The person in charge of the physical look and feel for Apple’s iPhones, Macs, and everything else is leaving the company, as Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman first reported. Industrial design vice president Evans Hankey will only remain with Apple for another six months. Hankey took over hardware design three years ago after longtime chief design officer … Read more
In Persona 5 Royal, you can play darts with your teammates at the Penguin Sniper Lounge in Kichijoji. After Ryuji invites you on June 5, you’ll have full access to the lounge whenever you want. Playing darts with your party members will increase the effects of Baton Pass. At max rank, Baton Pass will be … Read more
Did you miss a session from MetaBeat 2022? Head over to the on-demand library for all of our featured sessions here. Retail AI is everywhere this holiday season — even if you don’t realize it. Say you’re a fashion retailer. You’ve always had to try to predict trends — but now with a slowed supply … Read more
SwitchBot, the smart home company that takes robotics to places no one imagined, has come up with another ingenious gadget. The new $69 SwitchBot Blind Tilt launches today on Kickstarter, with orders expected to ship before Christmas. And, yes, it looks as ugly as you’d expect. But as an inexpensive way to replicate the benefits … Read more
Game designer Manny Vega spent more than two decades in video games, surviving tours with Pandemic (Mercenaries 2), Midway (NBA Ballers), and Electronic Arts, among others. But the game he may likely be best remembered for doesn’t have any wise-cracking operators or fade-away jumpers. Instead it’s filled with charming, pint-sized dragons and a whole lot … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk raised eyebrows Thursday after he complimented a top Kremlin official who had mocked Liz Truss’ sudden resignation as the United Kingdom’s prime minister. Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia and a top ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, trolled Truss on Twitter following her announcement. Medvedev’s tweet referenced … Read more
Last night, I was casually wondering (as you do) which songs from Scottish electronic duo Boards of Canada’s seminal debut album, Music Has the Right to Children, use audio samples from Sesame Street? It’s the sort of idle fact-checking that humans in the 21st century are blessed to indulge in, and so (as you do), … Read more
Akai’s MPK Mini mk3 is a solid and affordable way to get into MIDI keyboard controllers, but there’s still a chance you want more flexibility for your music-making sessions. Thankfully, the company now has a more powerful option that still keeps costs in check. The just-launched MPK Mini Plus offers more range by expanding from … Read more
As you venture through Mementos in Persona 5 Royal, the mysterious kid Jose will task you with finding stamps that he’s hidden around the dungeon. Each section of Mementos has a set number of stamps to find; you’ll want to grab these to improve the drop rate of items and money in the area. Each … Read more
If you ask a room full of Pokémon fans what the best generation of games is and why, you’ll receive as many different answers as there are pocket monsters. But when people talk about why they love Gold, Silver, Crystal, and their Nintendo DS remakes so much, what they’re usually thinking about is how expansive … Read more