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Tech NewsFacebookOculus Will Soon Support Multi-User Accounts, but Sharing a VR Headset Sounds Disgusting
Beginning next month, Oculus will roll out multi-user accounts and app sharing, in a move meant to make it easier for multiple people to share a single headset. The feature will first launch on the Quest 2 before rolling out to all Quest devices, and yes, you will have to do this using your Facebook … Continued
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Tech NewsCESThe MagSafe PopSocket May Have Convinced Me That MagSafe Is Good (Maybe)
Apple introduced a new version of its classic MagSafe charging technology, previously used in MacBooks, with the iPhone 12. It works a little differently in the iPhone than it does in a laptop: a circular array of magnets embedded in back of the phone enables it to snap to a compatible accessory. It could be … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesFisher-Price’s New Toys Will Teach Your Kids About the Glory of ’80s Gadgets
Want your infant to grow up and appreciate what a technological marvel a touchscreen tablet really is? Fisher-Price has revealed three additions to its preschool learning line: new educational toys inspired by retro gadgets of the ‘80s and ‘90s that will let parents teach their kids what life was like before streaming services and 3D … Continued
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Tech NewsCESMSI Says the Stealth 15M Is the Now the Thinnest Gaming Laptop in the World
Look, there’s nothing wrong with big, beastly 17-inch gaming monsters, but for my money, I like a gaming notebook that can balance performance and portability, and the MSI Stealth 15M has just taken that principle to a whole new level. Featuring an all-aluminum build measuring just 16mm thick (0.62-inches) and weighing 3.7 pounds, the Stealth … Continued
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Tech NewsCESThis Nifty Strap Lets You Control the Apple Watch With Gestures
Controlling an object with a hand gesture sounds more like Jedi wizardry than a real-life possibility. But after watching a CES 2021 demo of the Mudra Brand, I have to admit that perhaps this tech isn’t as far-fetched or gimmicky as I previously thought. The Mudra Band looks pretty much like any smartwatch band would, … Continued
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Tech NewsCESGoPro Just Dropped a Crap-Ton of Experimental Features for Its Cameras
Usually when a company introduces new features or updates for an existing gadget, they tend to be a bit…lacking. You may get one small update, two or three if you’re lucky. Well, buckle up GoPro fans: Today, the company is launching seven new experimental features, because why the hell not? The new features are available … Continued
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Tech NewsCESRazer’s Wild Gaming Chair and Smart Mask Are Concept Gadgets Designed to Battle the Woes of 2021
It just wouldn’t be CES (even a virtual one) without a couple far-out concept gadgets from Razer, and this year the company has dreamed up two devices designed to combat some of 2021’s biggest issues in the most Razer way possible. For people who have been largely stuck at home for the better part of … Continued
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Tech NewsCESAsus Revealed a New 2-in-1 Gaming Laptop, and I’m Like Whoa
Asus’ ROG line of gaming laptops have always stood out thanks to their flashy RGB lighting and aggressive aesthetic. Asus isn’t afraid to try something new, either. Last year, it released the well-received ROG Zephyrus G14, one of the first ROG gaming laptops powered by an AMD processor, as well all the Zephyrus Duo 15, … Continued
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Tech NewsCESThe Revamped m17 R4 Is Alienware’s First Laptop with a 360Hz Display
While Alienware hasn’t given its gaming laptops a full overhaul for 2021, like other gaming laptop makers the company is kicking off the year by refreshing its 15 and 17-inch notebooks with new Nvidia RTX 30-series GPUs. The larger m17 R4 is also getting a huge display upgrade that could make it the laptop for … Continued
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Tech NewsCESRazer’s Refreshed 15 and 17-inch Blades Are Getting New Screens and Faster GPUs for 2021
At first glance, Razer’s refreshed line of 15-inch Blade and 17-inch Blade Pro laptops might not look much different than last year’s models, but inside is a different story—this year we get faster displays and GPUs, along with a subtly revamped design. Starting with the 15-inch Blade and Blade Advanced, Razer is looking to give … Continued
