Garmin’s new Fenix 9 adds brighter screens and smoother map panning
Garmin just took the wraps off its new line of rugged Fenix 9 smartwatches, with the base model featuring an OLED display with a brightness of up to 3,000 nits, making it twice as bright as its predecessor. Starting at $999.99 for the 43mm case option, the Fenix 9 has 50 percent more RAM and an upgraded map engine, allowing for faster panning.
It also comes with a scratch-resistant sapphire lens, an increased 64GB of storage, and a bunch of new software-based features, like Garmin Epic. This feature groups all the workouts you've done over several days, weeks, or months to create an "Epic" that shows your health and performance data within …
Trump is upping the price of Big Tech’s favorite visa
In the span of a few hours on Monday, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would be implementing a fee of over $103,000 on H-1B visas, and news broke that the State Department plans on revoking the visas of up to 200,000 asylum seekers - which, according to The Associated Press, would be the largest mass visa revocation in US history.
More than a year into President Donald Trump's second term, it's become clear that the only way Trump can get the deportation numbers he wants is by stripping legal immigrants of status. Beyond having ICE arrest, detain, and deport immigrants, the administration is pressuring noncitizens to " …
At just $8, you owe it to yourself to grab Inscryption
If you watched the Gamescom 2026 announcements, you might have caught a trailer for the bizarre, frenetic Pony Island 2: Panda Circus, a game from Daniel Mullins. In case you haven’t heard of him, get a crash course with a fantastic discount on Inscryption. Humble is currently selling Steam versions of the secret-packed deckbuilder for $7.99, a sizable discount from its usual price of $20. It’s compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux machines.
The game starts out as a fairly straightforward deckbuilding roguelike game with a dark atmosphere. Stick with it, and it’ll evolve, defying genres, breaking the fourth wall, and leading you through a twisted story with plenty of surprises. Part of the fun is discovering those twists yourself, so I won’t say anything else. It’s one of my personal favorite games, and it’s best to go in knowing as little as possible. Thankfully, taking the leap isn’t expensive at all.
Read our Inscryption review.
The Witcher 3 is getting a remaster
CD Projekt Red is remastering The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the hit RPG that first launched in 2015, and the updated game will be available starting September 29th. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered will bring improvements to visuals and combat, a "reimagined" skill tree, and more, and it also includes the first two expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine.
Remastered will be a free upgrade for players who own the base game on GOG, Steam, Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X / S. With the launch of Remastered, The Witcher 3 will also be coming to the Nintendo Switch 2.
This remastered version of The Witcher 3 (which fol …
Dreame’s dream of a rocket-powered car is dead
Dreame, the Chinese vacuum company that aspires to be a global technology giant, is reportedly shutting down its automotive project after funding from the government dried up.
According to CarNewsChina, the company's automotive division called "Project Starry Sky" once employed over 1,000 people, but now only a handful legal and HR staffers remain, charged with winding down the operation. In a statement, Dreame said it "recently adjusted certain operations that were in the exploratory phase," and that going forward, it would focus on four key business areas: "smart home, outdoor/garden, smart mobility, and embodied AI." (A spokesperson for …
Take a look at Microsoft’s new 25th anniversary Halo accessories
The new Designed for Xbox 25th Anniversary collection features a handful of limited edition gadgets available for pre-order today. Paying homage to the Halo special edition of the original Xbox, almost everything in the collection is translucent "OG Green," matching the Xbox Series X25 limited edition console it announced in June at E3. That includes 25th anniversary versions of the Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35K mouse, Razer BlackWidow V4 75% gaming keyboard, and Razer Hammerhead V3 X HyperSpeed earbuds.
There's also a translucent green 8BitDo Ultimate charging dock for Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One controllers, along with …
Bose’s smallest Bluetooth speaker is a great deal at 35 percent off
Bose may be best known for its QuietComfort headphones, but the brand’s Bluetooth speakers have earned a great reputation for featuring great sound and build quality. The compact Bose SoundLink Micro — its most compact Bluetooth speaker — is currently discounted to $79.99 at Amazon, a pretty great discount from its usual $129 price tag.
The rounded-off square speaker is almost pocketable, and easily slides into a purse or backpack; it’s just over four inches wide, 1.54 inches deep, and weighs less than a pound. It’s dustproof and waterproof, with an IP67 rating that matches the larger Bose Bluetooth speakers, and should last a full day at the beach or by the pool. The speaker will run for up to 12 hours on a single charge, and has convenient nylon strap for attaching it to your backpack or to your bike’s handlebars.
