The Nex Playground will wear out your energetic kids, and it’s $60 off during Prime Day
The Nex Playground is a console full of kid-friendly games that operate solely with motion controls. It’s cooler than it sounds; the little cube’s camera can track two players’ movements in a multitude of games — five of which come free with the console. It’s a great way to exhaust your little ones when going outside isn’t an option, and it’s $60 off for Prime Day. Normally $249.99, you can grab one at Amazon for $189.99 after you clip the on-page coupon. It’s $199.99 at Best Buy and Walmart. If you like the five games that come with the Playground, you can choose to buy a Play Pass (in three-month or 12-month subscriptions) to get access to the full suite of titles. Nex Playground What if the dream of Microsoft’s Kinect lived on? It does in the Nex Playground, an all-in-one, motion-controlled console filled with kid-friendly games. Exhaust and entertain your little ones. You’re welcome. Where to...
The Nex Playground is a console full of kid-friendly games that operate solely with motion controls. It’s cooler than it sounds; the little cube’s camera can track two players’ movements in a multitude of games — five of which come free with the console. It’s a great way to exhaust your little ones when going outside isn’t an option, and it’s $60 off for Prime Day. Normally $249.99, you can grab one at Amazon for $189.99 after you clip the on-page coupon. It’s $199.99 at Best Buy and Walmart. If you like the five games that come with the Playground, you can choose to buy a Play Pass (in three-month or 12-month subscriptions) to get access to the full suite of t**les.
Nex Playground
What if the dream of Microsoft’s Kinect lived on? It does in the Nex Playground, an all-in-one, motion-controlled console filled with kid-friendly games. Exhaust and entertain your little ones. You’re welcome.
Where to Buy:
$249 $189.05 at Amazon
$249 $199 at Walmart
$249 $199 at Best Buy
I’ve had a chance to try several of the games on the Play Pass, and it’s even fun for adults. Fruit Ninja is there, as well as a Beat Saber-like dance game, plus other t**les where you have to bonk and slice obstacles and enemies (some of them are licensed, featuring Sesame Street, Peppa Pig, Barbie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more). There’s no graphic violence, cussing, or profanity. What’s more, it has a kidSAFE Plus COPPA seal, ensuring that parents have complete control over their children’s data and information. This device can also be used offline.The Nex Playground runs its own easy-to-navigate operating system, and you can dial through menus and the game selection screen using its included remote. The Playground is powered by the included USB-C brick, which has a magnetic privacy cover for the lens. You connect it to your TV using an included HDMI cable.If the price seems high, think of the Nex Playground sort of like the crank-equipped Playdate. You’re paying for the hardware, yes, but you’re also paying to get access to a library of bespoke (and surprisingly polished) games made exclusively for the platform. You don’t see this kind of thing too often.
I turned off this hidden Roku TV setting and reclaimed my privacy
Most of us stream content through a smart TV or attached device and scan through settings to ensure security and privacy settings are enabled. However, if you have a Roku TV with an attached over-the-air (OTA) antenna, cable box, or other HDMI inputs, there's one hidden setting I missed.
Most of us stream content through a smart TV or attached device and scan through settings to ensure security and privacy settings are enabled. However, if you have a Roku TV with an attached over-the-air (OTA) antenna, cable box, or other HDMI inputs, there's one hidden setting I missed.
Nebojša Stefanović Serbia
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Google a**istant is dead, and I won’t miss it thanks to my local LLM
Voice assistants have been part of the phone experience for so long that most of us don't really give them second thought anymore. Google is now pulling the plug on the biggest one though. Google Assistant is going away on September 4, 2026, and there's no toggle back to it...
Voice assistants have been part of the phone experience for so long that most of us don't really give them second thought anymore. Google is now pulling the plug on the biggest one though. Google Assistant is going away on September 4, 2026, and there's no toggle back to it once your phone flips over.
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The Raspberry Pi Zero 2W is the last thing you think of when you want to host something useful. I can relate to that thought process as I own a couple of Raspberry Pi Zero 2Ws. The low-end hardware on one of the cheapest SBCs isn't a lucrative proposition while...
The Raspberry Pi Zero 2W is the last thing you think of when you want to host something useful. I can relate to that thought process as I own a couple of Raspberry Pi Zero 2Ws. The low-end hardware on one of the cheapest SBCs isn't a lucrative proposition while building home servers. You aren't completely wrong because the device struggles with almost every popular tool you've heard of. Try deploying a media server like Jellyfin, or a local cloud server tool like NextCloud, and it absolutely chokes the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W.
John Doe New York
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I deliberately gave up some of my internet speed, and every video call in the house got better
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For the better part of a year, I blamed my Wi-Fi for terrible video call performance. Calls would freeze periodically, but when I would run a speed test, I'd get the rated speed that I paid for. No matter what device I tried, if it wasn't on a wire, I'd be a smeary mess for the other person. The fix was turning on QoS in my router settings, which turned out to be something that actually limited my top speeds. Despite that, flipping it on completely fixed the connectivity issues I was having, and it did the same for everyone else in my household.
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My favorite Nvidia Shield TV feature has nothing to do with streaming
The Nvidia Shield TV Pro is one of the greatest consumer hardware products ever made. Nvidia hasn’t refreshed it since 2019, yet it remains more capable than almost every Android TV box I have tried.
