play demo
[ad_1] Dreams is a game-creation tool from Media Molecule, the name behind LittleBigPlanet, for the PlayStation 4. Now, a year after launch, and as a way of helping keep everyone sane while they’re locked indoors, the company has released a free-to-play demo version. In a tweet, Media Molecule says that new players can experience a […]
Plex adds Crackle movies and TV shows to its free streaming service
[ad_1] Plex started as a way to organize and stream your personal media collection. That’s still the main draw, though the company has also been experimenting with a free, ad-supported streaming service that doesn’t require you to download or rip a single file. Today, Plex announced that “thousands” of Crackle movies and TV shows have […]
Engadget Podcast: Reviewing the Pixel Buds and Amazon’s ‘Upload’
[ad_1] At long last, the new Pixel Buds are here. Two years after the original’s underwhelming debut, Google finally released its true wireless earbuds this week. Engadget senior news editor (and resident audio expert) Billy Steele joined Cherlynn and Devindra to explain why he called these “a revelation compared to the previous model.” The trio […]
Kickstarter darling PicoBrew may soon go out of business
[ad_1] CEO Bill Mitchell reportedly sent a letter calling PicoBrew and the recent developments “a noble failure.” The founder team, including Mitchell, along with the company’s customer service operation, was also let go. PicoBrew’s last consumer device, the Pico C, was a success on Kickstarter, gaining nearly $2 million in backing. However, it required users […]
Engadget The Morning After | Engadget
[ad_1] The only things that are unavoidable are death, taxes and new versions of USB. We barely knew USB 3.2 and now USB 4 is confirmed to support the DisplayPort Alternate Mode 2.0 standard, so it seems likely we’ll be plugging in 8K 60Hz HDR monitors with those USB-C cables someday. DisplayPort If you’re into […]
Amazon HQ employees can work from home until ‘at least’ October
[ad_1] Amazon’s Seattle headquarters is likely to be a lot emptier than usual until the fall, according to a new report from the Seattle Times. The e-commerce giant has reportedly told corporate staff that they have the option of working from home “at least until October 2nd.” As part of a commitment to enforce social […]
ICANN blocks proposal to let .org be sold to a for-profit group
[ad_1] In the end, the board came to the conclusion that the sale would change “the fundamental public interest nature of PIR to an entity that is bound to serve the interests of its corporate stakeholders.” Also, the board cited concerns about the $360 million debt Ethos Capital would have to take for the sale. […]