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The last two years saw the launches of the Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S VR headsets, but it sounds like we'll have to wait a bit for the next one. It also sounds like the next one will be something a little different.

UploadVR reported that Meta's next head-worn VR device might launch in 2026, but it likely won't be a big, bulky VR headset like we're used to seeing from Quest devices. Instead, the new report claims it will be a more open, lightweight headset with a tethered puck for processing power, rather than putting all the hardware in the headset itself. That's not dissimilar to the Apple Vision Pro, but there is at least one big difference worth noting.

SEE ALSO: Meta reportedly replacing human risk assessors with AI

According to an older report by The Information that originally shed light on this new Meta device, codenamed "Puffin," it looks more like a pair of big glasses than a headset and weighs less than 100g. That would be significantly lighter than the Vision Pro, which by Apple's own admission is about a 600g device. Puffin would also allegedly not include controllers, instead opting for control via hand gestures. That would limit its viability as a gaming device, but the existence of Puffin may not necessarily preclude the existence of another, more traditional Quest headset somewhere down the line.

Whatever ends up happening, it seems pretty clear that VR companies are finally discovering what the rest of us figured out years ago: Most people just don't want to wear a big, bulky computer on their faces that much.

Plus, with Zuckerberg's focus on AR glasses as the next big frontier in tech, we're not surprised to see Meta shift away from headsets and toward more glasses-like wearables.

SAVE $100: As of June 3, save on Bose's QuietComfort headphones. Get them for just $249, saving $100 or 29% off.

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I've tested my fair share of headphones and among the models I've tested, Bose always stands out. I've tested every pair of headphones and earbuds from the brand, and honestly, there's not a pair that disappoints. That being said, I do have a favorite: the Bose QuietComfort headphones. Plus, they're on sale now.

As of June 3, shop the Bose QuietComfort headphones for just $249. That saves you $100 off of its $349 price tag for 29% off.

Bose makes two tiers of their QuietComfort line: the basic and Ultra. The Ultra line is fantastic and includes the most comfortable pair of headphones I've ever tested, but that shouldn't over shadow the affordable basic options. The Bose QuietComfort headphones start $60 less than the Ultras but deliver much of the same benefits.

They offer phenomenal noise cancellation. Having worn them on a plane, they let me keep my peace whether I'm watching a movie in-flight or drifting off to some music. Plus, they life up to their name and are truly comfortable, able to be worn for hours at a time without ear fatigue.

Shop the Bose QuietComfort headphones for just $249 and save $100 off.

SAVE $250: As of June 3, get the Google Pixel 9 at Amazon for $649, down from its usual price of $899. That's a discount of 28%. This price applies to all colorways: Obsidian, Peony, Porcelain, and Wintergreen.

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When's the last time you bought a new phone? If it's been a while, it might be time to splurge on something new. But instead of just opting for an iPhone, why not think outside the box and save? You can do just that right now with this deal on a new Google Pixel phone at Amazon.

As of June 3, get the Google Pixel 9 at Amazon for $649, down from its usual price of $899. That's $250 off and a discount of 28%. This price applies to all colorways: Obsidian, Peony, Porcelain, and Wintergreen.

SEE ALSO: Everything we know about Google Pixel 10: Rumored August launch date leaked

Mashable's Alex Perry awarded the phone 3.75 stars out of 5, praising its "solid cameras" and "long battery life". Powered by the G4 Tensor chip with 12 GB of RAM, the Pixel 9 has a 10.5 MP front camera and a 50 MP wide and 48 MP ultrawide rear camera array. It's rated IP68 for water and dust resistance, and it boasts a 24-hour battery, so it can handle just about anything you throw at it when using it for an extended time.

The Pixel 9 is powered by Google Gemini, Google's AI features that help prop up many of the normal functions you'd expect from a phone, like taking photos, editing them, setting appointments, texting, and more. If you've been meaning to explore what Gemini has to offer, this phone is a great starting point.

The best Fitbit deals at a glance, as of June 3: BEST SMARTWATCH DEAL Fitbit Sense 2 $199.95 (save $50) Get Deal BEST FITNESS TRACKER DEAL Fitbit Charge 6 $119.95 (save $40) Get Deal BEST ON A BUDGET Fitbit Inspire 3 $79.95 (save $20) Get Deal ANOTHER SMARTWATCH DEAL Fitbit Versa 4 $149.95 (save $50) Get Deal BEST FOR KIDS Fitbit Google Ace LTE $149.95 (save $30) Get Deal

If you've been eyeing a Fitbit and don't feel like waiting around until Prime Day to kickstart a new wellness regimen, now's a good time to whip out your wallet. Every single Fitbit model is currently on sale for up to 25% off.

Last Prime Day proper, we saw several Fitbit models get big price drops. But guess what: as of June 3, many of the models are sitting at those same prices. There's a chance the prices may drop even further next month when the big shopping extravaganza kicks off, but it's up to you whether you want to take that chance or just grab a deal while it's right in front of you.

