You should probably update your Netgear router ASAP
Two dozen security alerts in one day affecting many routers, range extenders, and Wi-Fi systems
Electronics
Consumer electronics and cool gadgets that are bound to be industry-changing.
New York becomes first state to sign right-to-repair legislation, but some R2R advocates are not impressed
Last minute changes made the law only applicable to devices made after the law takes effect next year
Amazon's drone-delivery service rolled out in California and Texas
Service is limited to two towns for now, but Amazon will establish more hubs over time
Hotels are turning to automation to cope with unfilled positions
Robots are doing jobs humans are no longer interested in
Top 5 Monitors for Nvidia RTX 4090, 4080 & AMD Radeon RX 7900 GPUs
If you're upgrading to a new flagship GPU from AMD or Nvidia, you won't want to play games on some crappy old monitor. Harness their full benefits using a top quality display like these 5 recommendations.
Turning Blu-ray player parts into a cheap laser-scanning microscope
A cool DIY project to repurpose a defective home video device
Homemade capture card lets you record and stream directly from Nintendo's original Game Boy
No modifications to the Game Boy are required
Nintendo still faces calls to fix Joy-Con drift
Another consumer watchdog finds design defects behind stick drift
CPU and GPU SRAM caches are not shrinking, which could increase chip cost or reduce performance
Why it matters: An interesting article posted at WikiChip discusses the severity of SRAM shrinkage problems in the semiconductor industry. Manufacturer TSMC is reporting that its SRAM transistor scaling has completely flatlined to the point where SRAM caches are staying the same size on multiple nodes, despite logic transistor densities continuing to shrink. This is not ideal, and it will force processor SRAM caches to take up more space on a microchip die. This in turn could increase manufacturing costs of the chips and prevent certain microchip architectures from becoming as small as they could potentially be.
Quadruped robot with magnetic feet can climb walls and traverse ceilings
Marvel is designed to make maintenance jobs safer
HTC is prepping a lightweight Meta Quest competitor for CES
A goggles-style form factor
Corsair's bendable Xeneon OLED monitor debuts, check out the first reviews
The Corsair Xeneon Flex 45WQHD240 is a bendable, 45" OLED gaming monitor with a 240Hz refresh rate. The OLED display looks amazing, all for an eye-watering price of $2,000.
Dell's Project Luna concept showcases the future of sustainable PCs
How future PC designs and business models could continue to evolve
Solid-state battery breakthrough could greatly extend longevity
Batteries that don't degrade? Yes, please
The cyberpunky Dyson Zone air-purifying headphones arrive in March for $949
Also works as an expensive piece of cosplay kit
San Francisco supervisors pivot 180 degrees on their decision to allow killer robots
Last week they voted 8-3 for using lethal robotic force, while this week the vote was 8-3 to ban the tactic
The Best PC Monitors: Choices for Content Creators, Gamers, Office Productivity, and Enthusiasts
Whether you're after a high refresh rate display, a glorious big panel for content creation, or something wallet-friendly, our updated PC monitor guide will help you on your way.
NextGen TV (aka ATSC 3.0) is the future of broadcasting, and you might already have access to it
Free over-the-air TV is still a thing
Editor's take: I've long been a proponent of cutting the cord – that is, ditching cable or satellite television service in favor of alternatives like over-the-top solutions and streaming services delivered over the Internet. The dream of true a la carte programming never materialized, but it is still possible to save money compared to traditional providers and free over-the-air (OTA) broadcasts continue to very much be a part of that formula. With the proliferation of streaming services, you may be surprised to learn that OTA technology has continued to evolve.
Cooler Master Tempest GP27U Review: True 4K HDR for Less
The Cooler Master Tempest GP27U has been a hotly anticipated monitor for gamers. This is the first sub-$1,000 4K gaming display with full array local dimming, bringing 576 zones of mini-LED goodness.
