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Nintendo Switch 2 is the fastest-selling video game hardware device in US history

Nintendo Switch 2 is the fastest-selling video game hardware device in US history

The Nintendo Switch 2 has debuted as the fastest-selling video game hardware device in United States history, according to market research. The Switch 2 sold 1.6 million units in June, the highest launch-month unit sales for video game hardware in U.S. history, says video game analyst Mat Piscatella on social media. This beats the PlayStation 4, which sold 1.1 million …

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New device turns moon dirt into water and oxygen for lunar bases

New device turns moon dirt into water and oxygen for lunar bases

Building a long term base on the Moon has always stumbled over one stubborn shortage, water. A study recently published describes a device that heats lunar soil to pull water out of the dirt and, in the same chamber, uses that water to turn exhaled carbon dioxide into oxygen and materials for fuel. “We never fully imagined the ‘magic’ that …

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Judge orders Tennessee to turn off inmate’s heart-regulating device at execution

Judge orders Tennessee to turn off inmate’s heart-regulating device at execution

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials must deactivate a death-row inmate ‘s implanted heart-regulating device to avert the risk that it might try to shock him during his lethal injection, a judge ruled Friday. The order by Nashville Chancellor Russell Perkins comes ahead of the Aug. 5 execution of Byron Black. Black’s attorneys have said that the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator could …

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Here’s a Sneak Peek at the Next Batch of Emoji Coming to Your Device

Here’s a Sneak Peek at the Next Batch of Emoji Coming to Your Device

What’s up, besties? It’s World Emoji Day, which means it’s time to look at some new emoji (or is that emojis?). In a post on its blog today, the Unicode Consortium, the nonprofit behind the standardized set of emoji across you see across all your various devices and apps, previewed its next set of icons and expressions. The group says …

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A device or the Heimlich maneuver: What to do when someone is choking

A device or the Heimlich maneuver: What to do when someone is choking

NEW YORK (AP) — It was the scariest choking incident David Palumbo had ever seen. The 88-year-old man had been dining at a Providence, Rhode Island, Italian restaurant in September 2019. Now he was unconscious, with a piece of bread lodged in his windpipe. Precious minutes went by as first responders were unable to help him with CPR or the …

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Google Fi device protection switches provider, 2x loss/theft claims

Google Fi device protection switches provider, 2x loss/theft claims

Like Pixel Preferred Care earlier this year, Google Fi device protection now has a new “device protection provider” with one benefit improving. Device protection provides “additional coverage beyond your device’s manufacturer’s warranty” for phones (and smartwatches) purchased via the Google Fi store. It covers two instances of accidental damage, like drops, spills, or cracked screens, in any rolling 12-month period. …

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