Month: March 2024

Popular SSD vendor uses clever trick to make slower, less durable flash components perform much better — but don’t expect miracles

Although QLC NAND is capable of storing substantial amounts of data, it falls behind in performance when compared to other NAND types. Because it’s denser (housing four bits per cell) than TLC (which accommodates three), it’s typically slower and less robust. Western Digital has employed a smart method to improve…

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The Sonos Roam 2 may launch in June

Sonos will launch the follow-up to its Roam wireless AirPlay 2 and Bluetooth speaker in June, along with a new app specifically for its portable speakers. That’s according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who writes in his Power On newsletter today that the company has rejiggered the hardware to fix Bluetooth…

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The first batch of Rabbit R1 AI devices will be shipping next week

The Rabbit R1 wowed the tech world at CES 2024 earlier this year, and it’s now been confirmed that the first 10,000 of these little AI-powered gadgets are going to be heading to the first people who preordered them in the US and Canada from Sunday, March 31. As per…

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Mobile Gaming is Having a Moment—and Backbone Wants to Unite It

Backbone, which makes a popular gaming controller, wants to unite various ecosystems by shedding video game exclusivity while also improving access to cloud gaming and remote play. Source

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DJI Air 3 Drone Review: Serious Video Chops

The DJI Air 3 is a highly versatile, easy-flying drone with serious videography skills. Source

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Are You Noise Sensitive? Here’s How to Tell

Every person has a different idea of what makes noise “loud,” but there are some things we all can do to turn the volume down a little. Source

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