Samsung’s new upcycling program turns your old phone into a SmartThings device

The smartphone business isn’t exactly the most eco-friendly. Companies have beenworking to correct that in recent years, like through programs that disassemble and reuse the metals inside of our phones, but there’s still a long way to go. Samsung has announced an alternative solution to the problem, though — the new Galaxy Upcycling at Home initiative that envisions your old Galaxy phones as smart home devices. Galaxy Upcycling at Home works withSamsung’s SmartThings smart home systemand allows users to designate their old phones as a number of different things....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Kelly Gillespie

SEAL Team Ignored The Perfect Way To Keep Clay Alive For Season 7 (Despite Max Thieriot's Exit)

Summary SEAL Teamkilling off Clay Spenser (Max Thieriot)squandered the perfect way to keep the beloved character as a part of the show’s storylines in season 7.SEAL Teamseason 6 was difficult for many viewers to watch because while it had some good moments, it suffered from poor creative decisions. Much of that can be attributed to how it handled Thieriot’s departure, with the show putting Clay through many horrifying scenarios before his final episode....

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 820 words · Samantha Torres

Smash Mouth starred in one of the funniest movies of the 2000s

Smash Mouth starred in one of the funniest movies of the 2000s After the death of frontman Steve Harwell, Smash Mouth and movie fans are remembering the band’s incredible appearance at the end of one of the funniest movies of the 2000s. Few songs have been able to command the mass consciousness like ‘All Star’; it doesn’t even need as much as the first line to get people singing along, just the specific inflection of “Some…” for another to belt “body once told me....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 612 words · Kimberly Parks

Sonic x Shadow Generations Interview: Takashi Iizuka On The Return Of Shadow (& What Happened To His Gun)

Summary Sonic x Shadow Generationsaims to offer a brand-new way for players to experience the classic game, adding new content and improving existing elements of the game. As the name implies, the upcoming title adds Shadow as a playable character, and fresh levels designed especially for the beloved bad boy hedgehog.Screen Rantspoke with Takashi Iizuka, Sonic Creative Officer, to find out more. The franchise’s last foray into the remastering world was2021’sSonic Colors: Ultimate, but the newGenerationsmight just be an even more ambitious undertaking....

July 18, 2025 · 10 min · 1931 words · Charles Brown

Star Wars' New Acolyte Black Series Action Figure Is One Of The Best I've Ever Seen

Summary Hasbro has announced a new Black Series action figure based onThe Acolyte’s Osha, and it’s genuinely the best I’ve ever seen.The Acolyteis one of the most important Disney+ TV shows to date, an attempt to expand beyond the Skywalker Saga and introduce a whole new time-period in live-action. Given this is the case, it’s hardly a surprise Hasbro has already confirmed an impressive range ofBlack Series and Vintage Collection figures based onThe Acolyte....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · David Estrada

Stellar Blade: All voice actors & cast list

Stellar Blade: All voice actors & cast list Stellar Blade, the highly anticipated action-adventure from Shift Up, drops on April 26 for the PlayStation 5,so here is all the voice actors attached to the cast. Stellar Blade is shaping up to be a major PlayStation 5 release for April 2024, the game isset to offer“a total of 22 languages and nine different voiceover dubbings.” Voice dubs will include Korean, English and Japanese....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Andrea Crawford

Stranger Things Season 5: everything we know so far

After one of the great cliffhangers in the show’s history, fans are eager to gather every detail aboutStranger Things 5. Understandably, season 5, the finale of Netflix’sStranger Things,is now one of television’s most highly anticipated events. Since Vecna succeeded in tearing open a massive gate to the Upside Down, audiences now expect the heroes of Hawkins to engage in an epic final battle against the evil psychic and his army of monsters....

July 18, 2025 · 34 min · 7193 words · Nathan Owen

Surprising Marvel Rivals hero has the highest ban rate across all ranks

Surprising Marvel Rivals hero has the highest ban rate across all ranks A particular Marvel Rivals character is currently the most banned hero across all ranks and it’s mainly due to one key reason. With a roster ofover 30 charactersall with different abilities and playstyles, it’s safe to say that Marvel Rivals has something for everyone. However, while that’s the case, there’s always a possibility that your favorite character gets banned when playing competitive....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · Michael Allen

The Fantastic Four: First Steps review – A movie finally worthy of Marvel’s first family

The Fantastic Four: First Steps review – A movie finally worthy of Marvel’s first family TheFantastic Fourhave officially taken their First Steps into the MCU, and it’s in a wonderful, hype-(re)igniting movie befitting of their superhero stature. Hollywood has cracked so many comic book characters;Spider-Manwouldn’t be the most popular superhero in the world – and he is, sorryDCfans – if it weren’t for Sam Raimi’s trilogy. Even once-obscure stories, like Kick-Ass, Wanted, and A History of Violence, have been transformed into major successes....

July 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1162 words · Eric Myers

These Edifier speakers are my daily drivers, and they’re $150 off right now

An occupational hazard of being an AV writer is having an overabundance ofspeakersin my house. It doesn’t sound like a problem, I know, but believe me, it’s more a health hazard in that my wife may actually murder me if I bring home any more. However, there is one set of speakers, theEdifier S1000Ws, that have been welcome in my living room for the last couple of years, and they’re currently 33% off on Amazon forCyber Mondayand can be yours for just $300....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Ivan Young

These yeast colony patches are like living Geiger counters

Most people don’t think twice about the radiation when they check in for a routine X-ray. But for radiologists and workers at nuclear power plants, the risk is persistent. To save them from side effects, workers use protective clothing and patches, called dosimeters, that keep track of radiation exposure and warn the wearer if they have reached dangerous levels. The only problem is, these patches are worn for a month or two before being shipped off for analysis....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Melissa Espinoza

Third ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ trailer finds the gang in disarray

Rockstar Games has released the third trailer forRed Dead Redemption 2, and it gives eager players more insight into protagonist Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang. With the 20th century quickly approaching and the authorities snuffing out the few remaining outlaws in the west, the gang finds itself at the breaking point, and Arthur must decide what he wants to do with the rest of his life. “Listen to me....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Sheena Mays

This Mac keyboard is slim, dark, and clicky, but it’s still not perfect

Apple has run intoa few problems with its keyboardsover the years, even facing the oddlawsuit for the worst transgressions. Third-party alternatives are a great way to circumvent such issues, but they aren’t perfect either. The new Keychron K1 is an attempt to become the next great Mac keyboard, and while it is tactile, lit with RGB backlighting, and packed with all the benefits of a mechanical board, it still doesn’t tick all the boxes....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Kurt Reeves