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Archives for December 2024

The Verge’s 2024 holiday gift guide for new parents

Some of us freshly anointed moms and dads pooled together our top tech picks that make early days with baby just a touch easier (or more fun and nerdy).

Antonio G. Di Benedetto and Quentyn Kennemer
Elizabeth Lopatto
Elizabeth Lopatto
Carnage at CoinDesk.

As a longtime admirer of CoinDesk’s journalism and ethos, I was disgusted that their new owners, Bullish — more like Bullshit, am I right? — pulled a story about Justin Sun. Now top editorial staff have been fired.

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David Nield
Robert Eggers wants you to see his Nosferatu as both a lover and a biter

To get Nosferatu’s nightmarish love triangle right, Robert Eggers looked to Wuthering Heights for inspiration.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
NASA’s Apollo missions inspired this $800 calculator watch.

A British startup has miniaturized the interfaces Apollo astronauts used aboard the command and lunar modules to create the DSKY Moonwatch. In addition to basic calculator functions the watch has GPS waypoint navigation and a battery good for 24 hours of use between charges with a USB cable.

You can preorder it now for £649 (around $814) and delivery is expected sometime in Q1 of 2025.

The Apollo Instruments DSKY Moonwatch against an image of the moon’s surface.
The Apollo Instruments DSKY Moonwatch against an image of the moon’s surface and a person pressing its buttons.
The Apollo Instruments DSKY Moonwatch worn on a person’s wrist.
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The DSKY Moonwatch’s design is inspired by the Apollo guidance computers.
Image: Apollo Instruments
2025 will be the year of the smart lock

In 2024, smart locks got better; in 2025, they’re going to be truly great.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Victoria Song
Victoria Song
We Americans are late to the viral ‘split the G’ challenge.

Guinness beer is having a moment, thanks in part to a social media challenge where folks chug the stout until the foam hits the middle of the ‘G’ on the pint glass. However, our esteemed UK colleagues want everyone to know that while Americans and our media are just now glomming onto the trend, across the pond this is old news.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
After seven years there’s a new way to play with the Switch’s Joy-Cons.

Takahiro Miyazawa has released a new mini golf game for the Switch that’s played by swinging a Joy-Con that hangs from two others using their wrist straps, as spotted by Nintendo Life.

The unique setup mimics the movements of a putter, increasing the challenge of controlling your shot power. Mini Golf Simulator is available now for $5.50.