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Lenovo Unveils X1 Nano With Pricing Info, Record-Small Footprint, and U.S. Release Date

Lenovo Unveils X1 Nano

Lenovo has once again succeeded in reducing the physical footprint of its already minuscule ThinkPad ultrabooks, as underlined by the Chinese firm’s announcement of the new ThinkPad X1 Nano which happened early in the afternoon. Behind that simple name is an impressively compact device weighing a record-low 1.99 pounds, which comes down to some 907g.

Despite the unmatched portability, the ThinkPad X1 Nano still manages to pack quite a punch processing-wise, as Lenovo turned to Intel’s Evo platform and its 11th-generation Intel Core notebook processors. Coupled with a familiar 13-inch display format (with 2K, i.e. 1440p resolution support in a 16:10 aspect ratio), 3D sound support, Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, and up to 16GB of LPDDR4x RAM, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano promises over 17 hours of standalone operation on a single battery charge, which is an amazing figure currently only rivaled by Dell’s 2020 refresh of its iconic XPS 17 notebook.

Lenovo is accepting pre-orders for the ThinkPad X1 Nano in the United States starting from today, with prices starting at $1,399. The company will begin shipping first units to early adopters early into the final quarter of the year, which could very likely mean by the end of the following week.

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Microsoft Rolling Out Eye Contact, An AI-Powered Teleconferencing Interest Feigner

Microsoft Rolling Out Eye Contact

Microsoft today began rolling out Eye Contact, a teleconferencing interest feigner powered by artificial intelligence that comes in the form of an app, as all things of value do these days. This solution will modify your feed in a way that makes your boss think you’re really into this quarterly report on churn rates across secondary B2B services.

It uses machine learning models trained by Microsoft to do so, and that’s not even the only thing that makes Eye Contact worthy of the cutting-edge tech label. Unfortunately, its other stake to that title is also what makes its availability extremely limited for the time being.

Because Eye Contact has been made specifically for the SQ1, a Microsoft-made custom chipset designed for on-device machine learning applications that shipped inside the Surface Pro X which released in the U.S. last year. And only the Surface Pro X, which is why no other device can currently take advantage of this insane-looking technology, bad pun very much intended.

With that said, Microsoft expects portions of the experience will eventually be ready to be implemented into other, more affordable members of the Surface family. Though it isn’t ready to predict whether that includes some of the existing devices or only those planned to be released in the future.

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Watch out for the AMD’s RX 6700 XT in March

AMD’s graphics card Radeon RX 6700 XT, which could be the next Big Navi, is expected to launch in March.

What can we look forward to?

The news spread fast over the internet as the inside unnamed source yesterday confirmed that AMD is launching a new graphics card, Radeon RX 670 XT, on March 18th. The new card is going to be based on a NAVI 22 XL GPU. It will have 12 GB video memory and a 192-bit memory bus. At the moment, the 128-bit memory bus is standard, so RX 6700 XT will be able to exchange data faster with the CPU and other internal components. Radeon RX 6700 XT will supposedly be available in MBA and Custom versions, and it’s not yet sure whether a non-XT model will be released as well.

This card aims to compete with NVIDIA’s mid-range GPUs, or GeForce RTX 3070, to be more precise, which currently holds the place as the best buy in its class of around $500 range price. GeForce RTX 3070 launched at the end of October last year, and it’s the third most powerful GeForce 30-series gaming graphics card based on the Ampere architecture. Since it features 5888 CUDA cores and 8GB of GDDR6 memory, it’s considered quite a powerful gaming graphics card, and it offers great support for a high-resolution monitor or VR headset.

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PrinterHeadlines.com Is The New Home For  InkEvolved

PrinterHeadlines Rebranded 6

InkEvolved, one of the first versatile Helpdesks dedicated to providing printer users with troubleshooting solutions, has decided to undergo a rebranding. From Canon to Epson, some of the biggest brands in the printer community have their section on the InkEvolved website. Unlike other sites that site entirely to one name brand, this one has several of them.  

“Having encountered our fair share of printer problems back in the day, we started toying with the idea of starting our very own printing helpdesk early in our college years.” – The InkEvolved Team 

It‘s been three years since they launched their site, and now that their anniversary is coming up in July, it is time to tell the world about the significant changes that will be coming in the next few months. The most notable difference for their visitors is that InkEvolved is no longer the site’s official name. Now PrinterHeadlines will be the new home for InkEvolved.  

