There are a few ways to cool down an electronic device: fans, passive cooling (which uses just heatsinks and natural air convection), and water cooling to name a few. This Zotac tiny PC, however, proposes a fourth, interesting way. The Zotac ZBOX PI430AJ Pico has been announced ahead of Computex 2023, and its specs are really nothing special. We have an Intel…
AMD recently launched its range of RDNA 3 desktop GPUs, the Radeon RX 7000 series. It was praised for being relatively affordable compared to the RTX 4000 GPUs launched by NVIDIA. Now, they’re becoming even more affordable, with the launch of the Radeon RX 7600 graphics card. The Radeon RX 7600 is the card AMD wants you to buy for…
Tiny PCs can be great, but many of them are featureless black rectangles, blending into server rooms and the back side of monitors when VESA mounted. This new compact PC, though, is one you’ll want to show off. The Intel NUC 13 Pro “Desk Edition” is a variant of the NUC 13 Pro, which we’ve actually reviewed and found to be…
Memristors promised to revolutionize how we store and access data. However, despite hype surrounding memristors, they haven’t quite replaced traditional storage technologies like RAM and SSDs. In this article, we’ll explore the journey of memristors and where they stand today. Understanding Memristors Memristors, or memory resistors, are a type of electrical component that can change their resistance based on the…
Most Chromebooks use Intel processors or ARM chips, but we have seen a few AMD models over the years. There might be more on the way, as AMD just revealed a new series of processors designed specifically for Chromebooks. AMD has launched the Ryzen 7020 C-series CPUs, which are variants of AMD’s existing Ryzen 7020 CPUs for thin-and-light laptops, except…
Have you ever looked at your monitor and thought “This thing is huge, I could use it as a TV”? Samsung has some monitors that take this a step further, with a full smart TV interface. Now, it’s renewing some of its more basic “smart monitors” for this year. Samsung had already revealed a couple of monitors earlier this year…
Metal laptops offer better durability and heat dissipation, while plastic ones are more affordable with diverse styles. Performance depends on internal components, not material. Evaluate laptops individually based on specifications, build quality, and design, focusing on overall value to find the perfect balance for your needs and budget. When buying a laptop, you’ll mainly have to choose between ones that…
When you need to do a lot of multitasking, a laptop can occasionally feel a bit cramped. Setting up a dedicated desk space with additional monitors can help, and now there’s a new adapter just for the job. Plugable has announced a new adapter that gives you two HDMI outputs from a single USB Type-A cable. The only hardware requirement…
It’s often said that prebuilt PCs, while way easier than custom-built PCs, are more expensive. Even I have argued that. But that doesn’t mean that all of them are expensive. If you don’t want to spend more than $1,000, and you don’t feel like building, you should check out this discounted HP unit. This HP Pavilion gaming desktop is equipped…
The COVID-19 pandemic helped kick off a chip shortage that raged on for at least two years, with its effects beginning to wane by last year. That made it hard to buy a Rasberry Pi, among many other products, but availability of Pi devices might finally come back soon. According to Raspberry Pi CEO, Eben Upton, in an interview with…