You don't have to take great pains to preserve your Switch to ensure that you can still play your favorite games on it years and years from now. Nintendo has revealed in its earnings report that the upcoming successor to the Switch will have backwards compatibility and will be able to run games made for the current console. In addition, Switch Online will also be available on the Switch 2, which means your saves stored on the cloud will be carried over and you'll be able to play NES, SNES and Game Boy titles on the new console.
Nintendo explained that it's making Switch Online available on the upcoming console, because it thinks it's important for the company's future to "carry over the good relationship" it has built with its more than 100 million annual playing users to the new device. The main way to do so is to make use of the Nintendo Account, which ties a user's history to one account and enables the company to "maintain a continuous relationship" with them across console generations. Before the Nintendo Account was introduced, Nintendo had no easy way to carry a user's history and purchases over to the next console. "As a result, our relationship with the consumers was interrupted when a new system was purchased," it said.
The company promised to reveal more information about the Switch 2 "at a later date," though it didn't say when exactly. In a recent event where we thought the new Switch could be announced, Nintendo launched an alarm clock instead. Based on its earnings results, it looks like people could be choosing to wait for the new console instead of buying the current Switch: The company had to downgrade its sales forecast for the fiscal year due to a big decline in console sales compared to the same periods last year.
This is Furukawa. At today's Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we announced that Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Switch Online will be available on the successor to Nintendo Switch as well. Further information about…
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I swear by my laptop stand for two simple reasons. The first is that it elevates my laptop so I can look at the screen without straining my neck. The second is that it allows my laptop to occupy less space on my desk, accommodating for the large ergonomic keyboard I have. Broadly, laptop stands have done just these two things – elevating and space-conserving. The CASA Hub Stand Ultra does some more.
Aside from elevating and angle-adjusting your laptop (or tablet), this stand gives you a dedicated mount for your phone, has a 360° swivel joint for adjusting your gadgets even more, and packs the ultimate accessory – a USB-C multiport hub to give your laptop, tablet, and phone access to extra ports like USB-A, HDMI, and even ethernet.
Crafted by ADAM elements and a winner of the 2024 Red Dot Design Award, this laptop stand and hub doubles as a complete workstation upgrade, reshaping how we organize our devices. Built from durable aluminum, the stand’s perforated plate naturally keeps devices cool, optimizing performance even during intensive work sessions. With an impressive weight capacity of 13.2 lbs (6kg), it handles laptops up to 17 inches comfortably. The stability and strength built into this stand means users can rely on it without constant micro-adjustments.
The stand comes with a telescopic arm that elevates your device, and an angle-adjusting friction hinge that lets you set it at any angle you want, but where it differs from most $40-50 stands is the inclusion of a smooth, 360-degree rotating base that lets you face your device anywhere. The adjustable arm ranges from 2.1 to 16.5 inches, elevating your device over 1 foot for better visibility too, allowing you to turn your regular work setup into a standing one, should you choose. For shared workspaces, the rotation feature allows easy screen sharing, adding functionality where traditional stands can’t compete.
Swivel the MagSafe phone stand out, and you’ve got a laptop stand that holds your phone too. The folks at ADAM elements call it their Intelligent Magnetic System (iMS), which also comes baked into the laptop stand part itself, allowing you to safely and securely mount a laptop or tablet on the main stand, and a MagSafe-friendly phone on the swivel-out side stand. Of course, you don’t have to necessarily use Apple devices with the CASA Hub Stand Ultra – a protective lip on the bottom of the stand holds any laptop or tablet, preventing it from falling. For phones, a simple MagSafe sticker easily makes it mount-compatible.
The CASA Hub Stand Ultra’s pièce de résistance, however, is the snap-on multiport hub that gives your device a connectivity boost. The hub’s an add-on that you can either use with the stand, or use independently, making it pretty flexible depending on how you work. This modular hub offers USB-C Power Delivery, HDMI up to 4K at 60Hz, USB-A, and even an RJ-45 Ethernet port. Designed to serve multiple needs at once, the hub handles data transfer, high-resolution video output, and device charging. It’s detachable and magnetic too, which means it can snap onto the stand as well as onto any other magnetic surface like the side of your desk.
The stand’s minimal design makes it a worthy add to your WFH or WFO setup. It’s all-metal, with perforations and cutouts that not only help cut weight but also help with heat dissipation, allowing air to naturally circulate around your laptop, preventing overheating even during long, demanding sessions. And with silicone pads lining the base, the stand won’t slip or scratch your desk surface, allowing you to adjust or reposition it without fear of damage or instability.
