Handheld gaming PCs are right here to remain, and because the complete class grows and matures, issues are getting larger. Even larger. Packing removable controllers and a built-in kickstand, Acer’s Blaze 11 shares a number of similarities with Lenovo’s Legion Go handheld.
Nevertheless, (the clue is within the identify) the Blaze 11 has an enormous 11-inch 2,560 x 1,600 IPS show with a 120Hz refresh price and 500 nits of brightness. The impact of that massive display is akin to “holding a steering wheel with a tablet-sized display slammed within the center,” in keeping with our personal Sam Rutherford. It’ll be powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS chip and Radeon 780M graphics, 16GB of RAM and as much as 2TB of SSD storage.
It makes the Steam Deck appear to be a GameBoy Micro.
— Mat Smith
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Alienware’s Space-51 desktop PC is again, child!
Aww, it’s simply as costly as I keep in mind!
As predicted, CES threw up plenty of PC upgrades and accompanying laptops. Alienware, nonetheless, is bringing again an previous favourite: its Space-51 desktops. The brand new Space-51 PC has a full-sized 80L tower with headroom for over 600W of devoted graphics energy and 280W for processing. It helps the newest NVIDIA graphics playing cards and an Intel Core Extremely 9 285K CPU. In actual fact, its launch configuration will value round $4,500. (Different builds will comply with, together with a (unspecified) cheaper entry-level choice.)
The corporate says a brand new airflow system strikes 25 p.c extra air, runs 13 p.c cooler and is 45 p.c quieter than the 2 earlier Alienware Aurora desktops. That cooling impact, the corporate says, results in 50 p.c extra processing energy.
The Final of Us season 2 arrives in April, and a Horizon Zero Daybreak movie is within the works
And! A Ghost of Tsushima anime can also be in growth.
Sony’s CES presentation yesterday was heavy on leisure bulletins — particularly regarding its PlayStation hits. Columbia Photos is within the early levels of creating a film primarily based on the post-apocalyptic PlayStation recreation Horizon Zero Daybreak, whileNeil Druckmann from Naughty Canine popped out to announce season two of The Final of Us would hit HBO in April. It’s also possible to anticipate an anime primarily based on Ghost of Tsushima Legends, the coop multiplayer recreation linked to the unique. One thing to maintain wannabe ninjas and samurai entertained until the sequel lands?
Sony’s first EV is open for reservations at CES 2025
Two variations of the automotive might be out there beginning at $89,900.
By way of Sony Honda Mobility, you may reserve a automobile now for $200. The automotive that was as soon as the Imaginative and prescient-S and Imaginative and prescient-S 02 will truly be a factor you should buy. Now often known as Afeela 1, the EV has continued to evolve prior to now few years, including an in-vehicle assistant and up to date inside design. Extra on that later this week!
I hate winter; right here’s a photo voltaic seaside umbrella
Anker’s parasol doesn’t have a value but.
The Anker Solix Photo voltaic Seaside Umbrella additionally appeared at CES 2025, a versatile, freestanding umbrella that may additionally cost your cellphone or energy the corporate’s EverFrost 2 cooler — handy. Like a traditional umbrella, the Solix Photo voltaic Seaside Umbrella is transportable and collapsible, however Anker says it’s utilizing perovskite photo voltaic cells in its panels to supply “30 p.c higher efficiency” than conventional crystalline silicon cells, which interprets to a solar-rated energy of as much as 80W.
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