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The Hacked Nintendo Game & Watch Now Plays Pokémon and Zelda Too
After successfully hacking Nintendo’s Game & Watch revival a day before the handheld was officially released, it didn’t lake long for Twitter user ‘stacksmashing’ to figure out how to get alternate games running on the device. They started with Doom, but have since succeeded in getting other retro classics like The Legend of Zelda, Super…
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Finally! An Apple TV Remote I Might Use
Despite what you may have heard online, there is at least one redeeming feature of Apple TV’s divisive touchpad remote: it can be replaced. The latest alternative that more or less maintains its slim, compact footprint is from Universal Electronics and unlike other third-party Apple TV remotes, this one includes a Siri shortcut and swaps…
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Redesigned Solar Panels Could One Day Charge Your Gadgets From a Lamp
Despite being excellent tools for harvesting the free energy the sun is blasting towards our planet all day long, the solar panels you see dotting roofs and blanketing fields don’t really work with artificial light. But as researchers sought out new materials to improve the efficiency of solar photovoltaics, they also discovered these materials could…
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Don’t Call Yourself a Batman Fan If You Won’t Pay $40,000 For This Batmobile Desk Clock
There are Batman fans who will casually collect caped crusader action figures, and then there are Batman fans who will drop $300 on a giant Lego Batmobile. Several tiers of obsessive above that you’ll find the true Batman devotees who will happily spend almost $US30,000 ($41,112) on a desk clock that even Bruce Wayne would…