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Like Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Origins before it, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla continues the series trajectory into a full-fledged open-world RPG. Though Ubisoft has dug up some of its stealth-action roots to make that style more appealing, Valhalla’s focus is on the absolutely massive recreation of Dark Ages England, brought to life with stunning beauty and […]

Want a decent Bluetooth speaker for portability or beach parties? There’s no end of choices at a wide range f prices — Amazon literally has hundreds to choose from. But if what you want is a high-end speaker that also offers the convenience of Bluetooth, we’re now down to a much smaller group of products. […]

An Astell&Kern HB1 Bluetooth DAC/amp connected to a Nintendo Switch and Focal headphones. Astell&Kern Bluetooth DAC/amp has a variety of features that will endear it to fans of hi-res audio, but if those fans are also console gamers, it could be even more attractive thanks to its support of USB Audio Class (UAC) 1.0 and […]

When sitting down to write the film that would eventually become Asteroid City, Wes Anderson, along with his co-writer Roman Coppola, had one name in mind: Jason Schwartzman. “We wanted to write a part for Jason Schwartzman at the center of a movie that would be something he hadn’t done before,” Anderson said at the […]

If we ever hope to send people to live on Mars for an extended period of time, we’ll need to keep them warm, safe, and well-fed. That last requirement poses a challenge on a mission that can carry only a limited amount of supplies. Even if canned beans weren’t so heavy, no one wants to […]

Astronaut Christina Koch believes we can “absolutely” get to the moon by 2024. In an interview with Digital Trends Live, Koch — who recently completed a 328-day stint on the International Space Station (ISS) — said that getting two astronauts to the moon by 2024 is a “bold goal.” “But I think bold goals bring […]

A lot can go wrong in space — that we know for sure. We’ve seen it: Rockets explode on the launch pad. Communications cut out seemingly at random. Pressure valves fail. Oxygen runs out. Space agencies, however, anticipate all these technical problems in advance. So as we plan to go to Mars and potentially settle […]

Asus has announced a couple of high-powered Chromebook offerings at the Consumer Electronics Show. The Chromebook CX9 utilizes Intel’s latest Tiger Lake CPU, while the Chromebook Flip CM5 2-in-1 equips AMD’s new Ryzen 5 3500C processor. If you’re looking for the best new laptops from CES, this one is worth looking into. Asus Chromebook CX9 […]

Asus Chromebook Flip CX5 specs Price: $872 as reviewedProcessor: Intel Core i5-1135G7RAM: 16GBGraphics Card: Intel IrisXe Integrated GraphicsStorage: 128GB SSDPorts: 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, USB Type-A, HDMI 2.0a, microSD card readerSize: 14.08 x 9.48 x 0.73 inches Weight: 4.3 pounds The Asus Chromebook Flip CX5 joins the realm of Chromebooks that break through […]

Asus is taking advantage of its ROG Strix cooler design for RTX 40-series graphics cards, all the way down to the measly RTX 4060. Asus is turning what should be a compact, two-slot GPU into a 3.1-slot behemoth, matching the size of its already massive RTX 4090 Strix model. In fairness to Asus, the RTX […]