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BenQ AI Gaming Monitor Filters

Forget RTX filters. BenQ’s gaming monitor does the pretty stuff itself

BenQ’s MOBIUZ gaming monitors use AI-powered Smart Color and Color Shuttle to auto-tune game visuals on the display side, with shareable presets and no GPU-side performance hit.
Radiant Monitor 2

Radiant Monitor 2 takes a sunlit approach to solve the glare and power problem

Eazeye’s Radiant Monitor 2 is a $789 portable touchscreen monitor that uses ambient light for outdoor visibility and lower power consumption
Caviar's new iPhone 17 Pro Max case has a dinosaur tooth

Caviar’s iPhone case is 3x pricier than the phone and adorned with a real T-Rex tooth fragment

Caviar’s $4,490 Magnetic Custom Relict case for the iPhone 17 Pro Max uses aviation titanium, alligator leather, blue enamel, and a Tyrannosaurus fossil fragment.
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 Computex 2026

This monstrous ASUS gaming laptop costs as much as three new MacBook Pros

The Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 2026 is now available globally with cutting-edge hardware and hefty price tag that makes MacBook Pros look cheap.
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Planning to watch House of the Dragon season 3? HBO Max is offering a big discount

HBO Max is discounting its annual plans ahead of House of the Dragon season 3, giving new and returning subscribers a cheaper way back to Westeros.
ASUS ROG Family Bucket Collector’s Edition Featured

ASUS fanboys can now spend $16,578 on its 20th anniversary gaming gear

Asus’ ROG 20th Anniversary Family Bucket Collector’s Edition bundles limited-edition gaming hardware, peripherals, and lifestyle gear for about $16,578.
macOS 27 Golden Gate

macOS 27 Golden Gate: Everything we know about the new features landing on your Mac

Apple’s macOS Golden Gate update adds Siri AI, Visual Intelligence, smarter Apple Intelligence features, Liquid Glass refinements, and a major compatibility shift for Mac users. So here's everything you need to know.
Honor Watch 6

Honor’s new Watch 6 brings battery life Apple Watch users dream about

Honor Watch 6 is launching globally with a 35-day battery claim, bright display, wet touch controls, and dedicated football and badminton tracking modes.
A robotic arm.

MIT experts just made a special memory. When humans forget, robots will just fetch the lost item

MIT researchers have developed an AI memory system that lets robots remember objects, locations, and details from real-world environments over time.
Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 4

Fitness trackers and smartphone apps help heart disease patients stay active, study finds

A new American Heart Association review found that smartphone apps and wearable trackers helped heart disease patients walk more and increase daily activity.
Electrical Device, Switch, Electronics

Motorola Razr Fold review: The foldable surprise I didn’t see coming

The Motorola Razr Fold is expensive and imperfect, but its polished design, excellent displays, strong battery, and useful stylus support make it a serious foldable rival.
Person wearing Xreal Project Aura smart glasses.

Xreal Aura glasses put Android on your face and they will “try” to cost under $1,500

Xreal Aura is now open for reservations, bringing Android XR, Gemini, and spatial computing to tethered smart glasses expected to launch in Fall 2026.
Heart rate on the Apple Watch Series 7.

Got a smartwatch? You can now join a study measuring how the football world cup is affecting your heart

Bielefeld University is inviting smartwatch users to join a World Cup study tracking how football matches affect fans’ heart rate, stress, movement, and sleep.
LightSail in Earth orbit

Lightsails have hit another speed bump on the road to interstellar travel

A new study suggests laser-driven interstellar lightsails may face a hidden efficiency problem as the very light pushing them starts behaving less helpfully.
Hinge view of Vivo X Fold 5 foldable phone

This upcoming foldable is taking zoom capture to ridiculous levels, far ahead of Apple and Samsung

Vivo’s upcoming X Fold 6 is shaping up to be a camera-first foldable, with a 200MP main sensor and ZEISS 200mm teleconverter support.
Artist’s Illustration of Exoplanets Orbiting Barnard’s Star

The galaxy has an exoplanet size mystery, and NASA’s EVE mission wants to solve it

NASA’s proposed EVE mission would study young exoplanets to help explain why the galaxy has so few worlds sitting between super-Earths and sub-Neptunes.
Super Mario Bros Sealed Copy

A Nintendo Super Mario Bros. copy just sold for a staggering $3 million

A sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. for the NES has sold for $3 million, setting a new record for the video game collecting market.
Gore Verbinski

Gore Verbinski says AI-written scripts should get an F

Gore Verbinski says Hollywood needs a rating system for AI use in movies, and scripts written by AI should get the harshest grade possible.
ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X20 Bundle with XREAL R1 20th Anniversary Edition

I tried ASUS’ ROG Xbox Ally X20, and the 171-inch screen changes everything

The ROG Xbox Ally X20’s OLED upgrade is nice, but after trying the bundled AR glasses, the bigger screen was the part I kept thinking about.
NVIDIA RTX Spark Chipset Computex 2026

