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Google is calling this the first Google Home Speaker actually built for Gemini rather than Google Assistant, and after living with the Obsidian review unit for a few weeks now, I get why they made the switch the main selling point for the device's launch. This isn't a huge hardware leap over the old Nest Audio, but the way it talks back to you is genuinely different. Here's how it holds up day to day.

Star Fox is back, and this time it's a full remake of Star Fox 64 rather than a new entry in the series. Developed by Velan Studios, it swaps the cartoony look of past versions for a more grounded, realistic art style and puts a heavier focus on story than any previous take on the game. Story The plot hasn't changed much from the N64 original. You're Fox McCloud, flying with your team to stop Andross from taking over the Lylat system, with Star Wolf popping up throughout to make things difficult.

The Nex Playground has quietly become one of the more talked about pieces of kid tech over the past year, and after spending a good stretch of time with it in the house, I get why. It's a small motion controlled console built entirely around getting kids (and honestly, adults too) up and moving, using a camera instead of a controller. It's not trying to compete with the S witch 2 or a PS5, and it doesn't need to. It's carved out its own lane, and for the most part it handles that lane well.

Devil May Cry 5 first arrived in 2019, and it remains one of the best action games Capcom has ever put out. After years of being confined to PlayStation, Xbox, and PC, it has now made its way to Nintendo Switch 2 in the form of the Devil Hunter Edition, which bundles in all the previously released DLC including the playable Vergil, who was originally a Special Edition exclusive. The question is how it holds up on Nintendo's handheld hardware.

There are a lot of over-ear headphones competing for your attention in the €100 to €150 bracket, and most of them ask you to make a compromise somewhere. Either you get decent sound but mediocre battery life, or you get solid ANC but nothing special in the audio department. The soundcore Space 2 refuses that trade-off, packing in features you'd typically expect to pay considerably more for and doing it at a price that's genuinely hard to argue with.

Robot vacuums have come a long way in a short time, and eufy 's latest flagship, the eufy Omni S2, is a strong argument that we're now firmly in the era of the set-it-and-forget-it home cleaner. Building on the solid foundation laid by the S1 Pro, the Omni S2 arrives with a significantly upgraded spec sheet, a smarter navigation system, and a handful of thoughtful additions that make the day-to-day experience noticeably better.

IO Interactive spent five years working on 007 First Light after wrapping up Hitman 3, and for a good stretch of that time it felt like a genuine gamble. Bond games have a patchy history, and asking the studio behind a methodical stealth sandbox to reinvent one of pop culture's biggest icons was either inspired or foolhardy. Thankfully, it lands firmly on the right side of that line.

As with any Dyson product, I was very excited to try the new Supersonic r hairdryer. Originally designed for hair salons, who have had exclusive use for the past year, it is now available to purchase. The big question is whether it lives up to the hype and justifies its premium price point. Here is my verdict. Design & Build Quality The first thing you notice when you pick up the Supersonic r is just how lightweight it is.

It's rare that a pair of earbuds genuinely surprises you. After spending years testing everything from budget Bluetooth buds to flagship Sennheiser and Bose hardware, you tend to develop a fairly reliable sense of where a product sits before you've even finished the unboxing. The Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro Max, however, managed to catch me off guard in a few genuinely meaningful ways.

Google's Fitbit Air represents something of a statement of intent from the search giant. The Fitbit app is gone, replaced by the new Google Health platform, and in its place sits a slim, screen-less tracker that's clearly aimed at those who want health data without the bulk of a smartwatch. I've been wearing one for the past few weeks, switching over from six months with a WHOOP, and I've got a fairly clear picture of where it excels, where it falls short, and who it's actually for.