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Redbox is as dead as disco, but that doesnt mean it cant (sorta) live on in your living room. Redboxs parent company folded with hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid debts. It also left over 24,000 of its iconic red machines at various retail locations, as reported by The Wall Street Journal and spotted by Gizmodo. The machines are heavy, cumbersome and difficult to dispose of, with a former RedBox executive suggesting it costs $500 to remove one of the kiosks. This is compounded by the fact that some of the machines are actually embedded in concrete. The retailers plan on salvaging them for scrap, at a loss, which has led collectors to take the initiative to scoop some up before they hit the scrap heap. Redbox, the DVD vending machine pioneer, is out of business, sticking Walgreens, Walmart and other merchants with 24,000 abandoned big red machines https://t.co/OqpLHA4vB0 https://t.co/OqpLHA4vB0 The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) October 10, 2024 Jacob Helton, a 19-year-old from North Carolina, picked one up from a drugstore because he felt like Redbox is important in the history of American media. He went on to make the point that its collapse marks the end of the video rental era. Now he has a giant DVD-renting machine in his garage. Now, before you roll up to a local Walgreens and ask about the dilapidated Redbox machine sitting outside, there are some caveats. First of all, these things are heavy and extremely difficult to transport. As mentioned above, some are even dipped in concrete. Also, these machines suck up massive amounts of energy during use. Walgreens told a judge that it costs the company $184,000 each month to power 5,400 kiosks. That breaks down to around $35 per month for a single machine. They also have to be regularly maintained. However, if you do have a large DVD collection, each machine can hold around 500 of them. You can pretend to rent them out to friends and family and, well, thats about it. Redbox was on top of the world just ten years ago, boasting of nearly $2 billion in yearly revenue and installing over 43,000 kiosks across the US and Canada. It managed to hang on a bit longer than Blockbuster, but now its gone forever.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/tv-movies/do-you-want-a-giant-redbox-machine-nows-your-chance-172806520.html?src=rss
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Shut-ins of the world, youll have to wait a bit longer for your ultimate wish-fulfillment video game. Date Everything!, the cheekily bizarre romantic sim from Team17 and Sassy Chap Games, is no longer arriving on October 24, as was initially announced. On Friday, the team pushed back the games release date to Valentines Day 2025. On a game design level, Date Everything! appears to be a simple dating simulator with dialogue branches and voiced characters. What sets it apart is its delightfully absurd premise: You can date all your household objects, thanks to magical glasses known as the Dateviator. Your dateable objects each have a distinct personality and branching storylines. Your romantic possibilities include a laundry hamper (the fiery Harper), a vacuum cleaner (the hunky Hoove) and your overwhelming (and shirtless) sense of existential dread who would prefer just to be called Doug. As unappealing as that bunch sounds for a romantic fling, it may still beat todays microtransaction-riddled dating apps. Team17 / Sassy Chap Games Depending on your dialog branch choices, each humanized object can become a Love, Friend or Hate. The games press release promised that each outcome influences a critical path tying it all together, so choose wisely between the lamp and the towel who dresses like Liberace. Date Everything! arrives on February 14, 2025, on Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/absurdist-romance-sim-date-everything-has-been-delayed-to-valentines-day-2025-163412249.html?src=rss
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We're getting into the colder months of the year (at least in the northern hemisphere). If you haven't done so already, it'll soon be time to switch on the heating. Rather than make manual adjustments to the thermostat throughout the day, why not let a smart version take care of the heavy lifting? As luck would have it, Google's Nest Thermostat is back on sale. The device can be yours for $85. That's $45 off the regular price but some way off the record low of $61 it dropped to a year ago. This is a more affordable version of the Nest Learning Thermostat and should do the trick for many people. When you leave your home, the Energy Star-certified Nest Thermostat can automatically adjust the temperature to prevent wasting energy on heating or cooling. The Nest app allows you to tweak the settings remotely. This can come in especially handy if you're going to arrive home at a different time than usual. You can delay a temperature change or make it kick in earlier so your home's at the optimal level of warmth while minimizing energy waste. The thermostat can be controlled via Google Assistant and other Matter-certified assistants such as Siri and Alexa. There's also a Savings Finder feature. This offers suggestions on how to tweak your temperature schedule to keep your costs lower. Follow @EngadgetDeals on Twitter and subscribe to the Engadget Deals newsletter for the latest tech deals and buying advice.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/deals/googles-nest-thermostat-is-back-on-sale-for-85-155604449.html?src=rss
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