What's up with GTA 6?
It's official: Rockstar kicks off GTA VI pre-orders on June 25 — and dropped the cover art too. The leads are Jason and Lucia Caminos, a duo tangled up in a massive conspiracy in the state of Leonida, in Vice City. They'll have to survive against everyone, relying on no one but each other.
The game itself lands on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19.
Bottom line: get your wallet ready for the 25th and your calendar for November) Meanwhile, there's always time for one more replay of GTA V — twelfth lap, no biggie)
What's up with FiiO's speaker?
FiiO is rolling out its Retro Box speaker worldwide — it used to live only in China. The whole trick is that one of the brand's players acts as the screen and the "cassette": slot in your JM21, M21, or M33 and you're off. Just like loading a tape into a deck, only hi-fi)
The specs are solid too: Bluetooth 6.0 with LDAC (or USB DAC when wired), two speakers plus two passive radiators, 10W, up to 15 hours of playback, and a built-in mic. Already on sale for ~5000 ₽ on Ali and other marketplaces.
Bottom line: nostalgia for tape decks, minus the chewed-up film and the pencil for rewinding) For five bucks' worth of rubles — a solid grab.
What's up with Midjourney?
The same Midjourney that turns text into images suddenly launched a medical arm — Midjourney Medical. And the first product isn't a picture, it's a whole-body ultrasound scanner, the Midjourney Scanner.
The trick: it scans your entire body in 60 seconds, no radiation, no magnets — just sound and water. They claim the imaging even beats MRI in places. The plan is wild: roll out around 50,000 of these scanners worldwide over 6 years and put people through a monthly full-body scan.
The first center opens in San Francisco in late 2027 — and it's not a hospital, it's a spa: hot tubs, saunas, cold plunge zones. They'll install 10 scanners that together do more scans per year than every MRI machine on the planet combined.
Bottom line: yesterday it was a neural net for art, tomorrow it scans you between the sauna and the cold plunge) The future showed up sideways — but it looks good)
What's up with the robot?
French startup Genesis AI revealed Eno, a home assistant robot that looks like Apple itself unveiled it at a keynote. Pure Cupertino aesthetic — even their head designer looks like Jony Ive) And no, it's not AI slop — the company swears it'll start shipping to real customers by the end of this year.
The price is still under wraps, but you can join the waitlist here.
Bottom line: while Apple spends years teasing its projects, the French just went and built a robot in their style. Minimalist, pricey, and without a single button — just how we like it)
What's up with Kodak?
Kodak dropped the Charmera Millennium Edition micro-camera — a straight-up portal back to the 2000s. Chrome body, fresh colorways, Y2K-aesthetic filters. Shoot like it's the year 2000 and you're waiting on the dial-up to connect) On sale June 16 for a laughable $35 — cheaper than a single gas fee during network congestion.
Bottom line: while everyone chases a chrome future, Kodak's out here selling a chrome past. And honestly? That might be bullish too)
What's up with Snap's glasses?
Snap unveiled its Specs AR glasses for $2195 (~160k ₽). Inside are two auto-tinting displays that project a virtual screen up to 115 inches. AI-powered cameras scan your surroundings and offer tips on the fly. Battery lasts 4 hours, and the case recharges them four more times. There's stereo sound, plus gesture and voice control. Two sizes, shipping this fall.
Bottom line: for 160k you wear a cinema right on your nose) Now we just need to figure out who's buying)
What's up with the Surface?
Microsoft refreshed the Surface Pro and Laptop. Same look outside, new Snapdragon X2 chips inside: graphics up 53%, up to 20 hours of battery, and OLED on the Pro now. Catch is, the price went up too — Pro starts at $1499, Laptop at $1599. And the keyboard for the tablet? Still sold separately)
Bottom line: faster, brighter, pricier. You foot the bill for progress)