Despite the long list of PC gaming handhelds arriving on the market, the Steam Deck is still our favorite. SteamOS's tight integration with the Steam Deck hardware makes for a streamlined experience that can't be rivaled easily by Windows-based handhelds. It's not that Windows is bad, exactly, but it's not designed for the smaller screens and alternate control schemes of handheld consoles, and that makes it a bit janky to use.

Garmin includes the hardware for mountin the Varia Vue in front of a bicycle’s handlebars. | Image: GarminGarmin has announced a new addition to its Varia line of safety and visibility accessories for cyclists. The Varia Vue is the first to pair a bright headlight with a front-facing 4K camera designed to automatically record incidents and save the footage locally or send it to the cloud through a smartphone. It’s available now through the company’s online store for $549.99 and is also available through Amazon.The Varia Vue can capture 4K video for up to six hours on a full charge, but battery life is reduced to as little as 1.25 hours with the headlight set to its brightest setting. Dropping the camera’s resolution to 1080P at 30fps can boost recording times to up to nine hours, or up to 1.5 hours with the headlight at full brightness.Electronic image stabilization helps to reduce shakiness in footage captured on rough terrain, while continuous recording allows the events leading up to an incident (detected by the Vue’s accelerometer) to be stored alongside the aftermath. With the camera paired to devices like Garmin’s smartwatches, cycling computers, or even its mobile app, video is recorded with GPS speed and location info.To further maximize battery life, the Vue can be connected to Garmin’s camera-equipped radar taillight. Not only does that unlock an additional recording mode where the Vue only starts to capture footage when a vehicle approaches from behind, it also allows incidents to be captured from two different angles.Footage is recorded locally to an SD card, but when connected to Wi-Fi, videos can be automatically uploaded to the online Garmin Vault for added security. However, that feature requires either a $9.99 monthly subscription or a $99.99 annual one.Garmin says the Vue’s headlight has a maximum brightness of 600 lumens, but that’s only available in a flashing mode designed for daytime use. At full brightness, the Vue outputs 550 lumens, and can be dimmed to as low as 140 lumens. The headlight is also designed with a cutoff beam that angles the illumination down onto the road so it doesn’t shine in the eyes of oncoming drivers.One additional feature that will almost certainly appeal to existing Garmin fans is that the company, which has long stuck with Micro USB ports on its products, has opted for a USB-C port on the Vue for charging.

A screenshot from Vampire Survivors’s new SaGa-themed DLC.Vampire Survivors is finally launching cross-saves today, but they won’t be available on PlayStation to start and have a “very slim” chance of coming to the platform because of a “legal issue.” “Last month, we told everyone that cross-save would be available on PlayStation 4 / 5, PC, Xbox, Android and iOS alongside our next free VS update in April,” according to a Steam post from Poncle, the game’s developer. “But at last [sic] minute, we’ve run into a legal issue on PlayStation we weren’t aware of that requires us to share info on our partners that we’re unable to. The chances of Cross-Save coming to PlayStation consoles are now very slim, but not impossible, so we’re going to keep working alongside PlayStation to resolve these problems.”Poncle and PlayStation didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.Cross-saves are now available on Android, iOS, PC, and Xbox, Poncle says. Vampire Survivors on Nintendo Switch will also get cross-saves, but “at a later date.” Poncle wants to bring them to the Apple Arcade version of the game, but only “if we can do so without breaching any privacy commitments.” If you want to turn on cross-saves, check out Poncle’s guide. Note that cross-saves aren’t automatically synced, meaning you’ll have to manually save and load your save data across platforms as needed.Alongside the cross-saves news, Poncle also released a free Vampire Survivors DLC expansion based on the Square Enix’s SaGa franchise titled Emerald Diorama and a chicken-themed update to the main game that Poncle calls “The Coop.”

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) fired about 30 members of the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in February, and many of them were part of a department that assesses the risks of self-driving cars, according to the Financial Times.One worker laid off from the NHTSA’s so-called “office of vehicle automation safety” told the FT that DOGE’s actions could “weaken NHTSA’s ability to understand self-driving technologies.” Another worker said it’d be “ironic” if the firings would slow down Tesla’s plans for autonomous vehicles. Tesla is under multiple investigations from the NHTSA over its automated features, including its Full Self-Driving software and remote summon feature. Tesla’s FSD and Autopilot driver assistant systems have more reported crashes on the road than any other company.Families of victims who died in Tesla crashes have urged Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to protect Biden-era rules to report automated vehicle crashes, fearing Musk’s involvement in the Trump Administration could influence investigations.The firings also came just months after the NHTSA released a new framework that could ease regulation on self-driving cars, but in exchange, companies would need to share more data with the regulator.

