The buyer of the prototype “Nintendo PlayStation” is Greg McLemore, an entrepreneur best known for starting the turn-of-the-century tech-bubble bust Pets.com. Forbes reported the buyer’s identity on Saturday. McLemore, 51, has spent 20 years assembling a collection of rare and vintage video games and arcade amusement machines. A 2015 profile in Robb Report noted that…
DetailsVox Media has affiliate partnerships. These do not influence editorial content, though Vox Media may earn commissions for products purchased via affiliate links. For more information, see our ethics policy. Tuesday, March 10 is Mario Day. (MAR 10, get it?) Starting on Sunday, both Target and Walmart are offering discounts on Nintendo games and hardware…
DetailsThe planned launch of the TurboGrafx-16 Mini later this month has been delayed “until further notice” due to the spread of the coronavirus, publisher Konami announced Friday.The plug-and-play retro console, originally set to launch with dozens of games on March 19, has been pushed back because “the manufacturing and shipping facilities in China have encountered…
DetailsAs the novel coronavirus continues to propagate, phishing scams that pose as Covid-19 advice do as well. The trend started over a month ago, but it’s only going to get worse. Abide by these tips to avoid them, and also please keep washing those hands.In non-pandemic news, researchers figured out how to clone the mechanical…
DetailsIn 1439, as the bubonic plague swept across Britain, King Henry VI banned the practice of kissing on the cheeks when greeting someone. To this day, Brits are less likely than our European neighbors to opt for a peck—instead favoring the firm handshake.Wired UKThis story originally appeared on WIRED UK.But even that seems under threat…
DetailsYou know where you’re not going to catch the coronavirus? Space, that’s where. But you will catch a glimpse of beautiful halos around the sun and other celestial bodies. The word “corona” has Latin roots, meaning essentially “crown.” The solar corona is the outermost region of the Sun’s atmosphere, a hazy aura made of colder…
DetailsSkip Article Header. Skip to: Start of Article. The Invisible Man is in theaters now. Photograph: Universal PicturesThe new movie The Invisible Man presents a bold reimagining of the classic novel by H.G. Wells. Science fiction author Anthony Ha had high expectations for the film, given the involvement of director Leigh Whannell and producer Jason…
DetailsImagine you bought the latest Apple or Samsung phone. If you decided to forgo monthly payments, the phone cost you around $1,000. Now let’s say you accidentally dropped that phone and shattered the screen. You spent so much on the phone itself that you declined the company’s protection plan, so now you need to pony…
DetailsThis story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Dolphin numbers in the Indian Ocean may have dropped by more than 80 percent in recent decades, with an estimated 4 million small cetaceans caught as “by-catch” in commercial tuna-fishing nets since 1950, according to a study.As many as 100,000 cetaceans–mainly…
DetailsIf Goodyear scientists have their way, replacing complete tires every year or so simply because a few millimeters of rubber wears off will become a thing of the past. The company this week unveiled a far-out concept for a tire that will automatically generate its own tread, continuously replacing the rubber that sloughs off from…
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