Logitech’s Powerplay technology was one of my favorite bits of hardware in 2017—a wireless mouse that actually charged without wires, thanks to a mousepad with built-in inductive charging. It’s so revolutionary, I…
Razer’s Project Linda turns the Razer Phone into a laptop
Another CES, another Razer Prototype. Unlike last year’s three-screened laptop Project Valerie, Razer’s Project Linda, announced Tuesday, is something that might actually make it to market. Project Linda is a dock for…
Digital Storm’s Project Spark crams a liquid-cooled GTX 1080 into a ridiculously small rig
What’s smaller than a tissue box but still packs a liquid-cooled Core i7-8700K and and GeForce GTX 1080? Digital Storm’s Project Spark, a concept PC that’s actually going to be built. It…
Meltdown and Spectre FAQ: How Intel’s CPU flaw affects PCs and Macs
Massive security vulnerabilities in modern CPUs are forcing a redesign of the kernel software at the heart of all major operating systems. Since the issues—dubbed Meltdown and Spectre—exist in the CPU hardware…
343 Hints That There Will Be No Halo 6 This Year
343 Industries has hinted that Halo 6 will not be arriving in 2018 – but there may be other releases that “surprise you”. On the 343 blog, a community manager wrote: “2018 has…
Intel debuts 49-qubit quantum chip as it wrestles with Meltdown, Spectre fallout
Intel’s keynote at CES on Monday night contrasted the company’s slickly produced showcase of new initiatives—culminating in the introduction of a 49-qubit chip for quantum computing—with the hard realities brought on by…
Netgear Armor is a $70 router update that defends your home network with Bitdefender
Don’t call it a trend, but D-Link isn’t the only router maker announcing a network-based security solution for home users during the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show. Netgear announced late Monday that it…
Netgear targets gamers with its Nighthawk Pro Gaming router and SX10 LAN switch
So you think you have a bad-ass home network? Let’s see how it stacks up against Netgear’s new gamer-oriented Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 router and Nighthawk SX10 10G/Multi-Gig LAN Switch. The latest…
Lenovo’s Miix 630 lasts 20 hours on battery using a Qualcomm chip
Lenovo’s Miix 630 looks a lot like Microsoft’s Surface Pro, a Windows tablet with a detachable keyboard, but there’s a key difference. Announced Monday night at CES, the Miix 630 joins a…
Lenovo Smart Display makes Google Assistant a smart home sidekick
Lenovo’s Smart Display puts Google Assistant on 8- and 10-inch touchscreens. The result is a smart-home sidekick that adds a visual element to all the rich A.I. features we’ve already seen in…