We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication.I love Kindle e-readers, and have been using them since the first Kindle Paperwhite came out in 2012. One thing I've been looking forward to since I first had one in my hands was the color version. It finally came out in November with the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition, which is on sale for $229.99 (originally $279.99), the lowest price it has been since its release according to price tracking tools. Here's what you can expect from the Colorsoft. Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition (32 GB) $229.99 at Amazon $279.99 Save $50.00 Get Deal Get Deal $229.99 at Amazon $279.99 Save $50.00 The Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition is exactly what it sounds like: a Kindle e-reader with color. It's essentially the same hardware and design as the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition, with the same dimensions, weight, and 32GB of storage. It also has the same features, like the automatically adjusting front light, the IPX8 rating waterproof rating, wireless charging, and an ad-free lock screen that either shows the cover for the book you're reading, or generic wallpapers. The battery life is shorter than a Paperwhite, with eight weeks compared to 12, but still plenty for most people.The seven-inch color E Ink display seems to be the industry standard 300 pixels per inch (ppi) for black-and-white content and 150ppi for color, according to PCMag's review. If you love reading comics, this is where the Colorsoft Signature Edition shines. The colors looks like printed newspaper quality, and there's a feature that provides a close-up of each comic panel so you can enjoy the art and read it without having to zoom in. Although the screen doesn't get too bright (94 nits of brightness), the screen does a good job at deflecting glare. The auto light adjuster is nice if you're coming indoors and outdoors a lot. I personally love the warm and cool front-light settings, as I like to read at night and not stress my eyes before bed. Considering it's only $29.99 more to upgrade from the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition to the color version, it makes it a great deal for anyone who needs a bit more color in their life.

As the world turns, so do the console generations. The Nintendo Switch is over seven years old, so its due for a refresh. Nintendo Switch 2 rumors have been swirling for years, but now we have some signs of life. The company officially revealed the sequel to its most successful home console ever in a brief trailer on January 16.The Switch 2 looks functionally very similar to the original system, albeit with a larger display, magnetic Joy-Cons and a sleeker design. The company also reaffirmed that the upcoming console will be backwards compatible with Switch games.While the reveal did confirm some rumors and have a few interesting details for those who were paying close attention, Nintendo is still largely keeping its cards close to its chest. We'll have to wait until a special Nintendo Direct on April 2 for all the juicy information. Annoyingly, that date is a Wednesday and not a Two-sday.The Nintendo Switch 2 was announced on January 16The rumor mill had heavily suggested that Nintendo would pull back the curtain on the Switch 2 on January 16, and that turned out to be the case.The company hasn't changed the core form factor. It's a portable console with detachable Joy-Cons. The Switch 2 can be placed in a dock for big-screen gaming. There are some significant differences from the original console, however.The most obvious one is that the next-gen Joy-Cons will no longer slide into place mechanically. Instead, they'll attach to the main unit magnetically. There is a small connector that's likely used to charge the controllers and perhaps remove the need to link them via Bluetooth. It's unclear at this point if Joy-Cons from the original system will be compatible with the Switch 2.One other big (and very welcome) change is the addition of a second USB-C port on the top of the device. That should make it much easier to plug in accessories while the Switch 2 is docked. It's great to see that Nintendo has kept the headphone jack as well. Let's just hope that Bluetooth headphone support is live from the jump this time and Nintendo doesn't leave everyone waiting four yearsfor that feature.The kickstand is getting an upgrade as well. As with the Switch OLED, it spans the length of the console. But, according to the trailer, this one looks fully adjustable, so you can tweak the viewing angle to one that works for you.However, there are still a great many unknowns regarding the upcoming console. We don't really know the specs yet, or what type of display it uses. We also don't know anything about battery life, the UI or launch games. We'll likely learn a whole lot on April 2.When will the Nintendo Switch 2 come out?2025. That's all we know for sure at this point.It's highly unlikely that Nintendo will release the console before the dedicated Direct on April 2, and not only because that's at the start of Nintendo's next financial year. However, accessory manufacturer Genki, which has been a major source of leaks in recent months, claims the console will be released in April.In any case, we should learn the release date during the April 2 Direct if we haven't already by then.When can I try the Nintendo Switch 2?Nintendo is planning a worldwide roadshow to let gamers go hands-on with the console. These events start in New York and Paris on April 3-6, with others taking place throughout the following two months. That lends credence to some suggestions that Nintendo will release the Switch 2 in June.Ticket registration for the Switch 2 Experience events in the US (in New York, Los Angeles and Paris) starts on January 17 at 3PM ET and will remain open until January 