This week, we celebrated Earth Day with a set of sustainability -centered pieces, we saw that our LG televisions became xboxes and experienced the new Insta360 x5.
To catch up with all that and more from the world of technology, move down to obtain summaries of the seven largest technological news of the week.
When you have finished, be sure to watch our selections for the seven new films and television programs to watch this weekend (April 25).
7. We organize Sustainability Week 2025
To celebrate Earth Day this year, we have gathered a set of stories of the entire technology industry to celebrate, challenge and highlight everything that is sustainable.
With deep dives in sustainability champions such as Fairphone, exciting details about advances in sustainable technology, such as how extreme heat could be the response to our lithium -ion battery problems, and guide on how to buy better second -hand technology, we have it covered with items that are worthwhile their time if you want to become green.
We have also published a new video content in our Tiktok, Instagram and YouTube channels, so make sure you are subscribed on those platforms if you want to see all our sustainability coverage last week.
6. Alexa+ The first users told us their first thoughts
Almost two months after his ad, Alexa+ has not yet appeared on our Echo Show devices. We are impatient, but fortunately, a member of the Amazon early adopter program has led Reddit to share his experiences with the new voice assistant while we wait.
It seems that there are still some peculiarities to solve (Alexa+ tries to direct users to Amazon Music when they want to play from Spotify), but in general, they were quite impressed, especially when it came to interpret complex questions and synthesize speech. “The old Alexa was hot garbage, but this new one was a pleasant surprise,” concluded the tester.
De facto praise.
5. Nintendo Switch 2 The early orders were launched in the US.
The anticipated orders of Nintendo Switch 2 finally launched on April 24 in the US. After the unexpected delay that occurred during the uncertainty tariffs of the US tariffs. UU. At the beginning of this month. And there were mixed results with how it was, to say at least.
Far from the anticipated order system based on Nintendo’s invitation, three great retailers in Walmart, Target and Best Buy, all launched their orders early at midnight on April 24. There was a great cry for the product, and although some only offered the standard console and the standard console and Mario de Mario Kart Bundle, others (Best Buy) made a lot of custom packages.
Gamestop chose to go later in the day, releasing advance orders in the store when the stores opened and choosing to put their stock live on live at 11 am However, this method was, at least of our learned experience, a great disappointment. The interest was so high that the Gamestop website stopped working completely for large periods of time.
In all areas, it was a family history in terms of a requested hardware launch: some people had luck and some people did not. We hope everything is level up soon. The Switch 2 Pre-Pedido state of the United Kingdom is now less agitated, but the easily available stock is still difficult to achieve.
4. LG TVS became xboxes
This week, Microsoft continued its mission of turning everything into an Xbox, with its last efforts transforming its LG TV into an Xbox through its cloud game service.
If you have a webos 24 or webos 25 compatible (that is, if your LG TV was released in 2022 or later, or if it is a Stanbyme 2021 screen) you can install a beta version of the Xbox application. All you will need is an Xbox controller and a Pass Ultimate game subscription.
Just remember that, because everything is happening in the cloud, the quality of your experience will be determined by the quality of your Internet connection, so if your connection is not the most stable, your Xbox LG game could be a bit broken.
3. We have our hands in the new Motorola Razr Ultra
The 2025 Motorola Razr family is here, including the new Motorola Razr Ultra badge, and Motorola is tripling in its commitment to CMF unique: color, materials and finish. In addition to the unique color options, all directly from the Pantone color catalog, Motorola is doing phones with unique materials such as real wood and Italian sewers, and offering finishing options that make the phones feel like nylon, acetate or synthetic leather.
This Razr is really the antidote for the design of the boring phone, and I had fun through the different looks to decide which one I liked the most. Spoiler: It is the sewer, which has a luxurious and soft sensation; Although it is a launch between that beetle color and the new mountain wood option.
Razr Ultra is not far behind in the specifications department, and Motorola finally offers flagship performance in its high -end model. Unfortunately, that comes with a higher price this year, but it could be worth the additional cost if the cameras and battery fulfill their promise.
2. The new X5 360 Chamber of Insta360 Fall
A little over a year ago, we declare that the Insta360 X4 is the best 360 camera that exists, and this week I obtained a sequel with the Insta360 x5 called inventively.
This new and improved model can record 8K 360 degrees to 30 pictures per second or 5.7KA 60 FPS, such as its predecessor, although with a larger image sensor it must offer low power quality much better power than the X4, and should have a better dynamic range in all resolutions to make the color of its shots look more vibrant.
It will also appreciate the greatest capacity of the battery, efficiencies and heat dissipation that you install360 says that it results in the X5 to have a longer 37% battery life and the device that works less hot, a problem that we know that some had with the X4 before. This means that you should trust the X5 to register more of your adventures between charges.
The standard version of Insta360 X5 costs $ 549.99 / £ 519.99 / AU $ 929.99, while the Essentials package costs $ 659.99 / £ 609.99 / AU $ 1,109.99 and includes an additional battery, a fast charge case, 114 cm Selfie Stick, standard lenses cake, LENSE CAPE and transport cases.
1. Adobe gave us a new board of mood with ia
One of the most useful tricks of AI is to act as a stroke of ideas, and Adobe has just launched a new tool that looks ideal for visual creativity sessions.
Firefly Boards (which is the new name of ‘Project Concept’) is available to try now in beta and is an infinite canvas for mood where you can use images generated by AI and its own reference photos to find new ideas. It is built for designers, but you could also level the invitations of your birthday party.
There is a free version with limited credits, and can now join the waiting list. We can see that this is a mass weekend Timesink (and fun).
