A new optical device allows researchers to generate and switch between two stable, donut-shaped light patterns called skyrmions. These light vortices hold their shape even when disturbed, making them ...

The Gulikit KK3 Max is one of the few controllers out there you'll have on a shortlist if you want metal, magnetic back paddles like the ones found on the DualSense Edge and Xbox Elite Series 2. These ...

Some of my earliest memories go back to the late 90s when the Game Boy Color launched. I remember being six or seven years old, walking into a store with my dad to pick up a Game Boy Color and a copy ...

Sandia National Laboratories scientists Saaketh Desai, left, and Prasad Iyer, modernized an optics lab with a team of artificial intelligences that learn data, design and run experiments, and ...

I love the idea of a fully automated smart home setup where my lights turn on exactly when I need them, and the thermostat adjusts itself without me even thinking about it. In practice, however, there ...

In for 2026: 365 buttons. Out for 2026: Explaining yourself. In the early days of the new year, a viral meme, unwittingly started by a user simply named “Tamara,” has taken over TikTok. And it all has ...

A TikTok user’s esoteric comment created a confusing viral moment. By Madison Malone Kircher There’s a TikTok user who goes by Tamara who is marking 2026 using 365 buttons. How is Tamara doing that ...

8BitDo is releasing an evolved version of its Ultimate 3 controller this summer, and it's aimed squarely at the high-end gamepad market—meet the 8BitDo Ultimate 3E. The Ultimate 3E builds upon the ...

You can also change the joysticks and D-pad on this extremely customizable controller launching later this year. You can also change the joysticks and D-pad on this extremely customizable controller ...

Google looks to be adding an option in Android 17 that will allow users to remap the controls for games to whatever buttons they want on a connected controller. This is something that is technically ...