Doubling Up The Team 

The new home is also welcoming four new members who will write up more troubleshooting articles about four new printers that will also be joining the community. The team had four specialists covering Epson, HP, Brother, and Canon printers, but from now on, Lexmark, Konica, Dymo, and Ricoh find themselves on that list too. For the future, they are also looking into adding more subjects related to 3D printers as well.  

Fusing new troubleshooting content and a remodelled platform means that the overall user experience will ultimately reach a higher level. The first steps they have taken for the remodelling are moving from the unmanaged WordPress platform and trying out the managed solution from Kinsta. After that, the team decided to use the tagDiv platform due to its exemplary performance and features.  

Bringing The Printer Community Together 

The overall rebranding objective is to bring the printer community closer together in troubleshooting and the general aspect of printing. Two of the main ways they will do this is by adding more categories to the PrinterHeadlines page. This change will direct visitors to the page for troubleshooting advice and other information that could be useful, such as reviews, news, best buy‘s, manuals, and more.  

Another way they hope to unite the printing community is by keeping up with their social media pages. Till now, their Facebook hasn‘t been too active and informative for users, so they promised to take matters into their own hands and promised to dedicate some time and effort into this area PrinterHeadlines. Visit PrinterHeadlines for all the latest news in the printer world.  

 

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Dell Launches 2020 XPS Ultrabooks, U.S. Pricing Confirmed

Dell Launches 2020 XPS Ultrabooks

Personal computer giant Dell today presented the sequels to perhaps its most popoular and definitely most critically acclaimed series of consumer hardware. That would be the XPS family of bezel-less Windows ultrabooks which has been successfully pairing top hardware with a graceful full-screen aesthetic for over half a decade, at this point.

The latest entries to the range, the XPS 15 and XPS 17, are largely more of the same from the standpoint of technology, with their most notable improvement coming in the form of quite a few major battery tech innovations. To be more exact, even the larger, 17-inch variant of Dell’s flagship ultrabook promises up to 19 hours of battery life in practical scenarios, which is pretty much unheard of in the history of this form factor, even if we include Apple’s macOS machines, including the latest generation running its own silicon that’s literally optimized to a transistor. So, be able to even come close to the 19-hour mark with a third-party OS and a bunch of external hardware is a historic achievement in every sense of that word.

Other than that, expect the new Dell XPS 15 and XPS 17 to be offered along with the very best of what the PC component manufacturers can currently offer. Meaning you should also be prepared to break the bank for one of these incredibly autonomous babies as the smaller notebook has just been confirmed to start at $1,299 in the U.S. The XPS 17, on the other hand, will have an introductory price of $1,499, Dell said in a prepared statement. The new series still hasn’t been scheduled for a specific release date but American consumers can rest assured that they’ll be able to buy every possible variation of these flagship ultrabooks by early summer.

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MSI B560, H510 redefine budget gaming motherboards

MSI seems ready to rethink budget gaming motherboards with the B560 and H510, a pair of mobos that start at just $89.

How far can two figures go in the world of motherboards?

The B560 and H510 were unveiled in a pretty casual manner during the latest episode of the MSI Insider Show. You can watch the whole YouTube broadcast below, but the main takeaway is that MSI is seriously pushing the envelope for what constitutes a budget gaming PC motherboard. Namely, the B560 and H510 will start at $99 and $89, respectively. As per usual, MSI has a handful of designs based on both of these reference boards in the works. And sitting on the opposite end of the price spectrum is the MPG B560I Gaming Edge WiFi, which stands to retail at $159. As that mouthful of a name suggests, this particular implementation offers integrated Wi-Fi capabilities. And it’s far from the only one to do so.

The MSI H510 and B560 have both been designed for Intel’s incoming 11th-Generation processors from the so-called Rocket Lake-S family. MSI will be specifically targeting small form factors with many individual models. But if its aggressive pricing is still not to one’s liking, all Rocket Lake-S processors will also be compatible with MSI 400-series motherboards. As for the new products, the MSI B560 and H510 will become available for purchase across the U.S. in the coming weeks.

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AMD Confirms Blockbuster Rival Acquisition Worth $35 Billion

AMD Acquires Xilinx what now

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. today announced it has agreed preliminary takeover terms with the management of Xilinx, a San Jose-based technology company and a household name in the field of dynamic processing platforms.

