Author: Zach_Wilson

This Vision Pro Virtual Boy emulator isn’t fancy, but it gets the job done

The Vision Pro got its first Virtual Boy emulator in an app called VirtualFriend, finally giving me, a person with an irrational love for Nintendo’s most short-lived console, a chance to play it in immersive 3D once more. The app is also available for iOS and iPadOS, where it’s a…

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The cheapest Cybertruck is now almost $100,000

Tesla has stopped selling the $60,990 RWD Cybertruck, the cheapest version of its angular EV truck, Jalopnik writes. At the same time, the company increased the price of the next-in-line AWD Cybertruck by $20,000. Now $99,990, it elevates the EV’s price floor by a whopping $39,000. The Cyberbeast — the…

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What to read this weekend: Near-future dystopian fiction and a new approach to explaining life’s origin

New releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention. Hum by Helen Phillips Robots have become a regular fixture of the workforce, and humans are losing their jobs to AI. Climate change is wreaking havoc on the planet. It’s getting harder and harder for the average person to…

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Cheapest ever WiFi 7 router is an extraordinarily good deal — $99 TP-Link Archer router has five Gigabit Ethernet ports and even comes with a VPN server

You don’t need to pay a fortune for a decent entry-level WiFi 7 router, as TP-Link’s newly announced Archer BE3600 is now priced at a bargain $99, making it a promising and affordable option for consumers and SMBs alike. The Archer BE3600 operates on dual-band frequencies, providing speeds of up…

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One of the best Star Wars rides at Disney parks is now a high-tech toy

While Galaxy’s Edge at Disney World and Disneyland gets a lot of attention from Star Wars fans and folks visiting the theme parks, true stans will know of the appeal of Star Tours, the Star Wars spaceship simulator ride.  And now, Star Tours is getting the ultimate homage in one…

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Micron’s game-changing budget DRAMless SSD could spell the end of low performance SATA drives — independent reviews show it trounces Samsung’s 990 EVO on popular benchmarks

Micron recently unveiled its 2650 client SSD, the first to be made using 276-layer 3D NAND, a new record for the company. The Gen 9 NAND offers the fastest IO speed in the industry at 3.6GBps, which Micron claims is 50% faster than competitive NAND shipping in an SSD and…

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