Tag: computing
Maingear’s latest retro gaming desktop takes you back to the Quake era
Maingear is back with another nostalgia-fueled gaming PC. The Retro98 may look like it's made for playing Quake while you wait for The Phantom Menace trailer to drop. But on the inside, the beige box is powerful enough to slay today's most demanding AAA games. "You're not going to find…
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The best USB-C hub for 2026
Having fewer ports makes laptops and tablets lighter and more affordable — but that also cuts down on your connectivity options. If you’ve got a MacBook Air, a slim Chromebook or a tablet you’d like to get more utility out of, a USB-C hub can help. Using just a single…
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HP’s new EliteBoard made me believe in keyboard computers again
A keyboard computer has always been on my wishlist — that is, a computer where the entire machine was stuffed into a keyboard. Perhaps I caught a glimpse of the Commodore 64 at an impressionable age, but regardless, the idea has always been intriguing to me. At CES 2026, HP…
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All the laptops that caught our eye at CES 2026
CES remains a key stage for laptop makers to lay out their plans for the year ahead. At CES 2026, that meant new flagship productivity machines, reconsidered gaming notebooks and solid incremental updates across several major lineups. While we’re still seeing embargoes lift and hands-on time on the show floor,…
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CES 2026: The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 7 Auto Twist won’t let you out of it sight
A couple years ago Lenovo showed off a concept laptop stand that used cameras and AI to follow you around. But now at CES 2026, the company has taken that idea and turned it into a full-fledged system that it’s actually going to sell. Dubbed the ThinkBook Plus Gen 7…
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Acer’s Predator Helios Neo 16S AI laptop can be outfitted with Intel’s new Core Ultra 9 386H CPU
Acer just announced the Predator Helios 16S AI gaming laptop at CES 2026. This computer is filled with both bells and whistles, making it a decent choice for modern gamers. To that end, the laptop can be equipped with up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 386H processor. This is…
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