Sony’s next-generation PlayStation VR 2 headset is truly impressive. That makes it a real shame to limit it to the PlayStation 5 alone. We think Sony has much to gain by opening the PSVR 2 to PC users, too….
Smartphone cameras with super-high megapixel counts make for good marketing, but hardly anyone actually takes 200-megapixel photos. So how do you get usable pictures from them? Through pixel binning, the process of combining …
All solid state drives (SSDs) suffer from wear that eventually renders them inoperable. The PlayStation 5’s internal SSD is soldered directly to the motherboard. Does this mean your PS5 is doomed as soon as the SSD wears out…
A modular laptop allows upgrades and changes to components without buying a new computer. It’s an enticing idea and desktops already work this way, but the realities of laptop design make it unlikely that fully modular laptop…
At one point, PC performance enthusiasts had the idea to cool a computer by immersing its components in mineral oil—and it worked! Yet today no one’s doing it anymore, so what happened to these awesome submerged “fish tank”…
Modern virtual reality’s big breakthrough was the ability to create “presence,” a feeling of being in a place other than where you are. Achieving presence was a long and difficult process, but it’s the secret sauce that makes…
You’ve seen people wax lyrical about “stock” Android online, but you’re not entirely sure what that means. The short answer is that it’s “pure” Android straight from Google, but that doesn’t explain why so many hardcore Andro…
The new GPU market leaves you with either no GPUs to buy or impossibly high prices for the GPUs that are available. Understandably, many people are turning to the used GPU market—but there are many pitfalls down this road!…
There are many specifications that matter when it comes to VR, but refresh rate is often overlooked. While “field of view” or screen resolution are important in their own right, the headsets refresh rate can mean the differen…
There are many advantages to a prebuilt PC, even when there aren’t global shortages of computer components to contend with. But, if you do choose the convenience of a prebuilt over a DIY PC, you should carefully consider this…
Not too long ago, buying a gaming laptop was something only a small slice of users could justify. They simply cost too much for too little return. Modern gaming laptops are a different story and are actually a great deal….
Everyone’s heard of Apple computers, but what about potato computers? No, this isn’t a competing PC brand. Potato PCs are the weakest gaming PCs of their generation, but they’ve developed an endearing culture of plucky budg…
Apple attempted to make a game console in 1996 named the “Pippin” and it turned out to be a footnote in gaming history. However, the Apple of today is a very different company that we think should make a console….
Most people take photographs at human scale or larger. Pets, people, landscapes, and food are all common subjects. With “macro mode,” you can take clear pictures of small details and objects, with certain iPhone or Android ha…
Social media services collect data about their users, which is then used for targeted advertising or sold directly to third parties for various purposes. But what if a platform like Facebook collected information about non-us…
Hyperthreading was once a feature only found on high-end professional CPUs. However, Hyperthreading is now found on mainstream consumer CPUs, too. So what exactly is Hyperthreading, and should you look for it in your next CPU…
The Oculus Quest 2 is one of the best VR headsets around, and out of the box, it’s an excellent product. It’s not perfect, but it can get close with the right accessories to go with the headset.
You’ve seen technology gurus tape over their webcams, but a kill switch is a more elegant solution to the very real privacy threat posed by devices like cameras and microphones. The question is: do you need one for your priva…
Free-To-Play (F2P) games, make billions of dollars annually, so they clearly aren’t as “free” as they sound. That’s partly because F2P games use psychological tricks to make it more likely that players will reach for their cr…
When you last downloaded a torrent file, you may have been offered a magnet link as an alternative. Magnet links are very different from torrent files and offer some advantages over them that all torrent users should be aware…
Like Windows 10, Windows 11 supports HDR output. Unlike Windows 10, HDR works much better in Windows 11 and is worth turning on in some applications. There are three ways to do this, and we’ll cover them all right here….
The “Deep Web” and “Dark Web” both sound intimidating, but that doesn’t mean they’re the same thing. While they’re related, knowing the difference can keep you safe from dangerous places on the internet and make you a hit at …
Windows 11’s Clock app has a “focus session” feature, which is essentially a built-in Pomodoro timer. The Pomodoro time management technique is a popular method for maintaining productive focus, and now Windows 11 users can t…
We may be living in the post-resolution age, but there are still many heated debates about native resolution gaming on modern 4K (or greater) displays. Does rendering at native resolution actually matter? Perhaps it’s time to…
Your IPD (Interpupillary Distance) is a measurement of the distance between your pupils when looking straight ahead. Virtual reality headsets need this information to present the best experience, but you’ll need to measure yo…
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