Here are the best Fitbit deals as of June 3 — save up to 25% on every model.

Best Fitbit smartwatch deal Opens in a new window Credit: Fitbit Fitbit Sense 2 $199.95 at Amazon
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Fitbit's most advanced smartwatch, the Sense 2 does all of the things you'd want a fitness tracker to do, plus checks off the smartwatch boxes as well. It tracks sleep, blood oxygen levels, ECG, altitude changes, skins temperature, and more. Plus, it offers over 40 built-in exercise modes to keep up with your training or routine, whether you're a cyclist, runner, skier, paddleboarder, or anything in between. It can also take calls, navigate Google Maps, tap-to-pay, receive emails, and keep you in the know without needing to rely on your phone. As of June 3, it's on sale for just under $200 — that's 20% in savings and just $20 away from its best-ever price from Black Friday.

Best Fitbit fitness tracker deal Opens in a new window Credit: Fitbit Fitbit Charge 6 $119.95 at Amazon
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If you don't need all the smartwatch bells and whistles, Fitbit's Charge 6 checks all the boxes for a top-notch fitness tracker. Those include seven-day battery life, 40 different exercise modes, a heart rate monitor, sleep tracking, built-in GPS, and a sleek and slim build. "If you’re looking for a simple fitness tracker, the best Fitbit watch is likely the Charge 6. It packs a powerful punch into a tiny device while boasting a great battery life and a solid price tag," Mashable's RJ Andersen writes of the tracker. It's usually a $159.95 purchase, but as of June 3, it's on sale for $119.95. That's 25% in savings.

More Fitbit deals

• Fitbit Inspire 3 — $79.95 $99.95 (save $20)

• Fitbit Google Ace LTE — $149.95 $179.95 (save $30)

• Fitbit Versa 4 — $149.95 $199.95 (save $50)

SAVE 28%: The Google Pixel Tablet (256GB, Porcelain) is on sale at Amazon for $359, down from the list price of $499. That's a savings of $140.

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We're already into the first week of June which means you're probably planning out your summer schedule. While penciling in weekend away and family barbecues, don't forget about this summer's hottest shows. We're in for some real treats in the next few months and if you need a new tablet to enjoy these shows on, there's a deal just for you.

As of June 3, the Google Pixel Tablet (256GB, Porcelain) is on sale at Amazon for $359, marked down from the usual price of $499. That's a 28% discount that takes a major $140 off the list price. Today's sale price also happens to match the lowest we've ever seen at Amazon.

Your phone is great and yes, it's necessary to have around all day everyday, but it's time to reconsider if you've been streaming shows from that small(ish) screen. Instead of squinting, upgrade to the Google Pixel Tablet's luxurious 11-inch screen. Google focused on display quality with this model, making it great for streaming movies, editing photos, or catching up on emails.

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The tablet's split screen is perfect for when you'll be watching YouTube videos about how to paddleboard while browsing available campsites to accomplish your summer goals of getting outside more often.

When it comes to streaming this summer, you're in good shape with a new season of The Gilded Age dropping on HBO Max, a brand new (probably disturbing) Squid Game, and the highly anticipated second season of Wednesday.

If you have summer travel in the works that'll take you on a plane, train, car, or a hotel with bad WiFi, the Google Pixel Tablet will be your best friend when it comes to entertainment. The 256GB storage capacity puts you in good shape for watching downloads.

While it's back down to the lowest price ever at Amazon, gift yourself the Google Pixel Tablet and upgrade your streaming and e-mail reply sessions from the couch this summer.

The best tech deals to shop this week

• Roku Ultra 4K Ultimate Streaming Player (2024 Release) — $79.99 (List Price $99.99)

• Beats Pill Bluetooth Speaker — $99.95 (List Price $149.95)

• Roborock Qrevo Master Robot Vacuum and Mop — $899.99 (List Price $1599.99)

• Apple AirTag (4-Pack) — $74.99 (List Price $99.00)

• DualSense Edge Wireless Controller — $169.00 (List Price $199.99)

Samsung is urging some Galaxy owners to activate a theft-protection feature.

The company wrote in a statement that it was "encouraging smartphone users across the UK to enable and update the latest anti-theft features available on Samsung Galaxy devices" as a part of the "Home Office's ongoing work to drive new nationwide action to tackle mobile phone thefts."

Samsung wrote it would be sending an alert urging folks to update and enable these features to some 40 million U.K. account holders, though the features could also benefit users worldwide. The company has rolled out a number of security measures in its recent One UI 7 update, which includes biometric security, remote lock, and a theft detection lock tool, among others. While these features were already available with the newest Galaxy S25 models, they're now available on older devices as well.

"These features have now also been rolled out into a range of models across our devices and further updates will follow," Annika Bizon, mobile experience VP of product and marketing at Samsung, said in a statement. "We must do everything we can to ensure the safety and security of our customers when they are using their mobile devices and we will continue to work hard to ensure our customers are aware of the wide range of security features available to them."

