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GPU prices are a bit of a sad joke right now, so much so that many people turn to handhelds. And even before things got this bad in the PC hardware market, the Steam Deck was a popular alternative for people who wanted versatile gaming in a small footprint.

We've been talking about OLED TVs as the ultimate TV display technology for years, and they've finally become affordable enough that many of us can bring one into our living rooms.

Even the most open and trusting person in the world would tell you they aren't comfortable with people snooping through their phone. There is nothing wrong with wanting a little bit of privacy. With our phones becoming more integrated into our personal lives, they tend to contain more sensitive information that you wouldn't just want anyone seeing. Sometimes, this can make things a bit awkward when someone asks to use your phone for something.

Over the past four years, Roku tried to convince you that the company behind your TV stick should also guard your front porch. This awkward side hustle appears to be coming to an end.

Many of us are traveling this holiday season and need a comfortable, spacious backpack to carry our laptops and other items. Oakley's Blade 30L Backpack is a stylish choice with all the space you can ask for. Get it now on Amazon at 40% off and make your travels easier.

Google Pixel phones and watches are de facto “official” Android devices, offering the first taste of what’s to come to Android, along with a slew of exclusive features you won’t find anywhere else.

I've often found myself wondering where all the used space on my Windows 11 PC was actually going. Windows 11's built-in Storage page gives me plenty of useful data, but I had to jump between categories and wait for calculations to finish before I could piece together the full picture.

Privacy-focused operating systems have a tricky job, as they need to protect users from online tracking but keep the tools that make that protection possible up to date. That’s a constant battle for Tails, the Linux distribution built around anonymous browsing and leaving as few traces as possible on the computer it runs on. The latest release continues that effort with an updated Tor Browser and a newer Linux kernel.

At one point in time, the Raspberry Pi was a go-to system for homelabbing and DIY hobby projects. I really wish that was still the case. These days, mini PCs reign supreme in many areas. However, the Raspberry Pi is still the best choice for these five reasons, and a mini PC doesn't even come close.

Xmind Agent helps you develop ideas through conversation. The ChatGPT and MCP integrations let you turn research into editable maps and keep working with them in your existing AI tools.

I'm no big fan of laptops, so much so that I actually replaced mine with a mini PC and a tablet. But the problem with mine was that its performance, or lack thereof, was beyond help. Yours may not be in that same boat, though.

Projectors are display devices like TVs and monitors, so you’ve always been able to use them for gaming. But until recently, buying a projector specifically to play games was a no-no. Thankfully, that’s all changing.

Nvidia has spent the last few years becoming one of the most powerful companies in the technology industry. And the man who built it, Jensen Huang, the leather-jacketed face of the AI boom, has just announced his resignation as President, CEO, and board member with immediate effect after 33 years at the helm. Nvidia is handing the keys to its CFO, Colette Kress, in the interim. This has triggered one of the biggest leadership changes in the semiconductor industry.

Batteries have a finite lifespan, even rechargeable ones. Unlike dry-cell batteries, though, you can't just chuck your old power bank in the garbage bin. Most power banks are made of lithium-ion. They have a liquid electrolyte, which makes them highly flammable from the get-go, so tossing them in a bin could potentially cause a fire. There are several safe ways to dispose of an old power bank that you should follow.

Winter is coming, and that means it's time to start preparing. Gear up for storms, gather some firewood, and get those winter tools ready. And if you don't have any winter tools, you'll be glad to hear that Ryobi has all sorts of practical tools you'll love when the temperatures plummet.

If you use the terminal a lot, you can probably understand the frequent pain of typing out long commands. Bash's tab completion is ineffective, file paths are tedious to write, and typos are a persistent annoyance. I have three good reasons why Zsh addresses these and boosts your terminal workflow.

If you take a lot of photos on your phone, there's a good chance you also pay for cloud storage to keep them safe. After all, having all those memories automatically backed up to Google Photos or some other service is worth a few bucks a month for the peace of mind.

I'm not a fan of wall-mounted tablets as Home Assistant dashboards. While they might look pretty, in order to use them, you have to be standing right in front of them, which isn't always ideal. An alternative is to build small dashboards using cheap touchscreen panels, which you can then place around your home where you actually need them.

For years, I thought good photo management meant good organization. The larger my photo library became, the more time I spent creating folders, albums, and filing systems that I assumed I'd eventually need.

If you're a video editor, photographer, or other power user that needs ultra-fast portable storage, the options are relatively limited. Samsung's latest P9 USB4 External Solid-State Drive changes that, though, with up to 4,000MB/s transfer rates.