The Alienware AW2521HF is the stripped back, cheaper model of the impressive AW2521H and shares a lot of that panel’s impressive specs such as low input lag and RGB, while bringing new elements to the table like adaptive sync. But for even greater value for money, Alienware has just chopped an extra 47% off its…
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Following months of speculation, Nintendo has announced the Nintendo Switch (OLED model), which will feature a 7-inch OLED display, better audio and a wider kickstand. It will launch on October 8, 2021 for $349.99. Other enhancements include 64GB of internal storage (up from 32GB on the standard switch) a dock with a built-in wired LAN…
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Whether you need to access your BIOS, reset your PC, start from an external drive, restore a system image or perform numerous other important boot-related tasks, Windows’ Advanced Startup menu is the place to go, particularly if you are trying to fix a BSOD or other error. You get there by navigating to Start ->…
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Antec used to be one of the world’s great PC case makers, but in 2021 they’re no longer on the forefront of the chassis industry. They’re still a presence, but rather than focusing on premium, silence-focused cases, the company seems to have somewhat lost track of what it’s trying to accomplish. But not with the…
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How many M.2 drives is too many M.2 drives? That’s a question this Kickstarter project from Apex Storage (as noticed by Hackster) attempts to answer: the Storage Scaler crams 16 SATA M.2 drives onto one PCIe board. (Image credit: Apex Storage) The crowdfunding campaign has 25 days to go as we write, and has reached…
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Developer and Raspberry Pi enthusiast Kutluhan Aktar is at it again with another impressive Raspberry Pi project. Aktar has created a Pi-powered food scanning system that uses artificial intelligence to create a comprehensive nutrient profile assessment at a glance. We recently covered his Darth Vader cryptocurrency tracker which uses the Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller to…
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Hacker group REvil has demanded $70 million in Bitcoin in exchange for the decryption key used to prevent more than 200 companies from accessing critical files and information. The group’s latest ransomware campaign struck on July 2 when an IT management solutions provider called Kaseya said it was investigating an attack on its VSA remote…
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Japanese Electronics producer Elsa has introduced the stealthiest looking RTX 3060 12GB we’ve ever seen called the Elsa GeForce RTX 3060 SAC / L. Featuring a stealthy matte black shroud, and no LED lighting, this card is made for gamers that care about performance and eschew RGB lighting. The Elsa GeForce RTX 3060 SAC /…
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A lot of people are installing the preview build of Windows 11 just to see how it looks and feels. However, after a few hours or days, you may be thinking “what did I get myself into?” It’s a beta OS so there can be bugs. Or perhaps you don’t like some of the new…
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It seems the folks behind the Jupiter Nano open source hardware development board think the Arduino Due microcontroller board is overdue for an upgrade. The board, which is set to start crowdfunding via Crowd Supply, runs a version of Linux and is said to feature a processor that is 10x more powerful than the one…
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