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Modded Steam Controller can automatically charge itself like a robot vacuum — enthusiast creates GitHub program that uses the vibration motor to walk it back to its docking station
Ray Foss built this program that uses computer vision to let your Steam Controller slide back towards its charging puck by just using its built-in haptic motors. You can also try it for yourself by visiting the web app and using a webcam so it can see your controller and charging puck.
Commodore drops Callback flip phone by $100 by defaulting to recycled memory chips and unbundling the earphones — Callback 8020 drops to $399 as skyrocketing memory prices punish smartphone buye
Commodore has slashed the starting price of its Callback 8020 flip phone to $399, down from $499.
RAM crisis provokes enthusiast to try Windows 11 on DDR1-era hardware — other key vintage components included the Core 2 Q6600 and ATI Radeon HD 4650 AGP
Enthusiast demos Microsoft's newest OS running 'completely stable' on a Core 2 Quad Q6600, using a DDR1 motherboard, supported by an ATi Radeon HD 4650 AGP graphics card.
Incredible Ryzen 7 9800X3D prebuilt deal comes with an RX 9070 XT and 32GB of DDR5 for $750 off — get a prime iBuyPower 4K gaming rig for just $1,749
The iBuyPower Y40 PC is on an incredible sale, offering a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, RX 9070 XT, 1TB of storage, and 32GB of memory for $750 off.
TP-Link's 8-port 2.5G unmanaged Ethernet switch is a smokin' bargain at $50 — upgrade your home network for half price
The TP-Link TL-SG108S-M2 offers 8 2.5 GbE ports and cost just under $50
Gigabyte Aero X16 gaming laptop delivers RTX 5060, 32GB RAM, and a 16-inch 165Hz 1600p display for 21% off
The Gigabyte Aero 16X packs a Ryzen AI 7 350 CPU, 32GB of RAM, and an RTX 5060
This is what Tom's Hardware readers clicked the most during Prime Day — Portable displays, DVD burners, the Nintendo Switch 2, and two decent SSD deals, among others
Here are the products our readers clicked on the most during this Prime Week, from optical drives and small touchscreens to the Nintendo Switch 2, and the two name-brand SSDs that were actually on sale.
Save $250 on this AMD AM5 bundle, get Samsung 990 Pro SSD for basically free — grab the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, Gigabyte B850 Aorus Elite motherboard, and 990 Pro 1TB SSD for 36% off
Save nearly $250 on three essential PC components with this Newegg bundle featuring AMD's Ryzen 5 9600X, a Gigabyte B850 motherboard, and Samsung's flagship PCIe 4.0 SSD.
Sony WH-1000XM5 active noise-canceling headphones for an all-time low $198 at Amazon — audiophile-grade audio and ANC for an affordable price
Sony WH-1000XM5 active noise-cancelling headphones for just $198 at Amazon - audiophile-grade audio and ANC for an affordable price
Meta Quest 3S drops to pre-RAMpocalypse prices for a Prime Day — wireless VR headset goes on sale for a limited time, get 15% off and save more than $50 if you get it right now
The Meta Quest 3S is one sale at $296.79, saving you $53.20 from its original price of $349.99, making it more affordable than its pre-memory chip shortage price of $300.
The Logitech G29 racing wheel and pedal set with real force feedback is on a deep 40% discount for Prime Day — get a racing sim setup for just $180
The Logitech G29 is on a deep discount of 40% for Prime Day, marking its lowest price in half a decade at the retailer.
Asus' ROG Zephyrus G16 with an RTX 5070 & 240Hz OLED display is on sale for just $1,575 — Save $575 on an excellent gaming laptop with a 16-core flagship CPU & top-tier build quality
Best Buy is slashing almost $600 off a fantastic gaming laptop that basically has no compromises. It delivers solid performance across a wide variety of workloads and rocks a stunning 16-inch 240Hz OLED that can make anything look good. Asus has put 16GB of RAM and a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD onboard, too.
Onsemi buying cash-strapped Synaptics in $7 billion all-stock deal — smart power meets edge AI hardware
Onsemi and Synaptics to merge in a bid to build comprehensive platforms for robotics, physical AI applications.
The Ryzen 7 5800X3D is tough to find, but these Prime Day CPUs with DDR5 are cheaper — offset the cost of a DDR5 upgrade with a CPU discount
AMD's re-released Ryzen 7 5800X3D sold out almost immediately when it launched, but if you're tired of waiting, you can easily upgrade to a DDR5 platform with these Prime Day CPUs deals, all of which are cheaper than the 5800X3D's recommended $350 MSRP.
OpenAI's ChatGPT-5.6 gets the same banhammer treatment as Anthropic’s Mythos from the federal government — source says that Washington cautioned OpenAI against releasing the model without
The U.S. government wants dibs on U.S. AI labs' most powerful models, asking for access 30 days before they go public. OpenAI is voluntarily complying with the President's executive order but wants 'to achieve a more sustainable approach for future releases.'
