New Lego Sets Over 100 new Lego sets released on January 1 Check them out at Amazon Five new Lego Minecraft sets are available for purchase at Amazon, the Lego Store, and other major retailers. The fresh additions to the large Minecraft Lego series are smaller-scale playsets ranging from the $10 Nether Lava Battle to the $50 Mooshroom House.New Lego Minecraft SetsLego Minecraft - The Mooshroom House (500 pieces) -- $50Lego Minecraft - The Baby Pig House (238 pieces) -- $20Lego Minecraft - The Armadillo Mine Expedition (247 pieces) -- $30Lego Minecraft - The Illager Desert Patrol (105 pieces) -- $15Lego Minecraft - The Nether Lava Battle (99 pieces) -- $10 Shop Lego Minecraft at Amazon Older Minecraft fans looking for a more complex building set should check out Lego's Crafting Table display model. Released last August to celebrate Minecraft's 15th anniversary, the 1,195-piece Crafting Table was the first and only Minecraft Lego set designed specifically with adults in mind. Lego Minecraft - The Crafting Table (1,195 Pieces) $90 See at Amazon See at Best Buy See at Lego Store All five Minecraft sets launched on January 1 alongside over 100 other Lego building sets themed around a wide assortment of gaming and entertainment franchises, including Mario Kart, Sonic the Hedgehog, Animal Crossing, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, Harry Potter, and more. In addition to the brand-new sets, a bunch of products that initially launched as Lego Store exclusives are now up for grabs at major retailers, including The Legend of Zelda: Great Deku Tree display model and all four Fortnite Lego sets.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Some upgrade materials in NieR: Automata are much more difficult to find than others. While many of them are dropped from defeated enemies, some are only found through drops that naturally appear in the overworld. These naturally spawning items won't always be the same thing, so there is always an element of RNG when farming these items.

The hit strategy remake Age Of Mythology Retold has brought players back who loved the original Age Of Empires spin-off game. However, players who are new to this world of mythical creatures and different Gods to worship, or players returning after a long time away, will need to get to grips with the many different unit choices available to them.

Peg-Es Sticker Drop went live yesterday in Monopoly GO and, surprisingly, the top prize is a Wild Sticker. Since were nearing the end of the Jingle Joy album, this Wild Sticker is a neat way to get those rare Gold stickers and complete sets. Its also the start of a new week, which means the Quick Wins bar has reset, and if you actively play, you can grab another Holiday Chest this week. To help you out, this guide covers Monopoly GO's schedule for January 06, 2025, and the best strategy to progress through the Sticker Drop today.

