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Today we've got a mix of old and new. Elon Musk is turning 50 and has some rather big birthday wishes, Arcade1Up is on a mission to revamp arcade gaming for the 21st century, and Microsoft has a fix for a widespread Windows 11 bug. Enjoy! |
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Elon Musk turns 50 on Monday, June 28. And while you may think that the billionaire entrepreneur could treat himself to pretty much anything he darn well likes, the one thing he's asked for is actually out of reach. For now, at least.
Asked recently by one of his 57 million Twitter followers what he'd like for his 50th birthday, Musk replied simply: "Starship Super Heavy."
We're assuming the SpaceX CEO is referring to an orbital flight of Starship Super Heavy rather than a desire to have the enormous rocket parked in his driveway.
While the first orbital test flight of SpaceX's next-generation reusable rocket system won't be taking place on Monday, it could happen in the coming weeks, according to SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell. So, a belated gift for Musk, at least! |
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Scott Bachrach makes and sells time machines. More accurately, they're really just 3/4 scale arcade machines, but time travel — at least for as long as it takes to whoop Sagat as Guile on Street Fighter II — is what he's really selling.
"I remember being 13 years old," Bachrach, 52, told Digital Trends. "It was early '81. I lived in Southern California. Skateboarder. Long Hair. The whole thing. We used to go to Westwood arcades on a Friday night and hang out with our friends and play video games. We had fun with the games themselves, but it was more than just that. It was the great music from that era. It was the great times. It was simpler, right? People use those words pretty loosely. But I really do believe that what we really do is, you know, we bring back memories."
Bachrach, who traded in the snotty teenaged skateboarder vibe to become a licensing guy in the 1990s, is today the head of Tastemakers. Tastemakers is the parent company of Arcade1Up, a business that creates scaled-down, 4-foot-tall replica coin-op arcades of all your favorite arcade classics. Space Invaders. Dig Dug. Dragon's Lair. Pac-Man. Final Fight. NBA Jam. Golden Axe. Mortal Kombat. The list goes on and on.
Each Arcade1Up arcade unit features authentic controls, front and side art, and, unlike the original arcade machines, multiple games per unit. The Mortal Kombat II unit, for instance, also includes 1992's original Mortal Kombat and 1995's Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. While they'll cost you more than a quarter to play, the prices — which range from $299 to $499 — are approximately 10x less than the price you'd pay to pick up an original arcade unit. And, at under 60 pounds, a whole lot less floor-creakingly heavy, too.
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The first beta versions of Windows 11 will be coming to PCs this week, and Microsoft is already listening to some feedback from those who are unable to run the new operating system ahead of release. The company recently updated its PC Health Check app, which should now better reflect the reasons why a Windows 10 device can't update Windows 11.
The update was first noted by a Microsoft employee on Twitter, who mentioned that the PC Health Check app now better provides more detailed information on which requirements to run Windows 11 have not been met. Basically, this update helps address frustrating cases where the app was simply just reading "this PC can't run Windows 11" without saying why. |
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TIPS, TRICKS, & TECHNIQUES |
Is your Xbox One experiencing unexpected crashes, annoying freezing, or unexplained slowdowns — no matter what type of game or app you are using? One possible culprit is a cache issue.
Like our computers, your Xbox One also keeps a cache of temporary data for the apps and games you play frequently, so it can load in certain assets more speedily and cut down on wait times. While the Xbox cache doesn't usually fill as fast as a cache on an active web browser, it can still become crowded over time, causing memory issues and related bugs.
The good news is that clearing the cache is not difficult if you know the right steps, and you don't even need to turn on your Xbox to do it, which is useful if you keep crashing or permanently freezing whenever you try to boot up. Here's exactly what you do! |
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