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  • Google’s capable TV Streamer 4K is back to its best price for Prime Day 37 minutes ago by Sheena Vasani
    Deals, Gadgets, Google, Prime Day, Streaming, Tech, Verge Shopping

    The Google TV Streamer 4K is more than just a terrific streaming device. It can also act as a smart home hub, letting you control all major smart home devices directly from your TV. Thanks to Prime Day, it’s now on sale for $74.99 at Amazon for Prime members, matching its best price to date. If you don’t subscribe to Prime, it’s just $5 more at Best Buy and direct from Google . Google TV Streamer (4K) Where to Buy: $99.99 $74.99 at Amazon (with Prime) $99.99 $79.99 at Google $99.99 $79.99 at Best Buy The Google TV Streamer 4K

  • Some of our favorite Switch 2 accessories are cheaper during Prime Day an hour ago by Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    Deals, Gadgets, Gaming, Nintendo, Prime Day, Verge Shopping

    The Switch 2’s price is set to increase by $50 on September 1st , starting at $499.99, so if you’re purchasing one before that (or you already own one), now’s a good time to also save on accessories while you can. Amazon’s Prime Day has delivered many great game deals , but some of the best sales are also on controllers , chargers , and other related products . Our own Cameron Faulkner has gone to great lengths to test many of these for the Switch 2. There are great options from well-known brands like Belkin , 8BitDo , and

  • The Google Home Speaker sounds good and looks great — but it’s finicky an hour ago by David Pierce
    AI, Gadgets, Google, Tech

    The Speaker comes in four colors… but red is the way. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge Right out of the box, the new Google Home Speaker passed a couple of important tests. Even with the volume at 100 percent and music blaring out of the speaker, it quickly ducked the audio and listened every time I said "Hey, Google." In fact, in two days of testing, the speaker's three microphones haven't missed a single wake word - except for the time I stage-whispered to it from the other room while trying to avoid waking up the baby, but

  • Star Fox is the Switch 2’s most impressive visual showcase yet 2 hours ago by Andrew Webster
    Entertainment, Games Review, Gaming, Nintendo

    The biggest Switch 2 exclusives so far have largely been about scale. Mario Kart World introduced a wide open continent to race across, Donkey Kong Bananza let you smash basically everything around you, and Pokopia brought an expansive Minecraft -style creative experience to the Pokémon universe. Star Fox is different. A remake of a Nintendo 64 game, Star Fox is an on-rails shooter, with tightly choreographed action and spectacular set-pieces. This more linear structure has let the game's designers craft what is perhaps the best-looking game yet for the Switch 2. Considering that Star Fox is at its best when

  • I drove the Slate Truck — there’s more to it than EV minimalism 2 hours ago by Rani Molla
    Electric Cars, Hands-on, News, Reviews, Tech, Transportation

    With its new pickup, Slate Auto is making a simple bet: price matters more than almost anything else. The company announced today that the American-made electric truck will start at $24,950, placing it squarely in the mid-$20,000 price range it had originally promised and making it the least expensive pickup truck and EV available today. At a time when the average new vehicle costs nearly twice that amount, Slate is pitching something that has become increasingly rare in the modern auto market: a genuinely basic new vehicle that doesn't look that way. To hit that price point, Slate stripped away


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