To protect customers whose phones are stolen, One UI 7 includes anti-theft features such as instantly locking when theft is suspected, offline device locking, remote device locking, and new identity check safeguards.

Samsung also urged folks to update to its latest software, One UI 7. For further information on anti-theft tools and what to do if your phone is stolen, you can check Samsung's website.

SAVE $600: As of June 3, the 65-inch Roku Pro Series QLED TV is on sale for $599.99 at Amazon. That's 50% off its usual price of $1,199.99.

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Finding a good and cheap QLED TV isn't hard in 2025. Finding a good and cheap gaming TV that can actually keep up with new graphics-heavy drops? That's another story.

If you're specifically looking for a budget television 65 inches or larger, one solid option happens to be 50% off at Amazon: As of June 3, score the 65-inch Roku Pro Series QLED TV for $599.99. That's $600 off its original price of $1,199.99.

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Gamers will appreciate four HDMI inputs (two of which support 120Hz), an automatic gaming mode, and compatibility with Freesync Premium Pro. CNET's Ty Pendlebury particularly shouted out the low input lag on the Pro Series, noting that it has some of the best response times that CNET's team has seen in competing TVs recently.

Picture quality-wise, the Roku Pro Series is pretty mid — this just isn't the punchiest combination of vibrant colors and deep blacks you'll find on a TV in this price range. However, the full array of local dimming zones and mini quantum dots at least promise to provide snappier color than any old LED TV you may be trying to get rid of. For scenery-heavy new releases like Atomfall or Mario Kart World, that'll be crucial for the playing experience.

Best TV deals

• Roku Ultra 4K Ultimate Streaming Player (2024 Release) — $79.99 (List Price $99.99)

• Amazon Fire TV 4-Series (43 inches, 2024) — $329.99

• 55-inch Sony Bravia 3 4K LED Smart Google TV (2024 Model) — $578.00 (List Price $699.99)

• Hisense 85-Inch Class U8 Series Mini-LED ULED 4K UHD Google Smart TV — $1,699.99

• LG 65-inch Class UR9000 Series 4K Smart TV   — $496.99 (List Price $629.99)

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SAVE $100: As of June 3, get the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 for $199.99, its lowest price ever at Amazon. That saves you $100 for 33% off.

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When we talk about smartwatches, so often Apple Watches are front of mind. But there are plenty of other great smartwatches out there that are compatible with more than iPhones. Last year, Samsung launched its Galaxy Watch 7 at Samsung Unpacked, a new smartwatch with advanced AI and sensors for detecting sleep apnea and blood pressure. And, nearly a year after its launch, it finally reached its lowest price ever.

As of June 3, shop the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 for just $199.99. That knocks off $100 from its usual $299.99 for 33% in savings — and officially brings the watch down to its lowest price ever.

SEE ALSO: Save $300 on the zippy Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra at Amazon

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 offers far more health sensors than you'll find in an Apple Watch. Now, it comes with a sleep apnea and blood pressure monitor so that you can have accurate health data to bring to your medical provider. In addition to these sensors, it's also a phenomenal fitness tracker, as it calculates all of your data and with Samsung Galaxy AI produces a daily Energy Score.

Grab the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 for $199.99, its lowest price ever.

Best tech deals

• Roku Ultra 4K Ultimate Streaming Player (2024 Release) — $79.99 (List Price $99.99)

• Beats Pill Bluetooth Speaker — $99.95 (List Price $149.95)

• Roborock Qrevo Master Robot Vacuum and Mop — $899.99 (List Price $1599.99)

• Apple AirTag (4-Pack) — $74.99 (List Price $99.00)

• DualSense Edge Wireless Controller — $169.00 (List Price $199.99)

SAVE $300: The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (512GB) is on sale for $1,119.99 at Amazon, down from the normal price of $1,419.99. That's a 21% discount.

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$1,419.99 Save $300 Get Deal

Buying a premium flagship model of anything tends to come with a steep price. That's true across the board whether you're buying a new electric car or the fanciest eggs on the shelf. But if you're shopping for a new Android device, you can score a flagship model with a hefty discount thanks to Amazon.

As of June 3, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (512GB) is on sale for $1,119.99 at Amazon, marked down from the standard price of $1,419.99. That shaves $300 off the normal price which works out to a 21% discount. Choose between the Titanium Whitesilver and Titanium Gray to snag this sale price.

Samsung's family of S25 phones continues with the super savings. Last week we noticed the base Galaxy S25 phone dip to the lowest price ever and the S25+ is also seeing a sweet $250 discount. But if you want the best of the best, today's deal on the S25 Ultra is a steal.

For starers, it's the brand's top-tier offering and it measures 6.9 inches on an AMOLED display that can reach 2,600nits of brightness. Like the others in the S25 family, the Ultra uses the zippy Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, but it comes with some significant camera upgrades.

