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Hexgears Impulse Keyboard Review: Incredible Typing and Hot Swapping on a Budget

Our Verdict The ultimate typing keyboard at a budget price, the Hexgears Impulse provides amazing key feel out of the box and also lets you swap switches. For Hot-swappable key switches World-class typing experience Lightweight and compact Great value Against No software Dull light show When I first reviewed the Hexgears Impulse in 2019, I… Read more

Best games to buy in the Steam sales: Our favourite PC gaming bargains

(Pocket-lint) – The Steam sales are a great way to blow your hard-earned cash on awesome games you’ve been mulling over purchasing for a while but have been putting off. Steam is currently running a sale specific for the Remote Play Together launch. From now until 29 March you can grab discounts on a multitude… Read more

Steam can now stream games at 8K resolution and we immediately thought of you

I just realized: I never came back to thank you for buying that $30,000 8K television. I mean, I’m sure the $1,500 coupon helped? But I feel like I still owe you a bit more. How about this: why not be the first to stream PC games at 8K resolution to the other end of… Read more

Kailh x NovelKeys Box Cream Mechanical Switches Review: Soft ‘N’ Stable

Our Verdict Kailh’s Box Cream mechanical switches offer a familiar linear experience with a softer, more subdued noise than Cherry MX Reds. But there are linear switches with the same specs that feel easier to press. For + Pleasant sound + Less stiff than other linear switches + 5-pin stability + Dust, water resistant Against… Read more

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT review: Nvidia wins this round

Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge Unless AMD actually sells them for $479, of course AMD and Nvidia are pretending they live in a fantasy world, one where you can buy a state-of-the-art graphics card for under $700. Heck, a fantasy world where you can buy a new AMD GPU at all — though… Read more

Let this robot Twitter composer serenade you with randomly generated music

I have been listening to robot-made music all week. No, not Daft Punk, but randomly generated music posted every hour by a Twitter bot, @MelodyBot3456. As you’d expect from auto-generated music, the short songs (if you can call them that) are often bizarre and regularly veer in unexpected and hilarious directions. Each song applies a… Read more

HomeKit makes Ikea’s cheap buttons and motion sensors much more powerful

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Ikea’s new $9.99 / €7.99 / £6 Trådfri Shortcut Buttons and existing $14.99 / €12.95 / £12 Trådfri Motion Sensors recently gained HomeKit support to the delight of many Apple device owners. Importantly, the addition is cumulative… Read more

Netflix won’t be adding support for Apple spatial audio any time soon

Home News (Image credit: Netflix) Sad news for those of us happily anticipating 12-hour binges through the latest Netflix craze in glorious surround-sound on our Apple headphones and iOS device: Netflix has confirmed it actually isn’t testing support for iOS 14’s new spatial audio functionality. The news quashes claims made in a January report from iPhoneSoft, which suggested that the streaming… Read more

Some viewers of Metallica’s BlizzCon performance heard the least metal music imaginable

Despite its later-than-usual timing and going completely virtual for the first time, yesterday’s BlizzCon keynote brought with it some big news and exciting trailers. It also featured a musical performance from Metallica. The band isn’t new to BlizzCon, having first appeared at the conference in 2014. Viewers on many platforms (including Blizzard’s own Twitch and… Read more

Lian Li Shows Off Four Glorious New Cases, Including Updated O11D Evo

Home News Lian Li might be enjoying the fullest success of its existing case lineup, but the company isn’t sitting idly by. Today, Lian Li is unveiling four new cases in its 2021 Expo, which is set to kick off in a couple hours. Meanwhile, we’ve got a few pictures and details about the cases… Read more

High-resolution audio: everything you need to know

Home Advice (Image credit: Astell & Kern) After years of niche positioning in the music world, “high-resolution audio” (or “hi-res audio”) finally hit the mainstream, thanks to a huge raft of support in streaming services (such as Tidal and Amazon Music HD) and products (from smartphones to most digital hi-fi components). So why should you… Read more

Destruction AllStars no longer turns on voice chat by default, thanks to new hotfix

Sony released the car-smashing game Destruction AllStars exclusively for the PlayStation 5 on Tuesday, but it shipped with one very annoying feature: voice chat in multiplayer matches was turned on by default, meaning you could be subject to the unfiltered comments and background noise from your opponents. And worse, it wasn’t immediately obvious how to… Read more

Best Budget Mechanical Keyboards for 2021

Home Best-picks (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Mechanical keyboard enthusiasts can spend hundreds of dollars on boards with limited-run backplates, obscure switches,and bespoke keycaps. Some high-end pre-built models, including the best gaming keyboards and best wireless keyboards, can also pass the $100 mark pretty quickly. But that doesn’t mean the joys of mechanical switches are exclusive… Read more

Plex is launching a game subscription service filled with Atari games

Plex, well known as a service for streaming movies, music, and TV shows from your own computer, is now adding another thing you can stream: video games (via Protocol). Plex announced the new service, called Plex Arcade, on its blog and also launched a website for it. The service will cost $3 a month if… Read more

A new meme generator lets you drop Bernie Sanders and his chair around the world

You may have seen the many memes of Sen. Bernie Sanders sitting at President Joe Biden’s inauguration (we even did a rundown of the best ones), but now there’s a website that lets you easily drop Bernie and his chair all over the world with the help of Google Maps’ Street View (via Android Central)…. Read more