There hasn’t been a lot of innovation in the peripheral input device market beyond higher DPI mice. Sure, we had trackballs, gun-shaped mice, the Novint Falcon, and the SpaceOrb 360, just to name a few, but none of these added much to the equation. One idea that has had
I always thought that a mousepad was a pretty simple thing, nothing to be concerned with in the whole scope of the computer unit. Boy was I wrong. Even though a mousepad only need be flat and smooth to be worthwhile, it is clear to me now that some are
Micron is one of the oldest names in the business. Formed in 1978, they were one of the “founding fathers” of the computing age. Their consumer-facing arm, Crucial, has been delivering high-quality memory modules for decades at this point, earning a reputation for their value-focused sticks, as well as their
It’s hard to quantify and define the experience of virtual reality to an outside party. Words like “presence” and “immersion” come to mind, but don’t capture the effect of what it’s truly like to lose yourself in a mystical world, and the sensation of pulling off the
I just want to be able to watch TV shows and play games on my PC wherever I’m most comfortable. It’s not an unreasonable request, but despite throwing countless hours of effort and more money than I’d care to think about at this problem, I just couldn’
I’ve helped more than a few of our readers with their DIY PC-building efforts in the past. As I went through another refresh cycle it dawned on me that this could be the perfect opportunity to demystify the process of building a cutting-edge PC. In this guide (which will
I’ve been taking apart, tinkering inside of, and building PCs since the Commodore-64 days. In the transition to the x86, I started building them bit by bit, and that meant learning a great deal about motherboards. While you’ll still need to check out the propellerhead sites like Anandtech
As you know from my review for it, I selected an MSI Z170A Gaming M7 motherboard for my most recent upgrade. One of the most attractive options was the bleeding-edge next-generation storage options, courtesy of a new M.2 drive interface. This new connector is, on paper, capable of 32Gbps