Amazon Eero Max 7 Wi-Fi 7 mesh router 4-pack price slashed by 50 percent — flagship Wi-Fi 7 at a major discount for Prime Day
Now's the best time to get Amazon's flagship Wi-Fi 7 Eero mesh system
Framework's Laptop 13 Pro DIY Edition now costs less than before, but a CPU price hike might be coming — Cheaper PCIe 5.0 drives from Adata upgrade customers from 500GB to 1TB for free
Framework has secured cheaper PCIe 5.0 SSDs for the DIY Edition of its Laptop 13 Pro, upgrading existing customers from 500GB to 1TB drives for free. Unfortunately, it seems like CPU prices are about to rise soon, which will make the laptop more expensive overall anyways.
Last chance to save up to 55% on these brilliant Hoto tools for PC builders and hobbyists, starting from $14 — super low prices set to end soon on cordless electric screwdrivers, drills, flashli
A full spectrum of Hoto tools for hobbyists and PC builders is now on sale, thanks to Amazon Prime Day.
Apple will skip its high-end M6 Mac chips and fast-track an AI-focused M7 generation for 2027, report claims — may release a base M6 chip for entry-level Macs this year
Apple will release a base M6 chip for entry-level Macs this year but skip the Pro and Max versions of that generation, jumping instead to an accelerated M7 family.
Solidigm VP talks PCIe 6.0 SSDs, next-gen floating gate NAND, liquid cooled storage and more — Avi Shetty, VP of AI, Solutions & Market Enablement discusses the future of enterprise storage
In an interview with Tom's Hardware Premium, Solidigm's Avi Shetty discusses the future of high-capacity SSDs, Floating-Gate NAND, PLC memory, PCIe 6.0 storage, liquid-cooled SSDs, Nvidia's Storage Next vision, and why the company believes AI will drive demand for even denser NAND flash-based storage technologies.
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i7-14700K faceoff — A new battle for DDR4 supremacy in 2026
We tested both CPUs across gaming, rendering, encoding, efficiency, and pricing to see if the Ryzen 7 5800X3D can keep up with the newer Core i7-14700K with DDR4.
AMD's new 10th Anniversary Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU — Here's where to buy the revamped processor that's the fastest gaming chip available for AM4 platforms
AMD's new 10th-anniversary Ryzen 7 5800X3D is now available for purchase at B&H Photo at MSRP, a welcome relief for those who have been searching for the chip, only to find it being scalped at twice the MSRP after yesterday's launch.
Microsoft extends free Windows 10 security updates for a second year — program now ends on October 12, 2027
Microsoft has extended its free consumer Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program by a year, pushing the cutoff for critical security patches to October 14th, 2027.
Digitize your library with these Blu-Ray or DVD drives from as little as $27 in these Prime Day deals — revive your old DVD/Blu-Ray collection with these drive deals
Disk drive deals on DVD and Blu-Ray burners from Asus. Burn, rewrite, or play your movie collections, or backup your data to disk.
IBM goes sub-1nm, develops 0.7nm-class technology — offering up to 50% higher performance and 70% higher energy efficiency compared to IBM's 2nm-class node
IBM's new 0.7nm-class fabrication process uses nanostack transistors, requires 2x more FEOL steps for massive improvements in performance, power, and area.
Corsair's "Bundle and Save Big" sale slashes prices on high-end gaming PCs — save up to $300 on premium Corsair gear
Corsair is offering significant discounts on two gaming PCs through its "Bundle and Save Big" promotion.
Keep your gaming keyboard and PC fans clean with these electric air blower deals, starting from $17 — high-RPM cordless air dusters are great replacements for canned air to blast away the dust a
Prime Day is the perfect time to pick up an air blower to deal with grime and dust in your PC fans, keyboard keys, and elsewhere.
Rosewill’s M.2 SSD Cloner and Eraser drops to its lowest-ever price of $47 — become an IT hero, or just save yourself some time and frustration
Clone and erase NVMe drives, offline, or connected to a PC, for less than $50.
This $79.99 mini LCD screen is the ultimate retro PC gadget and it's on sale at its lowest-ever price — 3.5-inch IPS display includes multiple USB ports and an SD card reader to upgrade your des
Pick up this quirky retro mini monitor, with a built-in SD card reader and USB hub, for just $79.99 as a fun upgrade for your PC.
Best Amazon Prime Day tech deals live on day four, last chance to grab savings — PC hardware deals on GPUs, CPUs, SSDs, and more
Find the very best PC hardware deals during Amazon Prime Day.
Prime Day gaming mouse deals round-up — up your game with a new mouse on sale
We've rounded up the best Prime Day deals on gaming mice for every type of gamer - whether you're looking for ultra-lightweight, tons of buttons, or even modular mice, we've got you covered.
Asus offers up to 36% off its ZenWiFi mesh routers — tri-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh routers starting from $297
Asus is taking up to 36% off its ZenWiFi mesh Wi-Fi 7 routers.
