By Lillygol Sedaghat and Cory Howell HamadaNovember 4, 2024 5:15 PM EST

Insect shells, rice husks, water bottles, and bamboo charcoal might not be the first things that come to mind when you think of high-­performance building products. But Taiwanese upcycling company Miniwiz is using them to create just that. “We take leftover construction waste, leftover fiber waste, leftover plastic or packaging waste, and turn that into a building material you can use for another 30 years,” says CEO Arthur Huang.

Carbon emissions from the built environment include “operational” carbon generated through uses like lighting and ventilation, and “embodied” or “embedded” carbon, created during the process of material extraction, manu…

Looking to upgrade your home theater? Then you’ll want to take a look at the LG S80QR 5.1.3ch Dolby Atmos Soundbar, as it’s seeing a discount of more than 50% for Prime Day. The premium audio system typically retails for $1,050, but right now, you’ll find it for the incredible price of just $475. This isn’t just a great price–it’s the lowest price ever for LG’s popular surround sound system. Amazon is all but guaranteed to sell out fast, so be sure to check it out soon.

Part of what makes the S80QR great is its AI Room Calibration feature. This allows it to use spatial awareness technology to map your room and adjust its settings based on your specific layout. In other words, the sys…

Amazon’s Black Friday sale includes a ton of bargains on 4K Blu-rays, including a plenty of hit movies for around 10 bucks. We put together a list of the best cheap 4K Blu-ray deals, many of which save you upwards of 70%. There are some really great $10 4K movies here, including The Batman, John Wick, and Terminator 2.

We initially planned on limiting this list strictly to 4K Blu-rays for $10 bucks and under, but we uncovered far too many notable deals in the $11 to $13 range. We couldn’t leave The Shining, Jurassic Park, Inception, Dune: Part Two, and others off this list. The Shining and Jurassic Park are $11 each, while Dune: Part Two and Inception are only $13. That said, most of the 4K Blu-rays below are closer to $10 instead of $15.

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During Gamescom recently, Microsoft announced that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will come to PlayStation 5 in 2025 following its debut on Xbox Series X|S and PC this December. Creative director Axel Torvenius from MachineGames said in an interview that the studio is “super thrilled and excited” by the opportunity to bring the game to PS5 and reach a wider audience.

“The more people that can play the game–who can see all the passion and love we have put into this project and all the hard work–the merrier,” the developer told Eurogamer.

Design director Jens Andersson, meanwhile, said bringing The Great Circle to PS5 is “something we wanted to do.” The developer added that the game’s engine, id Tech, was made as a multiplatform engine, which will help the team bring the…

It’s no secret that Spider-Man 4–whatever it might be subtitled–is on the way from Marvel Studios, and could be ready by 2026, though no confirmation is set in Marvel’s ever-shifting schedule. Aside from Tom Holland suiting up again, Shang-Chi’s director Destin Daniel Cretton stepping in for Jon Watts, and the screenwriting duo of Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers returning, not much is known about the production. That includes if the multiverse hijinks of multiple Spider-Men are involved once again.

That doesn’t stop Andrew Garfield from getting pressed for his involvement, even if it’s non-existent. During a live special of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, host Josh Horowitz had a long conversation with the actor that eventually turned to Spider-Man talks like if he was thinking a…

If you love classic Pokemon games and pixel art, you might have trouble deciding which of Mega’s officially licensed Pokemon buildable models to pick up during Target’s Black Friday sale. All six of the awesome Pokemon Retro Sets are on sale for only $17.49 each through Saturday. This nostalgic collection of building sets lets you make pixel art-inspired figures of some of the most beloved and recognizable Generation 1 Pokemon from the Kanto Region: Pikachu, Charmander, Squirtle, Bulbasaur Eevee, and Mew.

Mega Bloks: Pokemon Retro Sets – Pixel Art Display Figures

• Pikachu Retro Set (400 pieces) — $17.49 ($25)
• Charmander Retro Set (349 pieces) — $17.49 ($25)
• Bulbasaur Retro Set (374 pieces) — $1…
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The Steam Deck will not get yearly iterations a la the iPhone, according to one of its designers, though a Steam Deck 2 will likely happen at some point.

In an interview with Reviews.org (spotted by The Verge) Steam Deck designer Lawrence Yang said, “We’re not going to do a bump every year. There’s no reason to do that.” He elaborated that he felt it was unfair to customers to offer only incremental improvements each year. He said, “…we really do want to wait for a generational leap in compute without sacrificing battery life before we ship the real second generation of Steam Deck.”

This answer matches prior statements Valve has made. On several occasions last year, Valve employees stated that a more powerful Steam Deck will be years away–late 2025 at the earliest. Va…

Earlier this month, CD Projekt Red finally shared the first look at The Witcher 4 with a new teaser featuring Ciri as a fully fledged Witcher on her own adventure. And while there wasn’t much time for fun and frivolity in that preview, the developers are hinting that the card game Gwent will be featured in the upcoming sequel. Come from Sports betting site VPbet

Game director Sebastian Kalemba and executive producer Gosia Mitręga were asked about Gwent’s presence in The Witcher 4 during their joint interview with Easy Allies. While neither Kalemba nor Mitrega came right out and said Gwent is in the game, they certainly seemed to confirm it.

“We really love [Gwent], and we also really carefully, alway…