Nvidia If you have a new 4K TV, but no actual 4K content, then this $129 Amazon deal on Nvidia’s Shield TV is your answer. The Shield TV features the same Nvidia Tegra X1+ processor used in its big sister, the Shield TV Pro, which has enough power to perform real-time AI-based upsampling of 1080p…
Acer Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Studio may have felt like the future, but the Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel was the past — as in, the first to market with a pull-forward laptop design. And right now, the powerful Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel is way, way cheaper than Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Studio. (We’ve confirmed that this deal…
You can find plenty of laptop deals this Cyber Monday, but finding sales on good cheap laptops has been tough—at least if you aren’t in the market for a Chromebook deal. But fear not: If you’re on the hunt for a solid laptop at a rock-bottom price, we’ve found a spectacular deal for you. Staples…
Samsung If you’re looking for a laptop that’s both portable and powerful, the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 tics all the right boxes. With its 11th-gen Intel Core i7 processor and 16GB of memory, it has plenty of oomph, and the audiovisual experience on this ultraportable stunner is second to none. It’s currently on sale…
Boxed out — And just in time for the holiday shopping frenzy. Eric Bangeman – Oct 22, 2021 3:34 pm UTC First it was toilet paper. Then it was processors and other silicon. Now it’s cardboard. (And there’s a whole lot of other stuff in between.) The latest kink in the planet’s ever-gnarled supply chain…
Ahead of the curve — Scientists ask the public for help in figuring out which signals are real. John Timmer – Oct 22, 2021 8:56 pm UTC Enlarge / The telescope array of the Next Generation Transit Survey. If you’ve ever wanted to search for distant worlds, your time has come. The team behind a…
Dell Finding a decent graphics card for your desktop PC may be nigh-impossible, but gaming laptops have never been hotter. (Literally—they need some serious active cooling systems.) Take this Alienware M15, for example: Packed inside are a Core i7 processor, an RTX 3070 GPU, and a bunch of other great features. And right now, Dell’s…
Is a cheap Chromebook good enough for distance learning and homework? Definitely—depending on what’s inside. As a parent or a student, you may already have weighed the pros and cons of Windows laptops vs Chromebooks. One of the appeals of a Chromebook is cost, especially if a family has to buy several. But some of…
Far too many games these days are built to be played in small bursts: brief encounters, designed for a world with too few hours in the day and too many digital distractions. And that’s fine! Blasting through a few rounds of Valorant or Rocket League matches is a wonderful way to spend some time. But sometimes, you want something more—something meatier.…
Maybe you’re not in the market for a new laptop or desktop PC, or maybe you’re just put off by the insane prices of GPU upgrades. But you can give your fingers an early holiday gift by upgrading your keyboard (or, fine, I guess buying one for a friend or family member). Keyboards both budget…
