QooCam, the first pocketable 8K 360 camera, is hiding some big features

Most 8K 360 cameras are closer in size to a basketball than a regular camera — but the newKandao QooCam 8Kcan slide into a pocket. Launched on Nov. 7, Kandao Technology says the QooCam 8K is the first pocketable 8K 360 camera, but the camera is also hiding a few other features that are unusual for the 360 category, including a larger sensor and a touchscreen. The QooCam 8K uses two fisheye lenses and a larger 1/1....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · William Matthews

Samsung BD-D6500 Review

“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.“ Samsung’s BD-D6500 is classified as a mid-level Blu-ray player, but it is so feature rich, you’d think it was one of the company’s high-end players. That’s the funny thing about raising the bar year after year on a technology that some say has yet to really catch on; Blu-ray players are now coming standard with features that were considered premium this time last year....

July 9, 2025 · 7 min · 1402 words · Brandy Parker DDS

Severance star Zach Cherry promises “surprising” answers to Dylan’s mysterious Outie life

Severance star Zach Cherry promises “surprising” answers to Dylan’s mysterious Outie life Severance Season 2 is arriving imminently, and Dylan fans will be pleased to know we’ll finally be getting some answers about his real life, according to star Zach Cherry. It’s been a long, long wait forSeverance Season 2to come around, and even longer to see our pal Dylan again. The Macrodata Refiner became a fan favourite thanks to his memorable lines and curious attitude, and thankfully, Cherry will be returning to the role in the new episodes....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 509 words · Amanda Smith

Shazam 2 officially moves forward, brings back first film’s screenwriter

Although it had theworst opening weekendof all Warner Bros. Pictures’ live-action DC Extended Universe movies,Shazam!is still shaping up to be a critical and commercial success with overwhelmingly positive reviews and plenty of indications that it will have a long run in theaters. Naturally, that means that a sequel has already been green-lit by the studio. Shazam!screenwriter Henry Gayden has reportedly been hired to pen the screenplay for a sequel to the film, which premiered to $53 million in ticket sales over its three-day opening weekend....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Dylan Allen

Sony Blu-ray BDV-IS1000 Review

“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.“ Blu-ray home-theater-in-a-box (HTIB) systems are still a rarity—there are currently only a few models available from Panasonic, Samsung and Sony. What’s more, they’re pricey. Sony’s BDV-IS1000 lists for $1,000, keeping it just outside the realm of most mainstream consumers....

July 9, 2025 · 6 min · 1239 words · James Jones

Space debris from India’s anti-satellite missile test a threat to ISS, NASA says

It may have seemed like a good idea at the time, but India’s destruction of one of its own orbiting satellites in a recent missile test has inadvertently put those aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in increased danger, according to NASA. Speaking ata live-streamed eventon Monday, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine described India’s anti-satellite missile test on March 27 as “not compatible with the future of human spaceflight,” adding, “It’s unacceptable and NASA needs to be very clear about what its impact to us is....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Ronnie Gordon

Step back in time with Sansar’s historic Star Wars VR gallery experience

Social virtual reality application Sansar has a new setting you may explore and, for Star Wars fans, it’s a must-have. This isn’tJedi Challengeseither, but a VR gallery that contains reams of lost artwork and props from various Star Wars productions, including storyboards, costume sketches, concept drawings, and models, all curated by prop and set designer Greg Aronowitz. Although not professionally involved with any of the Star Wars productions, Aronowitz has been a fan for decades and during his professional career has been able to collect various production pieces from the different films....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Natalie Parrish

Store-bought pesto girl crowned “Queen of Pesto” by Gordon Ramsay

Store-bought pesto girl crowned “Queen of Pesto” by Gordon Ramsay A TikToker who went viral for her dislike of store-bought pesto has been crowned the “Queen of Pesto” by none other than Gordan Ramsay himself. Since September of this year, a viral trend on TikTok has seen users stitch home-cooking influencerSusi Vidalto share their wildest stories on the platform. The stitch trendwas born after Susiposted a recipe for homemade pesto, starting her video with, “Call me crazy if you want, but I never liked store-bought pesto....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Nancy Dennis

Team Liquid zai secures almost $1m with insane backdoor at Dota 2 Riyadh Masters 2023

Team Liquid zai secures almost $1m with insane backdoor at Dota 2 Riyadh Masters 2023 Team Liquid seemed to have been beaten by Talon Esports at Dota 2 Riyadh Masters 2023, but a Broodmother backdoor from zai combined with TL’s other members interrupting teleports led to a victory possibly worth millions. Dota 2is the kind of game where ingenuity trumps all, and having an eye for the right opportunity to win games can turn even the most bleak circumstances into a win....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 513 words · Tiffany Barajas

The decade of the dead: How 28 Days Later, World War Z, and zombies took over pop culture

(left) Brad Pitt in World War Z; (right) Cillian Murphy in 28 Days LaterImage used with permission by copyright holder Ten years ago this week, the biggest zombie movie ever made raced ravenously into multiplexes.World War Z, starring Brad Pitt and hundreds of screaming extras, was the apotheosis of a craze that spread across 21st-century pop culture like, well, a highly contagious virus. At a budget of $200-million-plus, unprecedented for stories of the walking (or sprinting) dead, it felt like the peak of an outbreak — the moment when the genre’s omnipresence metastasized into pure Hollywood spectacle....

July 9, 2025 · 6 min · 1274 words · Sara Washington

The iRobot Roomba Combo 10 Max might be the best robot vacuum for carpet

iRobot is gearing up to launch a new robot vacuum, with the Roomba Combo 10 Max arriving in August. The robot makes big upgrades to its docking station, as it can automatically refill, wash, and dry the mopping pad — making this the first multifunctional dock from iRobot. Best of all, it keeps its predecessors’ swinging mop arm design, making it ideal for homes with both carpet and hard floors....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Jacob Moore

The Pokémon Company sues 6 companies over copycat mobile game

The Pokémon Company is suing six Chinese mobile gaming companies for copyright infringement and unfair competition overPocket Monster Reissue(Koudaiyaoguai Fukein Chinese), a game it says bears a striking resemblance to the popular IP. According to aSouth China Morning Postreport, The Pokémon Company, which is releasingPokémon Scarlet and Violetin November, filed an order to the Shenzen Intermediate People’s Court for the companies to stop the development and sale ofPocket Monster Reissueon mobile storefronts in mainland China, including those run by Tencent, Huawei, and Xiaomi....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 325 words · Craig Stewart

The Wasp Review: This Dark, Jaw-Dropping Psychological Thriller Is The Wildest Film I've Seen All Year

Summary Adapting a play into a film is no easy task. Something that can be so intimate onstage may not always translate well onscreen. But the way in which director Guillem Morales interprets Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s material inThe Wasp— a script Malcolm adapted herself — is truly transcendent. Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer giveawards-worthy performances, trusting each other and the filmmakers to deliver intense, nail-biting portrayals of characters who are each deserving of sympathy....

July 9, 2025 · 6 min · 1114 words · Kelly Acosta