The Nex Playground channels the spirit of Xbox’s Kinect

You may not have heard of the Nex Playground, however it’s a tiny gaming system constructed fully round Kinect-like video games. With its digital camera and pc imaginative and prescient processing, the $249 Nex Playground can observe as much as 4 gamers as successfully as Microsoft’s previous Xbox movement tracker, in accordance with Engadget’s Devindra Hardawar.

The {hardware} is cute and well-designed, there are many video games, and it really works offline. The one situation is the continuing subscription wanted to entry most video games. Take a look at our full review to study extra.

— Mat Smith

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Even when demand for Optimus continues to be unknown.

Tesla goes to wrap up manufacturing of its Mannequin S and X EVs subsequent quarter, CEO Elon Musk has introduced. It’s much less of a serious shift for the corporate than it sounds: The newer Mannequin 3 and Y now make up the majority of the corporate’s gross sales. Tesla delivered over 1.5 million Mannequin 3 and Y autos however offered beneath 450,000 Mannequin S and X items. Musk added that Tesla’s long-term aim is to fabricate 1 million Optimus robots within the present Mannequin S and X manufacturing area.

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It’ll nonetheless be beneath the umbrella of Snap.

Snap’s augmented actuality glasses enterprise will now be its personal firm known as Specs Inc. It’ll nonetheless be totally owned by Snap, although. The corporate has been attempting to determine methods to boost exterior cash for its AR glasses to higher compete with Meta, which has much more cash to spend on improvement. Earlier this week, Mark Zuckerberg mentioned his Actuality Labs will (eventually) cease dropping a lot cash because it doubles down on AI glasses and shifts away from digital actuality. In keeping with the Meta boss, the corporate’s good glasses gross sales “greater than tripled” in 2025.

How can Snap’s Specs match the may of Meta? Nicely, its subsequent pair will apparently be lighter, smaller and extra succesful than its older smartglass mannequin, which was fairly dev-focused.   One request: make them not look terrible.

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Perhaps it’s time for an improve.

Internet hosting a Tremendous Bowl celebration? Perhaps you’ve been fascinated with changing an getting older set, otherwise you’re itching for a full refresh of your private home theater setup — both approach, in the event you’re on the lookout for a very good deal on a brand new TV, we’ve bought you coated. TV costs steadily lower after a brand new mannequin comes out. The 2026 TV fashions had been introduced at CES and are anticipated to reach this 12 months, making now a very good time to search for reductions on 2025 units. Except for the vacation buying season, this is without doubt one of the finest occasions of the 12 months to avoid wasting on a TV — it’s just like the producers know there’s a Tremendous Bowl.

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