Browsing Category: Reviews and Gadgets

  • Samsung takes another stab at gaming laptops with the Odyssey

    Almost every PC maker has tried their hands at gaming laptops, but what's surprising about Samsung is that it's never quite gotten it right. That might change with its latest Notebook Odyssey, its first machine to support NVIDIA's RTX 2080 graphics…. Source: Engadget | Samsung takes another stab at gaming laptops with the Odyssey

    January 7, 2019 | by Raheel
  • ASUS' thin Zephyrus gaming notebook gets a 17-inch screen

    ASUS's thin Zephyrus gaming lineup is getting bigger. Today the company announced a 17-inch version of the Zephyrus S, the GX701. It has the same sharp looks as the 15-inch Zephyrus S ASUS unveiled in the fall, but its larger display should be ev… Source: Engadget | ASUS' thin Zephyrus gaming notebook gets a 17-inch …

    January 7, 2019 | by Raheel
  • ASUS ROG Strix II gaming laptops to get NVIDIA RTX graphics

    ASUS prides itself on making gaming laptops not just for the high-end gamer crowd, but also for those who want something a little more mainstream. The ROG Strix II line is exactly that, and sits somewhere in between beefy desktop replacements and sup… Source: Engadget | ASUS ROG Strix II gaming laptops to get NVIDIA …

    January 7, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Alienware's lightest 17-inch notebook ever has NVIDIA's RTX graphics

    Just a few months after Alienware unveiled its first truly slim notebook, the company is back with a bigger model. The Alienware m17 shares the same refined design as the previous m15 — slim bezels around the screen, and fewer extraneous case bits t… Source: Engadget | Alienware's lightest 17-inch notebook ever has NVIDIA's RTX …

    January 7, 2019 | by Raheel
  • You've never seen a gaming laptop like the ASUS ROG Mothership

    Last year, gaming laptops got thinner and lighter. This year, they're getting wild. Take the ROG Mothership, it's ostensibly a new 17-inch gaming laptop from ASUS — but it's actually something much weirder. Hit a button, and a huge kickstand jut… Source: Engadget | You've never seen a gaming laptop like the ASUS ROG Mothership

    January 7, 2019 | by Raheel
  • NVIDIA's RTX GPUs bring ray tracing to laptops

    It didn't take NVIDIA long to shrink down its groundbreaking RTX 20-series graphics processors for gaming notebooks. At CES, the company announced that RTX GPUs are coming to 40 upcoming laptops, with availability starting on January 29th. That inclu… Source: Engadget | NVIDIA's RTX GPUs bring ray tracing to laptops

    January 7, 2019 | by Raheel
  • NVIDIA's $349 RTX 2060 GPU is more powerful than a 1070 Ti

    NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 2060 is here, months after the company unveiled the higher-end RTX 2080 Ti, 2080 and 2070 graphics cards. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the new GPU during his CES keynote, where he revealed that the card was powering a Battlef… Source: Engadget | NVIDIA's 9 RTX 2060 GPU is more powerful than …

    January 7, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Toyota unveils finalists in $4 million quest to reinvent wheelchairs

    Toyota's ongoing bid to modernize wheelchairs has borne some fruit. The automaker has unveiled the five finalists for its $4 million Mobility Unlimited Challenge after three years of competition, and all of them promise to rethink how people with mo… Source: Engadget | Toyota unveils finalists in million quest to reinvent wheelchairs

    January 7, 2019 | by Raheel
  • 'Roma' Golden Globe win is the highlight on a big night for Netflix

    The 76th annual Golden Globe awards have been going on tonight, and as usual a number of streaming shows are pulling in some notable hardware. Perhaps most notable is Alfonso Cuarón winning best director for Roma, a Netflix-distributed film th… Source: Engadget | 'Roma' Golden Globe win is the highlight on a big night for …

    January 7, 2019 | by Raheel
  • I want a wireless charging pocket in my next bag

    Look, it's hard to get excited about a backpack. But, I have to admit, the Targus Mobile ViP+ Backpack is actually pretty damn cool. Most importantly, it's a solid feeling bag with plenty of padding where it's needed most and tons of storage space. B… Source: Engadget | I want a wireless charging pocket in …

    January 7, 2019 | by Raheel