Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is the latest game published by Annapurna Interactive, an independent, cosmic horror puzzle game developed by Simogo, makers of Sayonara Wild Hearts and Device 6. From decoding symbols, unscrambling patters, making sense of inisidious dialogue, and solving simple equations, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes really does prove itself to be an immaculate puzzle game, even within the opening moments.

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Image: Microsoft Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop could be the most impressive laptop the company has ever made. It has a modern chassis with thin display bezels and a new Arm-based CPU that might just give Apple laptops a run for their money when it comes to performance. That’s no mean feat, considering Apple’s striking lead since 2020, but we won’t know how it compares until we get a Surface Laptop in hand. That didn’t stop me from diving deep on their specs to see how they compare on paper. Before we get to the real nitty-gritty, let’s take a look at some of the most obvious differences you’ll see between the Surface Laptop and the MacBook Air. What’s it gonna cost you? The M3 MacBook Air starts at $1,099 for an 8GB model, which already puts it at a... Continue reading…

The Snapdragon Dev Kit for Windows in a transparent shell; most if not all units will be black. | Image: Qualcomm Excited for an era of long-lasting powerful Windows laptops with Arm chips and 45 TOPS for AI but would rather pay less and plug into the wall? Qualcomm has just revealed a Mac Mini-esque box that’s ostensibly just for developers. The new $899.99 “Snapdragon Dev Kit for Windows” houses the most powerful of Qualcomm’s lineup of Snapdragon X Elite chips — the one with the 4.6 TFLOP GPU — as well as 32GB of LPDDR5x RAM, 512GB of NVMe storage, and lots of ports, all within roughly the same volume as Apple’s mini desktop. Image: Qualcomm Image: Qualcomm While the spec sheet unfortunately suggests the two-pound PC will only ship in black — not the transparent model at the top of this post — the eight-... Continue reading…

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge It seems no industry is safe from consolidation, and the latest target is gaming media. IGN Entertainment has acquired the website portfolio of UK publisher Gamer Network, which operates a number of beloved games-focused publications. That list includes Gamesindustry.biz, Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun, VG247, and the tabletop site Dicebreaker. The network also holds shares in sites like Nintendo Life and Digital Foundry. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Gamesindustry.biz reports that “some redundancies” have been made across the sites, though it’s not clear how many workers have been impacted. According to several posts on X, editors at both Rock Paper Shotgun and Gamesindustry.biz have been laid off. IGN Entertainment is owned by... Continue reading…

Illustration: The Verge Google only just rolled out AI summaries in search results — and now they’re getting ads. In an update on Tuesday, Google says it will soon start testing search and shopping ads within AI overviews for users in the US. In the example shared by Google, the search engine’s AI overview lists a response to the question: “how do I get wrinkles out of clothes?” Beneath the AI-generated suggestions, there’s a new “Sponsored” section with a carousel showing wrinkle spray you can buy from places like Walmart and Instacart. GIF: Google Google says it will display ads in the AI overview when “they’re relevant to both the query and the information in the AI Overview.” Advertisers that already run certain campaigns through... Continue reading…

Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Like parent company Disney, Pixar is now laying off employees as part of Bob Iger’s big plan to get the company’s spending under control. According to Variety, Deadline, and The Hollywood Reporter, Pixar is laying off 175 staffers — 14 percent of its workforce — as it shifts focus back to projects meant for theatrical rather than streaming releases. These layoffs come months after Disney began dismissing employees by the thousands in an effort to reduce spending by around $5.5 billion. Though Pixar was never guaranteed to be shielded from the layoffs, it was able to avoid them last year due to production schedules that were already in place at the time. In a memo sent to staff on Tuesday, Pixar president Jim Morris stressed that the... Continue reading…

