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Team Rocket takes center stage in the latest Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion. Scarlet & Violet – Destined Rivals puts the likes of Giovanni, his Mewtwo, and various other well-known Pokémon used by the nefarious organization in the spotlight. The Pokémon Company sent us a bunch of booster packs of this latest expansion to crack open and share our favorites. Pokémon Trading Card Game: Scarlet & Violet – Destined Rivals adds more than 240 new cards to the perpetually growing TCG catalog. Of those cards, over 85 are Trainer Pokémon, with more than 45 belonging to Team Rocket. I loved opening…
There’s a reason that Steven Spielberg has the reputation that he has. For decades, Spielberg has been considered one of the best directors in film history, and he’s got the movies to back that assertion up. Opinions are, quite naturally, going to differ on which movies of Spielberg’s are the best. One movie that often winds up near the top of the list is Saving Private Ryan. The film, which follows a group of soldiers in the aftermath of the D-Day invasion as they are given a mission to receive a fellow soldier in France, is considered one of the…
TDK is readying a new generation of batteries to power smartphones through AI tasks at a time that major client Apple Inc. is also preparing to launch a slimmer handset.The Tokyo-based component maker will begin shipping its third iteration of silicon-anode batteries by the end of June, Chief Executive Officer Noboru Saito said. That’s ahead of TDK’s original schedule for shipments in the September quarter and may give smartphone makers enough time to use these cells in thinner models launching this year, he said.“We’ve made good progress, and we’re shipping them very soon,” he said in an interview. “Some handset makers…
Artist Antireal claimed yesterday that she found her art spread throughout the environment in Bungie’s recent Marathon alpha. With copious examples (and others online finding even more as people pour through alpha footage) as proof, Antireal’s posts on Bluesky began to blow up, with many calling out Bungie for what looked like apparent plagiarism. Less than 24 hours later, the Marathon Dev Team X account posted a thread confirming the “unauthorized use” of Antireal’s work.“We immediately investigated a concern regarding unauthorized use of artist decals in Marathon and confirmed that a former Bungie artist included these in a texture sheet…
Father’s Day is just around the corner, and we can’t think of a better way to show Dad his TV obsession has been accepted by the family than by buying him a new 4K OLED. And hey, why not a Samsung? Right now, there’s an insane discount on one of Samsung’s best models of 2024 that you can still buy brand-new. We’re talking about the Samsung 55-inch S90D 4K OLED, which you’ll be able to snag through B&H Photo-Video or Samsung for only $1,200. The retail price on this model is $2,000, so you’ll be saving you and yours a…
Samsung is reportedly working on a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that can turn images into videos. As per a tipster, the South Korean tech giant is developing an AI-powered image-to-video feature that can convert any photo in the user’s gallery into a “few-second-long” video. There are no other details about the feature available, but it is likely to be part of the company’s Galaxy AI suite of features, and could be introduced with the upcoming One UI 8.0 operating system (OS) update in the coming months.In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), tipster PandaFlash claimed that Samsung…
Netflix’s upcoming film adaptation of Gears of War may have its director. The Hollywood Reporter states that David Leitch, director of The Fall Guy and Bullet Train, is negotiating to helm the project.The film was first announced in 2022, and David Leitch’s production company, 87North, will help produce the feature alongside Gears developer The Coalition. Leitch’s other directorial credits include Deadpool 2, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, and Atomic Blonde.Netflix’s Gears movie already has Dune screenwriter John Spaihts as the scriptwriter, but there have been no casting announcements since the film is likely still a ways out. Netflix is also creating…
Ecovacs Deebot X9 Pro Omni robot vacuum review: superior mopping skills MSRP $1,600.00 “The Ecovacs Deebot X9 Pro Omni features one of the best mopping systems ever used in a robot vacuum.” Pros Innovative mopping system Retractable brushes and mops Self-cleaning dock Anti-tangle vacuuming Cons Expensive Too tall to fit under furniture Ecovacs launched the Deebot X8 Pro Omni earlier this year. Featuring a unique roller mop system, it offered one of the best mopping performances we’d ever seen in a robot vacuum. Now, a few months later, the company has already launched its successor — the Ecovacs Deebot X9…
Realme GT 7 and Realme GT 7T will be launched in global markets, including India, later this month. As we wait for the official reveal, the Chinese smartphone brand has confirmed that it will release a Realme GT 7 Dream Edition alongside the standard Realme GT 7 model. This special edition is likely to come with a distinct design. It could retain the internal specifications of the standard model. The Realme GT 7 is confirmed to run on a MediaTek Dimensity 9400e SoC.Realme GT 7 Dream Edition India Launch TeasedIn an X (formerly Twitter) post on Friday, Realme announced that…
Indiana Jones and The Great Circle pits Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Jr. against his greatest foes, the fascist Nazi regime of the 1930s and ‘40s, once again. And in classic MachineGames fashion, it feels incredible to bash their heads in using, well, just about anything I can find. I’m not surprised by MachineGames’ handling of combat against Nazis – they’ve been in the business of letting players kill Nazis since helming the modern Wolfenstein games. As far as I’m concerned, they nearly perfected a more immersive-sim take on taking down Nazis in The Great Circle. One thing that did surprise…