Here are today’s Nerd News! headlines:

Where There’s Smoke, There’s a Liar: With the Release of the Xbox Series X earlier this week, some videos came out online of gray plumes of smoke coming from the vents. If you bought the system, don’t worry, the videos were debunked when they found people were vaping and blowing the smoke into the console vent to make it look like it was smoking. This led to a tweet from Xbox saying “We can’t believe we have to say this, but please don’t blow vape smoke into your Xbox Series X.” Read this.

Marvelous 2021: In January we’ll have a new Marvel release. “Wanda Vision” will be the first MCU project strictly for Disney +, and since it doesn’t come out until January 20201… that means 2020 will be the first year without an MCU Project since it all started in 2008. Wanda Vision will premiere on Disney + January 15th.  More here. 

Pricey Pod: Back in October Apple announced a smaller, cheaper version of the HomePod, cleverly named HomePod Mini… The Mini retails for about $99, but it has been reported that if something breaks on it, the repair will be upwards of $79. If you have the apple care plus, you still have to pay the $15 up front cost and an additional $15 per incident. So if your mini breaks, just buy a new one. Read more.