I saw Nvidia RTX Spark in action, and Windows PCs may finally have their Apple Silicon Moment

After seeing Nvidia RTX Spark run video editing, local AI agents, and gaming at Computex 2026, it looks like one of the most serious attempts yet to rethink premium Windows PCs.
Digital Trends Computex 2026 Publisher Awards Featured Image

Digital Trends Computex 2026 Publisher Awards

Computex 2026 was packed with AI PCs, monster monitors, gaming handhelds, and wild desktop ideas, but a few products clearly rose above the noise.
Telegram is returning to smartwatches

Telegram quietly returns to wearOS smartwatches and its looks pretty sleek

Telegram has returned to Wear OS years after pulling its old app, so Android smartwatch users have a slicker way to manage chats from their wrist.
A person seated at a table scrolls through their instagram timeline.

The social media scrolling habit is more harmful than you think, especially for teens

A new Australian study links two or more hours of daily social media use in early adolescence with poorer mental health outcomes one year later.
Electronics, Mobile Phone, Phone

Apple comes out clear on Siri AI acting as your romantic partner. It’s a No

Apple says Siri AI is designed to help users get things done, not become an AI girlfriend, boyfriend, therapist, or engagement machine.
Cash App Mobile Announcement

Cash App now doubles as a phone carrier with a $40 unlimited plan

Cash App Mobile gives select users a $40 unlimited 5G phone plan with talk, text, hotspot data, and AT&T network coverage built into the app.
Saily eSIM now offers $1 Burner Number

Saily just turned the eSIM into a $1 burner phone number

Saily’s new US phone number add-on gives travelers a cheap second line for calls, texts, 2FA codes, and keeping their main number private.
Dell XPS 13 at Computex 2026

I thought budget Windows laptops were dead, but Computex gave me new hope

Computex 2026 made the budget Windows laptop space feel exciting again, with Dell and Acer showing premium-feeling machines that directly challenge Apple’s MacBook Neo.
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iOS 27: Everything we know about the new features landing on your iPhone

Apple’s iOS 27 update brings Siri AI and Apple Intelligence upgrades, but its smaller improvements to Mail, AirDrop, Photos, Shortcuts, AirPods, and compatibility matter just as much. So here's everything revealed about iOS 27.
Nomad Tracking Card Pro next to an iPhone 17 Pro Max

Nomad’s orange wallet tracker makes the AirTag look chunky and underdressed

Nomad’s Stellar Orange accessories add Apple Find My tracking and Qi2 charging to a tiny limited-edition drop that is mostly about looking pretty.
Logitech Mobi Fold

Logitech’s Mobi Fold is a pocketable folding mouse for folks who despise trackpads

Logitech’s Mobi Fold is its first foldable mouse, built for travel with a pocket-friendly design, touch scrolling, quiet clicks, and multi-device support.
MacBook Pro on Table

MacOS Golden Gate gives you a taste of how a touchscreen MacBook will work

macOS 27 Golden Gate beta reportedly adds new touch controls through Sidecar, fueling rumors of Apple’s first OLED touchscreen MacBook
Sony Crystal LED Unify in a meeting room

Sony’s new 135-inch display is basically boardroom excess in its finest form

Sony’s Crystal LED UNIFY brings a 135-inch all-in-one LED wall to professional spaces, with easier installation, 800-nit brightness, and early 2027 availability.
BenQ ZOWIE Lab Gaming Mouse Test

BenQ’s ZOWIE is treating gaming gear like sports science, and I love it as an esports fan

Inside BenQ’s ZOWIE lab, I saw how gaming mice and monitors are shaped by sports science, player data, and the tiny margins that decide competitive matches.
BenQ Lighting Lab Tour Featured

I went to BenQ’s lighting lab, and now my desk setup feels wrong

After seeing how BenQ thinks about monitor lighting, glare, and desk comfort, my normal desk setup suddenly looked like the lazy solution I had accepted for years.
Charlie Bit my Finger Meme

UK’s film body is saving internet memes and viral videos. Yes, “Charlie bit my finger” is on the list.

The British Film Institute is preserving 430 viral videos and memes, including Charlie bit my finger, Badgers, and the Liz Truss lettuce livestream.
Resident Evil Veronica Trailer

Resident Evil Veronica revives Code Veronica for a new nightmare in 2027

Capcom has finally announced Resident Evil Veronica, a modern remake of Code: Veronica that brings Claire Redfield’s Rockfort Island nightmare back in 2027.
Gears of War E-Day Exclusive to Xbox Consoles

The return of Xbox exclusives starts with Gears of War and Clockwork Revolution

Microsoft confirms Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution will be Xbox console exclusives, with both also coming to PC and Game Pass
DOOM The Dark Ages Revelations

The Slayer is returning in DOOM: The Dark Ages Revelations with a deadly new toy

Bethesda has revealed DOOM: The Dark Ages Revelations, a new campaign expansion launching July 7 with fresh levels, demons, playable flashbacks, and a nasty Chain Spear.