[ad_1] You have until March 6th to try and nab a working Nintendo PlayStation prototype — one of the rarest relics of lost gaming history — and it’ll only cost you a few hundred thousand dollars. The current high bid for this retro prototype at auction is $300,000 (plus a buyer’s premium of $60,000), which, […]
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Engadget Podcast: Reviewing Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Ultra
[ad_1] This week, it’s all about Samsung’s chonky boi, the Galaxy S20 Ultra. Cherlynn gives us a preview of her review for the new flagship phone — including its 5G performance in NYC and its “100X” camera — while Devindra wonders what’s the point of an incredibly heavy $1,400 brick. Also, we chat about how […]
Hillary Clinton is launching her own podcast
[ad_1] Clinton herself was inspired to develop a show by other podcasts, Politico says, particularly ones which had her as a guest in the past. She was apparently struck by how different a long podcast interview feels compared to short TV and radio guestings when she and daughter Chelsea Clinton sat with Conan O’Brien for […]
Amazon’s ‘Tales from the Loop’ trailer is a moving Stålenhag painting
[ad_1] The series, in particular, revolves around a town that’s built above “The Loop,” a supermassive particle accelerator that can make things previously only possible in science fiction possible in real life. It was created by Nathaniel Halpern (Legion), but Stålenhag will co-executive produce with Matt Reeves (10 Cloverfield Lane, The Batman, War for the […]
The rise of cloud computing has had a smaller climate impact than feared
[ad_1] Between 2005 and 2010, data center electricity consumption increased by a lot more (56 percent), as the New York Times reported. So what happened after that? According to the study, data centers shifted from smaller computer centers over to much larger facilities run by Google, Microsoft, Amazon and other tech giants. These companies are […]
Vivo’s new concept phone comes with a ‘gimbal camera’
[ad_1] The 48-megapixel “gimbal camera” below the zoom camera is rather fascinating. As the name suggests, Vivo managed to stuff some sort of “gimbal-like structure” into this camera, so that “it achieves optical stabilisation in the front-back and left-right inclined directions with enhanced performance.” This design was actually inspired by the chameleon’s eyeball, which steadily […]
BMW’s teases its iNext prototype EV during a hot-weather test
[ad_1] BMW also recently tested the iNext in freezing conditions in remote Sweden. It looks less dramatic but more production ready than the concept, as designers have eliminated the jagged window line, cut out the body facets and boosted the size of the headlights. The center grill still looks pretty large, but it’s a hard […]
Senate approves $1 billion budget to help rural carriers replace Huawei gear
[ad_1] Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi said in a statement: “Telecommunications equipment from certain foreign adversaries poses a significant threat to our national security, economic prosperity, and the future of US leadership in advanced wireless technology. By establishing a ‘rip and replace’ program, this legislation will provide meaningful safeguards for our communications networks and more […]
Citroën’s new EV is a tiny two-seater that only costs $22 a month
[ad_1] It has a 5.5kWh battery under the floor that can run for 44 miles on a single charge — you can simply plug the EV into any standard 220v outlet and wait three hours to fill its battery. You can also only drive up to 28 mph. Yes, you can’t replicate Fast and Furious […]
‘Crossy Road’ follow-up comes to Apple Arcade with a focus on co-op play
[ad_1] The multiplayer is built for use on a single device (and with gamepads, if you have them) or across multiple devices, with tons of collectibles and procedurally generated levels that promise a different run every time. Snagging the spinoff to an already-popular game is one way to make sure people are still paying attention […]