Why I switched from PC gaming to console gaming
The first time I played a video game, it was on a computer. Floppy disks were involved—the kind that actually flopped—as was dying of dysentery. I got sucked into working for Interpol […]
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Intel Arc A770 vs. Nvidia RTX 3060 vs. AMD Radeon 6600 XT: Fight!
There’s a new player in the GPU game and Intel’s newly $250 Arc A750 just managed to crack our list of the best graphics cards thanks to drastic improvements (and a $40 […]
Your voice can be a password. Are you protecting it like one?
Not sci-fi, but real life: Samsung introduced a voice-cloning feature for their new Galaxy S phones this week. Train the Bixby mobile assistant on your S23, S23+, or S23 Ultra phone, and […]
Desktop PC cases get a Cottagecore revolution
Did you know that a desktop computer, even one with high-end gaming or creative pro components, doesn’t have to look like a rainbow-powered hookah that fell off an alien spaceship? I know, […]
Classic ThinkPad 701C reborn with Framework guts
There’s nothing quite like the utilitarian brilliance of classic IBM ThinkPad laptops, inspired by Japanese bento boxes and beloved for their toughness. And none is so beloved as the ThinkPad 701 series […]
I built a $40 theremin to annoy friends and learn circuit fundamentals
There’s nothing spookier or more haunting than the soaring sounds of a theremin, an instrument that uses electromagnetic fields to produce various pitches when you move your hands around it. You’ve probably […]
Lab tour! Meet AirJet’s futuristic solid-state laptop cooling tech
One of the most impressive products to come out of CES 2023 was AirJet, new solid-state cooling system that can replace fans with cooling components using a fraction of the power and […]
Lenovo’s ThinkPad and IdeaPad laptops get a welcome facelift
Today at MWC, Lenovo showed off the latest updates to their business-oriented ThinkPad and IdeaPad lines. The focus is on better performance from modern chips across the board, increased use of more […]
Microsoft marked ineligible PCs for Windows 11
Every time there’s a shiny new version of Windows on the horizon, you’ll see them. A horde of stickers. A sea of stickers. A veritable galaxy of stickers on laptops and desktops […]
How AMD’s Ryzen 7950X3D V-Cache works on Windows
The X3D variants of AMD’s Ryzen 7000 CPUs are tearing up the performance benchmarks, especially for gaming builds. But what makes the Ryzen 7950X3D better than the standard 7950X, and the similar […]
