Tobii makes a compelling case for more natural and immersive VR with eye tracking We've heard murmurs about the benefits of eye-tracking in VR headsets for quite some time now, but even with the number of press days and... Type: Blog post Tags: Displays Input devices Gaming |
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I made my dumb appliances smarter with the Internet of Things Sometimes I forget things. In particular, I forget to transfer my clean but wet laundry from the washing machine to the dryer. When this happens,... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Networking |
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TR's VR journals, part one: setting the stage Over the past couple months, I've been places. I've dangled from the side of a rock wall hundreds of feet above crashing waves. I've... |
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Mixing power-line networking with Wi-Fi proves intoxicating You may recall my failed attempt at using a second Wi-Fi router in repeater mode in order to overcome some signal-strength issues in the... Type: Blog post Tags: Networking |
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Time Warner slings free Maxx upgrades to counter Google Fiber I've been chronicling the slow progress of Google Fiber moving into my metro area, my city, and eventually, into my house. Since Google Fiber... Type: Blog post Tags: Internet Networking |
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You can snag a 39'' 4K display for $404 The other day, my friend and fellow PC enthusiast Andy Brown pinged me and told me I needed to come over to his house to... |
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Oculus Rift's 'Crystal Cove' prototype tickles our rods and cones The absolute highlight of last year's CES was getting a first look at an Oculus Rift prototype. Strapping on a Rift for the first... |
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High-PPI support in Windows 8.1: still not so great Displays with high pixel densities are pretty much standard in tablets, and we're all waiting for them to become standard in notebooks. Take a trip... Type: Blog post Tags: Displays Mobile computing Windows |
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A few thoughts on Nvidia's G-Sync On the plane home, I started to write up a few impressions of the new G-Sync display technology that Nvidia introduced on Friday. ... |
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The problem with Windows convertible tablets I've been spending a fair bit of time with Windows convertible tablets lately. I reviewed the Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro 700T last week,... Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing Windows Personal tech |
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Smartphone forecast: Reflective, with a chance of water damage Smartphones are true marvels of modern technology. Although inherently limited by their... Type: Blog post Tags: Displays Mobile computing Personal tech |
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Local game streaming: Coming soon from the PC Nvidia's Project Shield was one of the most intriguing new products on display at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. This handheld gaming device combines the... Type: Blog post Tags: Gaming Networking |
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Freshening up a home network can yield big bandwidth benefits One of the funny things about being a PC enthusiast, for me, is how there's a constant ebb and flow of little projects that I... Type: Blog post Tags: Networking |
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My six days with Windows 8 So, I installed Windows 8 on my desktop PC last week. It was late on the eve of the launch. The download link for the $39.99... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows |
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At last, Microsoft may have copied Apple properly Okay, I apologize for the shameful, troll-bait headline. I realize it's easy to misinterpret, so let me qualify with a statement: Microsoft didn't get where it... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Windows |
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Windows 8 frightens me, and here's why Some people just hate change. It can't be helped. Those people cling to old versions of their favorite software as long as they can. When... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows |
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Why do mobile displays get all the love? With few exceptions, it seems, the gadgets hogging the media limelight today tend to be of the fingerprint-collecting variety. Tablets, phones, tablet-phones, e-readers, and anything... |
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Six screens, one desk When I sit down at my desk in the Benchmarking Sweatshop, it feels like maybe I could tap into the Matrix. I've slowly added... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Displays |
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Dell Latitude 5000-series notebooks pop eighth-generation Core muscles | 0 |
Gaming bench status update: I'm collecting a whole new set of numbers out of caution because of some weird deltas I'm observing upon retesting some co... | +43 |