The kind that AMD itself has been pursuing as part of its never-ending growth ambitions in recent years. By acquiring its rival of 36 years, AMD is hoping to double down on its chipmaking efforts in a number of sprawling markets such as connected vehicles, embedded computers, and aerospace processing, according to a prepared statement from the company.

The deal can easily be interpreted as a response to NVIDIA’s $40 billion acquisition of silicon architecture veterans at ARM which AMD’s fiercest rival proposed back in September. With that said, both conglomerates have a long road toward regulatory approvals ahead of them. AMD appears to have been more aggressive among the two in terms of M&A structuring, having confirmed the Xilinx acquisition would be an all-stock deal.

Not only does that facilitate compensation but even improves the companies’ odds of having the deal greenlit by U.S. regulators, according to Washington’s track record of antitrust reviews. A combined entity composed of AMD and Xilinx will number in excess of 13,000 employees acroos the world, the two companies estimated.

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Canon EOS R5 Finally Back In Stock Across The U.S.

Canon EOS R5 back in stock

The Canon EOS R5 was always destined to be a highly-sought camera, what with it being the Japanese juggernaut’s first full-fledged mirrorless body with some utterly monstrous specs, but the unique circumstances saturating the entirety of this year amplified this effect by a pretty massive factor.

But no more. Because today, over four months since the technically official U.S. release of the Canon EOS R5, you might actually and finally be able to find one that you can buy, regardless of the exact part of the country in which you are located. Even the official Canon USA website now has the EOS R5 listed as in stock and widely available, which is a label we haven’t seen once since the flagship camera’s launch event in early July.

Over the last four months, pretty much all of Canon’s stateside stores and most outlets from its distributors and resellers had the EOS R5 listed as “out of stock.” Not even reports of a faulty batch with overheating issues did anything to curb the enthusiasm for the camera among American pro photographers.

Even Amazon is now offering standard two-day shipping via Prime,, so the only thing left to do is come up with $3,899, which is how much a lens-less body of this historic camera is going to cost you. But hey – think of all that 8K footage you’re going to shoot!

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Drone Maker DJI Joins Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team In Race To Storytelling Innovation

Drone Maker DJI Joins Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team

Chinese drone company and one of the global leaders in its field, DJI, is joining forces with Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E team in order to tread some new storytelling ground, the company announced in a press release publicized earlier today.

And no, this is an entirely different Formula from F1, you won’t see Lewis Hamilton shilling for any particular drone company for the time being. What you will see, however, is some sweet original content that DJI promised will follow as a result of this unique collaboration. Well, not that unique, mind you, as the Mercedes-Benz sports teams have been rather busy this year.

The aforementioned Formula 1 team actually already partnered with both NVIDIA and AMD over the course of this year, which is quite an achievement in an off itself. Though the latter collab is a pretty vanilla sponsorship, so there’s that. As for this DJI partnership, expect some cool aerial footage from the upcoming ABB FIA Formula E races and… that is pretty much it, but it’s not like fans of the sport need an excuse to look at pretty pictures, especially those that move.

Needless to say, DJI will certainly be using this opportunity to promote its aircraft, i.e. its motorsports photography potential.

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Alleged Intel Core i9-11900K impresses in latest leak

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Intel Iris Xe MAX graphics, built on Intel’s 10nm SuperFin process, introduces Intel Deep Link technology, which unlocks creativity in thin-and-light laptops by aggregating multiple processing engines and a common software framework and graphics driver. It was introduced Oct. 31, 2020. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

According to a newly emerged benchmark listing purportedly detailing the Core i9-11900K, Intel’s 11th-gen flagship CPU is going to be a sight to behold.

How will the Core i9-11900K fare against AMD’s latest flagship?

And not least because of the 5.3GHz boost speed that the newly sighted performance sheet suggests. The tested configuration found in the database of benchmarking tool Geekbench 5 used the Z490 Aorus Master motherboard from Gigabyte. This setup appears to have scored 10,934 points in the multi-core test while managing a 1,892 single-core rating. Needless to say, spoofing benchmarks is far from impossible, so take this leak with a proverbial grain of salt. And even if these impressive results are legitimate, synthetic benchmark ratings aren’t necessarily indicative of real-world performance.

