xTool has announced a new multi-purpose crafting machine that could potentially be one of the most affordable ways to start an Etsy shop. Its modular design facilitates a CMYK print head that works on multiple materials including paper, wood, and felt. It can later be swapped with laser-based cutting and engraving tools. You can use the M2 to both print and cut stickers, for example, but it’s versatile enough to also be used to etch designs onto metal water bottles. The machine’s upgradeable functionality justifies its footprint, which is much larger than your typical desktop printer.

The xTool M2 Color Craft Laser, which will be priced at …

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Square Enix has rebooted its next mainline entry in the Dragon Quest series, which is now called Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams.

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Motorola says that recently discovered behavior, which saw some of its phones sending users to an affiliate tracking website before opening the Amazon app, was “unintended” and has been “promptly corrected.” The company didn’t explain how the error was introduced in the first place.

“Recently, Motorola acted quickly to resolve an issue that was identified, which caused some users in the US launching the Amazon Shopping app to be routed through a web tracking link before opening the app. This behavior was unintended and resulted in an inconsistent user experience,” Allison Yi, Motorola’s executive director of product management, told The Ver …

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Even without E3, the transition from spring to summer is a busy time for the gaming industry. Summer Game Fest is right around the corner, and Sony is kicking things off with a State of Play on June 2nd with an extended look at Insomniac’s upcoming Wolverine game. To mark the occasion, Sony is also hosting another Days of Play sale, giving you a chance to save on headsets, games, DualSense controllers, earbuds, and other first-party hardware / licensed products through June 10th.

Needless to say, there’s a lot on offer, with Sony’s first-party exclusives being some of the most notable. Right now, for instance, you can pick up the open-world samurai epic that is Ghost of Yōtei at Amazon, Best Buy, and Sony’s PlayStation Direct storefront for an all-time low of $49.99 ($20 off). The Last of Us Part II Remastered ($29.99) and Astro Bot ($39.99) are also discounted for a limited time, the latter of which remains one of the best platforming titles of the last decade.

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The first wave of RGB LED TVs are fighting for their spot in the TV hierarchy. They need to outperform OLED TVs in brightness and color (because they’ll never match OLED’s contrast), and they need to outperform regular LED TVs in everything (because their price is so much higher). It’s now time for Sony to take a swing with the Bravia 7 II, which is out alongside the flagship Bravia 9 II. Both pair RGB LED backlighting with Sony’s always top-notch processing.

RGB TVs like the Bravia 7 II use red, green, and blue LEDs instead of a field of all-blue or white LEDs for the backlight. This allows for an RGB LED TV to display more, and brighter, …

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Sony’s Bravia 9 II and Bravia 7 II feature independently driven red, green and blue lights.

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Sony’s latest home theater option is a three-speaker setup that flanks your TV, but it’s very expensive.

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