Monthly Archives: August 2022

Janet Jackson’s ‘Rhythm Nation’ apparently vibed too hard for some laptops

Bad vibrations. | Image: A&M Records While it’s normal for friends to judge our music tastes and take away your aux privileges, our devices usually won’t complain about our listening habits (even if we ask them to repeatedly play a song that most humans would find insufferable). However, according to a story shared by Microsoft…

Turtle Beach’s new React-R controller brings handy audio features down to a lower budget

The React-R controller comes in two colors: black and white / purple. The Turtle Beach React-R is the latest controller from the gaming accessories brand, newly available in the USA today for $39.99. It’s a wired Xbox and PC controller with a detachable USB-C cable, officially licensed by Microsoft, and it mixes some of Turtle…

China’s heatwave closes factories that supply parts to Tesla, Intel, and Toyota

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The world’s biggest electric vehicle battery maker, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL), and Intel are among the major companies shutting down their factories for six days in China’s Sichuan province because of a heatwave-related power shortage in the area, according to CNN and Bloomberg. The move affects…