The 5,000mAh battery is also top of the line, getting up to 31 hours of video playback time before you'll need to recharge. In Alex Perry's review of the phone for Mashable, he found the phone to last for almost 27 hours while looping a 1080p video on the phone's display. Since you probably won't be doing that in real life, you might be able to recharge the S25 Ultra every other day.

Another benefit of today's deal is that it's on the 512GB version of the Ultra so you'll have room for downloaded shows, movies, and the hundreds of dog pictures that tend to accumulate. The S25 Ultra also comes with an S Pen so you can circle to search all day long or write notes to your friends.

While it's $300 off, snag the powerful Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra at Amazon and then sit back to enjoy the speedy processor, long battery life, and functional S Pen.

The best tech deals to shop this week

• Roku Ultra 4K Ultimate Streaming Player (2024 Release) — $79.99 (List Price $99.99)

• Beats Pill Bluetooth Speaker — $99.95 (List Price $149.95)

• Roborock Qrevo Master Robot Vacuum and Mop — $899.99 (List Price $1599.99)

• Apple AirTag (4-Pack) — $74.99 (List Price $99.00)

• DualSense Edge Wireless Controller — $169.00 (List Price $199.99)

SAVE $14: As of June 3, get the Stanley Quencher H2.0 Tumbler (30-ounce) for $21 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $35. That's a discount of 40%.

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It's getting hot outside, which means we should be drinking more water. If you want to make it even easier to stay hydrated on the go this summer, it might be time to grab a Stanley and call it a day.

As of June 3, get the Stanley Quencher H2.0 Tumbler (30-ounce) at Amazon for $21, down from its usual price of $35. That's $14 off and a discount of 40%. This price applies to the Blue Spruce colorway.

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This 30-ounce tumbler has vacuum insulation to make sure your cold drinks stay cold stay chilled and hot drinks stay steamy for as long as you're sipping. It features a FlowState lid with a rotating cover that lets you lock its reusable straw in place or sip from the opening as well, all without worrying about leaks. And if you're the type of person who likes to drink from or carry by the handle, the comfort grip makes it easier to do just that.

You can just toss this Stanley in the dishwasher whenever it needs a cleaning. You can feel good about using it instead of single-use plastic bottles to get your hydration on, as it's made of 90% recycled stainless steel inside for a lifetime of use. And it has a lifetime warranty from Stanley in case you run into any issues.

So grab it for the sake of being trendy, grab it for drinking more water, or just grab it because it makes lunch convenient — but definitely grab it before it's no longer on sale.

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When the Switch 2 made its grand debut in a lengthy Nintendo Direct livestream six weeks ago (so much has happened in those six weeks), a lot of gamers had two major questions concerning the console's impending June 5 launch:

1. Is Mario Kart World really worth $80?

2. Is Mario Kart World enough to justify getting the console on day one?

Though Nintendo has tried to answer that first question, many of the fans I know still aren't convinced. However, after getting roughly six hours of relatively unconstrained hands-on time with the game recently, I think I can answer the second one.

In short, yes, I absolutely think Mario Kart World has enough meat on the bone to keep Switch 2 early adopters happy until more first-party games like Donkey Kong Bananza start dropping later in the summer. (And if you're looking for more Switch 2 launch titles to play, I have some recommendations.) The iconic kart racing series' first foray into open-world design carries a ton of promise, and after getting to spend a huge chunk of time roaming around its giant world, I think people will find plenty to do for the first few weeks after launch when there may not be a lot of other new games to play.

Also, did I mention that I got paid to play Mario Kart World for six hours? The lengthy pre-launch demo event I attended included a pretty comprehensive look at what Mario Kart World has to offer. Let's dive in.

Mario Kart World: My final hands-on impressionsI am going to spend so much time in free roam The world feels very lively, with lots of NPC traffic and even wildlife. Credit: Nintendo

In case you've been living in the jungle or something since early April, you should know that Mario Kart World's big change to the series is the inclusion of a seemingly very large open world that players can roam around at their leisure. Every racetrack is contained within this world, and in the classic Grand Prix mode, you actually have to race other drivers to the next track after you finish one.

This flagship Switch 2 launch game didn't take long to make me grin like a child, as I realized early in the demo that you can seamlessly enter free roam from the game's main menu without any kind of loading screen whatsoever. You can actually see Mario idly driving around the world behind the menu, and pressing the Switch 2's plus button removes the UI, places the camera behind him, and sets you off on your adventure instantly. It's a really neat trick.

But what matters most is what actually happens once you're in free roam. This isn't necessarily like other open-world racing games such as Burnout Paradise or Forza Horizon where you drive up to an icon on the map to start a series of races, as far as I could tell. Instead, the rhythm of free roaming revolves around simply driving until you see something fun to do. In my experience, this happens about every 30 seconds or so.

Starview Peak was my favorite track I saw in the demo. Credit: Nintendo

The fun largely involves big blue P-switches that you can drive over to start little bespoke challenge missions. Each one of these takes about 30 seconds at max to complete if you do it right, and they come in a handful of different flavors: collecting blue coins, driving through a series of checkpoints before time comes out, or even completing something akin to a 3D platforming challenge with a kart. If you're coming to this game looking for something more weighty than that, I don't know if you'll find it here; I don't think Mario Kart World is aiming to wrap the player in the mystery of its world the same way The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild did when the first Switch came out.

