When we finished on Engadget, my purchase of a milk frother was just one part of the Engadget team’s surprisingly wide selection of products. Essential small kitchen equipment – big spenders can roll down the kitchen from Breville’s bonkers.
But back to me: Nespresso’s Barista espresso machine heats and froths your milk (or milk substitute) simply to upgrade your espressos or mokas into white coffees, cappuccinos and more again. I’ve owned mine for several years and I love how easy it is to clean. The rotating mechanism is also magnet-based, so it’s less likely to break and will last for many summers filled with ice macchiatos.
We also have cheering digital scales, a not-so-digital Microplane, and some other brewing upgrades. For all the other kitchen-focused stories this week, you can find them .
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Melvin Capital couldn’t survive the meme stock war.
Melvin Capital, the hedge fund seen as an enemy of the meme stock trade that includes GameStop, Blackberry and several others, is shutting down. Investors were told the “appropriate next step” after heavy losses was to liquidate assets and return cash to investors. Its public staking against GameStop and other struggling companies has made it one of the biggest victims of a wave of GameStop-focused investment by people coordinating on Reddit and the networks. society. As a result, the fund reported a 53% loss in January 2021.
The 55-inch Element Roku TV is coming to Walmart.com for $1,300.
Roku has partnered with Element to create a 55-inch outdoor TV, the companies announced. The Element Roku TV looks identical to Element’s existing 55-inch Patio TV, just with a different operating system. It offers a good but not spectacular 700 nits of brightness, along with 4K and HDR streaming. More importantly, however, it has anti-glare tempered glass for anti-reflective and IP55 weather protection.
US safety regulators are currently probing more than 30 incidents.
Another Federal probe into Tesla’s Autonomous Driving system is underway. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is reviewing more than 30 incidents involving Tesla’s Autopilot.
This follows a crash with a Model S, which occurred on May 12 in Newport Beach’s Mariners Mile. The EV is said to have veered off the roadside and crashed into construction equipment, killing all three occupants. Three construction workers were also taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police declined to say whether Tesla’s Autopilot was involved.
Most Envy and Specter laptops are getting refreshed specs and features
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HP is bringing upgrades and updates to practically all of its premium laptops, including the clamshell and 2-in-1. The two stars of the updated Envy series are the Envy x360 13.3 inches and Envy 16 inches. There are OLED screen options for both, and all new Envy laptops are also getting a 5-megapixel webcam with head-tracking and beam-forming mics to get you the best picture and sound while video calling. You even get handwriting recognition and a hidden magnetic stylus on the side of the system.
Also, it’s $1,500.
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Whether it’s a single burner or a full hob, induction cooktops heat up faster than conventional stoves and provide more precise temperature control. Yes, yes, you can buy a standalone burner for less than $100, but there’s also Breville’s PolyScience Control Freak: a $1,500 touch-sensitive device that reaches accurate temperatures quickly and keeps them. there. The burner has a temperature range of 86 to 482 degrees F (30 to 250 degrees C). This gives you options for everything from slow cooking at low heat to cooking at high heat. we yes to try it.
After many delays on a rather old game.
The long-awaited PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt again there is a release window. According to CD Projekt Red, the new version is also coming to PC, which is expected to launch in the last three months of the year. This will be a free upgrade if you own the respective last-gen version on PC, PS4, or Xbox One.
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