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Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)

Our Verdict It might be aimed primarily at creative types, but the new iPad Pro 12.9 is also the best tablet there’s ever been if portable cinema is your thing For Stunning picture quality Great sound with headphones Hugely powerful Against Expensive for a tablet At this stage, each new iPad feels like an incremental… Read more

LG SP11RA

Our Verdict It isn’t perfect, but the SP11RA is a refined, detailed and room-filling Dolby Atmos system For Large, well-spread soundscape Comprehensive feature set Detailed top end Against Looks don’t match the price tag Sub feels one dimensional Lacks a little punch It seems that LG can do no wrong when it comes to OLED… Read more

Banana Pi’s BPI-M2 Pro With HDMI 2.1 Now Available for $61

Home News (Image credit: Banana Pi) The BPI-M2 Pro single-board computer Banana Pi announced in March is now available worldwide for $61. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean the board is fully ripe, with CNX Software noting that Banana Pi still hasn’t released its firmware. Banana Pi said the BPI-M2 Pro features an Amlogic S905X3 equipped… Read more

Royal Kludge RK84 Review: Lots of Features, One Serious Flaw

Our Verdict The Royal Kludge RK84 offers a compact design with wired, Bluetooth and 2.4-Ghz connectivity, and hot-swappable key switches. However, the 2.4-GHz option is nearly unusable and the software is awful. For + Sturdy construction + Compact design compared to traditional tenkeyless keyboards + Hot-swappable switches + Three Bluetooth profiles + USB 2.0 passthrough… Read more

Raspberry Pi BMO Handheld Plays Games Using RetroPie

Home News (Image credit: Lazuardi Rinaldi) Come on and grab your friends—this Raspberry Pi project was made for adventure! Lazuardi Rinaldi, an electrical and computer engineering student from the Georgia Institute of Technology, has created a playable handheld shaped like BMO from the cartoon Adventure Time. This BMO lookalike is a fully functional retro gaming… Read more

Pine64 Release Quartz64, Announces SOQuartz Module

Home News (Image credit: Pine64) Pine64 today announced that its Quartz64 single-board computer is now available and revealed a system-on-module (SoM) based on that design called the SOQuartz. The company said in February that the Quartz64 model-A would feature a Rockchip RK3566 SoC, a veritable smorgasbord of ports, and between 2GB and 8GB of LPDDR4… Read more

HP Elite Dragonfly Max Review: A Pricey 5G Follow-Up

Our Verdict The HP Elite Dragonfly Max has a bright display and long battery life, but its performance could be stronger, and it has a very high price, even for a business-class laptop. For + 5G option + Bright Display + Long Battery Life Against – Middling Performance – Expensive even for a business-class computer… Read more

AMD-Based Blade 14 Is Razer’s First Ryzen Laptop

Home News (Image credit: Razer) Razer announced its first AMD-based gaming laptop, the Razer Blade 14, during its E3 keynote. Until now, Razer had been the last major laptop manufacturer that had stuck exclusively with Intel. Razer is calling the new Blade “the most powerful 14-inch gaming laptop.” And with an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX… Read more

Beats Studio Buds are noise-cancelling, AirPods-rivalling true wireless earbuds

Home News (Image credit: Apple ) Following a number of leaks, the Beats Studio Buds have been officially announced. Apple’s first Beats-branded true wireless earbuds feature active noise-cancellation and “Hey Siri” voice control for £130 (around $190, AU$250). As predicted, the Beats Studio Buds boast an elliptical-shaped earpiece that is unlike any of Apple’s AirPods… Read more

Amazon Echo 4-gen vs Amazon Echo 3-gen : What’s the difference?

(Pocket-lint) – Amazon has a new generation of Echo and for the first time in a long time, a completely new design. Gone is the cylinder as the Echo goes spherical. But that’s not the only change for this new Echo device, as it expands in other areas too. Read on and we’ll explore the… Read more

Razer’s Opus X are affordable wireless gaming headphones with low latency technology

Home News (Image credit: Razer) Razer has launched the Opus X, over-ear Bluetooth headphones with noise-cancelling for just £100 ($100, AU$169.95). Best known for its gaming laptops and peripherals, Razer branched out into gaming audio last year with the THX-certified Opus headphones. The new Opus X are half the launch price of their older sibling,… Read more

Devialet Phantom I 108dB

Our Verdict A powerful, striking and truly one-of-a-kind wireless speaker, but not the most entertaining one at this level For Big, broad, room-filling sound Heart-in-your-mouth bass Striking aesthetic Against Lacks transparency and subtlety App isn’t a UPnP controller In-app multi-room flakiness Despite having welcomed many Devialet Phantom wireless speakers into our test rooms over the… Read more

Audeze Penrose headset review: Top-grade sound with a price to match

(Pocket-lint) – Audeze is a big name in high-end audio – it specialises in planar magnetic headphones that get up to eye-watering prices. However, it’s also recently been making strides in gaming, with more and more headsets coming to its line-up. Best PS5 and PS4 headset: Superb Playstation gaming headphones The company’s first wireless console… Read more

Playdate Handheld Cranks up the Fun

Home News (Image credit: Panic, Inc) It may look like the unlikely outcome of teleportation experiment involving a Sega Bass Fishing controller and a Game Boy Micro, but Playdate is a tiny, handheld games console with a novel form of input. Image 1 of 3 (Image credit: Panic) Image 2 of 3 (Image credit: Panic)… Read more

Audio Pro adds portable P5 wireless speaker to multi-room range

Home News (Image credit: Audio Pro) Audio Pro has a great track record when it comes to making the best wireless speakers, but now it’s turned its hand to truly portable models. Behold the Audio Pro P5, the firm’s first speaker that’s small enough to fit in a handbag. The firm has been one of… Read more