Briefly: Best Future Technology, Death Star Conspiracy, Netflix Gamer Picks

Brief news items of note for Lifehacker readers, including: Ten tech breakthroughs that will shape the future, Windows 10’s cheeky emoji, did the Empire blow up the Death Star?

  • Big W’s Drop Zone sale is offering up to 80 per cent off a large range of products. Click here for the best deals. For more online bargains, head to our Hump Day Deals post.
  • Here are 10 tech breakthroughs that will shape the future, according to Gizmodo.
  • Windows 10 is ushering in plenty of useful productivity features, some of which you can read about here. But for trolls and misanthropes, the best addition is a new emoji that let’s you flip people the bird.
  • The Witcher 3 is shaping up to be the best RPG of the year. In this video, CD Projekt RED talk about the creation of the game’s fearsome monsters.
  • Kotaku has assembled a list of movies and TV shows on Netflix that every gamer needs to watch. Sort out your week’s binge list here.
  • Most 9/11 conspiracies are pretty bug nuts crazy. This Star Wars report spoofs a bunch of them to hilarious effect: apparently, the Rebel Alliance didn’t blow up the Death Star — it was totally an inside job!

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