New technologies in everyday accessibility
Whither Samsung’s mainstream TVs go, its monitors are bound to follow. In this case, Samsung’s updated 49-inch curved Odyssey G9 gaming monitor (model G95NA), teased earlier this year, features its Quantum HDR 2000 with a typical peak brightness of 2,000 nits and is the first to incorporate the company’s new Neo QLED screens. You can preorder … Read More “Samsung Odyssey G9 Neo QLED preorders start July 29 for $2,500” »
For the last week, I’ve been working on my computer with a pair of glasses, projecting the screen in front of my eyes, as my main monitor. Watching Netflix on my face while wandering around the house. Absurd? Transformative? A bit of both. TCL’s NXTWear G glasses have surprised me. In fact, I wrote this … Read More “TCL’s mirrorshade TV glasses plug an extra monitor onto my face” »
Facebook said on Tuesday that it’s temporarily halting sales of the Oculus Quest 2, a month before a planned update to a new entry-level model with more onboard storage. The move comes after several reported cases of skin reactions to the headset’s included foam faceplate, the social media giant confirmed. In a Facebook post on … Read More “Facebook pauses sales of the Oculus Quest 2 due to face irritation concerns” »
For your most important work, there’s no such thing as too much backup and those who know, well, they know. Solid state drives (SSDs) are typically pricey but they’re also faster and smaller than budget drives — unless you root out a deal. Right now you can snatch up an ultracompact Samsung T7 portable solid … Read More “Save $25 on a 500GB Samsung Touch portable drive and back it up, y’all” »
The still-hard-to-find PS5 became Sony’s fastest-selling games console after hitting more than 10 million sales worldwide on July 18, the company revealed Wednesday. The next-gen PlayStation, which came out last November, reached that milestone a month faster than the PS4 did after its 2013 launch. It also highlighted some PlayStation Studios games sales — Spider-Man: … Read More “PS5 sales surpass 10 million, making it Sony’s fastest-selling console” »
If you’re looking to have fun and get stuff done on the same device, a two-in-one computer — a laptop that becomes a touch-screen tablet when you flip it around — can offer the flexibility you need. Best Buy has shaved $250 off a solid two-in-one pick from HP, knocking the price down to $550 … Read More “Back-to-school deal alert: Get this HP 2-in-1 laptop for $550 at Best Buy” »
When it comes to 3D printers, I value ease of use, simple setup and reliability above fancy features and even print quality. After all, if a 3D printer is hard to set up, hard to calibrate or requires constant tweaking and correcting, you’re much less likely to use it, especially if you’re just starting out. … Read More “Anycubic’s New Vyper Delivers Painless 3D Printing” »
If you want your PC to be really small but still powerful enough to game — in other words, accommodate a full-size graphics card — things can get tough, with 10 liters a common lower bound. Intel’s NUC 11 Extreme Kit “Beast Canyon” squeezes all the gaming essentials, including an Intel Core i7 or i9 … Read More “Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit powers a wee beastie of a gaming PC” »
The first software beta for the PlayStation 5 has arrived with a few useful tricks: You can expand the internal SSD storage and use the PS5’s 3D audio effects on external speakers. Sony invited PS5 owners to register for the beta in June, but the update’s arrived now. The PS5 beta previews features that will … Read More “Sony’s new PS5 software beta allows SSD installation, 3D audio on TVs” »
Ready for a monitor upgrade? Need more room than your laptop’s screen offers? I feel you, work-from-home warriors. While I agree that bigger is better when it comes to monitors, how much display space do you really need if you aren’t a PC gamer or creative professional? Further, do you need an HD monitor with … Read More “Best 27-inch monitor deals: 7 QHD displays for under $310” »
