Month: June 2024
You can keep your favorite Disney/Pixar characters as virtual pets with the new Bitzee
The Bitzee virtual pet line is expanding to bring some familiar characters into the family, plus some all new ones. Spin Master, which introduced Bitzee to the US last summer, is now gearing up to release two new versions of the device later this year: Bitzee Disney and Bitzee Magicals.…
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Archer Aviation gets the green light to operate an electric air taxi service
Archer Aviation, a leading electric aviation company based in San Jose, California, announced that it has received a Part 135 air carrier certification from the Federal Aviation Administration, which the company will need to operate an on-demand air taxi service. That puts Archer on the cusp of launching a fully…
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Despite hack and senate complaints, Pentagon says it will continue Microsoft usage
Despite several recent incidents, including a Chinese threat actor compromising the email accounts of a number of high ranking government officials, hosted by Microsoft, the Pentagon has said it will continue to use the company’s services. A letter from two US senators to US Department of Defence CIO John Sherman…
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The Morning After: What to expect at Summer Game Fest 2024
Summer Games Fest kicks off this week, with its titular game showcase starting Friday. Expect a string of SGF events, livestreams, YouTube trailers to follow… and maybe a Silksong update. Please? We’ll be reporting live from LA, offering our thoughts and impressions of many of the games at the event…
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Asus ROG Mjolnir uninterruptible power supply is shown off at Computex 2024 and it’s an absolute unit
Asus has demonstrated its ROG Mjolnir portable UPS (uninterruptible power supply) at Computex 2024, and it offers some impressive functionality backed up by an eye-catching physical design. As its name makes clear, the Asus ROG Mjolnir is inspired by the thunder god Thor’s hammer from Norse mythology. It’s an apt…
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Microsoft reopens Windows 10 beta testing for ‘new features’ and improvements
Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 in October 2025, but the company is now taking the unusual step of reopening its beta program for Windows 10 to test new features and improvements. Windows 10 already got the AI Copilot feature that was originally exclusive to Windows 11, and it…
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