Why 2025 will be the year Arm dominates PCs
Qualcomm’s 2024 debut of new Arm processors for Windows laptops was arguably the most important PC hardware announcement since the introduction of Intel’s 486 processors in 1989. Just as that CPU line […]
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2025 will be the best year to buy a monitor, ever. Here’s why
I’ve been reviewing monitors for almost 20 years, so believe me when I say this: 2025 will be the best year to buy a new monitor, ever. Today’s most attractive and feature-rich […]
MSI’s newest OLED gaming monitor will hit a blistering 500Hz this year
When it comes to PC gaming monitors, there’s no such thing as too fast. While conventional screens hit the 500Hz refresh mark a couple of years ago, fancy-pants OLED monitors haven’t quite […]
A new Microsoft wireless ergonomic keyboard is coming out this year
Accessories company Incase has unveiled a new compact ergonomic keyboard called — wait for it — the Compact Ergonomic Keyboard. At first glance, it doesn’t look too different from most ergonomic keyboards. […]
Nintendo just dropped a first-look video for the Switch 2 coming this year
I’d almost stopped believing it’d happen, but the highly anticipated announcement has finally hit. Today, on January 16, 2025, Nintendo has officially announced the Nintendo Switch 2. The successor to the Nintendo […]
2025 could finally be the year of the external GPU
Years ago, I really wanted a laptop with an external GPU. It seemed like the holy grail of portable laptop gaming — a power-hungry GPU that lived on your desk, to be […]
ATSC 3.0: The future of broadcast TV spent another year in neutral
For the past five years running, I’ve written an annual check-in on ATSC 3.0 (or “NextGen TV”), the broadcast standard that’s supposed to greatly improve over-the-air TV. Every year, it’s been a […]