Various companies aretaking strides to address accessibilityin the video gaming industry and we can now count Ikea among them. The Swedish furniture giant already provides a plethora of options for all types of home layouts. Now, Ikea is adding to its overall flexibility by partnering with medical wearable company Unyq for a lineup of gaming accessibility products called Uppkoppla. In the press release, Ikea’s Creative Leader Michael Nikolic stated that the team hasn’t looked at the specific needs of gamers at home as much as they should have....

A number of innovations come together to powerIntel’s Project Alloy, a wireless virtual reality headset. The first generation version has two RealSense cameras for tracking and room localization, an Intel Atom processor for vision processing, and the best available Wi-Fi tech to communicate with the host computer. It’s an ambitious project, maybe too ambitious, even for a silicon giant. To be clear, the first generation Alloy we spent time with at CES is a very early design concept, and not one Intel plans to bring to market....

Is Sigourney Weaver in Alien Romulus? Ripley cameo chances explained Ellen Ripley is one of the all-time great cinematic heroes, and she’s been involved in almost every Alien movie. However, timeline issues made a cameo appearance in Romulus troublesome. Sigourney Weaver first stepped into Ripley’s (rather cool, we might add) sneakers on board the Nostromo in 1979’s original Ridley Scott film. Though it was made in the 70s, thehorror movieis set in 2122....

At some point in your past you may have heard the term “flat screen TV” like it was something special, then fast forward and we’re hearing aboutcurved monitorsbeing all the rage for gamers trying to peak at sneaky UI elements and generalized eye health. Now there’s… this. The LG Flex is a sort of bendable TV that you can make curve to fit your needs at the push of a button....

Like A Dragon Gaiden PC requirements: Recommended & minimum specs The latest entry in the Yakuza franchise, Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name has just arrived, and if you’re planning to play on PC you’ll want to know the requirements needed to run the game. Like A Dragon Gaiden is here and players can step back into the shoes of Kazuma Kirya in this smaller-scale spin-off that maintains all of the fun, action, and compelling storytelling of the mainline series....

The best pairs of headphones make you never want to take them off. With the kind of battery Marshall’s new set is packing, you may never have to. Marshall has announced the Major IV, a $150 pair of wireless headphones that claim to deliver 80-plus hours of playback. The new cans will be immediately available for pre-order, with an official release date of October 14. Here’s what we know about the Major IV....

Mercedes-Benz launched its electric car offensive when it unveiled a crossover namedEQCin 2018. Designed exclusively with battery power in mind, it’s one of the most high-tech cars the innovative German firm has ever released, and it will join Tesla’s growing list of nightmares when it goes on sale in early 2020. The EQC inaugurates the EQ sub-brand, a name that stands for “electric intelligence.” It’s close to the existing, gasoline-poweredGLCin terms of size, style, and proportions, but it receives an electric-specific front-end design that draws inspiration from theGeneration EQconcept car we saw at the 2016 Paris auto show....

Paul Allen, a Microsoft co-founder and owner of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, died due to complications from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in Seattle on Monday. He was 65. News of his passing was confirmed on the website of his media company, Vulcan Inc. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our founder, Paul G. Allen, co-founder of Microsoft and noted technologist, philanthropist, community builder, conservationist, musician, and supporter of the arts....

This appears to be a week of published patents as news of a single Microsoft invention has surfaced among a sea of recently published inventions by Apple. Microsoft’s latest patent, “Inductive Peripheral Retention Device,” was filed in September and details accessories for the company’s Surface Pen that not only keeps the tool strapped to a Windows 10 device, but recharges it in the process. The first batch of images provided in the patent illustrates a rounded accessory with a USB connector....

Nvidia’s RTX series of graphics cards are all rather expensive and all rather powerful, but the most expensive and most powerful of them all, is the Titan RTX. Sitting one notch above the RTX 2080 Ti and targeted more at enterprise and prosumer users than gamers, the Titan RTX represents the pinnacle of graphics card power available today. Should you buy one? Probably not, but it doesn’t hurt to indulge your imaginary bottomless wallet now and again....

Only Murders In The Building Season 4 Return Chances Get Disappointing Update From OG Star Summary Only Murders in the Buildingseason 4 has concluded filming. The upcoming season of the popular Hulu series will see the crime podcasting trio of Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin), Oliver Putnam (Martin Short), and Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez) heading to Los Angeles as they solve the murder of Charles' longtime friend and stunt double Sazz Pataki (Jane Lynch)....

Pokemon TCG collectors excited as Van Gogh collaboration products return Van Gogh x Pokemon TCG has been the most talked about collaboration all year, but has been out of stock for some time. On December 22, the Van Gogh Museum restockedeverything, except for Pikachu with Felt Hat. Pokemonx Van Gogh pieces returned to the Van Gogh Museum’sonline storeon December 22 at 2 p.m. CET, and promo items are selling fast....

Inexpensive mini projectors can be boatloads of fun. That’s why we’re willing to throw the spotlight on a lot of these lesser-known devices, many of which can be found at Walmart. In fact, just today, we came across this phenomenal sale: Right now, the Xgody Gimbal 5 Smart Mini Projector is discounted to $58 from its $300 MSRP. That means you’ll be saving an extra $240 if you purchase soon. Is it thebest mini projectormoney can buy?...