With that said, these figures are in line with some previous Core i9-11900K leaks, all of which point to massive generational gains in terms of single-core performance. Going off the latest listing, Intel’s Rocket Lake flagship will be approximately one-third more efficient than its Comet Lake predecessor. An improvement of this magnitude is precisely what Intel needs to respond to AMD’s growingly aggressive innovations in the field. In fact, the newly leaked Core i9-11900K configuration edges out the Ryzen 5800X by roughly 13% and 5% in single- and multi-core performance, respectively.

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HTC, Gigabyte Partner For A Rarely Seen AORUS Laptop VR Bundle

AORUS Laptop VR Bundle

Taiwanese computer hardware veterans HTC and Gigabyte teamed up for something you don’t see everday: a gaming laptop VR bundled complete with a full-featured HDMI rig.

The latter, of course, comes in the form of the HTC Vive Cosmos or the Vive Cosmos Elite, depending on the exact package, though both combinations have today been introduced as part of the so-called Cosmos Series x AORUS 15G package.

The titular AORUS 15G is Gigabyte’s latest Windows gaming notebook which leaves very little to be desired no matter where you look. The kicker, naturally, is the price of this high-end tie-up. As neither of these two brands parts with their flagship offerings that easily. And the sole fact they have now temporarily joined forces hardly means either is eager to throw away the idea of healthy profit margins, aka the number one motivator for being in the highly competitive gaming PC market in the first place.

Especially when it comes to laptops, and even then, especially when you are looking for VR-optimized portable machines. As even today’s most powerful notebeooks are hardly made with VR in mind, but this bundle promises to change your mind about the portability of such room-scale, digitally surreal entertainment.

Oh, so long as you can afford the $2,249/$2,449 price tags attached to the two AORUS 15G packages containing the Vive Cosmos and Vive Cosmos Elite, respectively.

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Qualcomm Enters Always-Online Chromebook Segment With Acer Spin 513

Acer Spin 513

The newly publicized release of the Acer Spin 513 is notable not only for its obvious implication about how the Taiwanese elecronics maker will continue to invest in the Chrome OS segment moving forward. Besides that, it also marks the debut of the world’s first always-online Chromebook, which is how Qualcomm is eager to refer to this device.

That promise is deeply rooted in the Acer Spin 513’s support for 4G LTE connectivity. This feature is, naturally, enabled by the notebook’s system-on-chip, the Snapdragon 7c platform from Qualcomm. In effect, this makes the Acer Spin 513 as wireless as any modern smartphone. And having a consistent connection to the Internet is beneficial to staying productive on the go, which is the root of Qualcomm and Acer’s marketing pitch for the Spin 513.

The same can be said about its battery life as the Chromebook in question can remain autonomous for up to 14 hours on a single charge, a figure that beats the vast majority of other ultrabooks on the market, whether they are running Chrome OS or any other operating system.

An enterprise-focused edition of the said notebook is also available for pre-orders in the U.S. as of today.

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Huawei Porsche Design Watch GT 2 Announced With Limited Availability

Huawei Porsche Design Watch GT 2

Chinese electronics manufacturer Huawei and German automaker Porsche are continuing their long-term collaboration, having just done so earlier today with the announcement of yet another member of the luxurious Porsche Design family of high-end consumer tech. The product in question is the Porsche Design Huawei Watch GT 2, a Wear OS smartwatch that tries to blend form over function, catering to consumers who are only interested in the very best, no-compromise solutions.

Made entirely out of titanium, the Porsche Design Huawei Watch GT 2 is a sleek device that should do a good job of blending with virtually any clothing style, from premium formal wear to completely casual looks. It uses two digital crowns that are the primary way of interfacing with its many functions.

Meaning a few rotating gestures are all that is required in order to activate pretty much any feature of the wearable. As expected, this thing will have an extremely limited availability once it releases early next month. There is still no word on the official pricing but previous generations from this smartwatch family, same as the Hublot family, were well into the quadruple-digit territory, and there is no reason to believe this one will be any different.

Prospective U.S. customers will have to import the Porsche Design Huawei Watch GT 2 from Europe, as per usual.

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MSI Puts Future PS5 Owners’ Minds At Ease With Monitor Console Mode

MSI Monitor Console Mode

The latest announcement out of MSI’s workshop isn’t centered on hardware, at least not in the way we’d expect. Instead, Micro-Star International today took the wraps off the MSI Monitor Console Mode, a software feature coming to a large number of its gaming displays that are already on the market and available to buy, as well as pretty much every future monitor that’s in the works.