It's been ten years since LG introduced its Gram line of ultra thin and light laptops, and despite my early skepticism about its longevity and build quality, the company continues to make new models regularly. It's expanded the portfolio to offer pro variants, clamshells and 2-in-1s, and in keeping with every laptop maker in recent years, LG is now infusing the Gram Pros with more of its own... you guessed it... AI.We already learned about this year's LG Gram Pro lineup when they company unveiled the details last week. From the announcement, we found out that four new models are available. Here at CES 2025, I was able to check out the LG Gram Pro 2-in-1 in person to see what I was able to learn beyond the press release. The short answer is: not much.In the six days or so since LG shared the 2025 Gram lineup with the world, the company has yet to disclose pricing and availability. That's pretty common for many CES launches, so I wouldn't chalk that up as a warning sign.Besides the fact that it has new Intel Arrow Lake processors and displays with variable refresh rates that go up to 144Hz, though that's reserved for the LCD panel option. For models with OLED, you can only go up to 120Hz. There's also improved treatment to deal with glare, which was surprisingly effective at mitigating the overhead fluorescent lights on the show floor. I could still see the floating glowing orbs reflected on the display, but for the most part I was able to view the YouTube video playing on the demo unit just fine.As is becoming tradition for me at CES by now, I tried to bicep curl the Gram Pro 2-in-1 and frankly, the laptop remains unsatisfying for serious gym rats looking for heavy weights. Those wanting a truly portable system that fits into the thinnest of pockets without dragging on your shoulders will appreciate the Gram Pro. But, its 16-inch screen means it's fairly hefty and won't fit into many purses.I also appreciate the sturdy hinges LG has used in the Gram lineup. The Gram Pro 2-in-1's case hasn't been tweaked since last year's model, and I was mildly concerned when the lid started to flex a bit when a rep at the LG booth was flipping it over. But the device remained intact, and frankly all Gram laptops have always exhibited some level of flex because of how thin they are.The other main update to the Gram Pro 2-in-1 is the addition of LG's Gram AI suite of services. These include "Gram chat," which is available in on-device and cloud-based versions. The former uses LG's own EXAONE large language model, while the latter taps OpenAI's GPT-4o. Gram Chat Cloud can also integrate with your calendar and inboxes to help manage your schedules and "send and receive emails more efficiently," according to LG.There are also features like Time Travel, which is LG's take on Microsoft's Recall, helping users find what they're looking for by feeding parameters like date viewed or inline text to the AI system. When I asked an LG rep how the service would avoid the security concerns that Microsoft's Recall was criticized over, they said that people would have to grant permission before continuing to use their laptops.Like I mentioned, LG has yet to share details on price or when these Grams will be available, but with last year's Gram Pro 2-in-1 going for about $1,300 on Amazon right now, I'd imagine this year's models won't be too far off.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/computing/laptops/lg-gram-pro-2-in-1-2025-hands-on-of-course-a-thin-and-light-laptop-gets-ai-at-ces-2025-023252332.html?src=rss

Smart glasses are traditionally long on promise, short on delivery, especially at these sorts of consumer electronics shindigs. Theres always a steady stream of companies promising were on the cusp of having our very own Gary-from-Veep attached to our faces before fading away. The weight of promises Halliday has laid upon the table is a sign of braggadocio, but itll take a while before we know if its deserved or not.Halliday has turned up at CES 2025 in Las Vegas with a pair of eponymous smart glasses filled to the brim with technology. Theres a waveguide display in the right eyecup that will project the equivalent of a 3.5-inch screen into the wearers view. This display is also easy to read in strong light and the company promises the hardware is invisible to onlookers. The company adds the glasses weigh just 35 grams and promise eight hours of battery life on a single charge.HallidayTheres no outward-facing camera, but Halliday says its product comes with a proactive AI assistant, anticipating your needs before you ask. The glasses have built-in microphones that are listening to your conversations, analyzing them and answering prompts as they come up. If you were to wear one of these in a meeting, say, youd be able to ask the system to produce a summary of said meeting immediately afterward. (And yes, we are curious about the privacy implications of such a system.)As well as barking instructions to your glasses, the sides are touch sensitive, but its more likely your main mode of interaction will be with the bundled trackpad ring. You should be able to discreetly control what the AI is pumping to your eyes without attracting attention.HallidayTheres a fairly long list of tasks Halliday says the glasses will be able to grease the wheels for you. As well as listening out for questions in conversation and throwing up answers from the internet, you can use the screen as a hidden teleprompter. It can also translate 40 different languages, offer real-time directions and play music with the accompanying on-screen lyrics.Of course, none of this is anything but sweet words until weve been able to see how this performs in the real world. Halliday says that pre-orders for the glasses will begin at the end of CES, with shipping starting at some point before March 2025. We dont know the price yet, but the company says itll be between $399 and $499.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/wearables/halliday-promises-its-smart-wayfarers-have-a-proactive-ai-assistant-inside-010007688.html?src=rss

