You can change the way the Alexa voice assistant sounds on your smart speaker or smart display just by asking Alexa. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Alexa’s pleasant, feminine voice has filled the homes of millions over the past few years, but Amazon finally offered a viable choice last year when it…
Image: Google Google’s more affordable and palm-friendly spin on the Pixel 6, the $449 Pixel 6A, is now available to preorder, as are the new Pixel Buds Pro. Focusing on the phone first, your preorder will ensure that you’re among the first to get the Pixel 6A on or close to launch day, which is…
20th Century Studios It was once hard to imagine that 20th Century Studios’ more mature Marvel projects like the Deadpool movies and Logan would ever end up streaming on (a relatively kid-friendly platform like) Disney Plus. But that’s precisely what is about to happen — just in time for San Diego Comic-Con. Marvel announced today…
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Enlarge / The “Frosted Black” Keychron V1 with its cable detached. (credit: Keychron) If you love mechanical keyboards, it can be shocking to hear someone say they tried one but weren’t impressed. But many keyboards designed for people new to the hobby don’t do a great job of selling all the possibilities behind a mechanical…
The Pixel 6a has a flat screen with a slightly thicker bezel on the bottom. [credit: Ron Amadeo ] Google is really swinging for the fences this year. The Pixel 6a is not only the latest entry in the reliably excellent Pixel A series; that “mid-range” A-line is also getting a massive upgrade in the…
Enlarge (credit: Pool / Pool | Getty Images North America) In 2018, when Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified for a Senate hearing following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, his most frequent response to questions was some iteration of the evasive phrase “my team will get back to you.” Four years later, plaintiffs in a subsequent California…
Enlarge / Crypto projects built on top of Minecraft, like NFT Worlds, have been left scrambling by Mojang’s decision. (credit: NFT Worlds) Minecraft will continue to be about blocks and not about the blockchain. That’s according to a new official blog post from Microsoft subsidiary Mojang stressing that “integrations of NFTs with Minecraft are generally…
Trailer for HBO Max’s new Game of Thrones prequel spinoff series, House of the Dragon. It’s time for San Diego Comic-Con, and among the many TV shows expected to feature prominently is HBO Max’s House of the Dragon, a spinoff prequel to HBO’s hugely popular Game of Thrones. We had our share of disappointments with that…
Enlarge / WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 20: U.S. President Joe Biden departs the Oval Office and walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House July 20, 2022 in Washington, DC. Biden is traveling to Somerset, Massachusetts to discuss his next steps in addressing climate change. He is scheduled to deliver remarks…