Despite all the functionality, the stand still remains fairly compact and lightweight, measuring a mere 53mm (a little over 2 inches) when folded down, and weighing 3.4 lbs or roughly as much as your average laptop. The CASA Hub Stand Ultra secured a Red Dot Design Award for its balance of form and functionality, while also holding the unique distinction of being the only stand we’ve seen that packs its own detachable USB-C multiport hub, and has the ability to adjust your laptop’s height to over 16 inches. Perfect for people looking to reduce desk clutter, or people wanting to dabble with standing work setups, the CASA Hub Stand Ultra starts at $172.57, and comes in silver and space-grey, letting you choose a stand to match your laptop or tablet perfectly!
New details are continuing to surface about the hacking of US telecom companies by a China-linked group that targeted US officials and campaign staffers. Now, The Wall Street Journalreports that the hackers’ access was even greater than what’s been previously reported, and that the communications of “potentially thousands of Americans” may have been impacted.
Last week, The New York Times reported that FBI investigators suspected call logs and SMS messages had been accessed by the hacking group, known as “Salt Typhoon.” The group reportedly targeted the phones of diplomats and government officials, as well as people associated with both presidential campaigns.
Now, The WSJ is reporting that the hackers, who were “likely” working for a Chinese intelligence agency, spent “eight months or more” in US telecom infrastructure, and that they may have been able to scoop up the data of thousands of people who were in contact with the targeted individuals.
The Journal confirms earlier reports that the hackers “limited their targets to several dozen select, high-value political and national-security figures.” But the hackers, who reportedly exploited routers used by telecom firms, had “the ability to access the phone data of virtually any American who is a customer of a compromised carrier — a group that includes AT&T and Verizon.” Both AT&T and Verizon declined to comment on the report.
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Designed by OPEN Architecture, the Sun Tower reaches a height of 50m and is located in Yantai, Eastern China. It forms an interesting and remarkable structure on the shoreline. It stands tall as a curving observation tower and functions much like a humongous sundial, marking the changes of the seasons.
The tower’s intriguing design draws inspiration from the area’s ancient history of Sun worshipping, and the watchtowers of ages galore that were utilized to warn the Chinese Emperors of possible seaborne attacks. The structure was built in collaboration with Arup, and its unique curving form is built from two layers of slanted concrete shells that allow the sound of the waves to echo.
“Informed by meticulous studies of the Sun, the northern edge of the building is parallel to the noon sunlight of the equinoxes, while the entrance tunnel aligns with the sunset during the Winter Solstice,” said OPEN Architecture. “Sitting at the center of the Sun Tower is a semi-outdoor theater, which has been orientated with its central axis pointing towards the sunrise over Zhifu Island on Summer Solstice.
The concave inner shell of the tower is perched towards the ocean. It absorbs the soothing sounds of the ocean, amplifying back through the entire structure, and even down to the amphitheater at the base. The center of the Plaza features a series of elliptical rings that look like planetary orbits. “A water channel is carved into the stone pavement. The intersections between the rings and the water channel mark the building shadow at specific hours during the equinoxes, and one outer ring features a series of fountains that celebrate the 24 solar terms of the traditional Chinese calendar,” continued OPEN Architecture.
The top of the tower includes a library and a viewing point. It also contains a “Phenomena Space” – a semi-outdoor observation deck. This deck is equipped with an oculus opening that lets the rainwater enter. The rainwater is collected in a little pool installation. The tower also houses exhibition spaces including digital screens and projections that have been built around winding pedestrian ramps. These ramps rise throughout the structure. A theater is placed on the ground floor, and it includes stunning views of the sea.
Passive strategies were adopted to better manage the Sun Tower’s interior temperature. Cross-ventilation is encouraged by installing operable openings on both shells, and hot air is removed from the building via the chimney effect. The Sun Tower is truly a unique and one-of-kind observation tower, and is another addition to Open Architecture’s collection of unusual and awe-spiring buildings.
Sony announced that it will stop selling the Airpeak S1 camera drone. Sales of the product will end on March 31, 2025. Sony will also stop selling most of the drone's accessories next year, but replacement batteries and propellers will be available until March 31, 2026. Inspections, repairs and software maintenance will continue through March 31, 2030.
The Airpeak S1 was initially introduced during a virtual presentation at CES in 2021. The drone was intended to capture high-definition footage with Sony's full-frame mirrorless interchangeable-lens Alpha cameras. It could fly for 12 minutes with a camera attached and achieved a max flight speed of 55.9mph. While the high-end drone would set buyers back about $9,000 even before buying accessories, it had middling to flat-out negative reviews.