Nintendo Switch 2 is once again $399 at Woot for new customers, $419 for returning customers with code — save up to $50 while supplies last
Get a brand new Nintendo Switch 2 for less.
Get a Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB upgrade for just $399 — take your pick from four attainable options at Newegg now
The RAM price crunch has made affordable 16GB graphics cards an endangered species, but Newegg is offering a path to an affordable upgrade with four $399 RX 9060 XT 16GB options.
Get the fastest 8TB Gen4 SSD around for less with this WD SN850X deal — $1199 sale makes it the cheapest big drive around
Big SSDs often have the craziest prices in today's tight market, but if you need 8TB of space, you can get it for less with this WD SN850X deal.
Microsoft increases Xbox Series console prices for the third time in two years, kills off 2TB model — $100-$150 upswings on every model
Microsoft increases Xbox Series console prices for the third time in two years - $100-$150 upswings on every model except the now-dead 2 TB version
Epic boss Tim Sweeney blasts Steam for putting AI tags on games — says move is ‘irresponsible of Valve’
The Epic executive said in an interview after unveiling Unreal Engine 6 that AI tools help make developers far more productive. Putting the AI tag on games discourage their use, especially as titles with this label gets fewer reviews and tend to have more negative reviews, as well.
Scalpers circle AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition, asking for $600 or more — re-released CPU sees inconsistent inventory on release day
Scalpers are trying to capitalize on the release of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition, asking nearly double the CPU's suggested retail price.
Save up to 45% on SteelSeries headsets, keyboards, and mice — Arctic Nova Pro headset, Apex Pro keyboards, Aerox 5 mouse, and more, are on deep discounts right now
Take advantage of these Steelseries deals - up to 45% off includes Arctis gaming headsets and GameBuds to Apex Pro keyboards and Aerox mice, now is a great time to upgrade your gaming setup
Prime Day gaming monitor deals live 2026 — hot sales on the best monitors from Amazon, Newegg, Dell, Best Buy, and more
The best Amazon Prime Day 2026 monitor sales, live round-the-clock coverage of all the best deals.
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D re-review: Maxing out DDR4’s gaming potential
AMD has re-released the Ryzen 7 5800X3D to provide some relief from high DDR5 prices, so we're re-reviewing the CPU to see how it stacks up to current options around the same price.
B&H's RAM bundles blowout offers 32GB of DDR5 memory for around $250 — save on multiple bundles, including Ryzen 7 9850X3D, DDR5, and a motherboard
B&H has several bundles on sale right now, offering 32GB of DDR5 memory for around $250 with a motherboard and AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D.
Riot Vanguard finally drops its controversial always-on requirement for anti-cheat — new on-demand mode requires a strict Windows 11 security stack
Riot Games has announced that it plans to let players stop its Vanguard anti-cheat from loading on startup.
Beat Apple's price increases on new MacBooks with these stellar deals that can save you up to $500 — big sale on current-gen Pro, Air, and Neo models, avoid new price hikes with extra discounts
Apple is raising MacBook pricing by hundreds of dollars, but these sale week deals are still live, so grab a bargain while you can.
The AI tokenmaxxing party is crashing over spiraling costs — leaked consulting firm audio suggests no one is sure how to measure AI effectiveness
A recording from a meeting at consulting firm Accenture has raised concerns over how much companies are spending on AI. As companies bullish on AI rush to take advantage of the technology, solutions to out of control token spend could see non-technical employees encouraged to stop using it for spurious tasks.
ASUS beta BIOS updates restore Ryzen 9000 memory encryption ahead of AMD’s July timeline — TSME returns to select AM5 boards after silent backlash over removal
ASUS has released beta BIOS updates for several X870, B850, and X670 AM5 motherboards, restoring Transparent Secure Memory Encryption support for non-Pro Ryzen 9000 CPUs.
Want an RTX 5070 Ti? Here’s where to get one for $899 — don't pay retail and save $220 today
Newegg has the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Eagle OC Ice SFF 16G graphics card up for sale for $899 after direct discounts.
These 15 under-$50 gadgets have upgraded my tech life, and they're all on sale
From electric screwdrivers to high-res webcams, these are inexpensive game-changers.
RAM crisis bites Apple as unprecedented Mac and iPad price rises arrive — cheapest MacBook Pro price hiked by $400 to $1,999
Apple has made the unprecedented decision to hike the prices of all its current computers and tablets with some entry-level model prices up as much as $500.
Anthropic claims that China's Alibaba used 25,000 fake accounts and 28.8 million exchanges to illicitly 'distill' its Claude model — violations occurred from April to June 2026
AI tech giant Alibaba, often considered as the Amazon of China, is being accused by Anthropic for using Claude to train its AI models. The American AI startup claimed that it traced over 25,000 accounts to operators that were affiliated with Alibaba and Alibaba Qwen.
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