Here's a followup on the Vaio XL2 Digital Living System media PC mentioned at Sony's press event yesterday -- the successor to the Vaio XL1 sports both NTSC and ATSC TV tuners. Like the XL1, the XL2 sports an HDMI video out, operation via wireless keyboard and remote, and an optional 200 CD/DVD changer for library management. Running Windows MCE 2005, the XL2 is harboring Intel Viiv inside. Price is unknown, but you can bet it ain't gonna be cheap.
The Bluetooth speaker space is oversaturated at this point. We set out to find the best portable Bluetooth speakers across a number of different price ranges and uses cases. These are our favorites.
Google has fired 28 employees involved in protests against the company's "Project Nimbus" cloud contract with the Israeli government.
Supergiant Games just treated Hades fans to an extensive look at the game's upcoming sequel.
The feed will first appear as a new tab in the mobile app.
The News/Media Alliance asked US federal agencies to investigate Google’s removal of links to California news media outlets. Google’s tactic is in response to the proposed California Journalism Preservation Act, which would require it to pay for links to California-based publishers’ news content.
TikTok is ramping up penalties for creators who post potentially “problematic” content and tightening its rules around what can be recommended in the app.
Delta (a successor to GBA4iOS) is one of the best-known Nintendo emulators on iOS. Now, you can download Delta for free from the App Store without having to sideload it.
Amazon published a blog post on Wednesday providing an update about its Just Walk Out technology, which it reportedly pulled from its Fresh grocery stores earlier this month. While extolling Just Walk Out’s virtues as a sales pitch to potential retail partners, the article lists a startlingly minuscule number of businesses using the tech.
Comedy Central just greenlit a cartoon based on the classic Sega arcade game Golden Axe. It stars Danny Pudi, Carl Tart, Lisa Gilroy and Matthew Rhys, among others.
Cheaper versions of Evercade's retro game consoles are on the way. The first three Tomb Raider games will be bundled with the EXP-R and VS-R.
LG's S95TR Dolby Atmos soundbar isn't cheap, but at least it includes a subwoofer and rear surround speakers in the box.
Apple has renewed For All Mankind for a fifth season. The company also announced a spinoff series that follows the Russian space program.
After misinterpreting user posts about Klay Thompson's poor shooting during an NBA game, X's AI bot Grok created a fictitious story on the social media platform's trending section.
A data scraper is selling information on what it claims to be 600 million Discord users. A report from 404 Media details Spy Pet, an online service that gathers, stores and sells troves of information from the social platform.
TikTok is experimenting with an all-new app that’s just for sharing photos with text updates. It’s called TikTok Notes, and it’s available now in Australia and Canada.
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, by Sayonara Wild Hearts devs, releases on May 19. It’ll be available for the Switch and PC via Steam.
Yars Rising is a forthcoming Metroidvania with an interesting pedigree. It’s a sequel to an Atari 2600 game from 1982.
Schim is an indie platformer that sees you playing as a creature that moves by jumping between shadows. It's coming to PC and consoles on July 18.
Sony's naming scheme for audio and TV products is a massive headache, but the company has taken the first steps to fix that.
Sony just launched a new batch of TVs, many of them with powerful processors. The TVs have also ditched the confusing alpha-numeric naming convention in favor of Bravia.