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Turtle Beach VelocityOne Flight Review (Page 1 of 4)

One of my favorite scenes from the 2006 film Snakes on a Plane was near the end of the movie when FBI Agent Neville Flynn, played by Samuel L. Jackson, and Troy, a bodyguard of another passenger on the plane played by Kenan Thompson, took control of the plane to try to land it at Los Angeles International Airport. Both pilots were dead, and the two of them as the new pilots started to communicate with air traffic control. "Sir, have you got any...

XPG Atom 50 1TB Review (Page 1 of 10)

"That is so unnecessary," my friend would say whenever she does not know how to respond. She would then follow up with another line, "You know what else is unnecessary? You." To be honest, after hearing it so many times, I still have no idea why saying "that is so unnecessary" is an appropriate response in pretty much every situation, and why asserting I am unnecessary is somehow considered a sassy comeback. However, when XPG sent along their...

ARCTIC 140mm A-RGB/RGB fans now available

From ARCTIC Press Release: ARCTIC expands the RGB fan portfolio with 140mm variants of the P-series with PWM PST. The P14 PWM PST A-RGB 0dB and P14 PWM PST RGB 0dB are available starting now as single fans as well as in a three-fan bundle. The PWM fan control enables dynamic speed adjustment. At low...

Final Fantasy XIV sales to resume January 25th

From The Verge: Your case of Final Fantasy XIV FOMO is nearing its end. Last night, game director Naoki Yoshida wrote on the Final Fantasy XIV website that Square Enix will resume digital sales of the popular MMO on January 25th.

Final Fantasy XIV grew so popular with the launch of its latest...

Twitter Now Lets All Mobile Users Record Spaces

From PC Mag: All Android and iOS users can now record Twitter Spaces, the social network announced this week. When launching an audio-only room, simply toggle on "Record Space" to make the content available for public playback for 30 days after the Space ends.

Similar to sharing the replay of a...

Meta reportedly shutters video speed-dating service before it exits beta

From CNET: Facebook parent company Meta has reportedly shut down its experimental video speed-dating service, Sparked, after less than a year of testing.

Those who used the service were informed via email that it would shut down on January 20, 2022, according to TechCrunch. The email read in part...

Leica’s new M11 gains some resolution and sheds some weight

From The Verge: Leica has introduced the latest generation of its venerated M rangefinder camera, the new M11. The M11 is very similar in appearance to the M10 line it’s replacing, with much of the claimed 40 new improvements found on the inside. Leica says the M11 will be available starting today...

Scammers Stick Fraudulent QR Codes on Texas Parking Meters

From PC Mag: The Austin Police Department is investigating potentially fraudulent QR code stickers found on more than two dozen parking meters across the Texas capital.

Earlier this month, local parking enforcement officers discovered Quick Response barcodes on city-wide pay stations; people...

Microsoft is done with Xbox One, report says

From CNET: A new Xbox One hasn't been made in over a year. That's after Microsoft stopped production at the end of 2020 to turn its focus to the new Xbox Series X|S, The Verge reported Thursday.

The Xbox One had a seven year run after debuting in 2013.

Microsoft did not immediately respond to...

Logitech’s new stream light is an affordable, convenient alternative to Elgato

From The Verge: Logitech’s Litra Glow is a small LED light that’s designed to illuminate you while you’re sitting at your desk. It’s designed primarily with content creators like Twitch streamers or YouTubers in mind, but should work just as well for smartening you up on a Zoom call. In other words...