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How about a fancy cabin bag that appears to be moving when you are standing for your boarding pass or awaiting your boarding call in the lounge? All sorts of suitcases make an appearance these days. Some are modular, some reminiscent of the icons, and some throw in an optical illusion to put fun to your airport look and those timeless halts. And for the latter, we are sold!
Designed and developed by Germany-based RIMOWA using high-end anodized aluminum, the suitcase is a fancy variant of the company’s original carry-on. Aptly dubbed Original Cabin Optical, this suitcase in RIMOWA’s words “redefines boundaries.” This is done by “creating” an “illusion of the iconic groves disappearing.”
In simpler words, the famous RIMOWA suitcase is made with a shimmering effect achieved by a brushing technique that gives the suitcase the illusion of movement. The Cabin Optical’s anodized aluminum exterior has an alternating brushed finish to create this illusion: so, when you are at the airport or in the hotel lobby, people could mistake your suitcase to be moving even when it’s standing beside you.
Such illusion happens because of these specially brushed groves that with the change in light and perspective create the illusion of movement. This interesting optical motif is not only limited to the exterior, interestingly RIMOWA carries it to the inside of its limited-edition Cabin Optical. Here the jacquard lining is directly woven with geometric patterns for a similar effect.
The Cabin Optical is available in 35 litter carry-on sized dimensions making it – according to the company – apt for three to four days of travel. The suitcase itself is pretty lightweight, weighing only 9.5lbs, and comes with a stage-free telescoping handle, RIMOWA’s Multiwheel system with cushioned axles, and Flex Divider.
It is strictly limited-edition of just 2,002 examples. The number is only chosen for its palindromic nature and has no relevance to the year, which I earlier thought to be the case. Currently available for pre-order, with sales beginning November 7, the special silver Cabin Optical will set you back $2,050. If you are not ready to shell that kind of money, you can pick the suitcase in your choice of silver, emerald green, black and titanium for $1,430.
The Internet Archive is continuing the recovery process after a series of DDoS attacks that took down its servers in early October. On Monday, the nonprofit digital library posted on X that its 'Save Page Now' service has been restored to the Wayback Machine.
The Wayback Machine resumed operation in read-only mode on October 14; now users can upload new web pages to record their information and access them later. As the X post notes, the Wayback Machine will begin collecting web pages that have been archived since October 9 when the entire site was taken down.
The October DDoS attacks coincided with the Internet Archive's move to disclose a data breach that saw more than 31 million records taken. Security researcher Troy Hunt, who runs the Have I Been Pwned? service for monitoring compromised accounts, said that the two actions against the Internet Archive were "entirely coincidental" and likely taken by "multiple parties."
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The Mozilla Foundation has made steep cuts to its team. The 30 percent staff reduction will completely eliminate the nonprofit's advocacy and global programs divisions, according to an internal email sent by Mozilla Foundation Executive Director Nabiha Syed. TechCrunch reported on the news, and Mozilla confirmed the cuts in a statement to that publication as well as to Engadget.
"The Mozilla Foundation is reorganizing teams to increase agility and impact as we accelerate our work to ensure a more open and equitable technical future for us all," according to the statement from Brandon Borrman, vice president of communications at Mozilla. "That unfortunately means ending some of the work we have historically pursued and eliminating associated roles to bring more focus going forward."
While the standalone advocacy division will end, Mozilla did affirm its commitment to that work. "We want to clarify that the restructuring has not dropped advocacy; on the contrary, advocacy is still a central tenet of Mozilla Foundation’s work and we are in the process of revisiting our approach to it," Borrman said in an additional comment.
The Mozilla Foundation is a nonprofit arm under the bigger Mozilla umbrella; Mozilla Corporation is the arm responsible for the Firefox browser. In February, Mozilla announced that about 60 workers would be laid off, primarily on the product development team.
Update, November 5, 2024, 4:56PM ET: Post has been updated with additional comment from Mozilla.
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Form, function, emotion, the “IT’S REAL” Cassette player has it all. With its retro-meets-new-age charm, this cassette player encases your cassette in a transparent cover, allowing you to see the cassette’s reels rotate as the device plays music. But here’s the kicker – this thing isn’t just a cassette player, it’s a Bluetooth speaker too.
You see, each IT ‘S REAL player comes with its own “Bluetooth Cassette” that lets you connect your phone to the IT’S Real device. Put the Bluetooth cassette in and the appliance lets you effectively play Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, or any streaming app on your cassette player. The Bluetooth cassette works with other devices too, allowing you to turn your dad’s boombox, or your 30-year-old car’s tape-deck into a Bluetooth-enabled device that supports your phone.