The functionality in question has a pretty telling name but just for added clarity, its entire idea is to ease the concerns of future PlayStation 5 owners. If you did not hear about Sony’s curious technical decision just yet, note that the PS5 won’t offer native QHD output. Instead, QHD displays would be forced to upscale an FHD signal. This will not just degrade the quality of the final image compared to a native 4K output but also complicate the process of displaying the action on the screen to the point that it might introduce latency issues which could hurt one’s ability to compete in reflex-based multiplayer games such as shooters.

The MSI Monitor Console Mode addresses this hindrance by tricking the PS5 into sending it a 4K signal, then simply downscaling that image to a QHD one. This, in turn, will deliver better texture quality than native 1440p. As an added bonus, the HDR capabilities Sony baked into its next-generation gaming console will also work without a hitch in this mode. Of course, assuming the actual monitor in use supports HDR functionality.

As reported by Gameria.pl, Five of the latest curved monitors and three flat models from MSI’s Optix, Creator, and the newly introduced MPG Artymis series are planned to receive this feature in the coming days via an update, or will simply offer it out of the box.

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Microsoft Edge Now Supports Mixed-Reality Browsing Via HoloLens 2

Microsoft Edge Now Supports Mixed-Reality Browsing Via HoloLens 2

Microsoft has just started rolling out a new beta, or Insider build of its Internet Explorer successor Edge.

The biggest novelty in this revision of the Chromium-based browser has to do with something truly cutting-edge – support for mixed-reality experiences powered by the HoloLens 2, Microsoft’s latest pair of futuristic glasses that has been in the hands of tens of thousands of developers for almost a year to date as of this very moment.

As for the update at hand, note that we are talking about an installer package for Windows 10X that manages to combine the Microsoft Edge codebase with the HoloLens 2 hardware through the power of MXIS, a proprietary Windows app package format that combines the functionality of both .exe programs and compressed archives in order to sieve through to the absolute best aspects of both.

It is worth reminding that both HoloLens generations technically ran Microsoft Edge out of the box, but that was a legacy version of the browser with extremely limited functionality. With this realease, Internet interfacing akin to those scenes we remember from the 2002 thriller Minority Report are finally within reach.

If you happen to have the necessary tech, you can glimpse this potential future of browsing by joining the Microsoft Edge Beta program which is publicly available to all U.S. consumers.

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NVIDIA Debuts New Ray-Tracing GPUs With RTX 30 Series

NVIDIA Debuts New Ray-Tracing GPUs With RTX 30 Series

NVIDIA today announced the second generation of its ray-tracing graphics cards; three of them, to be more specific. The trio is launching as part of the GeForce RTX 30 series which is planned to reach the mass consumer market in the coming weeks. First as part of pre-built systems, and then individually.

Do not expect to be able to buy these things on their own that quickly, however, as new product generation shortages have been a thing in this industry even before Bitcoin mining took off. As a result, the most reliable way to get in on the next generation of graphical fidelity from NVIDIA will be to buy a gaming laptop, notebook, or even desktop. Or pre-order one just in time for the holiday season, that is.

As for the actual products that were announced today, the GeForce RTX 3090, 3080 and 3070 graphics cards promise up to twice greater performance compared to the RTX 20 series which launched in late 2018. In terms of energy efficiency, the company cites up to 1.9 greater improvements.

A swath of new software services powered by this new tech is also coming out as part of the generational leap, led by solutions for streamers and eSports professionals alike.

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Montblanc Refreshes ‘Affordable’ Orbis Terrarum Line With 2020 Model

Orbis Terrarum Line of smartwatches refreshed

German luxury watchmaker Montblanc today announced the Orbis Terrarum (2020), an update to its eponymous lineup of affordable smartwatches. Affordable relative to the rest of its portfolio, that is.

As you are still looking at an investment amounting to nearly $7,000, depending on the exact model you purchase. The most affordable one is the stainless steel variant, as expected, whereas any involvement of gold drives up the price by a factor of at least three.

