As summer comes to a close, we're starting to see more and more sales pop up for some of our favorite products. Woot has a pretty good promotion going on this week, delivering hefty discounts on some of our favorite PC accessories. Plus, if you're quick, you can save an additional $5 off your order using code "LOGITECHFIVE" during checkout. So if you've been looking to buy a great keyboard, mouse, or just need to pick up a pair of headphones, we recommend taking a look.

If there's one thing the internet can probably agree on, it's that no one likes intrusive ads. In my quest to keep my browsing experience as uninterrupted as possible (especially when the number of ads seems to be increasing), I started using AdGuard, but after hearing people sing the praises of Pi-hole, I gave it a shot too. But ultimately? I've returned to AdGuard for several reasons. That's not to say Pi-hole is bad — in fact, it works extremely well — but it isn't the solution for everyone.

The first time I went hunting for an uninterruptible power supply unit (UPS) for my new NAS, I made a rookie mistake. I made it just about getting the one that fit my budget, but things are rarely that simple, right? A UPS isn’t like buying a power strip; it’s a small battery system that is supposed to protect your devices from power issues and give you enough breathing room during power cuts to save any ongoing transfers.

Some parts of Obsidian take a few extra clicks to set up, and that can slow you down when all you want to do is write. Automations take care of those small steps, so the app feels quicker and easier to use. Instead of starting with a blank page or retyping the same headers, you can let Obsidian take care of the rest.

It's no surprise at this point that Microsoft is rolling out Copilot to pretty much every product it's maintaining right now. Recently, we saw Excel introduce a ton of features that utilize the AI assistant, such as explaining formulae in Excel and even generating them based on plain English prompts.

As I finished watching the GTA VI trailer for the hundredth time, I felt the old familiar itch of wanting to dive back into a grand GTA map again. Over the past decade-and-a-half, I've been through every street and alley in Los Santos, I've looted every bank more times than I can count, and I've bought and destroyed more cars than I've shot out of my own weapons. So, before mindlessly reinstalling GTA Online once again, I stopped for a second, and decided to go back to Liberty City, instead.

I wrote this article on my favorite mechanical keyboard. It has it all — switches that feel great to type on, a smooth sound profile, a volume knob, RGB backlighting, and even performance snappy enough to keep up with gaming. It's also the cheapest keyboard I've ever reviewed.

Getting SteamOS on a handheld console that doesn't support it by default can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, using SteamOS can boost performance just by installing, as we saw with the Lenovo Legion Go S. On the other hand, the lack of official support means that some features may not work properly immediately.

If you're looking for a laptop with a large screen that's also powerful, versatile, and affordable — the HP OmniBook X Flip is going to be the one. It's one of HP's top-rated laptops, and it's now down to a fantastic price thanks to a steep $350 discount from Best Buy. At $550, this laptop delivers fantastic value, and it's the best time to pick one up since it's down to its lowest price yet.