That's fine, though, because what it is aiming to do is give you a lot of fun, bite-sized activities that you can do between intense online races. It's an easygoing, stress-free experience, one that will make for a perfect couch companion while a baseball game is on the TV. Need to kill a couple of hours on a flight? Perfect, just go into free roam and keep hitting blue switches until you can't anymore. I don't know how many of those are in the game, but you get the impression early on that the number is huge. Another important thing to note is that there is more to the free roam mode than just P-switches, as I encountered special collectible coins and even some other things I won't spoil that I couldn't even really explain if I wanted to.

In total, I got about 90 minutes with the free roam mode, and it left me wanting to play a lot more. Crucially, it seems like free roaming is something you can simply choose to do if you want to, not something you have to do to have fun with Mario Kart World. All of the traditional modes (as well as new ones like the battle royale-esque Knockout Tour) are here too, and you can access them the same way you always could from a menu.

Put simply, this is going to be the perfect podcast game.

But an open world is not the only profound addition to Mario Kart World That's a cool dude, right there. Credit: Nintendo

Real quick, I'd like to acknowledge that this isn't just Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with an open world jammed into it. Nintendo has actually made some really meaningful changes to the core mechanics. As you may have seen in various promotional materials, karts can now grind on rails and even ride on walls, both things that are new to the series. Of course, every track and even the non-track parts of the open world have been meticulously constructed with those mechanics in mind, and mastering them will be key to putting yourself in the position to win...until a blue shell ruins everything.

What impressed me the most about this is that there's legitimate technique to it. Nintendo has added a new move to every racer's toolkit, where if you hold down the drift button without turning in a particular direction, your racer will charge up a little vertical jump. This jump is how you get onto rails and walls in the first place, and I was told you can also use it to avoid certain obstacles and even shells coming your way. What makes this work so well is that it takes a few seconds to prime the jump, so you can't just decide on a whim that you'd like to ride the wall next to you. You need to learn each track and plan ahead, and this is something that I think free roaming will also help with, since you can drive freely on each track without worrying about other racers.

To wrap back around to my original point, I'm no longer worried about whether or not I'll be satisfied with Mario Kart World as the Switch 2's only big first-party launch game. For starters, there are other games to play, contrary to what some people might say online. Beyond that, I got the distinct impression that there's a ton to see and do in Mario Kart World, and all of it can be seen and done at as leisurely a pace as you would like. There aren't even a bunch of overwhelming icons on the world map, if that helps.

Of course, to enjoy all this, you have to complete a very important challenge first: Actually securing a Switch 2 preorder.

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Let's get one thing out of the way early: Yes, I understand that voice chat in online console games has not only been possible, but has also been commonplace for two decades now. Nintendo is way behind the curve on this one.

That said, I got to try the new Switch 2's GameChat functionality at a recent event ahead of the console's June 5 launch, and I came away pretty impressed, all things considered. I also got to spend six hours playing Mario Kart World, so all in all, a pretty awesome day.

Nintendo hasn't really invented anything new here but rather has synthesized its family-friendly, intuitive sensibilities with the way people hang out with each other on Discord in 2025. Thanks to a dedicated button on every Switch 2 controller, a slick interface, and some pretty thoughtful accessibility features (that's new for Nintendo), I expect Switch gamers are going to love GameChat.

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As originally outlined in the big Nintendo Switch 2 Direct livestream back in April, GameChat is Nintendo's version of something you've been able to do on Xbox consoles since I was roughly 10 years old and playing Halo 2. Put simply, it's a way to create voice chat parties for up to 12 Nintendo Switch Online users.

Take a moment to pick your jaw up from the floor. Nintendo is finally doing what Xbox Live users could do back in the Bush administration. Sarcasm aside, there are actually a couple of unique features that make GameChat stand out. One is that it's immediately accessible at any time via a new "C" button on every Switch 2 controller. This, of course, makes it very easy to bop in and out of chat rooms at will without having to go to the Home menu and spend a few seconds navigating a series of icons.

The interface for all of this could not be more straightforward, in a good way. There's a button for creating a room, a button for joining an existing room (made by someone you're friends with, not strangers), and some settings for you to fiddle with. It feels very Nintendo-like in its simplicity and elegance.

Another distinguishing characteristic of GameChat is that it's designed to be used with an open microphone that's built into the console itself. This has been, by far, my biggest worry with GameChat; some of us have to deal with noise complaints from neighbors, for example. I was also concerned this would inevitably create problems with game audio or miscellaneous real-life noises bleeding into voice chat.

