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Mad Catz S.T.R.I.K.E. 13 Keyboard Review – 90% Love

Introduction Mad Catz has had a reputation of sorts, hasn’t it? It’s a shame that we have not covered the brand during its early years, as we only have a single review prior to the brand’s return in 2018 and the massive rebranding exercise in 2020. Indeed, the Mad Catz of 2021 is quite different… Read more

Larry Page’s air taxi startup is buying former DJI rival 3D Robotics

Kitty Hawk, the air taxi company backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, is buying what’s left of one-time DJI competitor 3D Robotics. As part of the acquisition, 3D Robotics co-founder Chris Anderson will become Kitty Hawk’s chief operating officer. The acquisition was first reported by Forbes, which published a detailed look at the current state… Read more

Colorful, Nvidia Open GPU Museum to Showcase Exotic Hardware

Home News GPU Museum (Image credit: Colorful) In a partnership with Nvidia, Colorful has opened the world’s first graphics card museum. The museum, which is located in Shenzhen, China, is expecting to open its doors to visitors soon. Colorful recently relocated its headquarters to Shenzhen’s New Generation Industrial Park. The brand might not as well-known… Read more

Dell: Latest CUDA Core Error Was Just a Typo

Home News (Image credit: Dell) A typo on Dell’s page helping shoppers choose specs for its G15 gaming laptop caused a controversy yesterday, marking the second issue in the company’s CUDA core counts in a week. The typo has been fixed. “We can verify that all CUDA cores in Dell G Series systems have been… Read more

Raspberry Pi Camera Module Captures Photos of the Moon

Home News (Image credit: MrAjAnderson) Dipping your toes into the world of astrophotography doesn’t require high-cost cameras or fancy equipment. Maker MrAjAnderson’s incredible project shows us the potential of several Raspberry Pi camera modules and how they can capture stellar images of space. This isn’t the first Raspberry Pi astrophotography rig we’ve covered—this Pi-powered space… Read more

Sharp Unveils Professional 8K Display with 1,000 Nits Luminance

Home News (Image credit: Sharp) This week Sharp unveiled the 8M-B32C1, the industry’s first professional 8K monitor with a 1,000-nits peak luminance aimed at professionals. The Sharp 8M-B32C1 is an LCD that relies on a high-end 31.5-inch (presumably IPS/IGZO) panel featuring a 7680 × 4360 resolution, a 800 nits typical brightness (a 1000 nits peak brightness in HDR… Read more

11 of the best vinyl documentaries to buy, rent or watch for free

Home Features (Image credit: Vinyl Moon) If you have a deep-felt appreciation for vinyl, then why not share it with the rest of the world? That was just the sentiment of the many filmmakers and collectors who made the documentaries about the coveted record that are listed below. From a look into the private record… Read more

LG’s flagship OLED TVs now come with a five-year warranty

Home News (Image credit: Future / Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Xbox Game Studios) LG’s premium OLED TVs now come with a five-year warranty, so any defects within that time period will be fixed free of charge. It applies to the LG OLED G1 (above), which comes in 55-, 65- and 75-inch sizes,… 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

13 of the best Record Store Day releases for 2021

Home Features (Image credit: Rough Trade) The first drop of Record Store Day 2021 records arrives on Saturday 12th June. It’s that time of year when record shops stock all manner of rarities, reissues, special editions and exclusives produced especially for the big day itself. For us vinyl anoraks, it’s like Christmas, but without the… Read more

NBC Universal to show the Olympics in 4K HDR and Dolby Atmos

Home News (Image credit: The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games) NBCUniversal will air live coverage of the Tokyo Olympics in 4K HDR, a first for a US broadcaster. The NBC Olympics coverage will also be accompanied by Dolby Atmos surround sound. Events that will be featured in 4K HDR during the… Read more

Microsoft is launching an Xbox TV app and streaming devices

Home News (Image credit: Microsoft) Soon the Xbox experience will come baked right into your TV. That’s thanks to an Xbox TV app that Microsoft is launching that will bring games directly to your big screen with no console required. Don’t have a smart TV? No problem. Microsoft has streaming devices in the works, too,… Read more

Darnella Frazier, who documented George Floyd’s murder, receives Pulitzer Prize citation

Darnella Frazier — the teen who used her smartphone to film the video of George Floyd’s murder in May 2020 that sparked a wave of Black Lives Matter protests worldwide, which culminated in the murder conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin — will receive a special citation from the Pulitzer Board. Frazier was given… Read more

Two Far Cry animated shows are coming to Netflix

Ubisoft and Netflix on Friday shared a first look at a new series based on Far Cry and announced that another is set to debut on the streaming service. One Far Cry series is an anime based on the cyberpunk-themed Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, called Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix. Variety describes the… Read more

Apple admits why its own Files app was ranked first when users searched for competitor Dropbox

In 2019, facing down extensive investigations by The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times that showed Apple’s App Store clearly and consistently ranking its own apps ahead of competitors, Apple claimed it had done nothing wrong — a secret algorithm containing 42 different variables was working as intended, top executives told the Times,… Read more