26. A Nintendo Account is required to sign up. Nintendo will randomly select the recipients of the free tickets.The full list of Nintendo Switch 2 Experience events is as follows:North America:New York, April 4-6, 2025Los Angeles, April 11-13, 2025Dallas, April 25-27, 2025Toronto, April 25-27, 2025Europe:Paris, April 4-6, 2025London, April 11-13, 2025Milan, April 25-27, 2025Berlin, April 25-27, 2025Madrid, May 9-11, 2025Amsterdam, May 9-11, 2025Oceania:Melbourne, May 10-11, 2025Asia:Tokyo (Makuhari), April 26-27, 2025Seoul, May 31-June 1, 2025Hong Kong, To be announcedTaipei, To be announcedWill the Nintendo Switch 2 have some weirdness?Everything we've seen and so far about this console has been fairly, well, traditional. It looks like the original Switch, but better. That's awesome, but will there be any of that unpredictable Nintendo magic? Maybe! There are two puzzling additions that folks can't make hide nor hair of.Genki, the accessories manufacturer, just published a landing page for their Nintendo Switch 2 accessories. This landing page features a video that includes a very detailed look at a Switch 2 mockup. pic.twitter.com/Db7RSk4YlQ Bob Wulff (@BobWulff) January 8, 2025 Keen eyes will have noticed a new button on the bottom of the right Joy-Con. It it not yet clear what this does. Could it initiate voice chat during gameplay? Could it calibrate the controllers? Could it create a room-sized hologram of Bowser in your living room? We'll have to wait and see.Now onto the updated Joy-Cons. There appears to be a new sensor on the connecting side of each controller. It looks a whole lot like an optical sensor, which is what a computer mouse uses. This has led to speculation that players will be able to flip the Joy-Con over and use it like a mouse. Of note: the trailer shows the Joy-Cons moving along a flat surface, connector side down and looking suspiciously like a mouse.Genki reveal isnt a mockup, its straight up just the Switch 2, optical sensor is literally flashing in this shot @Stealth40k #Switch2 pic.twitter.com/COeLsonqMd Ash (@Ashinarii) January 8, 2025 But why would anyone even want this? I can think of three words. New Mario Paint.Is the Nintendo Switch 2 backwards compatible?The company confirmed in November 2024 that the Nintendo Switch 2 will be backwards compatible. It will also feature access to Nintendo Online, so users will be able to play all of those old retro titles.In the initial Nintendo Switch 2 press release, Nintendo reiterated that physical and digital Switch games will work on the new system. However, it noted that "certain Nintendo Switch games may not be supported on or fully compatible with Nintendo Switch 2." More details about which games those are will be revealed later.What about specs?The rumors regarding specs are all over the place, so its tough to pin down. We know one thing for sure: Itll be more powerful than the ancient Switch hardware, which was already antiquated back in 2017. One analyst allegedly got a hold of a spec sheet from the Korean United Daily News that said the Switch 2 would boast an eight-core Cortex-A78AE processor, 8GB of RAM, and 64GB of internal eMMC storage. This tracks for me, as these specs are about as underpowered in 2024 as the original Switch was in 2017. However, some reports do indicate that the console will include 12GB of RAM.Another source suggests that the eight-core CPU will be packaged inside an NVIDIA-produced Tegra239 SoC (system on a chip). Given the current Switch runs on an NVIDIA chip, that makes a lot of sense. The CPU will be more powerful, but it's the Switch 2's new GPU that will be a major differentiator. It's all-but-confirmed that the Switch 2 will support DLSS, NVIDIA's "deep learning supersampling" upscaling tech, which would allow the console to render games at a low resolution internally while outputting a high-resolution image. (Fun fact: We actually wrote about how perfect DLSS was for the Nintendo Switch 2 when the technology was announced alongside the RTX 20 series back in 2018.)There are still questions about the Switch 2 and DLSS: Will the system support newer DLSS features like frame generation? Will existing games be automatically tidied up by NVIDIA's algorithm? Regardless of the exact implementation, DLSS upscaling will be a huge leap over the rudimentary techniques available to Nintendo Switch developers.As for the display, there are many conflicting rumors. Early reports from solid sources suggested the Switch 2 would have an 8-inch display LCD display. The Switch 2's display certainly looks larger than that of the original Switch in a side-by-side comparison in the reveal trailer.Some analysts have suggested this would be an OLED screen, while others have said it would be a Mini-LED display. A Mini-LED display is basically an LCD display that has a backlight made of (surprise!) mini-LEDs rather than edge lighting. This allows for local dimming, making the blacks more black. Im hedging my bets here. I think itll be a standard LCD, to cut costs, with an OLED or Mini-LED model coming later down the line. However, Mini-LED screens are slightly cheaper than OLED displays, so thats certainly a possibility at launch.As for resolution, recent reporting suggests that the console will output 1080p in handheld and 4K when docked. That's much better than the OG Switch. Meanwhile, it's not yet clear if the Switch 2 will deliver performance or visual upgrades to original Switch games.How much will the Nintendo Switch 2 cost?We don't have too much information regarding price but we do have plenty of history to work with. The original Nintendo Switch launched at $300, which is pretty much the "magic number" when it comes to Nintendo console releases in recent years. The Wii U also came in at $300.However, there are plenty of rumors circulating that Nintendo could be upping the asking price for the Switch 2. Numerous