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Tech NewsCESNvidia’s Ray Tracing 30-Series GPUs Are Coming to Laptops
Like clockwork, Nvidia announced this morning that its wildly fast discrete desktop graphics will be coming to laptops everywhere in the months ahead. This probably surprised no one, as Nvidia always has the same GPUs on laptops, but if the popular reception of its RTX 30-series desktop cards were any indication, these are the graphics … Continued
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Tech NewsCESAMD’s Excellent Ryzen 5000 Series Is Coming to Laptops
AMD’s Ryzen series of CPUs seem to be getting better with every iteration, and the Ryzen 5000 series launched in the fall of 2020 was perhaps the most impressive series yet. And now it’s coming to laptops. At the very weird all-digital CES, AMD CEO Lisa Su announced a new portfolio of Ryzen 5000 mobile … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsNintendo Is Making Copyright Claims on Videos of Game & Watch Hacking
Despite its retro charms, for $50 the Nintendo Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. handheld felt like it could benefit from a few more games: an upgrade some talented hackers made possible before the device was even released. But Nintendo doesn’t like consumers messing with its hardware, and today it appears it started using copyright … Continued
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Tech NewsCESLenovo First ThinkPad With a Detachable Tablet Is Here
The ThinkPad moniker is practically synonymous with durable, business-focused laptops. (And perhaps best known for the red dot in the middle of the keyboard.) Over time, Lenovo its lineup with touch displays and 360-degree rotating hinges—see the Yoga line of 2-in-1s that can morph into a tablet. But now Lenovo has made its first detachable … Continued
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Tech NewsCESIntel’s Got Some Big Changes That Have Me Excited About Its Mobile Processor Line-Up
Not content to talk about only its desktop processors, Intel had a lot to say regarding its mobile processor line-up, too. The chipmaker is releasing two new 10th-gen mobile processors, new 11th-gen mobile processors, and Chromebooks will even get Intel’s Tiger Lake processors for the first time, plus some extra goodies. To start, Intel is … Continued
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Tech NewsCESIntel’s 11th-Gen Desktop Processors Have a Neat GPU Trick Up Their Sleeves
Intel had a lot of processor announcements today, everything from laptops and Chromebooks to desktops and its vPro platform. There was something for nearly every industry segment—it was a lot. But the news that’s probably at the front of everyone’s mind is Intel’s 11th-gen desktop processors, aka Rocket Lake. What’s the core count? The boost … Continued
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Tech NewsCESThe ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga Is Lenovo’s Thinnest 2-in-1 Ever
Lenovo’s ThinkPads are some of the few commercial laptops that have crossover appeal to the general consumer market, and for CES 2021, Lenovo claims its new Thinkpad X1 Titanium Yoga is not only the thinnest 2-in-1 it’s ever made, but also the thinnest ThinkPad ever. Weighing just 2.54 pounds and measuring just 11mm thick (0.43-inches), … Continued
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Tech NewsCESLora DiCarlo Brings Hot Vibes to CES—As In They Are Warm to the Touch
A lot has changed for Lora DiCarlo since CES 2019, when the Consumer Technology Association stripped its innovative Osé sex toy of a well-deserved CES Innovation Award. Not only does CES fuck now, Lora DiCarlo is also announcing a new product line for the all-virtual CES 2021. This year, Lora DiCarlo is releasing three new … Continued
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Tech NewsCESLinksys’ Motion-Sensing Wifi Now Uses All Your Wireless Devices For More Accurate Alerts
Over the next decade the smarthome as we know it is going to change dramatically thanks to technologies like Linksys Aware that turns a wifi network into a motion detector that watches every corner of your home. The tech is still in its infancy, but Linksys has announced a major update that leverages IoT devices … Continued
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Tech NewsCESLinksys’ First Wi-Fi 6E Mesh Router Will Be an Expensive Way to Future Proof Your Wifi
Every year at CES there’s a new buzzword generously thrown around: last year it was 5G, and for 2021 it’s going to be Wi-Fi 6E. If you’ve recently upgraded to a Wi-Fi 6 router that’s really unfortunate because 6E promises to genuinely fix a lot of the bottlenecks caused by overcrowded wifi networks. Netgear has … Continued