Following his collaborations with Hublot on a classic timepiece and New Era on a hat and apparel capsule, Takashi Murakami continues to expand into different fields -- this time, with gaming.Known for his trademark flower patterns, Murakami recently announced on Instagram that he has been developing a small handheld game for children for almost a year. Inspired by the Tamagotchi, a '90s classic device, the upcoming gaming model is enveloped in pixelated petals of pink and white as a tribute to t...

Amazon's latest Alexa update nearly put a 10-year-old girl at risk of getting an electric shock.According to Kristin Livdahl on Twitter, her daughter asked Alexa on their Echo device for a challenge. "OMFG My 10-year-old just asked Alexa on our Echo for a challenge and this is what she said," Livdahl wrote along with a screenshot of Alexa's instructions. The virtual assistant suggested the child to "plug in a phone charger about halfway into a wall outlet" and touch its exposed prongs with a pen...

Japanese professor Homei Miyashita from Meiji University has devised Taste the TV, a new gadget that allows users to taste what they see on screen.The prototype is comprised of 10 flavor canisters, which are activated by licking the television's surface. The sprays then coat a changeable film overlay via the transmission of electrical signals. Designed for those in the culinary industry, the device can be utilized as a taste-testing tool for cooks and sommeliers alike. There are several applicat...

Vodafone sold the first text message as an NFT at a charity auction hosted by Aguttes earlier this week.The SMS, which was "Merry Christmas," was a communication protocol sent 29 years ago in December between former director Richard Jarvis and programmer Neil Papworth. The NFT sold for €132,680 EUR (approximately $150,000 USD) worth of Ether at the event, with proceeds going to the United Nations Refugee Agency in support of people who were forcibly evicted. The anonymous winner of the auction...