My biggest gripe about open-ear buds is that they’re rotten for loud city commutes. Cue a pedantic audiophile pointing out that the whole premise of open-ear buds is to not…
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Alienware is working on new slim and cheaper gaming laptops
Dell-owned Alienware is looking to reach a wider swath of gamers, announcing at CES 2026 that it’s working on two new laptops: one with a lower, entry-level price and one…
HP crammed an entire desktop computer into this keyboard
HP is announcing a new mini desktop computer at CES 2026, and the whole thing is housed in a compact keyboard. The Eliteboard G1a looks like a normal office keyboard…
Emerson’s SmartVoice devices follow verbal instructions without Wi-Fi or a hub
A new line of small appliances and devices from IAI Smart, billed as Emerson Smart products, are now available that will let you operate fans, heaters, smart plugs, and air…
Nvidia’s new G-Sync monitors automatically adjust brightness just like a laptop
Nvidia is bringing a new set of G-Sync Pulsar monitors to the market this week that will automatically adjust brightness and color based on the ambient lighting in a room.…
Nvidia’s GeForce Now is getting native Linux and Fire TV apps
Nvidia’s RTX 5080 rollout for its GeForce Now cloud gaming service is now complete, so it’s ready to announce some additional features for subscribers. In the coming months, Nvidia is…
Nvidia announces DLSS 4.5 with 6x Frame Generation and improved image quality
Nvidia is announcing its next major update to its Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) feature at CES today. DLSS 4.5 includes Nvidia’s second-generation Super Resolution transformer model and a new…
AMD’s new Ryzen 7 9850X3D makes the best gaming CPU even faster
AMD is introducing an improved version of its popular Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor today at CES. The new Ryzen 7 9850X3D offers up the same 8-core / 16-thread CPU as…
AMD Ryzen AI 400 official: Will these laptop chips maintain AMD’s lead?
Today at CES, AMD is announcing its successor, the Ryzen AI 400 line — but there’s nothing particularly next-gen about “Gorgon Point.” They’re based on the exact same Zen 5…
AMD heard you like powerful gaming portables — so here are new Strix Halo chips
But all those machines cost around $2,000, even before today’s global RAM shortages. Maybe that’ll change now that AMD’s announcing two lower-end Ryzen AI Max Plus parts with full-fat graphics…