Latest articles by Jacob Ridley
Google's AI generated a 'podcast' from one of my articles and it's incredibly convincing at mimicking humans talking
The rest is bots A podcast generated in minutes by a bot—and yet I've heard worse.
Razer's bringing good vibrations to Razercon with a $300 vibrating seat cushion
News I've tried it, it was weird.
I'm trembling at the potential power of a 21,760-core RTX 5090. And the price. Actually mostly the price
Sticker shock "I'll never financially recover from this."
'This is a big deal': Meta announces neural AR glasses powered by AI and of course Nvidia's CEO showed up wearing a pair
News Even Jen-Hsun Huang is impressed.
Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta Quest 3S: $300 VR headset to mostly match the Quest 3, coming October 15
News 'Same defining features as Quest 3', sans pancake lenses, for up to $200 less.
Here's why I'm hoping to score Lunar Lake inside my next handheld gaming PC: Intel's Core Ultra 7 258V tested in games
Lunar Lands With performance and battery life figures like this, Intel's 200V-series is a firm favourite for my next pocket-sized PC purchase.
Logitech's new wheels and shifter accessories look to turn its 'Pro' wheelbase into a more serious racing kit
News About time Logitech expanded the lineup.
Intel announces it will 'pause' plans for a manufacturing megafab in Germany due to ongoing money trouble
News Bad news for Intel and Europe's chipmaking ambitions.
Should you buy a Steam Deck instead of a PS5 Pro? How about instead of a new car you buy a boat?—these things are not the same
Apples, oranges Even as a Steam Deck fan, I'm surprised to see Valve's handheld suggested as some sort of like-for-like replacement for Sony's newest home console.
These new Asus Lunar Lake laptops with 27+ hours of battery life kinda prove it's not just x86 vs Arm when it comes to power efficiency
News Intel's new Lunar Lake chips are helping Asus deliver battery life equaling, or even excelling, Qualcomm's ARM chips.
MSI is the first to bundle Intel's new Lunar Lake chip inside a handheld gaming PC alongside a chunky 80 Whr battery
News Combining Intel's "most efficient x86 processor" with a bigger battery might be a powerful combo.
Intel says Core Ultra 9 288V leads AMD's HX 370 in games by 16%, Meteor Lake by 31% and the less said about Qualcomm the better
News "I'm not going to call it a gaming CPU but, damn, it can play a game" claims Intel's Robert Hallock.
Intel says it's built 'the most efficient x86 processor ever' in Lunar Lake and its power savings are headed for desktop soon
News A desktop CPU with lower power consumption than the last would really break a trend for Intel.
The legendary HyperX Cloud Alpha is down to the cheapest price it's been all year at Amazon
deal That's $65 for our pick as the best gaming headset.
Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GA605 review
The right stuff The 16-inch gaming laptop I'd pick from the lot.
I've become the Pied Piper for keyboard nerds—luring colleagues to come over to gawk at this gaming keyboard with simply the sweet sound of typing on it
Clack clack Like moths to a flame.
Sony's PC obsession continues with in-depth DualSense Edge customisation on your PC
News The new app only works with the premium PlayStation pad, however.
Black Myth: Wukong's most-wishlisted status means its new benchmarking tool is the 18th most played 'game' on Steam right now
News Don't get too excited, it's not the actual game. Though as far as benchmarking tools go, it's a good'un.
Intel instability fix: I've seen no notable impact on game performance with 0x129 patch on the Core i9 14900K
High voltage! That's good news, but damage done to older chips is irreparable.
Hey, when did 1000 W PSUs get so affordable? This Super Flower Platinum is $125 right now
Deal With GPUs like these, we're in need of 1000 watts.
Best mouse pads for gaming: the fabric and hard-top mats I prefer to game on
Slick The best mouse pads offer slick mouse movement and awesome aesthetics, no matter what surface you prefer.
Corsair ditches 80 Plus for PSUs: here are the Cybenetics ratings it'll use instead
News Get used to seeing Cybenetics Gold, Platinum, and Titanium.
One of Logitech's finest mice and one I use often—the Pro Wireless gaming mouse is down to $61 right now
Deal I only replaced this bad boy once I got my hands on its featherweight replacement, the Superlight, but at this price it's worth a look.
