Today, the company added Sycamore to its line, which xMEMS calls the smallest and lightest micro-speaker. These include a more detailed sound profile, deeper low-end, and increased robustness. xMEMS calls this the worlds first 1-mm thin near-field full-range MEMS Micro Speaker. © Dua Rashid / Gizmodo Im aware that thats a mouthful. In simpler words, this is the worlds smallest speaker designed to be close to the users ear. Well, thats one of the reasons....

Steven Spielbergs mystery UFO movie continues to expand.Tron: Aresteases Jared Letos titular program. Plus,Monarchteases a return to Skull Island in season 2, and whats coming onInvincible Fight Girl. Now inCreature Commandos, youll hear them talk about things that happened in[The] Suicide SquadorPeacemaker. © Max Well then, those things automatically become canon. Greetings from Skull Island. Want more io9 news? © Disney News from the future, delivered to your present. Simon Pegg Still Has Hope ForStar Trek 4 Plus, A24’sDeath Strandingmovie finds an intriguing director....

Lido iscurrently being suedin a class-action lawsuit that accuses it of having sold unregistered securities. A fourth firm, Robot Ventures, was excluded as a partner. The severe weirdness of Lidos legal defense strategy should be noted. © Brandon Bell/Getty Images Dolphin, itself, is represented by a law firm, Brown Rudnick LLP, the outlet writes. Much mystification has gone into what the crypto industry is and does. The Lido case revolves around another such legalistic quandary....

And gruesome special effects? Yes, its gotplentyof those. This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity. © Cineverse How did your involvement in the remake come about? It was a part of growing up. So when the producers approached me to do this movie, I knew exactly what the film was. Ryan Kruger directingStreet Trash. © Cineverse I wanted to leave it alone, as a fan of the original....

Microsofts head is in the clouds. Microsoft showed off its upcoming mini PC product during its 2024 Ignite conference. Were amid mini PC fever with Apples small-yet-powerfulM4 Mac mini. © Image: Microsoft The equipment is supposed to be released in April next year. This means the end user wont be able to turn off any security features. The Windows maker said the machine will support passwordless entry with its Entra biometric ID system....

There are manydifferent types of rocket fuelswhich offer different advantages and drawbacks. Nuclear fission is the reaction that occurs in nuclear reactors today. It is often confused withnuclear fusion, the reaction that occurs at the heart of stars like our Sun. An artist’s representation of the NEP tug in front of the Moon.Illustration: ESA Despitesome controversyabout nuclear reactors, nuclear energy hassuppliedroughly 20% of Americas power every year since 1990. News from the future, delivered to your present....

Its easy to imagine Sony looking atMicrosofts $69 billion Activision Blizzard buyoutwith no small degree of envy. Elden Ring, a collaboration between Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R.R. But its not just Miyazakis current and future projects on the line if a Sony deal goes through. © Bandai Namco Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida told investors they wanted more IP with lovable characters. WhichElden Ringcharacters do you think are lovable? Kadokawa owns a 70% stake in FromSoftware, while Sony owns a 14% stake in the studio....

The merger caused Funimation, a longtime staple in the anime industry, to end its services in April. As Reuters notes, Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida made the companys plans exceedingly clear last year. The companys goal was to invest in sustainable growth. © Hidive So dont hold your breath on history repeating itself once more on that front. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. Jojos Adventures Get More Bizarre inSteel Ball RunAnime Yeeeeeeehaw!...

Ultimately, SpaceX plans on retrieving and reusing both Starships booster and its upper stage. SpaceX is also moving towards more frequent launches of Starship, withMusk aiming for 25 launches in 2025. News from the future, delivered to your present. Starship Super Heavy Booster splashed down off the coast of Texas.SpaceX Starship shortly after launch on November 19, 2024. Photo: C&J Images

Foras much of it as there is,Star Warsis a tricky endeavor to get right. AndSkeleton Crew, the upcoming live-action streaming adventure series, hassome good-assStar Warsnames. They have to have a sort of a rhythm to them. © Lucasfilm And I like, they tend to roll off the tongue, right? Its tricky because sometimes its a very earth name, like Luke. It is a strange part of writing. Its not telling a story, its closer to like… a weird form of micro-poetry....

Universal Pictures has finally given us our first look at itslive-actionHow to Train Your Dragonfilm. How to Train Your Dragonfollows a tribe of Vikings who display their worth by hunting mighty dragons. How to Train Your Dragonoriginally released in 2010. Hiccup and Toothless in How to Train Your Dragon.Image: Universal Alongside Butler, the film starred Jay Baruchel as Hiccup and America Ferrera as his love interest, Astrid. It became so popular that it garneredtwo sequel films, five short films, andtwo TV series....

Still looking for the perfect gift for a loved one? Consider a pair of headphones. See at Best Buy Audio Sent Through Your Skull Headphones like these are pretty nifty. © Best Buy They dont just play music into your ear. They bypass your eyes by vibrating your skull, giving you the perception of sound. This process is known as bone conduction. Except here, the sound is delivered through the cheekbone....

An internal memoobtained by WIREDthrough a public records request detailed the ins and outs of the ban. But that doesnt mean the Patent Office isnt using AI at allquite the opposite. Beliveau told Forbes that his office wasnt allowed to use LLMs at all. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) seal is displayed inside the headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S., on Friday, April 4, 2014.© Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images...