Its not as if any period in human history was particularly gentle, but we do seem to live in very stressful times. Maybe its not the stress thats changed, but that were more able than ever to notice, monitor and analyze whats going on in our bodies. Here at CES 2025, startup Eli Health is launching Hormometer, an at-home kit that tests your cortisol and progesterone levels.Hormometer is a wand with a collection tip at one end that you hold in your mouth for 60 seconds. Once its absorbed your spit, youll sit it down on a table for 20 minutes while the cartridges network of built-in microfluidics gets to work. After that, the assay will start displaying lines in a specific color, which can be read and interpreted by your smartphone camera.The app will then be able to, presumably once its established your individual baseline levels, offer helpful suggestions for how to better manage your health. Its likely those will get more detailed over time, as Eli Health says its creating the first data set of its kind. Which, if youre unaware, means your hormone levels are likely going into a very large database with all of its users. The company will have to answer many questions about how its planning to protect the privacy of its users, especially in the US.Cortisol, of course, is better known as the stress hormone, which increases when youre in a tough spot. Its cortisol thats behind your fight-or-flight response, spiking your blood sugar to get you ready for fighting or fleeing, suppressing other critical bodily functions to do so. High cortisol levels will weaken your immune system, waste your muscles and prevent bone growth.Progesterone, meanwhile, is crucial for regulating the reproductive system, particularly for those able to become pregnant. Low levels can risk ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage or premature labor. Excessively high levels, meanwhile, can create problems with temperature and mood regulation as well as low fertility. Progesterone is sometimes given to transfeminine individuals as well, where it's believed to play a role in breast development.Its worth noting that saliva-testing gadgets arent particularly new, and weve reported on them in 2005, 2009 and 2016. Whats attractive about this device, and the rest of the current crop of saliva analysis tools, is the easier accessibility. Eli Health isnt stopping at just those two hormones, and says its already working to develop tests for testosterone and estradiol.The first tests will be available to buy in the US and Canada from January 2025, with various subscription plans available, including one where each test will cost $8 if you commit to a whole year.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/wearables/this-saliva-testing-wand-knows-how-stressed-you-are-010002378.html?src=rss

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Choosing skincare products often comes down to a matter of trial and error.A tabletop device unveiled by LOral, called the LOral Cell BioPrint, is intended to change that. It will offer visitors to LOral-stocked beauty counters the ability to analyze their skin for signs of biological aging, responsiveness to particular active ingredients, and likelihood of conditions like dark spots or enlarged pores. As a result, the company claims, people will be able to choose the skincare products that are most effective for them.We have very good imaging systems that can tell you about what is on the surface of your skin, but what is on the surface of your skin has already happened, says Guive Balooch, global managing director of augmented beauty and open innovation at LOral Groupe. What matters for the future and for people to really get the right product is to understand their individual biology, and that has been something very challenging to do at scale.The new technology will let shoppers take a quick sample of their skin with a painless sticky tape and deposit it onto a test cartridge along with a drop of test solution, then insert it into the device for an analysis of various protein-based biomarkers. Within a few minutes, the user and an adviser at the beauty counter will be able to see a report on an in-store tablet they can use to guide their skincare product considerations, knowing what products are most likely to be effective and what skin issues may pop up in the future. That way, Balooch says, shoppers can shape their skincare routines to address issues like dark spots or wrinkles well before they actually crop up.[Photo: LOral]The goal is to let people be able to really, for the first time, get to know what they can do to correct the future of their skin health, says Balooch.LOrals experts have spent decades identifying biomarkers that can predict skin health, but it wasnt previously possible to do a real-time analysis or spot them in a sample without a traditional laboratory. The company worked with South Korean company NanoEntek, which has experience creating miniaturized biological analysis tools, to develop the technology, which Balooch says compares favorably to traditional lab-grade equipment. The analysis has been tested on roughly 1,000 different skin types and tones from across the world to ensure its helpful for a wide range of customers.Balooch says LOral intends to deploy the devices to thousands of beauty counters across the globe beginning in about a year. The exact business model, including any cost to the consumer, is yet to be determined. The company plans to offer training to help beauty advisers use the new equipment, though Balooch says its designed to be easy and quick to use. And as LOrals researchers continue to find new biomarkers that can inform skincare decisions, they can be added to the Cell BioPrint analysis, Balooch says.Advisers will also have a role in helping customers choose the right product based on their test results, since theyll also likely consider factors like how long a particular product lasts, thickness, and other factors beyond just the active ingredients, he says.Were making sure that the product recommendation is equally as strong as the assessment, Balooch says. Were working very hard on that so people get the right product.