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  • Anker fixes the two worst things about power stations 3 hours ago by Thomas Ricker
    Energy, Science, Tech, Work anywhere

    Anker's Solix S2000 solves two major pain points with power stations: idle power draw that can leave a battery unexpectedly dead, and the large footprint required to hold so much energy. Impressively, it achieves this at an incredibly low introductory price that works out to just $0.29 per Wh. Unlike most other power stations in the 2kWh range, Anker says the S2000 won't suddenly die after a few days due to phantom power draw if you accidentally leave the AC output running. It's also much smaller than most competing mid-range systems designed for vanlifers, job sites, or home backup where

  • Nintendo keeps finding new ways to reinvent platformers 4 hours ago by Andrew Webster
    Entertainment, Games Review, Gaming, Nintendo

    In most platforming games, you're fighting against the world around you. You're trying to beat a level, nail a seemingly impossible series of jumps, or defeat a powerful boss. But even though Yoshi and the Mysterious Book uses familiar gameplay - you traverse the world by jumping, climbing, and, uh, eating - it reframes your goal to focus on exploration instead of competition. And in doing so it reimagines the classic side-scrolling platformer as something that feels refreshingly new: laid-back, playful, and bursting with ideas. The new Yoshi game looks like a storybook, and that's because it takes place inside

  • Microsoft launches Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 8 with Intel chips 4 hours ago by Tom Warren
    Gadgets, Laptops, Microsoft, News, Tech

    The new Surface Laptop 8 and Surface Pro 12 models. | Image: Microsoft Almost exactly two years ago, Microsoft introduced Arm-powered versions of the Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7, with Intel models not ready until more than six months later . This time around Microsoft is refreshing its Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models with Intel's latest Core Ultra Series 3 processors first, ahead of similar models with Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X2 processors later this year. The new Surface Pro 12, or as Microsoft calls it the Surface Pro for Business 13-inch (12th Edition), will be available for

  • The Mandalorian and Grogu should have been a season of TV 4 hours ago by Charles Pulliam-Moore
    Disney, Entertainment, Film, Movie Review, Star Wars, Streaming

    When The Mandalorian first debuted on Disney Plus , it was a refreshing reminder of how fascinating Star Wars stories can be when they aren't focused on the same handful of well-established characters. Especially in its first season, the series felt like a sign that Disney was shifting gears after disappointing fans with its last trilogy of big budget features. But as The Mandalorian went on , it became overstuffed with supporting characters and haphazardly introduced lore that did little to make the show feel like must-see TV. The relative weakness of The Mandalorian 's most recent season is part

  • Marshall brings ANC back to its smaller on-ear wireless headphones 5 hours ago by Andrew Liszewski
    Audio, Gadgets, Headphones, News, Tech

    Marshall's first headphones with active noise canceling were the Marshall Mid A.N.C. first launched in 2018. Its current lineup only offers noise canceling on its larger over-ear Monitor III A.N.C. headphones , but its new Milton A.N.C. bring the feature back to Marshall's smaller and lighter on-ear options. The wireless headphones are available today for $229.99 through Marshall's online store, but availability will expand to other "select retailers" starting on May 27th. That makes the new Milton A.N.C. $70 more expensive than the on-ear Marshall Major V , which have a similar compact design and offer over 100 hours of


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