Monitor resolution and refresh rates keep rising, and Samsung’s Odyssey G80HS provides a lot of both. For the right buyer, this is a no-compromise solution for work and play.
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Meta’s answer to privacy concerns is to expand its line with new smart glasses without cameras. Meta is beating rivals to market with the Muse Charm AI device, and this Spring it will have astonishingly thin and light tethered VR Glasses.
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At a New York launch event, Google provided more details on the Googlebook platform rationale, which has strengths (five OEMs and three silicon platforms) and weaknesses (apps)
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IFA news this year was heavy on AI -- NVIDIA was pushing RTX Spark laptops hard – but also gave Chinese companies a venue to show off robots and gadgets that won’t (or can’t) come to CES for geopolitical reasons.
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Apple’s new iPhones and wearables show the power of Apple’s vertical integration: key features are enabled by Apple’s full control over the software, hardware, and silicon.
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Lenovo’s annual IFA-adjacent press event was a showcase of products across the price and capability spectrum: everything from colorful value-driven laptops, AI workstations, concept devices, and Motorola’s first WearOS smartwatch.
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The HP EliteBoard G1a is an exceptionally compact PC that brings back a form factor from the 1980’s for hybrid workers today. It has clever design details, is easily repairable, and the AMD chipset performs well for the purpose.
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Despite a brutal retail environment that has undone most retailers, Micro Center has found a successful formula to sell PCs and components in the U.S. I visited its most recently updated retail store in Patterson, NJ to find out what it’s doing differently.
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Google pulled out most of its consumer-focused Android announcements into The Android Show ahead of this week’s Google I/O. Google has impactful ideas integrating AI in mobile, auto, and laptops, but that last one needs more explanation.
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Everyone is a content creator these days. AI is both fueling additional data storage needs and making it more expensive. Hard drives never fully went away, but they’re certainly back now.
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Like all tech events these days, MWC was about AI, but it differed in how it was about AI. This report covers six trends from the show that will last beyond the immediate news cycle.
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The FCC has added home routers built outside the U.S. to its Covered List, effectively banning all new routers from the U.S. market. The FCC posted a FAQ to provide clarity on what is/isn’t covered. Questions remain.
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After a disastrous rebrand effort at last year’s CES that saw sales fall relative to Lenovo and HP, Dell is promising to refocus on consumer and SMB. XPS is coming back, but Dell has a lot of ground to make up.
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Lenovo held an “Innovation World” press conference at IFA again this year, and they had something for absolutely everyone: workstations, laptops, tablets, gaming handhelds, R&D concept devices, and even phones.
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HP is updating its OMEN gaming desktops and laptops with more modular power, more subtlety – or even more RGB -- and is moving deeper into game streaming accessories with HyperX.
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This is the best Chromebook I’ve ever tested, both from a performance and battery life standpoint. It’s easily my top Chromebook recommendation. Google’s new ChromeOS AI features are nice to have but will not be a major purchase driver.
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AMD announced a chip at CES that seemed almost too good to be true, and HP was the first to incorporate it into its zBook workstation line. It performs as advertised, but you’ll want to keep this laptop plugged into power.
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Google’s Project Starline has official branding, pricing, and availability. Google Beam on HP Dimension is a more human way to connect for work meetings.
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Apple can’t compete with AI leaders on model capabilities, so it focused on using AI as a feature in its products, gave its platforms a new cohesive design, and made major improvements to iPadOS and VisionOS.
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There isn’t much competition — especially in the U.S. — for premium tablets; Apple and Samsung dominate the market. OnePlus Pad 3 provides a strong alternative, but it’s still a niche market.
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