The Morning After: The best Switch 2 games (so far)
With a leap in processing power, the Switch 2 can now handle ostensibly huge games like Hitman and Cyberpunk 2077 . In fact, the latter's release on Nintendo's console nudged me into finally playing the game. I last played it on Google's Stadia cloud gaming service (RIP), and gave up at the tutorial. Already, I'm having a more successful playthrough. I can even share my save between Switch 2 and PS5 — because I'm that lunatic who owns the game on both.
I'm also playing my way through the Switch 2 edition of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom , which now runs incredibly smoothly. This time, perhaps, I'll finish it.
Read on for the full list — we'll be updating it as more games arrive.
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Ford has announced a new family of products will share its new Universal EV Platform will be shared by a new family of products, and the first of those will be a mid-sized pickup with a starting price of around $30,000. It could be similar in configuration to the Ford 2022 Maverick .
A unified EV platform is a pretty dry announcement, but Ford's only two EVs are the F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E, both of which use one-off platforms. With the Universal EV Platform, Ford will be able to build multiple vehicles, including vans, cars and pickups, which should be easier to build and, crucially, cheaper.
Continue reading. AOL's dial-up internet still exists (for one more month) Might be time to upgrade.
Did you know AOL is part of the company that owns Engadget?. Yeah, it's… intriguing. AOL, a company that brought the internet to millions (including my family), says it will discontinue its dial-up service on September 30, marking the end of an era. First spotted by PC Gamer , the surprising AOL announcement was in a post buried oin its AOL Help page.
Continue reading. Paramount knocks out PPV UFC fights for $7.7 billion Now it'll stream them.
Paramount just acquired the US rights to UFC for seven years in a deal worth $7.7 billion. The deal covers the organization's full slate of 13 marquee bouts and 30 Fight Night events, starting in 2026. Notably, this means the end of the pay-per-view (PPV) model ESPN+ has favored for premium UFC events. If you think that's a crazy amount of money, how about this: Skydance Media officially acquired all of Paramount and its subsidiaries for $8 billion.
Continue reading. DJI puts its drones' obstacle detection tech into robot vacuums Its ROMO cleaners are launching in China first.
DJI entered the smart home world with a range of robot vacuums called ROMO. After drones, gimbals and action cameras, it had to be vacuum cleaners, right? The same system that helps DJI drones avoid crashes when recording video apparently translates into a robot vacuum that can navigate a home without running into furniture. DJI is offering the ROMO in three models: the entry-level ROMO S, which starts at around $650;, the mid-range ROMO A, with a transparent vacuum design that goes for around $750,; and the top-of-the-line ROMO P, which has both a transparent vacuum and a base station for at least $950.
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