Just a few short years ago, almost the entire electronic world ran on AA batteries. Many of us have vivid childhood memories of stealthily robbing the remote control for two good batteries that could earn you a few extra hours with your walkie talkies, or the frustration that came when your Walkman ran out of juice midway through your favorite mix tape. While many consumer …
If you’re performing any kind of outdoor work, you probably know the rule: “Call before you dig”. This isn’t just common sense; in most jurisdictions, it’s the law. Calling ahead will get utility companies to mark their wires and pipes across your property. This is all well and good as far as it goes. But what do you do when you want to find your …
Take a moment and imagine your dream PC. You’ve got the latest i7-7700K processor jacked into the best Z270 motherboard, four GTX-1080’s in quad-SLI and even the most over-clockable DDR4 RAM, topped off with the liquid cpu cooler. Finally, you’ve spent the last couple days tweaking your overclock to achieve peak performance. Even after all this work, you check the online benchmarks and find that …
Most cables are pretty limited. They might be able to carry video, but not audio. They might be able to handle 1080p content, but not 4K. Various types of cables broke-off into different specialties, each trying to be good at one thing. What makes USB-C special is it can do almost anything. It’s useful for sending out video signals, audio signals, data, power, even Internet …
Ever since “Night Driver” was released in 1978 by Atari, racing games have been getting more realistic every year. While games slowly improved the graphics and physics used in game engines, the market was truly disrupted when Gran Turismo came out in 1997. The game was critically acclaimed for its lifelike graphics and incredibly realistic physics simulation. Now, two of the biggest names in racing …
