
The folks at Valve have turned out some excellent products, but let’s not pretend their track record has been flawless. The Valve Index is an incredible VR headset, and The Steam Machine was a solid idea executed poorly. The Steam Link was just ahead of its time, but the
by Ron Burke
While there is a lot of attention on the 4000 series cards from NVIDIA, they are far from the only game in town. Intel is gearing up for a launch of their own — their Arc graphics cards, and they’ve not only announced release window, but also pricing and some
by Ron Burke
At this point, despite what the mainstream media would suggest, the world has settled into a work from home mode. Zoom, Teams, Discord – whatever your poison, we are meeting with people across the globe. Once we get past the game show wheel of “Can you hear me?”, “You are on
by Ron Burke
Whether you are gaming, working, coding, surfing the web, or doing some combination of all of those things, a second monitor is almost a requirement nowadays. That’s easy when you’ve got a desk with a monitor tower to hold multiple displays and all of the associated connectivity and
by Ron Burke
DDR5 was shockingly hard to get at launch, and even up till about two months ago it was still a challenge. The chip shortage has eased a little bit, and we are starting to see manufacturers hit their second gear with fresh new speeds, lower latency, and of course, RGB.
by Ron Burke
Investing in a monthly service to give you access to most of a company’s catalog of games is hardly a new concept. PlayStation+, Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, EA Play – there are more than a few ways to try out a plethora of games these days. Ubisoft
by Ron Burke
Laura and I have spent a dumb amount of time and money buying tracks to learn to play guitar via Rocksmith. I’m literally playing Rocksmith+ with a pick from the original release of Rocksmith back in October of 2011. To say we are fans of the series is an
by Ron Burke
There are small form factor cameras, and cameras with integrated or attachable gimbels, but few do both things well. I’ve used cameras from DJI, GoPro, small Lumix devices, and a few from lesser known manufacturers like Leica. All of them leave something on the table. The ones with larger
by Ron Burke