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Daniel Martinez Dallas
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Nielsen is leaning more on wearables to hear what people are watching
In order to beef up its ability to accurately measure viewership data in the streaming era, Nielsen is moving forward with a plan to use more information gathered from its partners' wearable devices. Today, Nielsen announced "a number of key enhancements" that are being added to its data capturing process...
In order to beef up its ability to accurately measure viewership data in the streaming era, Nielsen is moving forward with a plan to use more information gathered from its partners' wearable devices.Today, Nielsen announced "a number of key enhancements" that are being added to its data capturing process ahead of the upcoming fall TV season. As of August 31st, Nielsen's co-viewing data will now include information obtained from smart-watch like gadgets that Neilsen's research panelists wear in their homes. The Portable People Meter (PPM) Wearables - which Nielsen first began deploying nationally in 2016 to bolster its audio, local TV, and …Read the full story at The Verge.
Emily Brown Houston
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I connected my local LLM to Google Calendar, and it schedules my day better than I ever could
I've spent enough time letting my calendar tell me what I should be doing next, only to realize that a calendar is really just a list of commitments. It knows when a meeting starts, but it doesn't quite know when I am at my most productive, what I can manage...
I've spent enough time letting my calendar tell me what I should be doing next, only to realize that a calendar is really just a list of commitments. It knows when a meeting starts, but it doesn't quite know when I am at my most productive, what I can manage to fit between two calls or before lunch, or when I'm asking too much of my own self.
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I finally self-hosted my passwords, and it’s simpler than I expected
I’ve been making small changes to my workflow lately, mostly by replacing tools I’ve relied on for years with simpler alternatives. I enjoy experimenting with open-source apps and self-hosted software because they give me more control while often fitting better into the way I work. Still, there was one change...
I’ve been making small changes to my workflow lately, mostly by replacing tools I’ve relied on for years with simpler alternatives. I enjoy experimenting with open-source apps and self-hosted software because they give me more control while often fitting better into the way I work. Still, there was one change I had kept putting off. I had thought about making it several times, but always found a reason to leave things as they were. Recently, I finally decided to stop procrastinating and make the switch. It turned out to be one of those changes that makes your workflow feel simpler almost immediately.
John Doe New York
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I fixed a dozen “dead” PCs with one motherboard trick that nobody talks about
Troubleshooting is the part and parcel of owning a PC, and with modern computers, you just don't know when you'll be made to put that hat on. Maybe you were tinkering with the BIOS to squeeze a little extra performance, or maybe you were just trying to boot into your...
Troubleshooting is the part and parcel of owning a PC, and with modern computers, you just don't know when you'll be made to put that hat on. Maybe you were tinkering with the BIOS to squeeze a little extra performance, or maybe you were just trying to boot into your system on a regular Tuesday. The problem is that more often than not, the problem won't explicitly announce itself or detail the root cause, and you will be made to make educated guesses at every turn.
Bhoomika Nand India
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You can grab a curved 31.5-inch Acer Nitro monitor for $190 right now
This Acer Nitro 31.5-inch gaming monitor perfectly blends performance and value. It features a 180Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, and a discounted price of $190. Best Buy is slashing the price by $270, which is well below its MSRP of $460. It's one of the best prices that we've...
This Acer Nitro 31.5-inch gaming monitor perfectly blends performance and value. It features a 180Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, and a discounted price of $190. Best Buy is slashing the price by $270, which is well below its MSRP of $460. It's one of the best prices that we've seen.
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The best way to run Docker on Proxmox depends entirely on your hardware and use-case, and it took me years to realize that
Although Proxmox ships with terrific virtualization and LXC management tools, there are certain projects that may require a Docker instance. Perhaps you’re new to Proxmox Virtual Environment and want a familiar method for spinning up free and open-source tools in containers. Or maybe you’re looking to deploy an obscure service...
Although Proxmox ships with terrific virtualization and LXC management tools, there are certain projects that may require a Docker instance. Perhaps you’re new to Proxmox Virtual Environment and want a familiar method for spinning up free and open-source tools in containers. Or maybe you’re looking to deploy an obscure service that doesn’t have dedicated LXC packages or fails to install as an OCI-based container on Proxmox.
Emily Brown Houston
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Does giving a camera wings dodge the FCC’s drone ban?
It’s a camera. It’s a drone. But HoverAir doesn’t want it to be a drone where the FCC is concerned. | Image: HoverAir HoverAir drones always have intriguing gimmicks. This one folds flat to fit in your pocket. This one can land on water. Another can charge inside its carrying...
It’s a camera. It’s a drone. But HoverAir doesn’t want it to be a drone where the FCC is concerned. | Image: HoverAir HoverAir drones always have intriguing gimmicks. This one folds flat to fit in your pocket. This one can land on water. Another can charge inside its carrying case. But the brand's latest trick might be its riskiest: it's attempting to sneak a drone past the FCC.In December 2025, the US government banned future foreign drones from reaching our shores, and HoverAir's floating Aqua drone was one of the first casualties. But this time, brand owner Zero Zero Robotics might have found a loophole: its latest $750 Versa drone isn't a drone, it claims, but rather a DJI Pocket-style mini steadycam with optional snap-on propellers that let it fly. …Read the full story at The Verge.