Granted, I was in a demo environment set up by Nintendo, but it was a very loud room with a lot going on and I gotta say...it works. I could hear everyone clearly and, as far as I could tell, they could hear me without any problems. However, I'd like to acknowledge that I was told you can plug a regular headset into the Switch 2 Pro Controller's headphone jack and voice chat like you would on any other console. I will probably be doing that exclusively, to be honest.

It's like Discord on your TV. Credit: Nintendo Nintendo Switch 2 GameChat: More first impressions

There are a few other odds and ends I noticed during the demo. One is that you can stream a live feed of your gameplay to anyone else in the GameChat room, and they can do the same for you. If you've seen any promotional footage of GameChat, you probably noticed that those video feeds are pretty blurry and run at a very low frame rate. You can blow one up to full-screen, but I wouldn't recommend it. Otherwise, they live in a horizontal row at the bottom of the screen.

I can confirm that they look like that in practice, not just in marketing videos. I'm not sure how much I want to use that feature, especially given that it reduces the total amount of the screen I get to use for my gameplay purposes. With that in mind, though, there's something nice about being able to discern what your friends are doing at a glance. Our demo involved playing through a co-op level in The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords for Game Boy Advance, and it was kinda cool to know that one of my partners was in another room collecting Rupees without me needing to ask where he was. This feature seems built for that sort of cooperation, those little moments when you want to quickly check a friend's feed.

I also noticed a pretty neat number of customization options for GameChat. You can turn off a friend's video feed, adjust the size of your gameplay window, adjust individual users' volume levels, and just play in a regular full-screen mode, if you want. Most surprising was the inclusion of a speech-to-text window you can optionally display on screen for users with hearing issues. In the very brief demo I got of that feature, it seemed pretty good at picking up what the demonstrator was saying, and it actually labeled individual speakers in the text window.

Look, all of this could completely fall apart once it's in the hands of regular goobers like my friends and I, outside of an ideal demo environment. I also expect that parents will have a lot of questions about safety and CamgeChat parental controls. But I came away from my short time with GameChat feeling a lot better about the feature. The open-mic stuff works better than expected, but I'm also glad you can opt out of it. Streaming gameplay to other users does seem to have genuine use cases, but again, it's totally optional and decently configurable. And the inclusion of the speech-to-text window is so much more cognizant of accessibility issues than Nintendo has been in the recent past.

In other words, Nintendo put a lot more thought into GameChat than I expected. This is just how people (gamers and otherwise) interact with each other now, and Nintendo is meeting folks where they are. I'm excited to try it out in real-world settings, at the very least.

Nothing, the company that makes affordable, semi-transparent smartphones, has a new flagship coming, and now we have the exact date.

In an invite sent to the media, the company revealed that Nothing Phone 3 will launch on July 1st at 6 p.m. BST (that's 1 p.m. ET).

The company also added a cryptic, pixelated image and shared an animation that tell us very little. However, we know a little bit about the phone from previous rumors and reports.

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First, the official stuff: Nothing CEO Carl Pei said last month that Nothing Phone 3 will cost around £800 (that's about €949 or $1,081 at today's exchange rate, but expect significantly different prices depending on the market). Besides that, Pei said that the phone will have "major performance upgrades," revamped software, and will be made of premium materials.

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More precisely (but less certainly), a leaker said yesterday that Nothing Phone 3 will be available in black or white (no surprise there, given previous Nothing phones mostly come in these colors), and in two variants: One with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, and the other with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. The same source says the pricing will be $799/$899, depending on the variant.

SEE ALSO: Nothing's new Phone 3a and 3a Pro are the coolest-looking phones you can get

We'll find out more in the weeks to come, and we'll follow the launch on July 1 to bring you all the news about Nothing's new flagship.

SAVE $80: As of June 3, the Apple Watch SE (GPS, 40mm) is on sale for $169 at Amazon. This is 32% off its list price of $249.

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Some smartwatches come with very high price tags, but if you're looking for something that just covers the basics, there are quite a few budget-friendly options to look through. If you're an Apple user, the Apple Watch SE is a pick that's worth checking out. That's especially true now as it's currently discounted at Amazon.

The Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen, GPS, 40mm) has received a 32% discount at Amazon, dropping its price from $249 to $169. This discount applies to multiple color options as well, so you can choose between the starlight aluminum case with a lake green sport loop, the silver aluminum case with denim sport band, the silver aluminum case with blue cloud sport loop, the midnight aluminum case with midnight sport band, the midnight aluminum case with ink sport loop, and the starlight aluminum case with starlight sport band.

SEE ALSO: The 11-inch Apple iPad (A16 chip) is back to its best-ever price at Amazon

The Apple Watch SE has plenty of features to help you out throughout the day. This includes health tracking for heart rate and sleep, safety features like Fall Detection, Crash Detection, and Emergency SOS, and activity tracking to help with your fitness goals. It also fits in perfectly with an Apple ecosystem, allowing you to send texts or take calls from your wrist.

Don't miss out on 32% off the Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen, GPS, 40mm) at Amazon.

If you're hoping for a little bit more from your smartwatch, the Apple Watch Series 10 is also on sale at Amazon right now. It's currently back down to its lowest-ever price, so there's no better time than now to grab it.

