Loki and Sylvie Look Deep Into Each Other’s Souls in Their New Hot Toys Figures

Hot Toys has revealed its uncanny action figures of the two true stars of Marvel and Disney+’s Loki TV series: Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino). But if you’ve seen the show, you know she’s a variant of Loki just like the Cosmic Cube-stealing version from Avengers: Endgame, so she’s earned the name…

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Stanford Researchers Design a High-Tech White Cane That Nudges Users Away From Obstacles

Engineers at Stanford University have attempted to improve the standard white cane, used to help visually impaired people move around independently and safely. In a new study this week, their design, simply named the Augmented Cane, seemed to improve the walking speed and navigation skills of both sighted and visually…

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Marvel's Hawkeye Trailer Promises the Best Christmas Ever, If You Like Hawkeye Being Beat Up

What’s more Christmassy than tickets to a Broadway show, family LARP events, or even a new friend to meet? The chance to shoot exploding arrows at truckloads of goons for punching you about, of course.

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A Last-Minute Nuke to Shatter an Incoming Asteroid Could Actually Work, Study Suggests

Encouraging results from a computer simulation point to the use of nuclear devices as a viable defense against Earth-threatening asteroids that suddenly appear out of the blue.

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My Wife Of 51 Years Died. Here’s What I Learned About Grief That I Never Knew Before.

“I thought I was prepared for the death of someone I’d loved for more than half a century. I wasn’t.”

Democrats Float Possible $2.5 Trillion Compromise Reconciliation Framework

In slides obtained by HuffPost, Democrats suggested a potential path forward for the Build Back Better bill.

Shiny Pokemon GO Halloween 2021 is a banger

This week the best event in the Pokemon GO universe takes place starting on October 15, 2021. This is Pokemon GO Halloween, an event that just keeps getting bigger and better the longer the game is up and in action. Today we’re taking a peek at the Shiny Pokemon that’ll be available in this Halloween event as an addendum to … Continue reading

Joe & Mac is being remade 30 years after it originally launched

It’s been a long time since we last heard from the Joe & Mac series, but it’s about to make a comeback. Today, Microids announced that it will be acting as the publisher on a remake of Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja, known in some regions as simply Caveman Ninja or just Joe & Mac. The remake will be launching … Continue reading

HTC VIVE Flow price, release date, specs in full

The HTC VIVE Flow is a VR headset made to take the virtual reality headset universe in a whole new direction. This device is meant to be carried around with the user during the day, and worn by the user anywhere they like – so long as they’re sitting still or standing in an area free from danger. The HTC … Continue reading

Spotify opens its Car Thing waitlist to all US users

Spotify is expanding US availability of its Car Thing, an $80 music and podcast player for vehicles. The company debuted the gizmo back in the spring on an invite-only basis and only charged users for shipping during a test phase.

Those who signed up for the Car Thing waitlist before now will get first dibs on the company’s first hardware device. In addition, both free and Premium Spotify members in the country can now sign up for the waitlist, though the Car Thing requires a Premium subscription and a smartphone for connectivity. Everyone who signs up for the waitlist will eventually be offered a Car Thing.

Spotify worked on Car Thing for several years before it started shipping the device a few months ago. The idea is to bring infotainment features to almost any car, particularly older ones without newfangled touchscreens. Once you hook up Car Thing to your vehicle with the help of one of the included mounts, you can use it to play music and podcasts with either physical controls or “Hey Spotify” voice commands.