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If youre looking for an Alexa speaker on the cheap, this Amazon Prime Day deal will be hard to beat. The Echo Dot (5th gen) has improved audio that competes with more expensive rivals like the HomePod mini. Usually going for $50, the latest Echo Dot is only $23 today, cheaper than its July Prime Day price. This Echo Dot model launched in 2022 with clearer vocals, deeper bass and more vibrant overall sound than previous generations. Of course, it will pale in comparison to bigger and much more expensive speakers, but good luck finding anything else of this quality for that sale price. Its Engadgets current pick for the best smart speaker under $50. The speaker supports direct streaming from Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Music. It works great for podcasts, too, and you can use it as a Bluetooth speaker with unsupported apps. Alexa lets you control smart home accessories, get weather updates and ask general questions. Fitting your home with smart speakers can be expensive, but this sale price could allow you to put Alexa in any room for a modest upfront investment. The speaker has a cute, round shape and a minimalist style. It measures only 3.9 inches at its widest point and wont take up much space on a table or desk. It's available in charcoal, white and blue all on sale for the same price. If youre transforming your home into a smart home, you can opt for a bundle with a smart light for the same price. For $23, you can get a TP-Link Tapo smart color bulb and the smart speaker. Although its audio isnt quite in the same class as the Dot, the Echo Pop for even cheaper. The equally cute smart speaker is on sale for Prime Day for $18. This could be a good option if youre fitting your home with Alexa devices, but there are some rooms where you wont listen to music. Otherwise, the slightly more expensive Echo Dot will be the better bet. Follow @EngadgetDeals on Twitter for the latest tech deals and buying advice in the lead up to October Prime Day 2024.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/deals/the-echo-dot-is-going-for-a-record-low-of-23-thanks-to-a-prime-day-deal-175633670.html?src=rss
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If you have an older Samsung Galaxy smartphone, you may want to hold off on the latest software update. 9to5Google reported that the update that has been rolling out from Samsung over the past few days is bricking devices from the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 series of phones. The publication also found some users reporting the same issue with Galaxy M51 and A90 models. After downloading the update, the devices get stuck in a bootloop and never fully turn back on. Impacted devices can perform a factory reset to recover functionality, but that's not a perfect fix. It should make the phone usable, but any data that hasn't already been backed up will be lost. If you own an older Galaxy smartphone and haven't yet downloaded the latest update, you may want to disable automatic updates until Samsung shares more information about this issue. Software support for older models can become an issue for any hardware manufacturer. The Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ are five years old now, which is an age where companies may stop providing regular updates. We've reached out to Samsung for a comment and will update this post with any additional information.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/samsungs-latest-software-update-may-be-bricking-older-phones-175136078.html?src=rss
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Paramount just announced that it's going ahead with a new video game based on Avatar: The Last Airbender, which will be developed by Saber Interactive. For the uninitiated, Saber is behind titles like Snowrunner and Teardown. It also has plenty of experience making licensed content, as it published Evil Dead: The Game and World War Z: Aftermath, among others. A new game in the Avatar-verse isnt that notable on its own. After all, there have been plenty already. Paramount is already crowing about the title, though, calling it a AAA RPG and claiming itll be the biggest video game in franchise history. Thats not exactly a high bar, given the cartoons rocky history in gaming. There was that one good Bayonetta-like game that featured Avatar Korra, but everything else is pretty much trash. This upcoming RPG wont follow Aang or Korra. Players will control an all-new, never-before-seen Avatar. The games set thousands of years before the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. The story has been developed in close collaboration with Avatar Studios, though we dont know if franchise creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko are involved in any way. This looks to be an action RPG and not a turn-based affair, as a press release suggests dynamic combat and a quest to master all four elements. However, theres no release date and no suggestion as to how far along the game is. Paramount says itll be available soon, but the company hasn't released a trailer or even artwork, so one persons soon is another persons probably sometime in 2026. In any event, sign me up. Im a big-time cabbage head, or honorary member of the Aang Gang or whatever fans are called. Saber Interactive has proven itself worthy with other pre-existing IPs, so why not this one? It could work. The Avatar franchise has been relatively quiet lately, though the live-action Netflix show was renewed for two more seasons to finish up the story. Franchise creators DiMartino and Konietzko are making an animated film that follows an adult Aang and friends, but its been awhile since weve heard anything about that.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/saber-interactive-is-making-a-aaa-rpg-based-on-avatar-the-last-airbender-171655351.html?src=rss
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