Technology

  Acer has taken an aggressive stance in the 4K 144Hz gaming display market this year with the Nitro XV3. This feature-rich display has an $899.99 MSRP, which undercuts competing products that predominantly list for over $1,000. Although the price and features of this display make it an exceedingly tempting …

  The Nvidia JetBot is a well-specified DIY robot design based on the company’s tiny Jetson Nano computer. Once built, the JetBot is a completely standalone system that runs Linux with a full AI development environment included. We’ve already covered the Jetson Nano, but suffice it to say it packs …

  Microsoft is still hard at work on a new version of its Edge browser. Unlike the Edge that shipped with Windows 10, this one uses Google’s Chromium code instead of Microsoft’s custom EdgeHTML engine. That should make for a more versatile browser, but developers are starting from scratch. The …

  Dell’s UltraSharp U3219Q 4K display serves as a single-monitor solution for those that need an extensive amount of desktop real estate for work or gaming purposes, or that need USB-C support. Although this monitor does have promising features, its high $1,099.00 price tag holds it back. Design The UltraSharp …

  Despite a slight price increase in April, Philo’s live TV streaming service is still one of the more affordable options on the market because of its strategic decision to not stream sports. That helps keep its costs down while providing an option for cord cutters who mainly want access …

  Udemy’s The Foundation of Computer Design course ($14.99) strives to give you a firm understanding of the bare basics of computer design. After sitting through the two-hour course, I can say that it does exactly this, but it could be improved in a few places. The Complex Basics These …

  Ever since Uber launched with an almost casual disregard for city governments, it has been an uphill struggle for cities to deal with a tech-inspired onslaught of ride-sharing, bike-sharing, and most recently, scooter-sharing companies. While there is no doubt those companies provide convenience, and in many cases fill the …

  Hardly a day goes by when there isn’t a story about fake news. It reminds me of a quote from the favorite radio newsman from my youth, “If you don’t like the news, go out and make some of your own.” OpenAI’s breakthrough language model, the 1.5 billion parameter …

  The last few years of smartphone design have been centered around minimizing bezels to get as much screen as possible in a roughly hand-sized form factor. That’s led to some… interesting approaches to squeezing in the front-facing camera. Apple, Google, LG, and others use a notch, but Samsung is …

  The era of 5G could offer massively increased data speeds, more real-time services, and the proliferation of “internet of things” hardware. According to several groups representing meteorologists, 5G could also mean major disruptions to weather forecasting. They’ve submitted an official complaint to the Federal Communications Commission asking that certain …