NASA’s Artemis II successfully , with its crew on a 10-day mission to orbit the Moon. It is a great step towards humanity to return to our little neighbor in the future. Since its launch, the vehicle has been separated from its launch program and tested in person, testing how the Orion capsule will fare with future lunar landers. However, there were setbacks: The toilet inside broke down, and .
Jokes aside, there’s something great about seeing humanity take on the stars again. That, in all our worst emotions, we can still come together to solve problems and explore beyond our imaginations.
– Dan Cooper
Some big news (and deals) this morning
The company is long on promises, short on evidence.
The Donut Lab
At CES 2026, the Finnish-Estonian startup claimed to have invented a world-changing solid-state battery. Rather than explain how it did so, it engaged in a long campaign of teasing out data that didn’t quite match its explosive claims. separating fact from hype and found that there is less of the former and far more of the latter.
It’s more expensive than other portable mixers, but for good reason.
James Trew of Engadget
As James Trew said, $300 is a lot for a portable mixer in this class, but Roland’s brand new one justifies its price. Unlike its predecessor, the Pro-X, it gets a second XLR port, a MIDI connection and a display that offers visual VU meters. That you can also use it as a desktop interface adds another layer of icing to an already delicious cake.
I’m actually happy with this one.
Sam Rutherford of Engadget
WWDC 2026 is coming this summer, but we’ve already gathered enough rumors from the mill to bring you the inside scoop. Previous reports suggest that, fixing them within your software rather than going hard on new features. Hopefully, that will see the excess of Liquid Glass sold down, more cruft cuts and improvements in sustainability. Oh, and some insults about AI.
Who cares about sound quality when your speaker is changing!?
Sam Rutherford of Engadget
There are some things in life that are often a hard sell, a $1,400 boombox that just happens to come with poor sound quality is one of them. It is dressed as, however, and suddenly Sam Rutherford runs for their wallet.
About expensive things…
Steve Dent of Engadget
Nebula has built a solid track record of making projectors you’re proud to show off. The latest is the , which includes a beefy 4K projector and a 400-watt Dolby Atmos 7.1 speaker system. That’s a lot of technology in one package and you’re clearly at home in the middle of a backyard movie night under the stars. But is it worth the $5,000 asking price? For that, you’ll need to read Steve Dent’s review.
