Joshua Goldman

Ducky, HyperX drop second limited

Mechanical keyboard collectors will get another crack at a limited-edition keyboard from DuckyChannel International and gaming accessory and hardware maker HyperX. The pair will release their second ultracompact keyboard on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 8 a.m. PT (11 a.m. ET) for $110. Their first collaboration dropped in May and, with only 3,700 available worldwide, it sold out instantly. …

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Dell Latitude 9510 review: Incredible mobility with a big screen

The Dell Latitude 9510 is a rare business laptop that will be able to meet your work needs even if they change next week or a year from now. Maybe right now you’re working from home and you want a laptop with lots of connections, good audio for crystal-clear conference calls, a larger display and seamless background updates to your …

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Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro joins the new MacBook Air laptop and Mac Mini desktop as the first Macs to make the move from Intel processors to the company’s own M1 system-on-a-chip. The M1 will give the new 13.3-inch Pro nearly three times the CPU performance than the latest Intel version, Apple said. Its integrated graphics will be five times faster as well. …

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MacBook Air gets Apple M1 chip, longest battery life ever, fanless body, starts at $999

Apple’s MacBook Air has always had an Intel CPU inside since it first rolled out in 2008. That ended Tuesday with Apple’s announcement that the MacBook Air would be one of the first laptops to run on the company’s homegrown system-on-a-chip, the M1. The M1 will give the new 13.3-inch Air more than three times the CPU performance than the …

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DJI Mini 2 is a great 4K drone you can put in your pocket: Hands

DJI hasn’t let up on the new product announcements in the second half of 2020. At the end of August, it released the OM 4 phone stabilizer followed by two new camera stabilizers, the RS 2 and RSC 2, and the Pocket 2 palm-size 4K vlogging cam in October. Now, it’s adding a drone to the list, the DJI Mini …

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Razer Book 13 is pure portable productivity starting at $1,200

Razer is taking its first step into the productivity laptop market with the Razer Book 13. Built from CNC-milled metal with an anodized finish, per-key RGB keyboard lighting and vapor-chamber cooling, the 3-pound Book 13 fits seamlessly with the company’s line of premium gaming laptops. Razer released its first mechanical keyboard and ergonomic mouse made for work in August.   With its …

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Asus ZenBook 13 (2020) review: This small laptop makes a big impression

The Asus ZenBook 13 is a classic coffeehouse laptop. Stylish, but not necessarily showy, the 13.3-inch ultraportable has the perfect footprint for squeezing onto a tiny table and still leaves room for your frappuccino. You’ll get 12-plus hours of battery life — depending on your configuration and what you’re doing, naturally — and plenty of performance to make quick work …

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Varmilo MA108M mechanical keyboard is the smoothest I’ve ever used

I’ve tested dozens of gaming and office keyboards over the past few years, and Varmilo’s Moonlight MA108M using its EC Switch V2 switches is easily one of the best mechanical keyboards available. From its attractive and solid design to its unbelievably smooth feel and pleasing sound, it offers an amazing typing experience.  The main ingredient of that experience is the …

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Insta360 One X2 is a 360 camera that unlocks your creativity for $430: Hands

When Insta360 released its One R camera at the beginning of 2020, I expected that to be the end of the road for its compact 360-degree camera, the One X. After all, the modular design of the One R lets you easily swap out its regular action-cam-style wide-angle camera for a dual-lens camera module that could do all the things …

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Acer is ready for 2021 with 11th

Acer isn’t waiting until CES 2021 to show off what’s coming next. At its Next @ Acer event Wednesday, it announced updates to its consumer and Chromebook laptop lines as well as its creator-friendly Concept D line and new gaming monitors with faster frame rates. The PC maker is best known for thin-and-light systems such as the Spin 5, as well …

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