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In an interview, Disney Imagineering explains how it rethought the audio production process for Soarin’ Across America by bringing the mixing console into the ride vehicle.
At Agibot’s UK launch event, an executive for the Chinese company spoke on its bold vision for the future of work.
The Matic is our favorite robot vacuum by a pretty comfortable margin. If you’ve been thinking about buying one, you may want to plan on doing it sooner than later. The company will raise its price by $250 on September 9th, going from $1,245 to $1,495. Matic told The Verge that the new price reflects […]
I know a vocal group of people who swear by the number pad on their keyboard. And yet, for years I haven’t cared about using one – until I put my hands on the Epomaker RT98. It’s a mechanical keyboard with a charming retro aesthetic, a fun CRT-like screen, VIA compatibility, a nice typing feel, […]
The Ikko MindOne Pro is delightfully small. I keep calling it a square phone, which isn’t quite right; the screen is square, but the phone itself is slightly rectangular. The camera flips up so you can use it for selfies – you can even open it partway to use as a stand or a kind […]
TechRadar has spent days testing 639 products across phones, TVs, laptops, cameras, smartwatches and more in 2026. These are the best ones we’ve reviewed so far this year.
Over the past week, a new fanworks movement has kicked off, with the aim to root out authors using generative AI. But the detection methods being implemented are questionable, and any fanfic writer could be caught in the crossfire. Broad distaste around the use of Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI tools has long been a […]
As the USA turns 250, here’s the week’s biggest tech news stories from PlayStation, Valve, Garmin, WhatsApp and more.
Despite my initial skepticism, I’m now sold on wireless Qi chargers that add integrated fans to keep your phone cool while charging. I figured they’d be too loud, or too weak, or too gimmicky, but I’m a convert after spending a week with the new $59.99 Kuxiu D5 Qi2.2 charging dock. Its active cooling system […]