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X-Chair X3 ATR Mgmt Chair Review: Heat, Massage and Customized Comfort

Our Verdict The X3 ATR Mgmt from X-Chair offers loads of customizability to best suit your body and budget, as well as excellent lumbar support and an optional heat and massage feature. If you work and game from home, it’s a worthy investment for your comfort and your spine. But starting at over $900, “investment”… Read more

NFTs, explained

There’s nothing like an explosion of blockchain news to leave you thinking, “Um… what’s going on here?” That’s the feeling I’ve experienced while reading about Grimes getting millions of dollars for NFTs or about Nyan Cat being sold as one. You might be wondering: what is an NFT, anyhow? After literal hours of reading, I… Read more

Nintendo just released the first Wii U update since 2018

Nintendo has released a software update for its languishing Wii U console, its first in nearly two and a half years. The console has made the big jump from version 5.5.3 to… 5.5.5. The patch notes are frustratingly vague, so it’s hard to tell exactly what changed. “Further improvements to overall system stability and other… Read more

A $329 Nvidia RTX 3060 was impossible to find, but you could give Newegg’s raffle a try

Nvidia supposedly launched a $329 graphics card today, the GeForce RTX 3060, but I’ve yet to see much proof. Orders began today at 9AM PT / 12PM ET for a card whose listed prices ranged from $329.99 all the way up to $629.99, averaging $471. Those aren’t scalper prices, mind you. They’re the retail prices… Read more

AMD Will Announce the Radeon RX 6700 XT On March 3

Home News Radeon RX 6000 Graphics Card (Image credit: AMD) AMD will reveal a new Radeon RX 6000 graphics card during Episode 3 of its “Where Gaming Begins” event on March 3 on 11 AM US Eastern. Although the chipmaker didn’t specify which model, it’s likely going to be the much-awaited Radeon RX 6700 XT…. Read more

Here’s Michael Bolton singing about payment for order flow

You know, when I think about the stock market, I don’t really think about Michael Bolton. But I guess Public — which refers to itself as “the investing social network” — was envious that Robinhood was getting all the press attention, so it hired Bolton to revamp his 1989 hit “How Am I Supposed to… Read more

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek explains how the company plans to help artists (and itself) make money

Photo Illustration by Alex Castro | Photograph by Spotify The company wants to be at the center of creator monetization Spotify hosted an event on Monday to discuss its ambitions in audio, and one message came through loud and clear: the company wants to play a major role in helping creators make money. During the… Read more

Instacart, Uber, Lyft, Postmates, and DoorDash totally conned you into paying for Prop 22

Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, and Postmates spent over $200 million campaigning for Proposition 22, the most expensive ballot measure in California history, successfully convincing voters that they couldn’t properly pay and protect their workers if they were forced to classify them as full employees — at least, not without cutting back service or substantially raising… Read more

Rumor: Intel Retries Wacky Packaging With Rocket Lake Core i9-11900K

Home News (Image credit: VideoCardz) When Intel’s Core i9-9900K came out a few years back, it came with some wacky ‘dodecahedron’ packaging. This packaging looked awesome and quickly went on its way to become a collector’s item, right up until it was killed off due to shipping difficulties. Then, for the 10th-Gen chips, Intel also… Read more

Apple Drags Valve Into Epic Games Dispute Over App Store Policies

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) How much information should a legal conflict between Apple and Epic Games reveal about Steam? Apple seems to think the answer is “a lot,” according to a report from PCGamer, but Valve maintains that its platform isn’t directly related to the dispute. The companies made their positions clear in a… Read more

Nvidia says it won’t nerf the Ethereum mining performance of existing GPUs

This morning, Nvidia announced that it would artificially reduce the performance of its upcoming $329 GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card when it comes to one specific task: Ethereum cryptocurrency mining. As weird as that news might sound, it was music to the ears of some gamers — who have been trying and failing to get… Read more

GeForce RTX 3060 Takes 42% Performance Hit in Mining Operation

Home News GeForce RTX 3060 (Image credit: CryptoLeo/Youtube) Nvidia announced today that it has taken necessary actions to gimp the GeForce RTX 3060’s mining performance in an effort to stop cryptocurrency miners from getting their hands on the graphics card. YouTuber CryptoLeo has put the GeForce RTX 3060 through its paces and found Nvidia’s measures… Read more

Panasonic made a farting cat robot!

I am so tired, and there are so many things happening. Days like today have become the norm over this last, lost year; there is a tragedy happening every second of every day, and if you’re lucky enough to be outside of the blast radius you’re only able to perceive what’s happening through a screen…. Read more

Zillow’s 3D Home app can now use AI to guess the size of your house

Zillow’s 3D Home app can now generate home floor plans based on scans a user uploads, the company announced today. The new feature, powered by the company’s artificial intelligence technology, is available today in the Zillow 3D Home app and could prove useful for people looking to relocate during the pandemic — or just anyone… Read more

Sonos confirms March 9th product launch, hints at smaller portable speaker

Sonos will announce its next new product on March 9th, the company confirmed today. The invite for the launch shows a person out in a field — strongly hinting that the device will be portable. My guess is it’s something that would fit in that shoulder bag. A recent Federal Communications Commission filing from Sonos… Read more