If you’ve been wondering why Roku’s previous-generation streaming stick as been on sale so much lately, the answer is simple: a newer model was released recently. The Roku 3500R is still a terrific media player and it’s a bargain at $35, but all the cord cutters and “cord nevers out” there looking for a new media player have an even better option right now.

For a limited time, the quad-core Roku 3600R Streaming Stick is on sale for just $5 more than at $39.99 with free shipping, giving users access to more than 3,000 channels of entertainment on a quad-core streaming stick that’s more powerful than most full-size boxes.

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What does the future look like? Will floating autonomous cars cart us to and from work each day? Will we even have jobs anymore or will robots invade every industry from manufacturing, to trucking, to law and everything in between? The future has never looked less clear than it does right now, but a new prototype of a device called “Cubimorph” may help bring the future of consumer electronics into focus.

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Lenovo’s Motorola announced a couple of new affordable Android handsets on Tuesday. Motorola’s famous Moto G line is getting two new members this year, including the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus. The phones are virtually identical, but the Plus version does sport a better camera, a fingerprint sensor, more RAM, and more storage.

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Some may argue that we’ve had enough Transformers movies for now while others can’t wait to see Optimus Prime and friends return to the big screen. If you’re in the Transformers fans crowd, you’ll be thrilled to hear that Transformer 5 is in the making. The film already has a title and a really short teaser.

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Countless Snowden leaks have detailed the highly sophisticated tools used by the NSA to collect data in bulk from unsuspecting people, including American citizens. But the NSA isn’t the only agency conducting spying operations. The FBI has been spying on US citizens as part of ongoing investigations for two decades, yet many details about its data collection practices are still secret, despite all of the leaks in recent years.

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Tens of thousands of Australians turned out to gawk as the world’s largest plane descended into Perth’s airport on Sunday. The hulking Antonov An-225 cargo plane, which boasts six engines and wings that measure almost 300 feet long, was delivering a 100-plus-ton generator for a refinery. It landed smoothly with puffs of smoke from its many wheels.

It was an unusual aviation event, marking the first time the plane landed in Australia, and the moment spurred huge traffic delays around the airport as people came out to glimpse the enormous airplane, according to local media.

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In case you missed Saturday Night Live this weekend, Drake absolutely killed it, serving as both as show’s host and musical guest. The sketches and digital video shorts were obviously fantastic, but what added an extra layer of enjoyment to the entire production is that Drake was more than willing to laugh at himself throughout the show. On top of that, Drake actually has some solid acting chops, a fact which shouldn’t surprise anyone given that he first entered the spotlight as a child actor on the TV Show Degrassi: The Next Generation.

Earlier today, we drew attention to Drake’s opening monologue, a bit which featured the Canadian rapper pleading to anyone listening that he was much more than just a meme. That was good, but the digital short starring Drake called “Beef” was great and was arguably the best segment of the entire show. Thus far, “Beef” has already amassed nearly 2 million views on YouTube, making it one of the more successful YouTube clips in recent memory.

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There are so many different Bluetooth headsets out there these days that it can be difficult to know where to start when you’re looking for a new one. Luckily, the BGR Deals team is going to tell you exactly where to start — or should we say, where to finish. The Jabra STEALTH Bluetooth Headset is one of our all-time favorites and it’s a good value at $99.99. But at $69.99, which is the price Amazon just dropped the STEALTH to, it’s an absolute steal.

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Cable boxes are one of the biggest money sucks in pay TV (and when we’re talking about an industry that charges you money to watch ads, that’s a serious statement). The FCC has voted on a plan to open up the cable box market to competition, which would allow you to buy your own, technologically advanced box, rather than renting forever from your cable company.

Cable companies make $20 billion a year from rental fees, so would you like to guess how enthusiastic Comcast is about the new plan?

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Going into Star Wars Episode VIII we want to find out who Rey’s parents are more than anything else. But we’re also interested to see if there’s going to be any romance between some of the new characters introduced in the last film. After Star Wars: The Force Awakens, many speculated that Rey and Finn are the new Leia and Han, while some said that there may be a Finn-Poe romance in the works. J.J. Abrams’s Star Wars did not explore either of these potential romances, but Rian Johnson’s Episode VIII might bring us some answers.

At least, that’s what John Boyega teased in a fresh interview.

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