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Smach Z handheld gaming PC returns to Kickstarter for another try

Love handheld gaming, but wish you could play full-fledged PC games rather than smartphone titles or games made for a Nintendo DS? The Smach Z is a handheld game system that is a full-fledged PC. It looks a bit like a PlayStation Vita, but the Smach Z runs Windows 10 or Linux, has a 6 inch, full […]

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Sony to bring a half dozen PlayStation games to mobile next year

Nintendo isn’t the only game console company getting into the mobile space. Earlier this year Sony announced it was forming a new group called ForwardWorks aimed at bringing PlayStation content to mobile devices. Now the Wall Street Journal reports that Sony’s PlayStation division “plans to release five or six smartphone games” by March, 2018. There’s […]

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Microsoft schedules an October 26th launch event for new hardware, Windows 10 software

Microsoft is probably going to add an all-in-one desktop to its line Surface products soon. How soon? Maybe in a few weeks. The company is sending out invitations to an October 26th event in New York City, and word on the street is that Microsoft will use the opportunity to talk about new Windows 10 […]

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PlayStation VR launches next week, early reviews are positive

Sony’s first foray into virtual reality is almost here. The PlayStation VR will be available in stores starting October 13th for $400 (or $500 for a VR Launch Bundle with a camera and motion controllers for folks that don’t already have them). That price doesn’t include the cost of a PlayStation 4 game console, but […]

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NVIDIA unveils next-gen System on a Chip, code-named Xavier

NVIDIA may not be developing smartphone and tablet chips anymore. But the company is still making system-on-a-chip (SoC) products that pick up where the Tegra line of mobile chips left off. Today NVIDIA revealed its next-gen chip for autonomous vehicles. The chip is code-named Xavier and it’s said to be able to be able to […]

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Kodi Media Center now available as a Windows Store app (Universal Windows Platform)

The popular cross-platform media center app Kodi is now available from the Windows Store. That means you can download the app from the store, get automatic updates from the store, and don’t ever have to visit the Kodi website again (unless you want to).   According to the Kodi blog, there are also benefits for developers, […]

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Sony launches slimmer PS4 for $299 and PS4 Pro with 4K/HDR support

Last month Microsoft started selling a slimmer version of the Xbox One for $299. This month it’s Sony’s turn: the company is launching an updated version of the PlayStation 4 that’s thinner, lighter, and more energy efficient. It’ll be available by September 15th for $299. Sony is also rolling out a firmware update for all […]

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Deals of the Day (8-30-2016)

The Alienware Alpha is a small form-factor desktop computer with an Intel processor, a custom NVIDIA graphics card, and support for Windows or SteamOS software. Dell currently charges $450 and up for an Alienware Steam Machine or $500 and up for a model with Windows 10. But you can often find entry-level models for lower […]

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Next-gen NVIDIA Shield TV hits the FCC

NVIDIA seems to be preparing to launch a 2nd-gen NVIDIA Shield TV game console. An NVIDIA device described as the “Shield Android TV Game Console” showed up at the FCC website today. It has a model number of P2897, supports 802.11ac WiFi and has MIMO antennas. At this point, that’s about all we know for certain […]

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EOMA68 modular laptop/desktop raises more than $150 thousand through crowdfunding, here’s what’s next

The EOMA68 project is an effort to design a system of modular computing devices that use interchangeable PC cards. The processor, memory, storage, and operating system are all on a card that you can pop out of a laptop or desktop and replace with a different card. Theoretically any type of processor and operating system […]