Let’s break down the player by talking about its form, function, and emotion. If you were born in the early 90s or before, chances are your vision of a cassette player are a lot different from what the IT’S REAL looks like. Most cassette players had a template design – either they looked like a boombox, with the cassette in the middle and speakers on the side, or they looked like a Walkman, with a compact form factor and an Aux input for headphones. The IT’S REAL looks nothing like either of those.
It encases the cassette in a transparent outer housing, preserving and showcasing it as if it’s some sort of precious relic. This treatment is reserved for precious items, so to see a cassette player do this enhances the cultural and iconic value of the humble cassette. The transparent casing still retains its function, allowing the cassette to play while it’s inside, while front-firing speakers help you listen to the audio.
Put any cassette in and the IT’S REAL plays your old tapes, whether they’re albums or personally made mixtapes that were a standard fixture of music-sharing culture in the 80-90s before discs became a thing. Buttons underneath the transparent hood let you play, pause, rewind, fast-forward, or eject the cassette, following the traditional functionality of cassette players from before… but what really sets the IT’S REAL player apart, is that it comes with a “Bluetooth Cassette”.
While the IT’S REAL device is a purely traditional cassette player, the Bluetooth Cassette that comes along with it turns it into a Bluetooth speaker. Put the cassette in, start the player, and the cassette turns into a Bluetooth transmitting device, allowing you to pair a smartphone. Once paired, the cassette allows you to play music from your phone on the IT’S REAL’s built-in speakers.
Bluetooth 5.0 means the cassette pairs with your phone seamlessly, and here’s the kicker – it can be used with other cassette players too – not necessarily just the IT’S REAL. Pop the Bluetooth cassette into your dad’s boombox, your hipster uncle’s Walkman, or even your grandfather’s car that still has a functional cassette deck built into the car’s dashboard.
A lot of the IT’S REAL’s joy lies in its aesthetic and its retro-revival. The transparent design is beyond gorgeous, allowing you to appreciate the workings of the cassette player quite literally like some Teenage Engineering-like device that isn’t afraid to bare its electronics instead of hiding everything under a plastic facade.
The act of playing a cassette tape may have died 20 years ago, but just like fashion is cyclical, tech trends have a way of making a comeback too – and the IT’S REAL capitalizes on this retro joy beautifully while still being a Bluetooth-enabled future-friendly device that anyone can use and love.
For makers NINM Labs, this is far from their first rodeo. They debuted back in 2018 with the IT’S OK Cassette Player – a Walkman version of this product that did over $80,000 in funding from nearly a thousand backers. Soon after, the IT’S REAL Cassette Player made its Kickstarter debut, smashing past its funding goal by over 500%. The product is now available on the NINM Lab website for $151.86 USD.
DAB Motors has rapidly evolved into a niche electric motorbike company that values its French roots. Having numerous takers for their DAB 1α, the outfit has created bold iterations of the acclaimed bike first as a Paris Olympics-themed ride, and more recently as an eye-popping transparent e-bike inspired by the retro gaming consoles.
Just when we thought the French motorhead studio would take a breather, there’s another surprise that’ll garner many more fanatics for the DAB 1α. Draped in a stainless steel body frame, this DeLorean DMC-12-inspired motorbike carries the industrial design influence of a café racer, and of course the retro charm of the timeless DeLorean!
November 5 is chosen as the release of this two-wheeler, since this is the day depicted in the flick when time travel was first tested. The custom motorbike is flush with every possible element of the Back to the Future movie and DMC-12’s visual aesthetics. The CNC-machined rims and the vents are classic DeLorean with an ‘OUTTATIME’ license plate taking you back in time. The speedometer on this one-off DAB 1α is capped at 88 mph, exactly the speed for future time travel shown in the movie. A dummy flux capacitor built into the chassis gives it a pure industrial look, elevating its retro charm. To extend the realism, this DAB 1α is paired with a classic skateboard and P-cap, both in peppy colors.
As Simon Dabadie, founder of DAB Motors rightly puts it, “Growing up in the ’90s, cinema introduced me to icons that shaped my imagination. The DeLorean DMC-12, for example, stood out as more than a car — it was a vision of bold design and innovation.” We second that completely as DeLorean has been more than just another classic car that’s admired for a design way ahead of its time. He further adds, “This new bike is an ideal canvas to showcase DAB Motors’ commitment to creativity and craftsmanship, blending technical skill with bold, boundary-pushing design. Just as the DMC-12 redefined automotive aesthetics, this model captures DAB’s innovative spirit, honoring the future shaped by past icons.”
If you are already having daydreams of buying this Back to the Future-inspired bike and parking it alongside your prized DeLorean, hold your horses as it is limited to just one piece. The next best option is to go for the regular DAB 1α and get a trusted auto tuner shop to get the DeLorean-inspired look.