The OnePlus Watch 3 now costs $499.If you were hoping to cop a OnePlus Watch 3, you can finally buy one starting today. The problem is it’s no longer the $329.99 price that was originally intended when OnePlus announced the device a few months ago. It’s now $499, a $170 or roughly 52 percent markup.The price hike was spotted by a number of Android blogs, but what makes this odd is a lack of official communication from OnePlus itself. Normally, companies will alert press and long-time customers as consumers generally don’t react well to unexplained price hikes. However, no such hint came from OnePlus before the smartwatch went on sale. When asked about the price increase, OnePlus spokesperson Spenser Blank told The Verge, “We don’t have any additional comment to share at this time.”The obvious explanation, though unconfirmed by OnePlus, would be tariffs. Unless you’ve been hibernating under a rock, you’ve probably seen headlines about President Trump’s ever-increasing tariffs against products shipped from China. (As of this writing, they’re currently sitting at 145 percent.) While most wearables and gadget makers I’ve spoken to have acknowledged tariffs will have an impact on pricing, some have opted to take a more wait-and-see approach. This is, however, one of the first examples of a smartwatch actually increasing in price, let alone by such a dramatic amount.It’s also unusual given that many gadget makers attempted to delay such price hikes by increasing inventory ahead of the tariffs taking effect — keeping consumers from actually feeling the impact of tariffs on their wallet as soon. Others, like Framework, temporarily opted to halt some sales in the U.S.But OnePlus may not have been able to stockpile units in the US early because of an ironic mistake. The OnePlus Watch 3 was originally set to launch back in February but was delayed because of an unfixable typo engraved in the backplate.That typo: ‘Meda in China.’

Purchasing parts for your PC build can prove challenging if you're not entirely sure what all the jargon means, and this is your first system. Even something as simple as the PC case needs to be perfectly suited to the rest of your chosen hardware to ensure compatibility. I've built more PCs than I could recall, mostly during my few years working at an IT repair shop while studying at college, and I've made some mistakes over the decades. Here are some of the mistakes you can make when buying a PC case so you won't waste time and money.

Using Razer PC Remote Play with the Kishi Ultra mobile controller and an Android device unlocks an additional haptics feature. | Image: RazerRazer has finally launched its platform for streaming PC games to mobile devices at their native screen resolutions, aspect ratios, and refresh rates. Razer PC Remote Play is now available for download on the App Store and Google Play and is compatible with Windows, Apple, and Android mobile devices running at least Windows 11, iOS 18, and Android 14, respectively.Built on the Moonlight streaming client, Razer PC Remote Play requires people to install the Razer Cortex game launcher – which now has a redesigned interface – on their PCs, which is compatible with services like Steam, Epic Games, and Microsoft’s PC Game Pass. Mobile devices will need the Razer Nexus game launcher as well as the new Razer PC Remote Play app installed.Razer PC Remote Play was first announced at CES 2025 and has been in beta. Razer says the launch version of the app now includes the “AV1 video codec for improved quality and lower latency” plus support for the Razer Kishi Ultra and all controllers that are compatible with iOS and Android.People that are using the Kishi Ultra with Android devices will benefit from Razer’s Sensa HD Haptics feature. Sounds from a game are used to create haptic feedback by leveraging the same hardware mobile devices use to provide silent vibrating notifications.When streaming PC games to the iPad, the Razer PC Remote Play app is fully compatible with connected keyboards, mice, and trackpads, potentially making Apple’s tablet a good solution for streaming and playing first person shooter games.

How much do you love your Surface devices? If you're always bringing them along with you on your adventures, you could turn those experiences into a seriously slick once-in-a-lifetime prize. Microsoft wants to see what you get up to with your devices, and if you're chosen, you could win yourself a Microsoft Surface Laptop 50th Anniversary Exclusive. And boy, does it look good.

The Epic Games Store is well-known for giving away games for free; it's one of its major marketing points over competitors like Steam. Today is no different, as Epic gets ready to release more content for free. However, this time is a little different; alongside a free game comes free content for games that are already free to play. And if you snap them all up, you'll have over $100 worth of content under your belt for absolutely nothing.

Streaming services were a technological marvel. The ability to sift through millions of movies, music tracks, and shows to find new content at a reasonable monthly cost. That was all well and good in 2009 when there were barely any streaming services to begin with and Spotify was starting with a free tier in the UK. The issue with today's collection of streaming services is cost. Cable was effectively replaced by streaming services — though it still manages to pull in some numbers — and these new technology brands effectively morphed into the very thing they were replacing.

After years of stuntwork largely being overlooked by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Oscars are about to add a new category. Today, the Academy announced that it intends to start giving out Oscar statues for stunt design starting with films released in 2027 for the awards ceremony’s 100th anniversary.“Since the early days of cinema, stunt design has been an integral part of filmmaking,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said in a statement about the new category. “We are proud to honor the innovative work of these technical and creative artists, and we congratulate them for their commitment and dedication in reaching this momentous occasion.”The Academy has yet to announce any other eligibility rules for films that will be nominated in the new category. “The specifics of the award’s presentation will be determined by the Academy’s Board of Governors and executive leadership at a future date,” according to the Academy’s press release.Though over 100 stunt workers are currently members of the Academy’s Production and Technology Branch, as The Hollywood Reporter notes, the organization has only ever given out two (honorary) Oscars to stunt performers. Now that the new category has been established, we’re probably going to start seeing studios putting a lot more emphasis on their projects’ death-defying set pieces.

I have a deep, dark secret to reveal: up until now, I played GTA V without mods. The vanilla version of the game is fantastic, and the thought never crossed my mind to see how mods would change the way I play one of the best-selling games of all time. With GTA VI on the horizon, I decided to give GTA V mods a try, and boy, have I been missing out.