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HyperX OMEN OLED gaming monitor leaked ahead of CES 2026 reveal - VideoCardz.com

HP HyperX Omen gaming monitors Windows Latest sources say that these are 'the best gaming monitors HP has ever created'. HyperX is preparing a new OMEN

Warhammer Miniature of the Year 2025 – The winners revealed - Warhammer Community

The best miniatures of the year, voted for by you.

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The Verge•Barbara Krasnoff

Beats’ new Powerbeats Fit earbuds are down to $180 - The Verge

Beats’ new Powerbeats Fit earbuds are down to $180. You can also save on Google’s Pixel Watch 4 and Apple’s Pencil Pro.

Brightin Star’s 35mm f/1.4 Full-Frame Prime Is Beautiful and Affordable - PetaPixel

An affordable new fast prime lens.

PetaPixel•Jeremy Gray

9to5google.com•Ben Schoon

Samsung TVs adding Google Photos, and it sounds just like the Google TV integration - 9to5Google

Samsung is adding Google Photos support to its TVs in 2026, and it sounds exactly like the Google TV integration we see today.

Report: Xbox & PlayStation Could Delay Next-Gen Consoles Due To RAM Price Increases - Pure Xbox

"The industry as a whole is concerned about RAM availability"

Pure Xbox•Fraser Gilbert

The Performance Of Arch Linux Powered CachyOS On AMD EPYC Servers - Phoronix

One of the more interesting announcements over the holiday period thus far is that moving into 2026, CachyOS is looking to develop a server edition for their Arch Linux based operating system.

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Introduce new people to Warhammer, and help us reach a target of one million miniatures painted in 2026 - Warhammer Community

Contribute and collect gifts at your local store.

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Cinebench 2026 released with support for AMD RDNA4 and NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs - VideoCardz.com

Maxon releases Cinebench 2026 with support for NVIDIA Blackwell and AMD RDNA 4 GPUs Maxon has released Cinebench 2026, the newest version of its Cinebench

The Verge•Jess Weatherbed

This experimental camera can focus on everything at once - The Verge

A new lens technology developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University brings every part of a scene into sharp focus, no matter the distance.

Shader Beam brings CRT-style motion clarity to high-refresh monitors - VideoCardz.com

Open-source Shader Beam software released, gives you CRT-like experience on high-refresh monitors ShaderBeam is a new open-source Windows overlay that

How ‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ Revitalized the RPG and Won Game of the Year - The Ringer

A French turn-based RPG made for under $10 million somehow managed to be the defining game of 2025. Now, Hollywood is calling.

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Former PlayStation Exec Says Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo Must Learn From VHS's Victory Over Betamax if They Want to Truly Expand the Console Audience - IGN

Video game console sales cap out each generation at around 250 million, so how will the console manufacturers break through that barrier? By learning a crucial lesson from the videotape format war, one former PlayStation executive has suggested.

IGN•Wesley Yin-Poole

Submit to the will of the Omnissiah for a free miniature this month, and covertly acquire a Deathwatch coin - Warhammer Community

Your free miniature and coin this month.

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HKC reveals 1Hz to 60Hz adaptive ultra-low power laptop display - VideoCardz.com

HKC claims its new laptop screen can operate at a 1Hz refersh rate HKC has announced a new laptop display panel that supports adaptive refresh across a 1

7 Of The Weirdest Cars Owned By Celebrities - Jalopnik

Jay Leno's Morgan Three-Wheeler, George Clooney's Tango T600, Elvis Presley's Messerschmitt KR200, Janis Joplin's Porsche 356, Mick Fleetwood's London taxi.

Jalopnik•Zak Wojnar

The Verge•Antonio G. Di Benedetto

Windows on Arm had another good year - The Verge

Windows Arm laptops with Qualcomm chips saw compatibility and emulation improvements in 2025. They could get even better in 2026, but also see stiffer competition.