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This week we get rid of DVDs, dip our toes into passkeys, and update the Apple Pencil — but not the iPad — for some reason. Also: the many shapes of retro gaming.

FOLLOW

• MOMENTOUS

• The MOMENTEAM

• MOMENTOUS Live podcast

FOLLOW-UP

• Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses review: Instagram-worthy shades

NEWS

• Blue Origin unveils ‘Blue Ring,’ a multi-use space platform to aid missions to Earth orbit and beyond

• Unprecedented quake on Mars wasn't caused by what you think

• Starlink's satellite cell service is set to launch in 2024, but only for SMS

• Amazon is dipping its toes into passkeys

• Amazon quietly rolls out support for passkeys, with a catch

• Apple announces entry-level Apple Pencil with USB-C charging

• Where the Hell Are Those 11th-Gen iPads?

GAMING

• 21st Century Roguelike Pac-Man by Gridloch

• see also: Roguelike

• A Little Game Called Mario

• see also: This ‘Mario Maker’ level is the most stressful video game clip you’ll ever watch

• Analogue is making a 4K Nintendo 64

• see also: SEGA Astro City Mini

• A Quarter In, A Quarter-Million Out: 10 Years of Emulation at Internet Archive

ENTERTAINMENT

• Best Buy Plans to Rid Itself of All DVDs

• see also: Limited Run Games

• see also: iam8bit: Video Game Collectibles, Vinyl Soundtracks, Art, and More

PICKS

• Loki Season 2

• Tenet [on Blu-ray Disc]

PROJECTS

• So Fresh Looper Vol 1

• iPhone 15 Pro 2 Weeks Later + The Best iPhone 15 Pro Camera Features

• NEW Google Bard Extensions | How to Connect Bard to Your Google Apps

• AI surveillance: Spies in the wires 🔴 AI Named This Show

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