The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset is expected to ship in early 2016, making it one of the first high-profile VR devices that doesn’t use your smartphone as a display. But the Rift is just a headset. You’ll need to connect it with a computer if you actually want to play games, watch immersive videos, […]
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Alienware Alpha (Dell’s littlest gaming PC) now shipping
Dell introduced a small form-factor gaming desktop PC called the Alienware Alpha this summer, and now it’s shipping. Originally designed to be a Steam Machine running Valve’s Linux-based Steam operating system, the Alienware Alpha is currently shipping with Windows. You can thank Valve’s decision to delay launch of Steam OS until 2015 for that. Prices for […]
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Alienware Alpha is a tiny gaming desktop for $549 and up
Alienware is thinking small these days. Not only did the company recently launch a portable gaming laptop, but now the company is taking pre-orders for a small form-factor gaming PC that you can use in the home office or living room. The Alienware Alpha isn’t much larger than a game controller, but it’s a full-blown Windows […]
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iConsole.tv Haswell-powered gaming PC dual boots Android, Ubuntu
Sure, the graphics capabilities of ARM-based chips keep getting better. But have you ever wished you could run Android games on a computer with desktop-class graphics? Yeah me neither — there’s not really much point, since those games were designed for ARM-based devices. But that’s not stopping the maker of the iConsole.tv gaming system from […]