Andrew Liszewski

Senior Reporter, News

Nike’s self-lacing Adapt BB sneakers are losing their remote control mobile app

Andrew LiszewskiJul 4, 2024

Nintendo Japan will no longer repair the Wii U.

A year after Nintendo Japan announced it would stop repairing the Wii U when its supply of parts ran out, the company confirmed this week its Japanese support teams are no longer able to fix the 12-year-old console, as spotted by Nintendo Life.

After Nintendo shuttered the console’s online play in April, this week’s announcement feels like the Wii U’s final death blow.

Products for which repairs have been discontinued

[Nintendo Japan Support]

Andrew LiszewskiJul 4, 2024

NES Golf is now easily playable on the Switch.

Nintendo’s July collection of classic games coming to NES Online includes Golf, programmed by the company’s former CEO, Satoru Iwata, who passed in 2015.

Shortly after the Switch’s debut a copy of Golf was discovered as an Easter Egg on the console, which some assumed to be a tribute to the late CEO, but finding and playing the game is now much easier.

The Game Boy Camera will soon get a second life as an awful webcam

Andrew LiszewskiJul 3, 2024

Nothing’s first CMF phone could be customizable with dial and kickstand add-ons

Andrew LiszewskiJul 3, 2024

Fireworks on drones is exactly what America needs this Fourth of July.

Texas-based Sky Elements has come up with something the entire country can get behind. It says it’s the first company to receive FAA approval “to attach fireworks to drones,” merging a longtime Fourth of July tradition with the aerial light shows that are growing in popularity.

It’s calling the innovation Pyro drones, which should now be mandatory for every national holiday.

A cheaper, weirder e-reader alternative to the Boox Palma

Andrew LiszewskiJul 3, 2024

Andrew LiszewskiJul 2, 2024

Heavy metal wireless speaker plays more than just heavy metal.

Embracing sustainability with a design made from a single block of milled aluminum, Nocs Labs’ $1,289 Monolith x Aluminum is an 8.8 pound wireless speaker featuring Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and support for Spotify and Tidal. Its five drivers include a pair of four-inch woofers all powered by a 15 hour rechargeable battery, and up to eight of the speakers can be paired for synced playback.