outlets have reported it'll be $400, or potentially even more expensive. However, the same analysts who say the console will be $400 were also fairly certain it would be out by the end of 2024 and, well, that didn't happen.Dipping back into history, there is some precedence for a price uptick. The GameCube was $200 and the Wii was $250. The Wii U and Switch increased to $300 and, well, numbers like to go up. A $400 price tag would make it nearly as expensive as a PS5 and Xbox Series X. That would also put it at the same price as the 256GB LCD Steam Deck.Again, we should get confirmation of the price during the April 2 Nintendo Direct.Do we know about any launch games?Not so much. The reveal trailer offered a peek at a new Mario Kart game. Nintendo released Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U over a decade ago and it's been milking that cash cow ever since, having sold more than 64 million copies of the game across that console and the Switch. It's definitely time for a new entry!It's certainly been a long time since weve gotten a proper 3D Mario adventure as well, so a new one could be a launch title. That would be one heck of a system seller. Other than that, your guess is as good as mine. Past as prologue, we can expect something from Ubisoft and an off-the-wall title like 1-2-Switch.If theres a gimmick or hook involved with the console, well also get a game that takes advantage of that. A dual release of Metroid Prime 4, just like Breath of the Wild and Twilight Princess before that, is also a possibility.It's all but nailed on that we'll learn much more about the Switch 2 launch lineup during the April 2 Nintendo Direct. You'll definitely want to set your Alarmo for that one.That's everything we know about the Nintendo Switch 2 today. We'll update this article with rumors we trust and with information we gather directly from sources. Any changes made to the article after its initial publishing will be listed below.Update, January 15, 2025, 12:10 PM ET: This story has been updated to include rumors about a potential console announcement for this week.Update, January 16, 2025, 10:33AM ET: This story has been updated to include official details about the Nintendo Switch 2 from the reveal trailer and press release.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/the-nintendo-switch-2-has-been-revealed-heres-everything-we-know-so-far-153308308.html?src=rss

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Bubu Studio, in its presentation of the VFX breakdown of the Netflix mini-series Senna, pays tribute to the legendary Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna. The series delivers breathtaking visuals including high-speed racing sequences, intricately designed car replicas, and meticulously recreated environments.Bubu Studios innovative work brings the thrilling world of Formula 1 to life, capturing the intensity of Sennas iconic races and personal journey. From seamless digital effects to immersive storytelling, the VFX is a testament to technical brilliance and emotional depth.The post SENNA VFX Breakdown by Bubu Studio appeared first on Vfxexpress.

The United Statess tax system is notoriously difficult to try and figure out, which is why theres a slew of AI-powered options hitting the market to help taxpayers navigate it all. Even so, new data reveals just how confused some taxpayers are about what they can and cant do to try and reduce their tax liabilitiesand for younger Americans, some of the data is a bit alarming.For instance, nearly one in five members of the Gen-Z cohort erroneously believe that they can write off anything as a business expense, according to data collected by Talker Research on behalf of TurboTax, which surveyed 4,000 Americans who plan to file a tax return this year. Its unclear where the 17% of Gen Zers who believe they can write off anything got the idea (Seinfeld reruns, perhaps?), but they would need a business in order to claim a business deduction.Additionally, 20% of Gen Z respondents dont believe that students need to file a tax return, and another 13% think that they arent required to pay taxes if theyre paid in cashtwo statistics that are likely to give CPAs around the country agita.Filing taxes can feel overwhelmingso much so that 20% of people would rather face Black Friday crowds or go to jury duty, said Lisa Greene-Lewis, CPA, and spokesperson for TurboTax, in a statement included with the survey results.But its not just Gen Z that has some mistaken beliefs around their taxes. Other eyebrow-raising statistics from the dataset include the fact that roughly a quarter of millennials and Gen Xers think that immigrants dont pay taxes, and 27% of baby-boomer respondents think that they don t need to file a tax return and are unable to get a tax refund if they make less than the IRS income requirements.With a lot of misconceptions and erroneous beliefs around taxes, its no wonder that many tax-prep companies are pouring resources into trying to make the process smoother. That includes TurboTax, which, again, was behind this most recent survey data, which has experimented with AI-powered express lanes over the past year, and has even made it relatively easy for some taxpayers to file a return on their smartphones.Other companies have followed suit, or released competing services, too, such as H&R Block, which likewise has a tool called AI Tax Assist to help taxpayers fill out and file their returns. The catch, with most of these services, is that they typically only work for those with relatively simple returnsthat is, people with one job or source of income, and no or limited itemized deductions.Note, too, that the IRS rolled out a free tax-filing service last year called Direct File, which was developed by the IRS in-house and can also help taxpayers file their returns . . . assuming, again, that they have simple tax situations.