The best deals this week, hand-picked by Mashable's team of experts

• Roku Ultra 4K Ultimate Streaming Player (2024 Release) — $79.99 (List Price $99.99)

• Beats Pill Bluetooth Speaker — $99.95 (List Price $149.95)

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SAVE $100: As of June 3, the Apple Watch Series 10 (GPS, 42mm) is on sale for $299 at Amazon. That's a 25% price drop from its list price of $399.

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There have been a wide range of smartwatch deals popping up lately, which is good news if you've been looking to pick something up for outdoor adventures. If you're an Apple user, some of its smartwatches have even received some nice discounts, including the Apple Watch Series 10.

The Apple Watch Series 10 (GPS, 42mm) is on sale for $299 at Amazon. This is 25% off its list price of $399 and even marks a return to its lowest-ever price according to price tracker camelcamelcamel. If its caught your eye, there's no better time than now to scoop it up.

SEE ALSO: Everything we expect from WWDC 2025: an iOS overhaul, Apple Intelligence, and macOS

Whether you want it for workouts or just everyday use, the Apple Watch Series 10 boasts a variety of features to get you through the day. This includes heart rate tracking, sleep tracking, respiratory rate, advanced metrics for a variety of workouts, and safety features like Fall Detection, Crash Detection, and Emergency SOS. On top of all that, it fits perfectly into an Apple ecosystem so you can send texts and take calls right from your wrist.

If you've been on the lookout for a smartwatch upgrade, now is a great time to do it with this deal on the Apple Watch Series 10 (GPS, 42mm) at Amazon.

There are quite a few more Apple deals worth checking out right now, too. The 11-inch Apple iPad (A16 Chip) is back down to its best price at Amazon as is the M3 iPad Air.

The best deals this week, hand-picked by Mashable's team of experts

• Roku Ultra 4K Ultimate Streaming Player (2024 Release) — $79.99 (List Price $99.99)

• Beats Pill Bluetooth Speaker — $99.95 (List Price $149.95)

• Roborock Qrevo Master Robot Vacuum and Mop — $899.99 (List Price $1599.99)

• Apple AirTag (4-Pack) — $74.99 (List Price $99.00)

• DualSense Edge Wireless Controller — $169.00 (List Price $199.99)

Non-monogamy has entered popular consciousness in recent years, with terms like open relationship and polyamory becoming more visible online. But what about relationship anarchy?

Relationship anarchy (or RA) is a philosophy that regards all relationships as equally important and unique. In RA, no relationship should be bound by rules that aren't entirely agreed on by the involved parties. The phrase was coined by writer and activist Andie Nordgren and seeks to apply the principles of anarchism (which calls for abolishing authority and hierarchy) to relationships.

SEE ALSO: Is Feeld for normies now?

RA takes center stage in Feeld's (the app for kinky and non-monogamous people) latest State of Dating Report, which is co-written by sex educator and author Ruby Rare. The report states that RA could be the antidote for Gen Z's loneliness.

Both before and since the outbreak of COVID, Americans have felt lonely. In 2023, then-Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory about the loneliness epidemic. As the report cites, Gen Z is the loneliest generation, according to experts.

But relationship anarchists on Feeld report less loneliness and a higher likelihood of valuing deep and broad connections. RA practitioners on the app are 1.5 times more likely to say having a diverse range of connections helps with loneliness, 31 percent more likely to report feeling like they can shape their relationships to meet their personal needs, and 20 percent more likely to report having a reliable support network. (This is according to internal and external surveys of over 3,000 Feeld users and 6,000 non-users taken in February 2025.)

"RA is one of several possible avenues to develop emotional depth and resilience, and broaden your community: there’s no-one-size-fits-all approach here," the report states.

While relationship anarchy isn't as well-known a term as non-monogamy, polyamory, or swinging, one in five non-Feeld members realized they've practiced it (or are practicing) a relationship style that fits within its definition. The realization spiked to one in two people who are on Feeld.

But, as with any relationship style, there are challenges to RA. Negotiating relationship boundaries was 536 percent(!) more challenging for RA Feeld members than non-RA members. A reason for this could be the lack of a script to follow when practicing something like RA — anything other than monogamy, really. Those who practice RA were also 96 percent more likely to have experienced negative reactions from prioritizing seeing multiple partners over focusing on one partner. But as the recent dating scene has shown, daters have trouble being in communication with other people to begin with.

Last year, Feeld's State of Dating Report found that Gen Z actually fantasizes about monogamy (and kink). Guess that didn't last long. You can see all the findings in Feeld's State of Dating Report.

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If you missed out on seeing Presence in the theaters early this year, you now have the chance to experience one of the most unique films of 2025 from the comfort of your couch. Directed by the inventive Steven Soderbergh and written by David Koepp, Presence is an unconventional haunted house story. Though it's billed as a horror film, the genre-bender flips the traditional ghost story on its head, ultimately creating a story that is "sharply funny, beguiling, a bit chilling, and ultimately sweet," as Mashable Film Editor Kristy Puchko puts it.