This is the first revision of the Orbis Terrarum range in a while now, with its goal being to bring the series in line with the Star Legacy brand that Montblanc launched in the meantime. As was the case with the 2014 originals, the main selling point of these watches is still their worldtimer watch functionality that allows you to easily keep track of time in any corner of the globe, so long as your geography knowledge includes the the list of the most iconic world capitals around the globe.

Montblanc isn’t advertising these new watches as anything close to affordable, mind you, as that simply wouldn’t be in line with its brand proposition, on the whole. Which doesn’t mean these models aren’t accessible by the company’s own standards, of course, which is ultimately all that matters. You can place your orders in the U.S. as of today, by the way.

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Snap Celebrates New Milestone With 170 Million Daily AR Users

Snapchat developer Snap Inc. today announced a pretty remarkable, if somewhat niche-sounding milestone, having said its augmented reality tools now boast 170 million daily users. And what it didn’t say but definitely should have is that this means Snapchat succeeded at something even the global phenomenon Pokemon Go failed at: immersing countless smartphone owners in the United States and abroad into the world of modern AR apps.

Looking at the wider context, about three-quarters of all Snapchat users peruse the app’s AR tools every single day. This metric is in line with years’ worth of various indicators that have long been painting Snapchat as a mobile app with a remarkably high user engagement rate, even compared to other social media platforms on Android and iOS.

Snap is already in the process of following up on this achievement with a staged release of a new in-app Snapchat tool that lets users scan their surroundings and interact with a range of digital content made to respond to their attention.

The tool, simply called Scan, should be available on every stateside Android and iOS device compatible with the latest version of Snaphact by the end of the year – and probably even before this month comes to a close.

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ASUS Cleans Up Good Design Awards 2020 With 15 Honors

ASUS Cleans Up Good Design Awards 2020 With 15 Honors

Over in Fremont, California, a delegation from Taipei-based ASUS just finished sweeping up this year’s Good Design Awards venue. The 2020 edition of the established technology industry ceremony saw ASUS pick up not one, not even 14, but 15 honors in total.

As far as the Taiwanese computer giant is concerned, this is its best GDA haul to date. A major chunk of the merits for this achievement goes to ASUS’s Republig of Gamers subbrand, more commonly referred to as ROG.

As the said gamer-dedicated unit accounted for a third of the new additions to the conglomerate’s trophy cabinet. That push was led by several new products from the ROG Zephyrus series of electronics poetically named afer the ancient Greek god of west wind.

Other than that, ASUS managed to win recognitions with three ZenBook lineups of notebook spanning five models in total, its flagship ProArt StudioBook One and the functionally related ExpertBook B9450.

The company’s product design expertise was also svknowledged in the mobile segment with honors to its newly released ZenFone 7 family of Android-powered flagships fueled by Qualcomm’s best-ever chipset in the Snapdragon 865 Plus 5G.

All of these newly acclaimed products will be available for purchase in the U.S. by early November, with some already hitting stateside retail channels in the last several days.

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Razer Naga Pro Gaming Mouse Launches With New Modular Design

Razer Naga Pro Gaming Mouse

Razer launched its latest gaming mouse in the form of the Razer Naga Pro earlier today. The company is well-known for its high-end gaming accessories and PC peripherals, and the Naga Pro definitely fits quite nicely into both of those categories.

Meaning you can expect a high-quality build with some unique selling points, the most notable of which is a new modular design which allows users to switch in and out of certain hardware setups, depending on their current requirements on a case-by-case basis. Pun intended, because the Razer Naga Pro will be launching alongside three cases for specific in-game use cases and setups.

All three of these side plates are magnetic, which should make adding and removing them as simple as possible. The plates offer a choice between two, six, and 12 programmable buttons. The first option is said to have been designed with FPS games in mind, whereas the six-button one should be ideal for MOBA and Battle Royale players.

Finally, the 12-button setup exists to cater to RTS and MMO games with a large number of custom action possibilities and shortcuts any given playstyle requires. The Naga Pro is compatible with Razer Hypershift customization software and can be purchased in the U.S. as of today, priced at $149.99 plus applicable sales tax.

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(Refurbished) PSVR Headsets Drop To New Low Of $99

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The PlayStation VR headset has been arguably the most affordable entry point into the world of virtual reality entertainment for a good few years by now. At least when it comes to somewhat high-end experiences. And hunting refurbished products has been an excellent way of shaving off a lot of money from your next gadget purchase for even longer. See where we are going with this?