This week on Dezeen, we reported that homes designed by Richard Neutra and Ray Kappe were among more than 12,000 structures lost in the Los Angeles wildfires.In the wake of the deadly fires, Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass issued an executive order to allow "residents to rapidly rebuild", while architects and critics called for a development "rethink", to ensure that the rebuilding is done in a way that limits further damage.Ryue Nishizawa's Moriyama House was the most significant building of 2005We continued counting down the most significant architecture of the 21st century in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series.Among this week's highlights were Ryue Nishizawa's Moriyama House (above), Snhetta's Oslo Opera House andElemental's Quinta Monroyhousing.Demolition of the first Stirling Prize winner was approved this weekIn the UK, the demolition of the inauguralRIBA Stirling Prize-winner was approved by Salford City Council.The University of Salford's Centenary Building, which was completed in 1995 by Hodder+Partners and won the Stirling Prize in 1996, will now be razed despite an objection from the Twentieth Century Society.We looked at the cute robots unveiled at CESContinuing our coverage of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, we rounded up all of the cute robots that took over this year's event.Other news from the event included the launch of an AI-powered self-watering smart planter and Honda's latest electric prototypes.Walmart carried out a low-key rebrandAlso in the US, Walmart unveiled its latest rebrand, which included a logo that was largely unchanged from its 2008 version.Designed for the brand's "next chapter", the new branding is slightly bolder and brighter with the logo's elements moving closer together.A house in a forest in Chile was this week's most popular projectPopular projects on Dezeen this week include a Chilean home surrounded by forest, the conversion of a group of 15th-century farm buildings into housing and a restaurant topped with a "clod of earth lifted from the ground".Our latest lookbooks focused on calming home interiors with earthy finishes and listening bars that are easy on the eyes and ears.This week on DezeenThis week on Dezeenis our regular roundup of the week's top news stories.Subscribe to our newsletters to be sure you don't miss anything.The post This week we reported on the Los Angeles fire losses appeared first on Dezeen.

Modern-day cargo bikes are a handful when it comes to rugged build and a dominating persona. Its probably why such haulers dont appeal to the young crowd. So, are there any utilitarian bikes that can haul your daily groceries without looking like an old mans ride?Well have to go back in time, more than four decades in the past to find the answer in the form of a Honda minibike that was way ahead of its time. The CT50 Motra which was a combination of a heavy-duty bike that could ride any terrain and a sizeable cargo motorcycle, is the answer to owning a cargo bike that looks ready to carry all your load.Designer: HondaThe naming convention comes from the words motorcycle and truck in Japanese language. This boxy bike has shown up in an auction at Mecum Auctions in bring yellow hue. The exclusivity of the bike is apparent as it was produced only for the Japanese market between the years 1982 to 1983. The 50cc 4-stroke single-cylinder engine is connected to a 3-speed manual transmission which is tweaked for normal and off-road travel. This toggle is done using the high-low gear transfer case common to 44 trucks. That gives this cheeky little beast the power to climb 23-degree gradients in high gear.It is pretty clear, the motorbike is tailored for low-speed travel on not so hospitable terrain. When it comes to powerful torque, it has enough meat to pull a decent-sized sedan with ease. Call it an advantage or disadvantage, the minibike weighs 77 kg which is more than a typical e-bike or cargo bike. But it is the perfect little companion for country roads and trails. Coming from the house of Honda, this has Motcompo vibes to it in fact, it seems like a Motocompo on steroids.Some previously sold Motra bikes fetched anywhere between $4,000 $5,000 and this one should too. The bike has just a 25,034 km odometer reading which means it should be in pristine condition when it comes to engine longevity. If you already fancy buying this exclusive two-wheeler from the past, the auction is all set to go live on 29 January in Las Vegas.The post Pretty rare Honda CT50 Motra minibike is a Motocompos beasty cousin on steroids first appeared on Yanko Design.

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Apple could add vapor chamber heat sinks to the iPhone 17 to help it run cooler and faster for longer.iPhone 16 Pro doesn't have vapor chambers. iPhone 17 might. A limiting factor for mobile devices is thermal management, as cooling the heat-generating chips is difficult in such a small volume. It's now claimed that Apple will be doing something about it in the next iPhone generation, using a technology already in use by rivals.According to a Fast Technology industry rumor picked up by MyDrivers on January 16, Apple is going to be using vapor chamber cooling on its iPhone 17 series. This will apparently be for both non-Pro and Pro models. Rumor Score: Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums