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Hardware

id Software Co-Founder John Carmack Joins Oculus as CTO

August 7, 2013 10:43 AM - by: Jim Tanous

The gaming world knew that id Software co-founder John Carmack was excited about the Oculus Rift, but we found out this morning that he was also willing to bet his career on the upcoming virtual reality headset display. Mr. Carmack has left id to join Oculus as the company’s Chief Technology Officer.

Hardware

10Gbps USB Specification Finalized as USB 3.1

August 1, 2013 11:01 AM - by: Jim Tanous

Back in January, the USB 3.0 Promoter Group announced an evolution of the USB 3.0 standard from 5Gbps to 10Gbps. Now, six months later, the group has finalized the new specification as USB 3.1, and is handing it over to developers and manufacturers this month.

OS X

Pushing It To The Limit: 2013 MacBook Air Battery Life Tests

July 28, 2013 9:26 PM - by: Jim Tanous

Apple’s new 2013 MacBook Air leverages the Haswell platform to significantly improve battery life over previous generation models. We ran a series of tests to verify Apple’s impressive claims of 12-hour battery life, and compared the results to a 2011 MacBook Air. Just how good is the new MacBook Air battery life? Read on for the results.

Hardware

Ultimate 4K Gaming System Pushes 1.5B Pixels Per Second at 60fps

July 26, 2013 2:07 PM - by: Jim Tanous

4K, or “Ultra HD,” is still making an early push into gaming, but the folks at the Microsoft Extreme Windows Blog decided to take things to the limit. Using nearly $18,000 worth of hardware, they created the ultimate 4K gaming PC with three monitors powered by three top-end AMD GPUs.

Hardware

4K Gets Even Cheaper This Fall With 50-inch TCL 4K TV for $999

July 25, 2013 10:15 AM - by: Jim Tanous

Fans of 4K will soon have another affordable option from which to choose. Chinese electronics firm TCL announced today that it will launch a 50-inch 4K TV this fall for just $999, beating the already surprisingly low price of the Seiki TV that launched earlier this year.

Hardware

Check Out a Hands-On Video of the $699 39-inch Seiki 4K TV

July 22, 2013 9:46 AM - by: Jim Tanous

Budget television manufacturer Seiki has released its 39-inch 4K TV for a relatively insane price of $699, roughly five times lower than products from competing manufacturers. The TV is not without its flaws, however, but thankfully PC Perspective has a 30-minute hands-on look to help you decide if it’s time to jump into 4K.