[The Morning After]( It's Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Itâs been a long time coming, but Sonosâ first pair of wireless headphones are now in the hands of our tame audio expert. [The Sonos Ace takes all of the companyâs audio know-how, packaged in a more skull-friendly way](. As well as the usual noise cancellation youâd expect with a pair of high-end cans, they also have some home theater-friendly tweaks. Billy Steele was deeply impressed with the headphone version of its TruePlay tuning, called TrueCinema, which maps your location for better virtual surround. If you already own a Sonos soundbar, youâll be able to pull the sound to the Ace in a heartbeat for those late-night movie sessions. Plus, Sonosâ ability to upscale audio that hasnât been mastered in 7.1.4-channel Dolby Atmos should make even the most mediocre sound, uh, sound good. Billyâs a fan, and you might be too [once youâve read his write up]( â so much so that weâve got all the details for how you can [pre-order right here](. â Dan Cooper The biggest stories you might have missed [The best free games in 2024 that you can start playing today]( [The DOJ makes its first known arrest for AI-generated CSAM]( [Disney is laying off around 175 Pixar workers as it pulls back on original streaming shows]( [Comcastâs bundle of Netflix, Apple TV+ and Peacock Premium costs $15 per month]( [Apple is battling a $2 billion EU fine over App Store practices]( [Kickstarter now allows late pledges after a campaign has ended]( ââYou can get these reports delivered daily direct to your inbox. [Subscribe right here!]( [Wearable AI Pin maker Humane is reportedly seeking a buyer]( Yours for the knock-down price of⦠around a billion.
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Humane]( Humane, makers of the AI pin that made the wrong sort of splash on its debut, is reportedly up for sale. The underbaked hardware and software was greeted with poor reviews that ensured it probably wouldnât become a best seller. Now, [the startup has called in financial advisers, hoping a deep-pocketed soul will pick it up for between $750 million and a cool billion](. Thereâs an old saying that we die twice in this world, and I think it goes something like this: First, when your major product flops, and second, when someone picks you up for patent-licensing scraps. [Continue Reading.]( [Ninja Creami review: This machine makes your frozen dreams come true]( Itâs the dawn of the smart ice cream age.
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Photo by Sam Rutherford / Engadget]( Ninja has launched a new smart ice cream maker that leverages a recently expired patent used by high-end chef companies. The [Creami is, as Sam Rutherford explains, a kitchen-sized drill press that âspinsâ frozen ice cream bases with your choice of flavors](. It may be big and noisy, but he says the quality of product you get out the other end is worth the aggravation. [Continue Reading.]( [Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door review: A Switch remake (mostly) befitting a masterpiece]( Itâs been in the wilderness for more than a decade.
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Nintendo]( Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is a GameCube-era RPG regarded by many as the best title in the series. [Sadly, it was never ported to any successive console until now, as lamented by our Devindra Hardawar](. Heâs put the updated version through its paces to tell you if itâs worth exploring for a first, or second, time. [Continue Reading.]( The Morning After is a daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't [subscribe](. Craving even more? [Like us on Facebook]( or [follow us on Twitter](. Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? [Send us a note.]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Youtube]( [Instagram]( You are receiving this email because you opted in at [engadget.com](. Not interested anymore? [Unsubscribe from this newsletter.]( Copyright © 2024 Yahoo. All rights reserved.