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The tech that the US Post Office gave us

When you crack open your mailbox, it's almost as if your letters just appear. Long before the days of speedy, overnight mail deliveries, postal service workers meticulously sorted through letters by hand and transported mail on horseback. For more than 250 years, the US Postal Service has worked behind the scenes to build a faster […]

Here’s how to save on a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 preorder

The forthcoming Galaxy Z Fold 7 is Samsung’s thinnest foldable yet. Our own Allison Johnson just published her full review ahead of the phone’s launch on July 25th, and while there’s certainly no denying it’s a spendy device, know that various carriers and retailers are offering a host of preorder incentives, many of which will […]

Pokémon Go ‘Summer Concert’ event guide

Pokémon Go is hosting a “Summer Concert” event from July 19-22, though the event perks will only actually be active from 5-8 p.m. each day in your local time. As part of the event, music composed by Junichi Masuda will be playing during the short time the bonuses are active, giving the feel of an […]

A mushroom casket marks a first for ‘green burials’ in the US

"I'm probably the only architect who created a final home," Bob Hendrikx tells The Verge. Tombs and catacombs aside, Hendrikx might be the only one to make a final home using mushrooms. Hendrikx is the founder and CEO of Loop Biotech, a company that makes caskets out of mycelium, the fibrous root structure of mushrooms. […]

All right, that’s plenty of Soulslikes

Next week sees the release of the very cool-looking Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, an action game where you play as a badass pirate warrior with amnesia. While figuring out what’s up with your memories (hell yeah), you spend your time fighting giant monsters (hell yeah!) inflicted by a mysterious feathery illness (hell yeah!!!), and have to– […]