Pokemon card reseller uses X-ray scan to prove $30K pack contains Shadowless Charizard A Pokemon card reseller is turning heads with an unusual tactic to justify a $30,000 price tag by using X-ray tech to prove there’s a Shadowless Charizard inside a sealed pack. Pokemon card collectors using CT scans to prove packs contain certain cards became a hot topic back in 2024 whenYouTuber‘okJLUV‘ uploaded a videodiscussing X-ray scanning technologyfor booster packs....

To slightly modify the title of a well-known TV show: Kids do the darndest things. Recently, researchers from Germany and the U.K. carried out a study,published in the journalScience Robotics, that demonstrated the extent to which kids are susceptible to robot peer pressure. TLDR version: the answer to that old parental question: “If all your friends told you to jump off a cliff, would you?” may well be “Sure. If all my friends were robots....

Apple Watch owners may now install the Roku app into their devices for free,transformingthem into wearable remote controls with an impressive set of features. The Roku app for the Apple Watch brings basic remote control functions, including the ability to play and pause content, to the user’s wrist. The app also offers a home button, the OK button, and directional buttons to navigate through the menus, with the volume adjusted through the device’s digital crown....

Samsung is ready to take a stab at another wearable segment, less than a year after introducingits first smart ring. A Shenzhen-based research company, Wellsen XR, shared in an investor note Samsung’s plans to launch smart glasses that could arrive late next year or early in 2026. “Samsung Electronics’ plan to release AI smart glasses was confirmed earlier this month, and its first production volume is 500,000 units in the third quarter of 2025,” says the note, which was reported byMaeil Business Newspaper....

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ Sony is fighting its way back to prominence in the home audio segment. While the glory days of the Walkman may never return, the company has been making big moves lately, including the creation of a brand new portable speaker lineup, as well as doubling down on hi-res audio technology....

SpaceX’s Starship rocket last flew at the end of May. Just over two weeks later, as it prepared for the 10th flight test, the upper-stage Starship spacecraft suddenlyexploded on the groundat SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica, Texas. Not surprisingly, the setback delayed plans for the 10th flight test, but on Friday, SpaceX announced a target date for the highly anticipated event: Sunday, August 24, with a launch window opening at 6:30 p....

Detailed on theBitcoinTalk forumsand verified byBusiness Insider, a family residing in Austin, Texas sold their 2007 Porsche Cayman S for 300Bitcoins. Definitely one of the first public sales of an automobile in trade for the four-year old digital currency, the family wanted approximately $39,000 for the car and had previously attempted to sell the vehicle on Craigslist. While the family accepted a value of approximately $130 per Bitcoin for the purposes of the sale, the current price of Bitcoins has shifted wildly over the last few days reaching up to $147 per Bitcoin recently before plummeting to $117 on Wednesday....

ChatGPT and the language models it’s based on are revolutionizing the digital and online worlds in new and exciting ways. If you want to see what some of the cutting-edge developments can do, you’ll want some of the best tools based on thelatest OpenAI language model, GPT-4. Although there are some ways you can play with the classicGPT-4 chatbot for free, you can also try out these awesome applications to see what the power of GPT-4 can really do....

PAX EAST returned to Boston this year with nearly three hundred exhibitors for four days of video games and gamer culture. With over 100,000 attendees, it was a weekend full of games to play, people to meet, and spectacular cosplays to marvel at. Digital Trends attended this year’s show and went hands-on with several upcoming games that should be on your radar. From an RPG about exploring the digital afterlife to a roguelite about exploring trains, here are the most must see games we played at PAX East 2025....

After ahectic Octoberand the lacklusterCall of Duty: Modern Warfare IIIbecoming available on November 10, you might have felt like this outstanding year for games was finally wrapped up and that paying attention to new releases was less necessary. That feeling would be misguided, as plenty of outstanding games dropped this month. From new games tied to huge franchises like League of Legends and Mario to more experimental indie games and new IP, quite a few awesome games have flown under the radar this month....

Summary If you were a child in the late ’90s like me, chances are you have memories of theTeletubbies, and it’s likely that those memories were corrupted by the black and white Teletubbies meme. With their brightly colored fur, antennae, and television screens on their bellies, Tinky-Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, and Po were the epitome of wholesome children’s entertainment. The show was designed to cater to preschoolers, featuring simple, repetitive narratives and nonsensical babble meant to stimulate young minds....

“Why you’re able to trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ Earlier this week,Bob’s Burgerswrapped up its 12th season. That’s no big precedent for a Fox animated sitcom about a family of five, which have a habit of running for two, even three decades (and counting)....

The manufacturing industry is in an almost constant state of evolution. The way we make things — from cars to shoes to dental floss — has changed dramatically over the past 100 years, and the next 100 will surely be just as dramatic. So what big changes are on the horizon? What does the near future of manufacturing look like? To get a hint, we spoke with a Willem Sundblad, founder and CEO ofOden Technologiesand all-around manufacturing expert....