"There's my house... Gone. Nothing left. Oh my God."
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The Super Retro Champ plays classic 16-bit titles from the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis. | Image: My Arcade
First announced at CES four years ago, My Arcade’s Super Retro Champ was a chunky handheld that could play classic 16-bit titles using original Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo cartridges. The console didn’t end up launching, but at CES 2025, My Arcade is reviving it with an expected release later this year.
The design and functionality of the Super Retro Champ appears...
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Lenovo’s mysterious “future of gaming handhelds” event at CES delivered confirmation this week that Microsoft is combining “the best of Xbox and Windows together” for handhelds. Microsoft’s VP of Next Generation, Jason Ronald, spoke to my colleague Sean Hollister after the event to reveal that not only are big changes coming to the Windows handheld experience but also “you’re going to see a lot of stuff as early as this year.”
I’ve been...
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The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case against the TikTok divest-or-ban bill on Friday, which will determine the future of the app in the US.
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Ubisoft announced a “strategic update” today, and the changes include a delay for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the upcoming entry in the franchise that takes place in feudal Japan, from February 14th to March 20th.
“As part of the renewed focus on gameplay quality and engaging Day-1 experiences, it has been decided to provide an additional month of development to Assassin’s Creed Shadows,” Ubisoft writes in a press release. “This additional time will allow...
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While we’re all waiting for official news about the Switch 2, Nintendo has gone ahead and announced a very different kind of console. The company is teasing a collaboration with Lego that will see the original grey brick known as a Game Boy rendered in Lego blocks. There are no details yet, aside from the fact that it’ll be out in October, but it’s likely an official reveal is coming soon.
This isn’t the first collab between the two companies, as there...
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If there were some common themes among the chargers and portable power solutions announced at CES this year, it would be more power and more convenience through built-in cables. It’s not a new idea, but with most devices now being USB-C-compatible, it’s easier for companies to integrate charging cables without having to accommodate competing charging standards.
Here are some of the standout charging solutions making their debut at CES this year.
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Amazon’s massive advertising business, which is only surpassed in the US by Google and Meta, is about to get bigger. In addition to selling ads on its sprawling marketplace, it will now let other retailers use the technology powering its $50 billion business on their own websites, as reported earlier by Adweek.
The company’s new Retail Ad Service beta will let other online stores “Deliver contextually relevant ads by leveraging Amazon’s...
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After a strong debut for Williams, Franco Colapinto has joined Alpine as a reserve driver starting this season
The driver transfer market in Formula 1 never slows down.
After days of speculation, Alpine announced on Thursday that supersub Franco Colapinto will join the team as a reserve driver for the 2025 season. Colapinto earned a mid-season promotion to the grid a year ago, replacing Logan Sargeant at Williams. In nine races Colapinto scored five...
The award that no company wants to win calls out the “least repairable, least private, and least sustainable products on display.”
So much of the technology showcased at CES includes gadgets made to improve consumers’ lives—whether by leveraging AI to make devices that help people become more efficient, by creating companions to cure loneliness, or by providing tools that help people with mental and physical health.
But not all innovation is good, according to a panel of...
Union members still need to review and approve the contract and ratification could take weeks.
U.S. longshoremen reached a contract agreement with ports and shippers Wednesday, averting a potential strike that could have damaged the American economy.
The International Longshoremen’s Association union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance of ports and shipping companies said they had reached a tentative agreement for a six-year contract, a week ahead of a January 15 deadline.
In a joint statement,...
The annual Las Vegas showcase is proof that the AI revolution is making its way into consumer products.
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The nearly two-week strike disrupted operations in the midst of Park City Mountain Resort’s high season.
Ski patrollers at the biggest U.S. ski resort reached a tentative deal with the corporate owner of Utah’s Park City Mountain Resort to end a strike and resume normal operations after almost two weeks of closed terrain and long lift lines at the busiest time of year.
Neither the Park City Professional Ski Patrollers Association nor Colorado-based Vail Resorts released details about the...
Sean Dyche has been sacked as manager of Everton, the club confirmed on Thursday.
Ryan Murphy take note.
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CES 2025: Anker deals Anker 140W 4-port charger ...Every CES is a glimpse into the future of technology. Well, for us tech writers and reviewers, it's also a lot of walking around, leaning over throngs of people to take a glimpse of a laptop, and frantically taking photos of gadgets. But this year's CES really made all our collective efforts here at Mashable worthwhile, as it delivered tons of stuff that really does feel like the future. Yes, that includes robotic vacuums with robotic arms.
The list that follows is not a "best of" nor is it...
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Alexander Albon and Carlos Sainz Jr. will see the FW47 four days before the special F1 launch event in London
You know a new Formula 1 season is right around the corner when the teams start teasing launch dates for their new challengers.
The latest team to announce a launch date? Williams. The F1 team announced on Thursday that they will unveil the FW47 at a special launch event on Valentine’s Day, four days ahead of the first-ever F1 launch event in...
Jaylen Waddle was stunned.
It appears Tyreek Hill’s time with the Dolphins is coming to an end, and FOX picked up the exact moment it happened on Sunday. Hill infamously walked off the field in the third quarter with Miami down 18-to-6, prompting this stunning exchange between him and Jaylen Waddle.
I found this nugget while rewatching the game. This wasn’t just quitting on his team, it was quitting on everyone who believed in him: the fans, the coaches, and even his family....