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Best gaming laptops 2021: Alienware, Asus ROG, Razer, Acer Predator, HP Omen and more

(Pocket-lint) – The desktop is dead, it would seem – and long gone are the days where a gaming laptop could only be a ridiculously overpowered, heavy and LED-encrusted monster that would take your arm off and crush your femurs should you try to either carry it anywhere or rest it on your thighs. Everyone’s… Read more

How to Build a Raspberry Pi Object Identification Machine

In this tutorial, we will train our Raspberry Pi to identify other Raspberry Pis (or other objects of your choice) with Machine Learning (ML). Why is this important? An example of an industrial application for this type of ML is identifying defects in circuit boards. As circuit boards exit the assembly line, a machine can… Read more

Keyboards Go Open Source With System76’s ‘Launch Configurable Keyboard’

Home News (Image credit: System76) System76 currently offers pre-built desktops, laptops, and servers meant to complement its Pop!_OS open source operating system. The company said in March 2020 that it would expand its lineup with a keyboard. On Wednesday, it offered more details about that peripheral in a public Git repository spotted by Phoronix. We… Read more

Laptop Shortage Will Continue into 2021, Report Claims

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Component shortages including display panels and circuits for LCD screens may extend the laptop shortage into the first quarter of 2021, according to a new report from Digitimes. This runs counter to the publication’s previous research, which estimated that increased interest in remote work and study would cause laptop shipments… Read more

Gigabyte M27Q 27-inch 170 Hz Monitor Review: Fast Response, Huge Color

Our Verdict The Gigabyte M27Q is a very capable and speedy gaming monitor with few flaws. Though it has a huge color gamut, red is a little under-saturated, and it doesn’t offer extra contrast in HDR mode. But you do get superb gaming performance with 170 Hz and super-low input lag. As a value choice,… Read more

Turn Your Raspberry Pi Into a Motorola Droid-like Handheld PC

Home News (Image credit: Rahmanshaber) Do you miss phones with slide-out keyboards? Can you pretend you miss them long enough to hear about a cool Raspberry Pi project? Ok, great, because there’s a new open-source handheld computer project that basically turns your Raspberry Pi (or similar board like the Pine H64 Model B or the… Read more

HP Spectre x360 13-inch (2021) Review: Slim Machine, Squat Screen

Our Verdict The HP Spectre x360 has an attractive design and long battery life, though the 16:9 display feels dated. Its only performance downside is in bursty workloads, which we saw some issues with. For Sliim, attractive chassis Solid speakers for a laptop Long battery life Still squeezes in a USB Type-A port Against 16:9… Read more

EVGA Z20 Keyboard Review – 4 KHz polling, Optical switches, TOF Sensor??

Introduction Remember when EVGA first got into peripherals? The company made a big splash with their Torq X10 and X5 mice, which are still sold today, and complemented those with the launch of their first keyboard in the LCD display-integrated Z10. It must have sold enough to merit an RGB version, the Z10 RGB, which… Read more

Thermaltake’s W1 wireless mechanical keyboard boasts month-long battery life

Home / Peripheral / Keyboards / Thermaltake’s W1 wireless mechanical keyboard boasts month-long battery life Matthew Wilson 19 hours ago Keyboards Thermaltake is expanding its peripheral line-up this month with a new wireless keyboard. Today, the company officially announced the W1 Wireless Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, delivering Cherry MX switches free of wires. The W1’s main… Read more

Halo Master Chief Collection devs tease ‘a new place and way to play’

Matthew Wilson 22 hours ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming At this point, Halo: The Master Chief Collection is complete on both Xbox consoles and PC. So what’s next for the MCC development team? It looks like we’ll be finding out quite soon, with 343 Industries teasing a ‘new place and way to play’. … Read more

Get 10% off ASUS ROG peripherals with exclusive KitGuru discount code

Matthew Wilson 1 day ago Featured Announcement, General Tech If you are looking at picking up some new PC gaming gear this month, then we’d like to help you out. We’ve teamed up with ASUS to offer KitGuru readers an exclusive discount on some of their best gaming peripherals. We have an exclusive 10% discount… Read more

Varmilo MA87M Beijing Opera Review – A Celebration of Chinese Hanfu Culture!

Introduction Ever since I first got involved in the world of custom (think anything outside of OEM) keyboards, there have been three companies on my bucket list: Topre from Japan, Varmilo from China, and Leopold from Korea. I came close to the former with a Cooler Master keyboard review, and Leopold almost came through two… Read more

Pimoroni to Release RP2040-Powered Mechanical Keyboard

Home News (Image credit: Pimoroni) The Raspberry Pi Pico’s RP2040 SoC is turning up in the most unlikely of places, one of which is a redesigned mechanical keyboard from Pimoroni. Keybow 2040 is the latest version of Pimoroni’s Keybow keyboard add ons, and this version is the first to feature the RP2040 SoC as the… Read more

The Lisperati1000: A Raspberry Pi Rig for Lisp Fans

Home News (Image credit: Conrad Barski) We’re no strangers to Raspberry Pi rigs. We’ve seen Pis inside of everything from Pelican cases to sandwich-cutters. But this Raspberry Pi desktop is designed for lovers of the old-school programming language Lisp—it’s even been affectionately dubbed The Lisperati1000 by its creator, Conrad Barski. The only thing Lisp-related to… Read more

Our 14 favorite gadgets and hacks for working at home

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. It’s been nearly a year since many of us started working from home due to the pandemic, and if you haven’t yet adjusted your workspace to accommodate your needs, then it’s probably time to get to it…. Read more