Category: Hardware

The Atlantic hurricane season is drawing to a close, and with the tropics quieting down for a winter slumber, the focus of forecasters turns to evaluating what worked and what did not during the preceding season. This year, the answers are clear. Although Google DeepMind’s Weather Lab only started releasing cyclone track forecasts in June,…

TP-Link routers might not be available for much longer in the US, according to a Washington Post report last week. A potential ban is looking increasingly likely, as more than half a dozen federal departments and agencies back the proposal, The news first broke in December of last year, when The Wall Street Journal reported…

A couple of days ago, Trump told CBS News that China will not be allowed to have the most advanced chips Nvidia makes, but that they can otherwise deal with each other and sort out their own matters. Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent corroborated that statement, proposing how “there may be a…

Handheld gaming PCs like the Steam Deck are amazing… but so are the file sizes of modern PC games. Baldur’s Gate III is sitting at over 140GB on my machine (and I don’t even have the Withers Big Naturals mod), which is more than half of the storage of the base model. If you need…

eMeet’s Piko+ webcam was the best new webcam I saw during 2025, but it had one flaw: The version I was shipped for review included a tripod, but no webcam mount. Sometime this year, eMeet quietly fixed this, and you can now buy a “traditional” version of the webcam at Amazon. Webcams simply have become…

Looking for a decent laptop under $500? Yeah, it’s kind of a mess out there. One quick search and you’re drowning in options–most of them pretty meh. The key is knowing what actually matters. Shoot for a 1080p screen and at least 8GB of RAM. That combo keeps things running smooth and makes videos look…

If you’ve been waiting for a budget-friendly gaming monitor deal to strike before Black Friday, then you’re in luck. This 27-inch AOC display features an astonishing set of specs without a bank-breaking price, and it’s one of the cheapest 1440p displays from a reputable brand that you can buy right now. Check out this deal…

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One of my favorite things I’ve bought for my home has been a smart assistant. Need to turn off the smart lights? Need to know who that actor is in the movie I’m watching? Need to set up a quick reminder while my hands are busy? The Amazon Echo Spot is great for that—and it…