Regardless, GameStop is currently offering refurbished PSVR headsets for just $99, which is the new all-time low for Sony’s VR gadget by quite a margin. The deal appears to be limited to U.S. customers (sorry, Canada) and probably won’t last for long but it does redefine our perception of what a good value price for a PSVR is. Naturally, this offer does not include the PlayStation Move motion controllers, and neither does it have the PlayStation Camera, both of which are integral to experiencing any truly interactive VR content on your PlayStation 4 (Pro) console.

For reference, a comparably capable Oculus Rift – the original one from ages past – still goes for $300-$400, even as a refurbished unit in this day and age. Furthermore, the upcoming arrival of the PS5 will not be followed by a new generation of PSVR, making the original headset a sound investment even today, four years following its original market release.

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Google Meet Finds New Home In Lenovo Enterprise Tech

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Google and Lenovo are hardly strangers, but they haven’t been collaborating too closely ever since the former sold Motorola to the latter back in 2014.

That particular event allowed Google to net in excess of $2.9 billion, and while the duo’s latest endeavor probably won’t lead to such financial incentives, it does show promise in the enterprise segment. More specifically, Google and Lenovo teamed up in order to make Google Meet even more accessible to companies of all sizes.

The project, powered by Google Cloud, revolves around specialized Google Meet hardware coming in the form of the so-called Google Meet kits which are meant to be super easy to set up and start using momentarily. The Plug-and-play solution will be made available to all new and existing G Suite and Google Meet subscribers interested in investing in a better set of equipment for home offices and setups involving a large number of those.

Technologically speaking, the kits are powered by the Tensor Processing Unit developed by google’s AI chip experts. Intuitive voice recognition, 4K capabilities, and intelligent framing automation are all part of the package that Lenovo and Google are now offering to enterprise customers in the United States and abroad.

Prices, naturally, will depend on order sizes, as tends to be the case with B2B solutions.

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Xiaomi Debuts World’s Fastest (80W) Smartphone Wireless Charger

Xiaomi Debuts World's Fastest (80W) Smartphone Wireless Charger

The smartphone charging race has been one of the more entertaining competitions that the consumer electronics industry delivered over the last couple of years. The latest development in this constantly changing segment comes from Beijing, where Xiaomi managed to prototype the world’s fastest wireless charger.

The innovation in question baffles with its unmatched support of an 80W charging standard. In more practical terms, this combination of a wireless charger and coil sitting above a generic smartphone motherboard can top up a 4,000mAh battery from 0 to 100% in only 19 minutes, Xiaomi claims.

Of course, that figure is based on laboratory testing in ideal conditions which are almost impossible to reproduce in real-world scenarios. Yet that doesn’t exactly make it much less impressive. Especially since it was barely a few weeks since Xiaomi also made wired charging history with a 120W system implemented into the Mi 10 Ultra flagship whose 4,500mAh battery was hence doing zero-to-hero in some 23 minutes.

As for the wireless coil at hand, it takes no more than a minute to bring a dead battery up to a 10% level. Likewise, its average halfway mark is hit in about eight minutes. Unlike the 120W tech mentioned above, however, this prototype does not appear to be particularly close to any mass-consumer market right now.

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2020 HP Omen 30L Desktop Boasts RTX 3090

2020 HP Omen 30L desktop announced

Two weeks after NVIDIA took the wraps off its GeForce RTX 30 lineup of high-end gaming cards, HP is already fully prepared to take advantage of the newly introduced component breakthroughs – just in time for the traditionally competitive but very shopping-intensive holiday season.

Cue the introduction of the 2020 HP Omen 30L models meant to succeed the firm’s previous-best Windows gaming towers. This new family offers hardware all the way up to NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 3090 – assuming you can afford it, that is. Because, to be honest, with an introductory price of $1,500, the HP Omen 30L series does not appear to be too impressive in the accessibility department, which is simultaneously unsurprising and yet difficult to swallow seeing how much more competitive HP Omen products tend to be in nearly every other product category.

The current shortages of NVIDIA’s second-gen ray-tracing GPUs obviously do not apply to enterprise clients, which is why pretty much every single configuration of the HP Omen 30L is scheduled to become available to buy in the U.S. in time for the holiday season.

In the CPU department, HP intends to offer both Intel and AMD’s latest tech, wheareas RAM will be capped at the expected 64GB mark.

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