Best Products of 2016: Cool Tech

WinnerMaker Select Mini To be totally and completely honest, Monoprice’s Select Mini isn’t the best 3D printer we tested this year. In fact, when it comes to print quality, we’re not even sure it’d make our top five. So why are we calling it one of the best products of 2016? The answer is simple: value. What’s remarkable about the Select Mini is not only the fact that it costs just $200 (which is pretty remarkable in and of itself) – it’s that in addition to being one of the cheapest 3D printers that’s ever hit the market, it’s also one of the most feature-rich 3D printers you’re able to get for less than $1,000....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Sara Gonzalez

Can a robot vacuum work as an air purifier?

Robot vacuums put out a lot of air, especially the high-powered models. For example, the Neato D10 can practically knock you out of your seat. Alright, that may be an exaggeration — but on the maximum cleaning modes, robot vacuums move a lot of air, which raises aquestion about convergence: Could a robot vacuum double as an air purifier? In short, no — at least not without a huge amount of work on part of the engineers....

August 24, 2025 · 4 min · 804 words · Kevin Anderson

Create the ultimate home energy solution with EcoFlow’s Smart Home Panel

The turbulence of the past two years has driven home the point that the unexpected can happen at any moment, causing many people to re-assess their own home preparedness. The scenario that you’re most likely to encounter is an extended power outage, be it due to rolling blackouts, brownouts, natural disasters, or even just nasty storms. A grid failure is more than just an inconvenience: Not only will your electric appliances be rendered useless, but so too will any medical devices that require a power source, which could become a serious situation in a hurry....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 619 words · Rodney Chavez

Demon Slayer creator gender-swaps main characters in “hilarious” drawing

Demon Slayer creator gender-swaps main characters in “hilarious” drawing Demon Slayer fans are up for a “hilarious” treat as the manga’s creator has drawn gender-swapped versions of the series’ main characters. Mangakas usually add little titbits or funny segments as extras in manga volumes.Demon Slayercreator Koyoharu Gotouge did the same with some of his other acclaimed work. While some give us better insight into the characters, others are absolutely hysterical....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Shane Wilcox

Destiny 2 moving to two smaller expansions per year instead of one big one

Bungie announced big changes toDestiny 2with the hope thatthey’ll help bring in new players and free up developersfollowing massive layoffsin July. In apost published Monday, the development team laid out the Codename: Frontiers road map, which will bring the live-service shooter through the end of 2025. EachDestiny 2year will have a new makeup going forward; instead of one major expansion per year and and three episodes, the game will now have two medium-sized expansions and four “major updates....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 487 words · Alexander Robinson III

Disney Plus will eventually stream every Disney movie, including the ‘Vault’

The vault is empty — or it will be, soon enough. In an investor meeting, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that the company’s upcoming streaming service,Disney Plus, will eventually host “the entire Disney motion picture library,” including the studio’s complete slate of animated films. “The movies that you speak of that traditionally have been kept in a ‘vault’ and brought out basically every few years will be on the service,” Iger said, noting that the full Disney lineup should be available on Disney Plus “at some point fairly soon after launch....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Ricky Estrada

Disney+’s first Pinocchio trailer wishes upon a star

Disney+ Day is coming early this year, and Walt Disney Studios is celebrating with the debut of a new live-action remake of one of its most beloved animated classics,Pinocchio. And if the first trailer is any indication, the company has spared no expense in bringing the fairy tale to life for modern viewers. Curiously, Pinocchio himself is almost completely absent from the trailer. Instead, Pinocchio’s father, Geppetto, gets most of the spotlight....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · William Moore

Drool over Lamborghini’s latest dream machine: The one-off SC18

A stockLamborghiniisn’t exactly lacking in excitement, but the Italian automaker still feels the need to buildeven crazierlimited-edition supercars once in awhile. The latest, the Lamborghini SC18, is a one-off designed by Lambo’sSquadra Corsemotor-sports department, and features aerodynamic upgrades from the automaker’s race cars. The SC18 is based on theLamborghini Aventador, and is designed for track use. Driving that point home are the mess of air scoops and vents, which Lamborghini claims are derived from its Huracán GT3 Evo and Huracán Super Trofeo Evo racers....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Kristi Hayes

First teardowns reveal new MacBook Pro’s improved approach to repairability

The firstMacBook Prosare slowly making their way out into the wild, and one teardown is revealing some details on the internals of these new laptops. The photo comes from aReddit user posting in the r/Apple subreddit, who was eager to pull apart their shiny new 14-inch MacBook Pro. As reported byMacRumors, these photos give us our first unofficial look at what is different internally this time around. In addition to the photos, the Reddit user provided some insight into what they were seeing....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Stephanie Roberts

Fortnite Reality Augments: full list and how to use them

Every new chapter ofFortniteis a massive event. While seasonal changes bring plenty of minor tweaks and additions, it’s almost always when a new chapter rolls around that major overhauls or new mechanics are introduced.FortniteChapter 4 was no exception, and aside from the extreme changes the island underwent, it brought one very important change to gameplay that makes a huge difference when going for that elusive victory royal (it isn’t easy towinFortnite, after all)....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Alexis Bishop

Free-to-play shooter Fragpunk is Xbox’s wacky answer to Valorant

Fragpunkis a new free-to-play shooter from NetEase that puts a unique spin onValorant. It’s scheduled to release on Xbox consoles and PC. The announcement comes from today’s Xbox Game Showcase, where Microsoft revealed several new titles coming to Xbox consoles.Fragpunkwas among the list of games featured, and it was one of the show’s most surprising announcements. The project comes from NetEase, the publisher behind the upcomingMarvel Rivals. Digital Trends got more details on the game ahead of the reveal in a hands-on gameplay session....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Joshua Townsend

Godzilla LEGO set has been officially confirmed

Godzilla LEGO set has been officially confirmed The first-everGodzillaLEGO set has been revealed, and monsterverse fans from around the world will finally be able to build Toho’s legendary beast brick by brick. On June 17,LEGO officially confirmedthat they have greenlit a fan-made Godzilla set that was submitted to theLEGO Ideas program. The creator, Matthew Esposito, also known as MattE720, quickly received 10k supporters, fans from around the world backed his blocky design of Toho’s classic creature....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Meredith Martinez

Here’s what Breath of the Wild’s iconic locations look like in Tears of the Kingdom

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis an enormous sequel that builds onBreath of the Wild’s sturdy foundation. I mean that quite literally, as the adventure takes place on the same Hyrule map as its predecessor. That fact gained a mixed reaction from fans prior to its release, with some questioning ifTears of the Kingdomwould feel like a new game or avery expensive piece of DLC. Thankfully, the former is true....

August 24, 2025 · 5 min · 977 words · Lisa Johnson