For the first time in a long time, this past week had nearly everyone talking about the same thing: the new coronavirus. SARS-CoV-2 is continuing to spread, infecting some 93,000 people worldwide and killing, as of this writing, more than 3,000. It’s also also harming business and destroying travel plans around the world. (Could this…
There’s nothing like watching your favorite films in a dark room on a massive screen. For that authentic movie theater experience, you’ll need a projector (and a popcorn maker).It’s a fantastic time to be considering this classic viewing tech. You used to have to shell out tens of thousands of dollars to get an excellent…
In 1935, Albert Einstein, working with Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen, grappled with a possibility revealed by the new laws of quantum physics: that two particles could be entangled, or correlated, even across vast distances.Original story reprinted with permission from Quanta Magazine, an editorially independent publication of the Simons Foundation whose mission is to enhance…
Final Fantasy VII Remake’s first hour, currently available as a free demo on the PlayStation 4, is almost overwhelming in its embrace of spectacle. From the opening moments, which reproduce the full-motion video intro of the original Final Fantasy VII in lush modern CGI, it’s clear this remake is meant to be massive. You can…
Resetting your laptop is one of the most powerful munitions you’ve got in your troubleshooting armory. It puts your Windows, macOS, or Chrome OS computer back to the state it was in when you first got it home from store, and that means you’ve got none of the clutter, or bugs, that may have built…
During a visit to the Atlanta headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, President Donald Trump spoke with the press. Alongside CDC director Robert Redfield and Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar, Trump fielded questions about the federal response to Covid-19, the disease that has so far infected more than…
There are many Volvos like this, but this one is mine.Photo: Antti KautonenI recently bought a right-hand drive car, to drive around here in Finland, where people drive on the left side of the car, as is proper. My justification for this wasn’t exactly the same as with most people who end up with the…
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…
Vox 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…
The 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…
