QNAP launched on Thursday two new network attached storage (NAS) units, the TAS-168 with one drive bay and the TAS-268 with two drive bays. Both come packed with two operating systems crammed into a visually-pleasing chassis that will look good both in the home and the office. What’s unusual about these two NAS units is…
Asus chairman Jonney Shih hinted last month that the company may make its own augmented reality (AR) glasses. Now CEO Jerry Shen has confirmed those plans, reporting that the product will be released next year. Shen made the revelation on Wednesday during an earnings webcast, saying that the company believes AR will be important for…
A NAS for the power hungry There are NASes, and then there are uber-NASes. The QNAP TVS-EC1080+ is one such uber-NAS. Pitched as an enterprise-level unit, the TVS-EC1080+ packs in killer hardware features, as well as a host of applications that users should find useful. At times, we find that some of QNAP’s NAS units…
Microsoft’s Terry Myerson confirmed on today that the Windows 10 “Threshold 2” update is now rolling out to the masses. He boasts that with the update installed, Windows 10 performs nearly 30% faster than Windows 7 running on the same device. That’s quite a gain, a detail many Windows 7 customers may need to factor…
Tremble before the magnificence of today’s show! We speak to the design director behind Star Wars Battlefront, Clements laments his poor Metal Gear Solid skills, and a Dark Tower spoilercast concludes the program. There’s so much content here today, you better get started early. Enjoy! Subscribe via iTunes or RSS, or download here Stuff We…
Top Deal: When you’re shopping a home, you don’t settle on just any dwelling, you look at things like space, amenities, and aesthetic appeal. It should be the same when hunting for a case for your components, and if you’re looking for an attractive chassis with lots of high-end features, then check out today’s top…
Productivity workhorses Acer just fleshed out its lineup of monitors with not one, but two new 34-inch models, both of which sport an In-Plane Switching (IPS) panel and an ultra-wide form factor. The first is the B346CK, a 34-inch monitor with a Quad HD (3440×1440) resolution at 60Hz. It offers 178-degree viewing angles, 100 percent…
An all-in-one with gaming chops It’s not too often that we see all-in-one systems aimed at gamers, but that’s exactly the segment MSI has in its sights with its new Gaming 27T, a 27-inch AIO that packs some pixel pushing hardware inside. MSI paired an Intel Core i7-6700 processor with a discrete NVIDIA GeForce GTX…
Fancy pants aesthetics The standard formula for a gaming rig is pretty simple — grab a pile of high-end parts, stuff them into an aggressive-looking chassis, turn on the LED light show for added bling, and posts pics on social media. Maingear’s new Rush system takes a different approach. Instead of going for the fierce…
We’re excited to announce that the family of supported devices for PlayStation Vue just got bigger. For those of you wanting to access PlayStation Vue on additional TVs in your home, you can do so starting today on Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, with Chromecast support soon to follow. This brings the availability…