Corsair has dropped the HS75 XB, its first officially licensed gaming headset for the Xbox Series X, S and One, just in time for your console spending frenzy. If you want it, you’ll need to set aside $150 (£150 and AU$280) for the headset, which is an Xbox-friendly version of the $80 PC- and PS4-only …
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Corsair acquires Origin PC to build a better gaming computer
PC gamers might have a lot to look forward to. Corsair, a computer peripherals and hardware company, on Wednesday said it’s acquired Origin PC. Origin PC specializes in hand-built, personalized computers designed to optimize the gaming experience. The companies plan to expand Corsair’s iCUE software ecosystem into Origin PC’s systems, according to a press release. Corsair says this will offer …
Read More »Carla Hayden has an audacious plan to make the Library of Congress available to you online
Ambitious doesn’t begin to describe Carla Hayden’s plan to make the Library of Congress’ collection available to the world. Audacious may be closer to it. Hayden, the 14th person to steward the Library, wants to “throw open the treasure chest” by digitizing its vast collection and making it accessible online. The five-year plan’s understated name — Enriching the Library Experience …
Read More »No inauguration protest at Lincoln Memorial? Twitter’s outraged
Twitter users are furious that President-elect Donald Trump’s team will block public use of the Lincoln Memorial during the Women’s March on Washington, which is planned for inauguration weekend. Meanwhile, on Twitter, J. Cole’s new album and a Zayn Malik/Taylor Swift duet are also trending. Social Cues is our guide on what’s trending across Facebook and Twitter. Here’s what people …
Read More »Maybe Facebook, Google just need to stop calling fake news ‘news’
In the words of our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, “Half of what you read on the internet is not true.” That’s the problem when you give billions of people access to a global forum where they can pretty much post whatever they want. You never know if what you’re reading is true, which is why we choose sites we think …
Read More »Meet the jets and props of the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford
About 30 minutes outside of Birmingham, England, sits the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford. Spread across four main hangers and several buildings, it houses a fascinating collection of aircraft from both World Wars, the Cold War, and the modern era. Some are even too big to house inside, like the massive Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport, and a Hawker Siddeley …
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