Other deals to consider
- Best Buy has the 5TB Seagate Game Drive discounted to $169.99 (usually $219.99) until the end of the day. While it might seem odd to buy a non-SSD external drive in 2026, the price here is better than we’ve seen recently for this capacity. This model is compatible with computers as well as Xbox consoles, although only games predating the Xbox Series S/X era will be able to be played directly from the drive. Newer games will need to first be copied over to your console’s speedy SSD.
- Woot is selling a variety of refurbished Apple Watch Series 9 units for as low as $189.99, depending on the configuration you choose. While they’re a couple of generations old, it’s rare to see recent models that low, and this is one of the older Apple Watches that will support watchOS 27. Woot is covering the devices with a one year warranty in case there are any issues down the road. Read our review.
- Until the end of the day, you can grab an Ultraloq Bolt door lock for $74.99 from Amazon (usually $109.99). This Wi-Fi smart lock features both numerical and fingerprint sensors, giving you a few options for quickly unlocking your door. You can check the status and lock or unlock the door from your phone, and it integrates with other smart home platforms like Alexa, Apple Home, and Google Home.
Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026: The biggest announcements and trailers
The Geoff Keighley-hosted Opening Night Live event at Gamescom just wrapped up. Arguably the biggest announcement was the closer: a remastered version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt from CD Projekt Red that’s launching in September. But the show also featured a bunch of trailers for others games, including Gears of War: E-Day, Capcom’s upcoming Mega Man sidescroller, and Final Fantasy VII Revelation.
The event took place ahead of a potentially very big fall for the games industry. Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled to release on November 19th, and the rest of the games industry is largely steering clear of GTA VI’s launch. That means the next several weeks are packed with major releases — and the calendar just got even busier with the Witcher 3 remaster. GTA VI wasn’t shown, but that’s not really a surprise: that game is set to have a reveal event of its own on Thursday.
Here’s our coverage from Gamescom and Opening Night Live. You can watch a replay of the show on YouTube.
- The Witcher 3 is getting a remaster
- Watch out for Weapons.
- The new game from the creator of Inscryption launches next year.
- Path of Exile II’s 1.0 launch is set for December 11th.
- Building a city brick by brick.
- Crazy Taxis.
- Mewgenics is coming to PS5, Switch 2, and Xbox Series X / S.
- Proudly made in Ukraine.
- Agent 47… smoke weed every day.
- Lots of gameplay from a new D&D game.
- PUBG gets a little edgelord with it.
- The new Control looks out of control.
- More Mega Man.
- Crimson Desert is getting an “enhanced” version.
- A look at the cast of Silent Hill: Townfall.
- Here’s the story trailer for Gears of War: E-Day.
- MonHoYoverse.
- The new Onimusha’s demo is getting bigger.
- The Battletoads team is making an art game.
- RollerCoaster Tycoon is back.
- GeForce Now is getting support for the Steam Controller
- The Witcher 4 developers target a 2028 release
Instagram’s ‘First Draft’ trims your Reels clips for you
Instagram is launching a new Reels-editing feature that automatically trims your video clips to focus on the highlights. The feature, called First Draft, is rolling out to Instagram's iPhone app and provides a "starting point" that you can build upon with other edits, according to an announcement on Tuesday.
An example shared by Instagram shows a user selecting multiple clips for a reel and then tapping the "First Draft" button. From there, Instagram analyzes the clips - each of which is more than a minute long - before trimming them down to eliminate pauses and showcase the most important parts. Instagram then combines the snippets into a …
Nothing OS 5.0 brings a new Glyph Interface app and a more customizable homescreen
With the new design of Nothing OS 5.0, app icons and widgets can use adaptive color to get color tints pulled from your wallpaper, which update whenever your wallpaper changes. Alongside Android's built-in Dynamic Colors, the company says it allows you to have specific elements change to match your wallpaper "while Nothing's predominantly monochrome character stays underneath."
While I like Nothing's simplified, monochrome app icons, it's nice to get an option for adding some limited areas of color to the homescreen. Nothing's launching it as "an additional theme," so you can keep using the old design if you like.
The Android 17-based upd …