CD Projekt RED’s Cyberpunk 2077 may be the biggest player in the arena right now, but there are smaller developers with some very intriguing projects. Exploring the genre doesn’t mean you must restrict yourself to exploring Night City, especially if you find that plunging headfirst into the urban sprawl is too stressful with all the bugs plaguing the game at present. Here are some of the games that represent how much the cyberpunk genre has evolved over the years, with some suggestions you can go play right now – as long as you aren’t still mired in what Night City has to offer, after all....

Below we’ve rounded up seven gift ideas for everyone on your shopping list with prices ranging from $30 to $120. The models we’ve picked will arrive before Christmas, but keep in mind that different colors or storage capacities may affect your shipping date. Regular.99Sale.99 Why It’s a Good Deal:The 2nd-generation Echo is a step up from the Echo Dot sporting a bigger design and better speakers that can fill a small room....

Design The Chromebook Spin 11 is quite attractive, sporting a stylish, understated silver cross-hairline pattern atop a silk-textured plastic cover. The rest of the laptop is plastic as well, with the exception of the Gorilla Glass touch screen. While Acer’s design feels pretty solid, you don’t get the same level of durability offered by Dell’s Chromebook 5190, which provides a spill-resistant keyboard and is tested to withstand 30-inch drops. The Spin 11 weighs 2....

Price and Configuration Options I tested the base model of the Nitro 5, which runs for $670 and comes outfitted with an AMD Ryzen 5 2500U processor, an AMD Radeon RX 560X GPU with 4GB of VRAM, 8GB of RAM and a 1TB 7,200-rpm HDD. For $699, you can get the same configuration with a 256GB SSD instead of a HDD. There’s an 8th Gen Intel configuration that starts at $949 and is packed with a Core i7-8750H CPU, a GTX 1050 Ti GPU, 8GB of RAM and a 1TB HDD....

Hand’s down, it’s one of the best gaming laptop deals of 2023 so far. Beyond gaming, the Acer Nitro 5 is one of the best laptops for video editing and productivity. The laptop in this deal packs a 15.6-inch (1920 x 1080) 144Hz display, 3.3-GHz Intel Core i5-12500H 12-core CPU, 16GB of RAM and 512GB SSD. For graphics handling, it employs Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with 6GB of dedicated memory....

While we haven’t completed our review of the updated model, it will again fall into consideration as one of the best cheap gaming laptops with its starting price of $599.99. Best gaming laptops 2020Dell G5 15 SE (2020) reviewIs Acer customer service good? 2020 rating The biggest change for those that may have taken a look at the Nitro 5 last year is the reduction in screen size from 17....

Best gaming deals in July Best gaming laptops of 2020Best PC games 2020: What we’re playing right now Acer Predator Helios 300 series laptops are renowned for their solid performance and graphics. The Predator Helios 300 laptop in this deal packs a 15.6-inch (1920 x 1080) display with a 144 Hz refresh rate and 3ms response time. Its hardware specs consist of a Core i7-9750H Hexa-core CPU, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD....

Gamers looking to rock for less than $800 will be interested in the Nitro 5 (starting price $799), which packs AMD’s Ryzen mobile processors and the Radeon RX560 GPU. Acer’s also upgraded the memory from previous versions, giving this machine DDR4 RAM. The rest of Acer’s new models include a new Chromebook with lots of ports and a new 2-in-1 with Intel’s 8th Gen Core CPUs. Acer’s insanely-thin Swift 7 looks to be the thinnest laptop ever, and with its built-in LTE connectivity and 10 hours of battery life, this machine begs to be taken out for day-trips....

MORE: Best Gaming Laptops (Including VR-Ready Gaming Laptops) So let’s address the elephant in the room – the touchpad. The input device has been upended to the top of the keyboard deck and transformed into a peek-a-boo panel. In order to make room for the flashy design, the keyboard has been pushed down the deck, eliminating the palm rest. In practice, it’s a touchpad. The clear Gorilla Glass SR plate delivered quick and accurate response....

You really can’t go wrong with either laptop, but who wins this featherweight fight? Read on to find out. Acer Swift 5 vs LG Gram 14 2-in-1: Specs Compared Design These laptops are one-trick ponies when it comes to design, but what an impressive trick it is. Your jaw will drop to the floor when you lift either of these impossibly lightweight machines. I was convinced Acer had sent me a empty shell the first time I picked up the 2....

