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MTV shut down its remaining 24/7 music channels in several countries, including the UK and Australia, at the end of 2025. The main MTV network shifted its focus to reality shows long ago and it occasionally dips back into music with things like the Video Music Awards, but this shutdown felt like the end of an era. If you yearn for the days when MTV actually played music videos, though, you might be in luck. A developer who goes by the name of Flexasaurus Rex has paid tribute to the MTV of old with a web app that has several channels of non-stop streaming music. MTV Rewind has 11 channels at the time of writing, including one that features videos from the original channels first day of existence in 1981. Theres a channel dedicated to MTV Unplugged performances, a rap-focused stream, one for each decade from the 70s to the 20s and (my personal faves) 120 Minutes and Headbangers Ball options. MTV Rewind has so far pulled in more than 33,000 music videos. Thats over two months worth of music, as Loudwire notes."MTV was a cultural institution that changed music, fashion and youth culture. Then they stopped showing music videos and became reality TV, Flexasaurus Rex said. I felt a wave of sadness when the announcement hit. Nothing felt like it could fill that void. So I started coding. Built it in 48 hours: MTV Rewind."Each channel plays videos in a random order and theres a shuffle all option if you cant decide which stream to watch. If a song isnt hitting for you, just tap the skip button. There are some era-appropriate ads too. For instance, I hadnt seen this one from the Got Milk? campaign before it popped up. It reminded me of the J. Walter Weatherman gag from Arrested Development:The apps database is powered by IMVDb (The Internet Music Video Database). The videos are all pulled from YouTube, one of the things that helped spell the demise of MTVs 24/7 music channels. There wasnt exactly a strong case for Total Request Live to stay on the air, for instance, when we have access to practically every music video ever at our fingertips. One of my favorite things about MTV Rewind is that it has a hit counter like the Geocities of old. So very 90s. In fact, the whole thing is rad. Tubular, some might say. MTV Rewind isnt associated with MTV or its parent company. However, it does use MTVs name. Heres hoping Paramounts lawyers dont crack down on this. Its nice to have fun things on the internet. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/music/mtv-rewind-is-a-developers-tribute-to-247-music-video-channels-120000424.html?src=rss
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In a converted postal station in Buenos Aires' Retiro neighborhood, Posdata has reimagined the traditional café as a space where correspondence and coffee converge.
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Philips Hue has introduced a new software feature called SpatialAware at CES 2026 designed to ensure that all the lights in a space are in harmony with each other. Available exclusively for the Hue Bridge Pro, it takes into account each light point in a room and tailors the colors to ensure a natural representation. "In a sunset scene, for example, the lights on one side of the room emit warm yellow tones to mimic the setting sun, while the ceiling lights on the opposite side reflect darker shades," the company wrote on its blog. The new feature is set to launch in the spring of 2026. To use the feature, you scan a room with your smartphone camera and use augmented reality to determine the positions of individual lights. A smart algorithm then ensures each light point is coordinated. Any lamps added after setup will be taken into account. Then, you use SpatialAware to select a scene like "Lake Mist" and activate the mode. Philips Hue room without SpatialAwarePhilips Hue In the example at top, the company shows how all the lights in a room are "no linger mixed together in a colorful jumble [above] but are perfectly coordinated. The same applies, for example, to the gradient color transitions of corresponding products, where SpatialAware even takes the orientation into account." Philips Hue also introduced a few other features. To start with, the company is adding support for migrating multiple Hue Bridges to a single Bridge Pro during the setup process. In addition, the Hue Secure Camera, Hue Secure video doorbell and Hue contact sensors will soon work with Apple Home. Users will also see live video with picture-in-picture mode on Apple TV and get real-time alerts on the Apple Home app. The Hue AI assistant has been updated so you can now creation automations based on natural language requests for instance, "wake me up at 6:45 AM every day except on Wednesdays." New AI assistant languages have been added (Dutch, German and Spanish) and the Hue app will start showing automations within the rooms and zones they're set to control, so you won't need to jump around in the app as much. All those new features are set to arrive in Q1 2026. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/home/smart-home/philips-hue-spatialaware-feature-harmonizes-all-the-lights-in-a-room-101843600.html?src=rss
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