Month: December 2022
Elon Musk is Elon Musk-pilled
Programming note: This will be the last This Week in Elon this year. In 2023, I will return with something delightful for you that is not just about Musk shenanigans — but we will have occasional chats when there is too much Elonning going on. Generally, I don’t think rich people…
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BOE reveals 600Hz laptop display, and we’re sick of this refresh rate nonsense
Audio player loading… BOE (Beijing Oriental Electronics) has revealed a new display with the fastest ever refresh rate seen, a mind-boggling 600Hz to be precise. The screen in question is actually a laptop display, a 16-inch LCD that the Chinese site IT Home (opens in new tab) brought to our…
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Huawei’s latest smartwatch has a secret inside: a pair of wireless earbuds
If you’d already seen any leaks of the Huawei Watch Buds on the web, then you’d be forgiven for thinking it was some fan-made concept or an early-development product destined to never see the light of day. But, in an announcement on Weibo, Huawei has not only confirmed that the…
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The Mandalorian season 3 release date has been delayed – but not by much
Audio player loading… The Mandalorian season 3 has finally been given a concrete release date on Disney Plus – and it’s only slightly later than expected. The Star Wars TV show will make its return to our screens on March 1, 2023, having originally been slated for release sometime in…
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Kanye West suspended from Twitter after posting a swastika
Kanye West, now legally known as Ye, has been suspended from Twitter shortly after posting an image of a swastika inside the Star of David. Twitter CEO Elon Musk confirmed the suspension late on Thursday, noting that Ye had “again violated our rule against incitement to violence.” The Twitter suspension…
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‘The Callisto Protocol’ didn’t scare me, it just made me mad
The Callisto Protocol is beautiful. Please keep this fact in mind while consuming the numerous criticisms that follow in this review. When I mention how imprecise the mechanics are during horde combat, know that the ensuing death screens are pristine. As I talk about my protagonist stalling at the base…
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