Here are the mainstream gaming notebooks you can expect from Acer this year: Available: February 2017 Available: February 2017 Hands-On Impressions:The Aspire VX 15 felt sturdy in my hands, but it has a plastic shell rather than the aluminum chassis you find on the Nitro models. I could see the screen in direct sunlight and the keys seemed to have deep travel. I’m looking forward to seeing how the GTX 1050 GPU holds up....

Credit: Laptop Mag Note, this sale is for the latest 13-inch MacBook Pro without the Touch Bar, which comes with 7th Gen Intel Core CPUs and Iris 640 graphics. While this model may not be as powerful as the updated 13-inch MacBook Pro, it still offers stellar performance, and at a more reasonable price. The non-Touch Bar version also lasts about an hour longer on a charge, according to our battery life testing....

Sony’s WHCH710N headphones are now at the incredible value of $88, which is a steal for such a high quality product. Not only do they come with noise-cancelling capabilities, but they can last you up to 35 hours once fully charged. The headphones are also NFC-enabled, allowing for easy connectivity to your device. Not only that, but the design is genuinely stylish. The sleek all-black synergy is heightened by the classic Sony logo, which makes pretty much everything look better....

Two years on the scene and the AirPods Pro remains both a critical darling and top seller. These buds introduced several firsts for the series, from active noise cancellation to the same sound features (e.g., Adaptive EQ, Spatial Audio) mentioned above. Furthermore, they are the smallest version of the AirPods to date. Best wireless earbuds, per style and budgetBest noise-cancelling headphones in 2021Best cheap headphones deals If there are two models that show Apple’s relevance as both an audio innovator and true wireless leader, you’re looking at them....

More: Best cheap headphone dealsSamsung Galaxy Buds Plus vs Apple AirPods Pro The Apple AirPods Pro are one of the best noise-cancelling headphones out there. They trump the standard AirPods in nearly every way. They feature water-and-sweat resistance, hands-free voice control, and transparency mode. In our AirPods Pro review, we loved their super comfortable design and seamless Apple device pairing. We gave the AirPods Pro our Editor’s Choice stamp of approval for their clear, balanced sound and decent noise-cancellation....

Best wireless earbuds 2020Best noise-cancelling headphones Spatial or 3D audio give listeners the illusion of having a three-dimensional soundscape. That means that very soon, your tiny AirPods Pro will sound like you’re sitting in the sweet spot of a well-calibrated surround sound system, which will make watching action movies will have that extra layer of immersion. At least, that’s the hope. When it launches, the update will support 5.1, 7.1, and Dolby Atmos....

Prime Day deals are only available for Prime members, so the first thing you must do — if you’re not already a member — is sign up for your free 30-day Prime member trial (opens in new tab). During this trial period, you’ll be able to access exclusive Prime Day deals. You can cancel anytime, so even if you don’t want to commit, you can end your subscription before you’re billed....

For GPUs, AMD has revealed the AMD Radeon RX 6000M Series and Radeon RX 6000S Series. The former can offer high-end performance on premium laptops, with the best being the new AMD Radeon RX 6850 XT GPU, which can handle 1440p gaming. It is currently the best performing AMD GPU available for laptops, managing speeds 7% faster on average than than the previous top of the life AMD GPUs....

However, BioWare officially confirmed in a blog post (opens in new tab) that a small team is working on completely overhauling Anthem, confirming the rumors of an Anthem 2.0 (or Anthem Next) in the works. BioWare studio director Christian Dailey wrote that a team of 30 or people are “experimenting and prototyping to improve on the areas we fell short of and to leverage everything you love currently about Anthem....

Trust Wallet, a popular app and decentralized exchange (DEX) for crypto investors who purchase meme tokens (e.g. SafeMoon, StopElon and Shiba Inu), is now feeling those aforementioned iron fists tightening around its neck. The DEX recently announced that it has no choice but to get rid of its dApps platform to comply with the Apple App Store’s guidelines. (opens in new tab) Why is Shiba going down? Vitalik Buterin tanks the ‘Dogecoin’ killerThe best laptops for Ethereum mining in 2021...