After using the same DDR3 standard for eight years, RAM manufacturers everywhere have begun the process of rolling out their latest memory chips in the form of DDR4. But what benefits (if any) does DDR4 have over DDR3 in real-world applications, and are they worth the increased cost?
A large screen TV, no matter its size, will ever produce a screen size that is the equivalent to that of one of our best projectors under $1000. Sure, the colors may not be so brilliant, or the image as crystal clear. But for under $1000, you can’t go wrong with one of these projectors. Plus, it’s easy to move around.
If you’ve been paying any attention to the headlines recently, you might think that now is a better time than ever to ditch gas-powered cars in favor of all-electric. But many people who want to buy an electric car often make the mistake of putting the solar-powered cart before the horse. So what should you know before you take the plunge?
Ever sit down to watch a trailer for the latest video game, only to find yourself out of the chair and dancing with excitement by the end of it? “The graphics look so good, and did you see that explosion? It was like I was actually there!”
Unfortunately, over the past few years we’ve been taught that expectations rarely meet up with reality in the world of game trailers. But why is that? How do developers make a game look so good for three minutes at a time, only to have them fall flat once the full game makes it onto shelves?
With the addition of 4K video recording on smartphones like the iPhone 6s and Samsung Galaxy S6 this year, many consumers have been left wondering what all the fuss is about. What makes a 4K video so much better than 1080p, and how is the camera on the back of an iPhone any different from a 4K camcorder from Sony or Nikon?
As 4K televisions start to make their way off the show floor of CES and into our living rooms, here’s everything you’ll need to know to be sure your next home video looks and acts the part.
Mechanical keyboards are all the rage these days. Hardcore gamers and long-haul coders alike are flocking away from traditional membrane-based keyboards in favor of their more clicky-clacky competition. If you still haven’t hopped on the bandwagon, here’s everything you need to know.
Gaming mice are a dime a dozen these days, with hundreds of non-descript companies on Amazon flooding the market with cheap, extreme looking mice promising “the best in gaming accuracy around”.
But what about old-school manufacturers who have been in the game for decades, like Logitech? Are they still able to produce quality products for their high-quality price? Or have one of the kings of the industry finally been usurped? Read on in our guide to find out.
A solid-state drive, or “SSD”, is much faster than a traditional hard disk drive (or “HDD”). SSDs have been around for awhile, but a new breed of SSD, called PCIe SSDs, are slowly starting to rise. But how are they different than normal SSDs?
When we talk about what is wireless router, it’s hard not to state the obvious. What makes a wireless router different from a regular router? Do you actually need one, or will a standard router do the job just as well? Is “WiFi” any different from “wireless”?
And what exactly is it that makes a router “wireless”, and why should you care? Don’t worry, dear readers, all these questions and more will be answered, and all you need to do is read on to find out
With AAA titles like The Witcher III, Metal Gear Solid V, and Fallout 4 sweeping the game-of-the-year awards this month, you might be thinking it’s finally time you drop down some cash and upgrade that old hunk of junk currently wheezing its last breath underneath your desk.
Well fear not, because with our guide on how to build the best gaming PC in 2017, you’ll be hacking, slashing, and fragging your way through all the top titles in less time than it takes to say "60FPS".
After using the same DDR3 standard for eight years, RAM manufacturers everywhere have begun the process of rolling out their latest memory chips in the form of DDR4. But what benefits (if any) does DDR4 have over DDR3 in real-world applications, and are they worth the increased cost?
You’ve got the ideal gaming PC so now you need the best gaming monitor to match. After all, gaming – be it FPS, MMORPG or fast-paced action games – is as only good as the weakest link. And in this case it could be your gaming monitor.
So fear not, as we’ve picked the top 7 gaming monitors money can buy. We took into account refresh rates, special features such as G-Sync, price, panel technology, and resolution. So sit back, and frag yourself to great delight with our best gaming monitor guide of 2017.
If the default name of your router’s wireless network seems a little dull, you can learn how to spice things up a bit with this handy guide which will quickly (and easily) explain how to change your WiFi Network’s name.
More importantly, if you’re surrounded by a number of other wireless routers around your apartment or home, this can make things confusing for anyone who tries to connect to the network but isn’t sure which one is the right one to link up to.
They’ve been hailed by ear doctors around the globe as the perfect solution to people’s listening problems, but how do noise cancelling headphones work? Are they really as safe as we’ve been told?
Sure, outside noise can often cause us to crank our source volume up past safe volumes in order to hear our music, but there’s also growing concern that noise cancelling headphones may work just a little too well. So well that people are walking into traffic or being knocked down by bicyclists due to not being able to hear what’s around them.
For a company that just announced a year-on-year increase of 8 million new customers, “cool uncle T-Mobile” is starting to look a little less perfect. After lots of controversy and confusion, T-Mobile has finally confirmed that they are throttling bandwidth for video streaming services for users of their Binge On program.
As consumers continue to shift their lives away from the desktop and onto their mobile devices, having an external hard drive that can you connect to without any cables is a convenient way to stash away photos, videos, and music you want to take with you on the road. But how do they work, and are they worth the increased cost over the more traditional external media solutions we’ve used until now?
As consumers continue to shift their lives away from the desktop and onto their mobile devices, having an external hard drive that can you connect to without any cables is a convenient way to stash away photos, videos, and music you want to take with you on the road. But how do they work, and are they worth the increased cost over the more traditional external media solutions we’ve used until now?
As digital technology continues to seep into every aspect of our analog lives, it seems it was only a matter of time before it started to replace our plain old visual experiences with something a little more tantalizing.
Head-mounted displays, or HMDs, are an almost ancient piece of tech which have begun to see a reboot in the past few years as computers get more powerful, and the games inside them more visually spectacular by the day.
Over the past few years, automakers and tech giants have been dumping billions of dollars into making the first true accident-free self-driving car. It’s been a dream for nearly as long as cars have existed: getting in your car, cranking up the tunes, and kicking up your feet as a self-correcting, self-driving computer swivels and swerves effortlessly through traffic better than any human ever could. but how close is that dream to a reality?
After years of waiting, dozens of different developer kits, and more beta tests than we can shake a stick at, the era of truly immersive virtual reality headsets is finally upon us. Both HTC’s Vive and Facebook’s Oculus Rift are primed and prepped to hit shelves for everyone to buy for themselves…but with HD screens and gigabytes of extra data for things like movement and spacial positioning, what do these systems really need to get up and running completely?
