I did not have a partnership with Asus’ gaming arm and planar magnetic pioneers HiFiMan on my CES 2026 bingo card, but the ROG Kithara open-back planar magnetic gaming headset has just been announced. And after spending a few days with the fancy gaming cans before heading to Las Vegas, I can confirm they sound amazing – especially
Hands-on with Asus’s ROG Falchion Ace 75 HE: Premium gaming, with an emphasis on physical adjustments and web-based configuration
Raspberry Pi and mini PC home lab prices hit parity as DRAM costs skyrocket — price hikes force hobbyists to weigh up performance versus power consumption
The humble Raspberry Pi, the perennial leader of the low-power, single-board computing (SBC) world, has hit a price parity with its rival, the Intel N100-based mini PCs. An investigation by Jeff Geerling, which we’ve independently confirmed, shows that pricing for Pi’s is now within just a few cents
China’s GPU cloud consolidates around Baidu and Huawei as domestic AI chips scale up — export controls leave gap open for homegrown solutions
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CES 2026 Day 0: Nvidia debuts DLSS 4.5, Ryzen 7 9850X3D aims for desktop gaming glory, Intel Panther Lake arrives
The Consumer Electronics Show ( CES ) has officially kicked off this year in Las Vegas, and there was no shortage of announcements, which began pouring in furiously last night. There were no fewer than three major keynotes, with Nvidia, Intel, and AMD each taking the stage to share insights into what they're delivering for 2026 and beyond.
AMD unwraps Instinct MI500 boasting 1,000X more performance versus MI300X — setting the stage for the era of YottaFLOPS data centers
The demands of AI data centers compute capability are set to increase dramatically from around 100 ZettaFLOPS today to around 10+ YottaFLOPS* in the next five years (approximately by about 100 times), according to AMD. Thus, to stay relevant, hardware makers must increase performance of their products across the full stack every year. AMD does its
Commodore 64 floppy drive has the power to be a computer — bulky 1982 Commodore 1541 5.25 inch drive packs a 1 MHz MOS 6502 CPU
The Commodore History channel on YouTube has confirmed that the Commodore 1541 floppy disk drives electronics are powerful and capable enough to work as a standalone computer. This 1982 vintage peripheral, designed to add a 5.25-inch floppy disc to the equally ancient Commodore 64 , actually has its own processor, RAM
Gigabyte's Aorus RTX 5090 Infinity takes aim at Asus' ROG Matrix — superconducting heatpipes, 'Windforce Hyperburst' cooling brings 'penetrating airflow' to both sides of the card
With Asus grabbing plenty of attention with its limited-edition ROG Matrix RTX 5090 last year, Gigabyte has now entered the spotlight with its own flagship response — the Aorus GeForce RTX 5090 Infinity. Featuring a rounded look that resembles the light cycles from Tron, it adopts a double flow-through design with two cooling fans on either end
Snap up this $249 Razer Iskur V2 X gaming chair for the New Year — matching its all-time low, this budget-friendly model saves you $400 over flagship V2 alternative
Our favorite budget gaming chair just got even cheaper. The Razer Iskur V2 X is back down to a record-low price on Amazon right now, placing it below $250. This budget-friendly chair is a serious comfort upgrade with a familiar design and built-in lumbar support.
Thermaltake goes retro at CES 2026, shows off liquid cooler with CRT-themed display and 80s-style PC cases
Thermaltake is taking a trip back to the 80s and 90s with its latest portfolio of products announced at CES 2026. The company unveiled two new PC cases with an 80s-style aesthetic, as well as a new AIO liquid cooler series featuring an LCD display fitted into a CRT-shaped cover that sits