I've been testing and reviewing robot vacuums here at BGR for about a decade. In that time, there have only been a few big advancements that have really excited me. First, it was the auto-empty base station. Instead of having to empty your robot by hand, the charging station would suck out all the debris and store it in a large bag that only needed changing every 1-2 months. Then, it was the auto-washing mop feature. Once docked, flagship models could now wash their own mop pads with clean water and dry them with hot air. Now, there has been another big advancement in the robot vacuum market, and I'm here for it. Cutting-edge models like the ECOVACS DEEBOT X2 Combo can do everything I just covered, but they also have a separate cordless vacuum built right into the base station. This quite literally may be the last vacuum you ever need to buy, and there are two different versions. The ECOVACS DEEBOT X2 Combo comes with a handheld vacuum, and it's $200 off at $1,399.99 right now. Or, you can get the ECOVACS DEEBOT X2 Combo Complete with a full cordless stick vacuum, which retails for $1,699.99. ECOVACS DEEBOT X2 COMBO COMPLETE All-in-One Robot Vacuum & Mop Price: MSRP: $1,699.99 Buy Now ECOVACS DEEBOT X2 Combo Robot Vacuum and Mop, 8000Pa Suction, 15mm Lift, Omni Station with Hot… Price: $1,399.99 You Save: $200.00 (13%) Buy Now Even if you have one of the best flagship robot vacuums on the market, it's definitely not the only vacuum in your house. At the very least, you probably also have a cordless stick vacuum like a Dyson. That way, you can clean things like furniture and your stairs. I don't care how good your robot vacuum is... it's not cleaning your couches or going up and down the stairs. Plus, there are some quick messes that you just want to take care of quickly yourself instead of having a robot vacuum roll around your home to clean. Until companies start selling something like Rosie, the Jetson's robot maid, you're going to need a separate vacuum to handle some cleanups. It's completely unavoidable. Now, however, that separate vacuum can be incorporated right into your robot vacuum's base station. As the inclusion of "Combo" in the name suggests, the ECOVACS DEEBOT X2 Combo series is two systems in one. First, you have the DEEBOT X2 Omni, which is ECOVACS's flagship robot vacuum and mop. This model has all the bells and whistles you can think of. From ultra-strong 8,000Pa suction and AI obstacle avoidance to a built-in mop with mopping pads that automatically wash and dry themselves, all the bases are covered. Then, there's an addition to the base station that you won't find on the regular X2 Omni. On the right side, there's an extra space that stores a totally separate cordless vacuum cleaner. And here's the best part: the cordless vacuum auto-empties in the base station, just like the robot vacuum! What's more, ECOVACS uses an extra large debris bag in the base station so that it can hold up to three months of dirt. ECOVACS DEEBOT X2 COMBO COMPLETE All-in-One Robot Vacuum & Mop Price: MSRP: $1,699.99 Buy Now There are two different versions of the X2 Combo, and they're both on sale right now with their first-ever discounts. First, we have the cream of the crop. It's called the ECOVACS DEEBOT X2 Combo Complete, and this is the model I've been testing for the past week in my own home. It comes with the X2 Omni robot vacuum and mop, plus the additional cordless vacuum cleaner on the side of the base station. Then, there's also a space to hold the tube and motorized brush head for the cordless vacuum. This model retails for $1,699.99, which is definitely a hefty chunk of change. When you consider that some premium robot vacuum and mop models cost that much on their own, however, the price becomes slightly more agreeable. Or, if you just want a handheld vacuum rather than a full-on cordless stick vac, you can get the regular ECOVACS DEEBOT X2 Combo model without the "Complete" tacked on. This version retails for $100 less at $1,600, but it's down to $1,399.99 on sale. ECOVACS DEEBOT X2 Combo Robot Vacuum and Mop, 8000Pa Suction, 15mm Lift, Omni Station with Hot… Price: $1,399.99 You Save: $200.00 (13%) Buy Now Don't Miss: Today’s deals: $3.25 smart plugs, $79 AirPods, $849 M2 MacBook Air, $329 Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones, more The post ECOVACS DEEBOT X2 Combo Complete is the last vacuum you’ll ever buy appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $3.25 smart plugs, $79 AirPods, $849 M2 MacBook Air, $329 Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones, more Best Apple Watch deals for May 2024 Today’s deals: $50 off new Beats Solo 4, $249 iPad 9th-Gen, $19 Roku Express, $180 ASUS laptop, more Today’s deals: Memorial Day sales on ECOVACS DEEBOT X2 Combo, Apple, Samsung foldable phones, more