Lenovo’s Legion Go was a polarizing handheld gaming PC, and that won’t change as the company officially announces its successor today: the new Legion Go 2 is slightly bigger, heavier, and costs at least $400 more than the original.But in many other ways, it looks like Lenovo listened — and so this handheld, with its Switch-like detachable wireless controllers, built-in kickstand, and hidden optical mouse, might just be the ultimate portable PC when it arrives this October.We already knew its newly sculpted controllers made it far more comfortable to hold and mouse around; now, it also has 50 percent more battery and possibly the best handheld screen money can buy. Not only did Lenovo find an 8.8-inch OLED panel — with the inky blacks and gorgeous color OLED can afford — it’s a true 30–144Hz variable refresh rate screen with a native landscape orientation, meaning even games that can only maintain 31 or 32fps on its handheld chip should still give you every extra frame of smoothness over 30. The original Legion Go didn’t have VRR at all, and many VRR screens only go down to 48Hz, so 30Hz is a nice improvement.And because Lenovo picked a lower-resolution panel at 1920 x 1200 instead of the overkill 2560 x 1600 of the original, it should be that much easier for its new Z2 or Z2 Extreme chip to deliver enough frames, too.SpecLegion Go 2Legion GoStarting price$1,099$699 Screen8.8-inch 1920 x 1200 OLED with 30–144Hz VRR, 500-nit with 1000-nit peak8.8-inch 2560 x 1600 IPS at 144Hz or 60Hz, 500-nitChipAMD Ryzen Z2 or Z2 ExtremeAMD Ryzen Z1 ExtremeMemory16GB (Z2) or 32GB LPDDR5X-8000 (Z2E)16GB LPDDR5X-7500Battery74 watt-hour49.2 watt-hourSize w/ pads11.64 x 5.38 x 1.66 inches (295.6 x 136.7 x 42.25mm)11.76 x 5.16 x 1.6 inches (298.8 x 131 x 40.7mm)Tablet size8.11 x 5.38 x 0.9 inches (206 x 136.7 x 22.95mm)8.27 x 5.16 x 0.79 inches (210 x 131 x 20.1mm)Weight2.38 pounds (1079g)1.88 pounds (854g)PortsUSB4 x2, MicroSD UHS-II, 3.5mm headsetUSB4 x 2, MicroSD UHS-II, 3.5mm headsetSpeaking of those chips, the AMD Ryzen Z2 and Z2 Extreme probably aren’t big upgrades over the last wave of handhelds. In fact, AMD admitted to me at CES that the Z2 is a match for the Z1E, but with software enhancements. The Z2E is a modest upgrade over the Z1E, according to ETA Prime’s early tests with an MSI Claw A8. Every frame counts in a handheld where the latest games struggle to play smoothly, but I would hope for more. Perhaps Lenovo got more out of it — I recall the original Legion Go being a tad faster than the original ROG Ally despite using the same Z1E chip.You can also now get 1TB of storage by default in North America, with 2TB in the highest-end config. All but the entry-level SKU have 32GB of RAM. There’s also a fingerprint reader in the power button now, which is quickly becoming a standard feature on Windows handhelds.And those sculpted controllers, which you’ll also be able to buy and connect to the original Legion Go since they use the same mounting system, now have a proper pivot-point D-pad instead of the flat and shallow cross button of the original. They still feature drift-resistant Hall effect joysticks, too, and at CES I saw that the right pad’s mouse skate accessory now locks into place so you don’t fling it off when using the FPS mouse.I’m afraid that handheld gaming PC prices are headed the wrong direction. The Legion Go 2 starts at $1,099.99 with an AMD Z2, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage. You’ll spend $1,199.99 for the model with 32GB of RAM, $1,349.99 for a Z2 Extreme with 32GB / 1TB, and $1,479.99 for the same with 2TB. I already thought the MSI Claw 8 AI Plus was pricey after MSI bumped it $999.99, and while this is pricier still, I wouldn’t be surprised if that Claw’s Intel Lunar Lake chip may be competitive with the Z2E in Lenovo’s new handheld.But price and performance aren’t everything, and Lenovo already has the $830 Legion Go S with SteamOS for those who need to spend a little less for good performance. The Legion Go 2 may tempt those who’d pay extra for the best Windows handheld experience — though I suspect we may be redefining the Windows part of “best Windows handheld experience” after the Xbox Ally X arrives on October 16th.Speaking of Windows and SteamOS, Lenovo isn’t announcing a SteamOS version of the Legion Go 2 at this time, spokesperson Jeff Witt tells The Verge. As of embargo time, Lenovo hasn’t confirmed when or if the Legion Go 2 will get the same Xbox full-screen experience as Asus’ Xbox Ally handheld, but Microsoft has said some non-Asus handhelds will get it in 2026.Photography by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge

Did you grab Silksong today? Nah, me neither. I haven't even gotten around to beating the original Hollow Knight yet, so I still have that on my plate before I join the hordes of players adventuring with Hornet right now. But that's okay, because while everyone else is tucking into Silksong, we've got a cool puzzle game we can claim for free.

The Timekettle W4 AI look like a supersized pair of wireless earbuds. | Image: Timekettle Timekettle has announced a new pair of real-time translation headphones called the W4 AI Interpreter Earbuds. They use bone conduction technology that helps improve accuracy in loud environments.Available now for $349 in navy blue and sandy gold color options, the earbuds are a more affordable alternative to the company’s $449 over-the-ear W4 Pro released earlier this year that looked like the clunky Bluetooth headsets that were popular a few decades ago. Timekettle says its new W4 AI are instead “optimized for casual use” with a design that looks more like modern wireless earbuds, but with a much larger stem.The reason the W4 AI aren’t as compact as other wireless earbuds like Apple’s AirPods is because they contain additional electronics to run Timekettle’s Babel OS 2.0 real-time translation software that’s powered by AI LLM models. The company says the system “instantly converts speech between 42 languages and 95 accents” with up to 98 percent accuracy thanks to its ability to understand and anticipate the context of what you’re saying so it can differentiate between similar sounding words. As with the W4 Pro, you can also create your own custom lexicon for the new W4 AI so it doesn’t get confused when talking to someone about skibidi toilets.To further improve its translation accuracy the W4 AI includes a new feature not seen on Timekettle’s other products. The earbuds use a combination of a standard microphone and a sensor that detects voice vibrations through the bones in your head to more accurately recognize what you’re saying, even in loud environments. The bone conduction sensor also improves sensitivity so you can talk quieter, potentially allowing for more discreet conversations when talking in public.Battery life is rated at up to four hours of continuous translation or up to 10 hours when paired with the W4 AI’s charging case that splits in two with an earbud on either side. They can also be used as standard wireless earbuds when you just want to listen to music which boosts battery life to up to eight hours, or 18 with a top-off in their charging case.