Hardware

lg drops the metal mask flipp promises brighter longer lasting oled at any size Panels built with LG's latest OLED process are said to hit 1.6 times the brightness and 2.4 times the lifespan of current ones, all while consuming 13 percent less power. Those figures aren't really the story, though. What LG had to abandon to reach them is.

LG Drops the Metal Mask: FLiPP Promises Brighter, Longer-Lasting OLED at Any Size

snap opens preorders for specs its first pair of ar glasses Glasses — not a headset — are what Snap is asking $2,195 for.

Snap Opens Preorders for SPECS, Its First Pair of AR Glasses

sony locks in a november 12 launch for the pulse elevate wireless speakers The PULSE Elevate Wireless Speakers finally have a release date from Sony. The set goes on sale November 12, 2026, priced at $219.99.

Sony Locks In a November 12 Launch for the PULSE Elevate Wireless Speakers

xbox elite series 3 prototype surfaces on offerup with a mini display on board A $200 OfferUp purchase has apparently landed someone an Xbox controller that Microsoft never released. That's the story from a Redditor, at least, and the prototype gamepad in their photos looks legitimate enough to warrant a second look. Odds are strong it's the Xbox Elite Series 3.

Xbox Elite Series 3 prototype surfaces on OfferUp with a mini display on board

nvidia guarantees up to 25 of gpu residual value to unlock a 500 billion ai financing push Nvidia has signalled to the market that it is willing to absorb part of the loss if its own GPUs end up worth less than promised. This isn't marketing language. It is a contractual guarantee, capped at 25 percent of any given transaction and assessed on a project-by-project basis.

Nvidia guarantees up to 25% of GPU residual value to unlock a $500 billion AI financing push

googles pixel 11 event starts at 6pm et wednesday but its own store spoils it eight hours early The biggest leak of Made by Google 2026 may well be Google itself. Over on the Google Store homepage, a Pixel 11 preorder countdown expires at 10AM ET Wednesday — about eight hours ahead of the keynote it is meant to precede. By the time host Trevor Noah takes the stage, the prices, colors and specifications will almost certainly already be out in the open.

Google’s Pixel 11 Event Starts at 6PM ET Wednesday — But Its Own Store Spoils It Eight Hours Early

the ai storage squeeze has made the humble usb stick relevant again Back in November 2025, the 4TB Samsung 990 Pro I slotted into my most recent PC build set me back $318. Today, as I'm writing this, Amazon is asking $1,100 for the identical drive.

The AI storage squeeze has made the humble USB stick relevant again

sk hynix pours 38 billion into two new dram and nand plants but chips wont ship until 2029 The very first cleanroom SK Hynix is funding today isn't scheduled to turn out a single chip before June 2029 at the earliest. Hold onto that date before treating any of this as a reprieve from the memory prices currently gutting PC builds.

SK Hynix Pours $38 Billion Into Two New DRAM and NAND Plants — But Chips Won’t Ship Until 2029

openais ring shaped speaker reportedly lands at 300400 Picture a metal donut that talks back, has moving parts, and sits on your kitchen counter with a $300 to $400 sticker on it. That's how Bloomberg now characterizes OpenAI's hardware device — and the number is the detail that demands a second look.

OpenAI’s Ring-Shaped Speaker Reportedly Lands at $300–$400

anthropic starts building in house silicon for claude Anthropic wants control of the hardware underneath its models. The company has confirmed that it is assembling a "custom silicon team" tasked with designing chips for Claude — a path OpenAI, Google and Meta have already taken.

Anthropic Starts Building In-House Silicon for Claude