Another day, another “smart” gadget that’s about to become dumb. This time it’s Amazon’s Echo Look, an Alexa-enabled device that the company positioned as a “style assistant” when it first launched three years ago. This summer, it’ll stop giving fashion advice as Amazon kills off its Echo Look app and service, leaving customers with a […]
MSI quietly introduces Ryzen 4000 version of the MSI 14 laptop
The MSI Modern 14 is a thin and light laptop with a 14 inch display that launched last summer for $749 and up. At the time the notebook was exclusively available with 10th-gen Intel Comet Lake U-series processors. But now MSI has quietly added a new AMD-powered version to the lineup. Featuring an Intel AMD […]
Daily Deals (5-29-2020)
Webcams may be harder to find these days, but not only is the Lenovo 500 FHD Webcam still in stock at Lenovo.com, but it’s on sale for $46 (which is $23 off the list price) when you use the code: EXTRA8ACC during checkout. Here are some of the day’s best deals. PC accessories Lenovo 500 […]
UDOO BOLT GEAR is a $399 mini PC with Ryzen Embedded and Arduino support
The folks at SECO have been cranking out single-board computers under the UDOO brand for a while, and last year the company started shipping the UDOO BOLT, one of the first models powered by an AMD Ryzen Embedded processor. Now the company is taking orders for a new model called the UDOO BOLT GEAR. It’s […]
Samsung Galaxy Book S with Intel Lakefield is official
Samsung has introduced a new version of its Galaxy Book S laptop, and there are two interesting things about the laptop. First, it’s the first computer powered by an Intel Lakefield processor. And second, this is actually the second version of the Galaxy Book S. The original version launched earlier this year as a 4G […]
Video streaming together, at a distance: Hulu introduces Watch Party, and Plex launches Watch Together
Shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic started spreading across the globe and leading to stay-at-home and social-distancing orders affecting millions of people, folks started finding new ways to come together virtually. Video conferencing app Zoom saw an explosion in new users (although maybe not quite as many as it had initially claimed). And a little browser […]
Microsoft Edge is dead, long live Microsoft Edge Chromium (and other Windows 10 features killed off in the May 2020 Update)
Microsoft started rolling out Windows 10 version 2004 this week, also known as the Windows 10 May 2020 Update. And while there are a bunch of new features, Microsoft is also killing off a bunch of older features. The company has posted a list of Windows 10 features and functionality that have been removed from […]
Daily Deals (5-28-2020)
Staples is offering $15 off on purchases of $60 or more when you use the coupon code 27659 at checkout, which means you can score some pretty great deals on storage, printers, or other gear where $15 represents a pretty significant percentage of the total price. Or if you’re in the market for a portable […]
HP Reverb G2 VR headset was designed with help from Valve and Microsoft (coming this fall for $599)
HP’s 2nd-gen virtual reality headset is coming this fall for $599. The HP Reverb G2 features inside-out position tracking, support for gesture support, spatial 3D audio, and a resolution of 2160 x 2160 pixels per eye, a 90 Hz refresh rate, and a 114-degree field of view. But a headset is only as good as the […]
Razer Blade 15 laptop is now available for play or work (with new Studio Edition mobile workstation config)
Gaming company Razer refreshed its Razer Blade 15 gaming laptop in April, bringing support for up to an Intel Core i7-10875H processor, up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q graphics, and up to a 300 Hz display. Now Razer has launched a new Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition laptop designed for mobile workstation use for folks […]
