There are plenty of ways to secure a home or office these days, but this might be one of the cheapest options that's actually good. Arlo's a brand that has been around for a few years, and generally delivers some pretty good security-related products.

Fighting games are some of the most competitive games around, while also remaining some of the most fun to play with other people. Whether you're trying to be a champion or dominate your personal friend group, playing fighting games is always a great time. The genre has been very popular for decades, with tons of unique and unorthodox fighting games being released on consoles and in arcades. But there is one classic game in the genre that every gamer, of any age, should learn how to play at some point in their lives.

I swapped from spinning platters to solid state for my main mode of storage many moons ago, but that doesn't mean I ditched HDDs altogether. Some of the hardest-working hard drives in my setup are over a decade old. They still spin up instantly, report clean SMART data, and quietly do their jobs day after day.

There's something really cool about bringing older, retro tech into the modern day using an ESP32. It hasn't even been a week since we covered someone turning a 1955 radio into an internet streaming station using the microcontroller, and I still think it was a very impressive project.

2025 has been a hard year for PC gaming. DDR5 memory prices are aiming for the stars, the broader market feels almost hostile to builders and enthusiasts, and a full platform jump to AMD's AM5 platform has slipped further out of reach for many. Standing in the way is a painful trifecta of costs that includes a new motherboard, memory kit, and a new CPU, all at a time when none of them feel particularly well-priced.

I've been self-hosting my own stack via Docker for years, and in the beginning, I had a bit of a "more is more" mentality. My only goal was to solve a problem; I didn't care about resource consumption, bloated images, or RAM usage. If an app fixed my workflow, I gave it a permanent home on my server.

While the current RAM shortage due to AI usage is not news by any means, the way businesses are responding to it certainly is. We've seen Framework announce two price increases in the space of two weeks due to the shortage, and we've even seen a popular brand of DRAM exit the consumer market altogether as it attempts to divert all of its efforts into appeasing the bottomless pit that is AI usage.

In my quest to become more productive, I've tried out software with lofty promises and plenty of features. And while I understand that they work for some people, they never really stuck with me.

In February 2022, the Steam Deck revived the handheld gaming market because it approached the market with something users didn't have for a long time — PC gaming on the go. With Valve slated for a Q1 2026 launch for the new Steam Machine, it seems increasingly unlikely that the success will translate upward into the broader PC ecosystem. The reason for this is straightforward: Valve's GabeCube is trying to solve a problem that does not exist.

Improving the audio experience can make a world of difference when it comes to your music, games, movies, and more. And while software can shoulder some of the load, a good pair of headphones, speakers, or earbuds can truly make the experience magical.

I played a lot of games on my Steam Deck this year. It seemed like there was a never-ending list of incredible indie games to try - The Verge wrote about a lot of them! - and many worked brilliantly on Valve's handheld gaming PC. Some bigger games made a splash on Steam Deck, too, and while they may not look as good as on a beefy PC, I'm usually happy to deal with that simply because I can play them on the couch or out of the house.If you're unwrapping a Steam Deck for the holidays this year, or have some Steam gift cards burning a hole in your pocket, here are some of my recommendations of games released in 2025 that you might want to che …Read the full story at The Verge.

You know, I don't think I've thought about 3D printing my own PC case. It makes sense on paper; you can customize the case to your liking, add bits that are missing on other cases, and generally tinker with it until it's to your liking. So, when I saw that someone had created a 3D printable PC case you can customise to fit mini ITX, micro ATX, and ATX motherboards, I knew I had to check it out.