Told from the viewpoint of a "presence" in the house, the film is shot entirely in first-person perspective. Puchko writes, "Soderbergh's steady hand is so mindful in its performance that you can practically feel the expressions of a face you cannot see." It's captivating and vulnerable and incredibly tense. And as of June 3, you can finally stream it. Here's what you need to know to watch Presence at home.

What is Presence about?

Presence follows the Payne family — mom Rebekah (Lucy Liu), dad Chris (Chris Sullivan), son Tyler (Eddy Maday), and daughter Chloe (Callina Liang) — who have just moved into a new house in the suburbs. While they appear to be the perfect nuclear family on paper, cracks start to form within their unit. All the while, strange and supernatural events begin to occur around the house. Who is the ghostly presence in the house, and what does it want from them?

Get a glimpse into the unique ghost story in the official trailer:

Is Presence worth watching?

With Soderbergh shouldering the camera, Presence is "a remarkable union of a clever concept and a superb execution," Mashable's reviewer writes. "I'll be absolutely shocked if Presence doesn't get a Best Cinematography Oscar nomination."

Of course, with that first-person perspective comes tension. Sullivan, one of the leads in the film, put it best: "This movie is going to wring you out before it releases any of that tension."

He adds that some people walked out of the theater due to the stomach-churning tension. If that's not your cup of tea, Presence might not be for you. For everyone else, Puchko calls it "a sublimely realized ghost story that is easily one of the best films of the year."

Other film critics largely agree, as it currently holds an 87 percent critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences are more torn; it holds only a 52 percent audience rating. Of course, it's up to you to be the judge.

Check out our full review of Presence.

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Originally hitting theaters in January 2025 and then quickly heading to digital, Presence is finally making its streaming debut. That means you'll have three different ways to watch it at home: buy it on digital video-on-demand retailers, rent it at digital video-on-demand retailers, or stream it. See the details below.

Buy or rent on digital

Just a little over a month after its theatrical debut, the Soderbergh and Koepp ghost story officially became available to watch at home on Feb. 25. You can purchase the film at video-on-demand retailers like Prime Video and Apple TV or rent it for 30 days. If you choose to rent, just keep in mind that once you start watching, you'll only have 48 hours to finish.

Here are some quick links to buy the film on digital:

• Prime Video — $5.99 to rent, $19.99 to buy

• Google Play — $5.99 to rent, $19.99 to buy

• Fandango at Home — $5.99 to rent, $19.99 to buy

• Apple TV — $5.99 to rent, $19.99 to buy

Stream it on Hulu

Streamers can finally tune into Presence as well. It officially made its debut on Hulu on June 3, 2025. Hulu subscriptions start at $9.99 per month, but there are a few different ways you can save. We've rounded up the best ongoing Hulu streaming deals below.

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Elon Musk is stepping back from running his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), with the Tesla CEO attending a deeply strange press conference with Donald Trump in the Oval Office last week. On Monday night, The Late Show's Stephen Colbert unpacked the real elephant in the room: Musk's black eye, which he blamed on rough-housing with his son, X Æ A-12.

"The weirdest part of this weird, weird meeting was Elon's face, because for some reason he had a black eye," says Colbert in the clip above. "Oh no! If only someone in the White House had access to makeup!"

But Colbert wasn't convinced the tiny suspect was X, instead asking the audience to reconsider while wearing Sherlock Holmes props.

"Why the black eye? Who hates Elon Musk enough to punch him in the face? I'm not Sherlock Holmes but could it be...EVERYONE?"

Announced last week, Elon Musk is stepping back from his "special government employee" role running his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for Donald Trump. On Monday night, The Daily Show's Jon Stewart unpacked the Tesla CEO's decision with his signature gleeful gusto.

"DOGE has finally rooted out one of America's least efficient government workers and marked him for dismissal," Stewart says in the clip above. "He's leaving his job to make more family with his time."

Stewart noted it's only been four months since Musk mobilised his DOGE task force and all the ill-advised emails that went with it, with the group systematically seizing federal government computers and accessing databases, firing over 280,000 government workers, and entirely closing government agencies including USAID. But as Stewart wonders, was it worth it for Musk?

"Elon spent $300 million of his own money to get Trump elected, irreparably damaged his personal brand and almost all of his businesses, and is clearly suffering some kind of issue," Stewart said. "But don't worry, Trump made sure that Elon got something in return."

Stewart's talking about the golden key that Musk received from Trump in the Oval Office, presented by the president as a token he gives "to very special people" now including Musk — but notably, not only Musk.

"You couldn't just give him the f***ing key. You had to make sure that everybody knows you give 'em to a lot of people. It's just not that special," Stewart said before imitating Trump: "You know I've got a bunch of these. I give 'em to special people. Who's the guy who brings me my Diet Cokes? I give him one for every Diet Coke."