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Antec has introduced the Vortex View 360, a 360 mm all‑in‑one liquid CPU cooler that features a 5‑inch IPS LCD capable of rotating a full 360 degrees. The display, driven by iUnity 2.0 software, shows system telemetry, custom dashboards, and animated content, while an integrated USB‑3.0 hub manages pump speed, lighting, and fan control. The cooler ships with a 394 × 120 × 27 mm aluminum radiator, three 120 mm PWM fans delivering up to 59 CFM, and supports Intel LGA 115x‑1851 and AMD AM4/AM5 sockets. A six‑year warranty backs the sealed unit, underscoring Antec’s confidence in the hybrid cooling‑display design.
Planex is set to ship the GPE‑XGT, a PCI Express 3.0 x2 10GBASE‑T network card built around Realtek’s RTL8127AT controller. The adapter delivers up to 10 Gbps while drawing only about 2.5 W, keeping heat low during sustained transfers. It supports 10/5/2.5 Gbps modes and falls...
Secretlab has launched a limited‑edition line of its Titan Evo gaming chairs themed after Pokémon’s 30th anniversary, offering Pikachu, Gengar and Eevee designs. Each chair is priced at $684 and comes in Regular and XL sizes, featuring Softweave Plus breathable...
The surge in generative AI models has created a flash storage shortage that even the largest cloud providers cannot easily resolve. Industry leaders like Vast Data and Solidigm warn the constraint will persist through mid‑2026, forcing enterprises to rethink capacity...
The U.S. State Department has cleared a $280 million foreign military sale to Jordan for Raytheon’s Ku‑band Multi‑Function Radio Frequency System (KuMRFS) radars and associated command‑and‑control, logistics, and training packages. The deal, led by RTX Missile Defense Technologies, includes generators, GPS...
HUBER+SUHNER is developing a 3D waveguide radar antenna for ADAS and autonomous driving. The antenna reduces signal loss, improves resolution and works in adverse weather. Operating at 77 GHz, the technology offers larger apertures, higher channel counts and better EMC integration...
NETGEAR will unveil two new M4350 switches and an updated Engage Controller at the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas. The M4350‑16M4V adds 16 × 2.5 G PoE++ ports with lockable Neutrik connectors, while the M4350‑16C delivers 16 × 100 G ports for high‑throughput AV‑over‑IP cores....
Transformer supply is hitting a critical bottleneck as lead times for large units have more than doubled since 2019 and U.S. prices have surged 79%. Hitachi Energy is responding with a $1.5 billion investment in new manufacturing capacity, part of a...
Resident Evil Requiem runs adequately on Valve’s Steam Deck when paired with the Low graphics preset and AMD’s FSR 3.1 upscaling, delivering 30‑45 fps in most sections and occasional peaks near 60 fps. The handheld’s 1280×720 output leaves black bars on its 800p...
Infineon Technologies has broadened its CoolGaN portfolio with the CoolGaN Drive HB 600V G5 family, adding four half‑bridge ICs that embed two 600 V GaN switches, high‑ and low‑side drivers and a bootstrap diode. The integration slashes external component count and eases PCB routing, while...
Tensor and Arm announced a multiyear partnership to supply the compute architecture for Tensor’s Level 4 agentic AI robocar. Each vehicle will house 433 Arm‑based cores across Neoverse AE, Cortex‑X, Cortex‑A, Cortex‑R and Cortex‑M, complemented by Nvidia accelerators. The robocar features...
University of California Santa Barbara electrical and computer engineering professor James Buckwalter has been inducted as a senior member of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors. The honor recognizes his pioneering work on high‑speed, high‑frequency integrated circuits that power 5G,...
Purafy Clean Technologies and Electromaax have formed a strategic partnership to produce and distribute the Purafy Portage, a portable water purification and desalination system. Electromaax will handle manufacturing and leverage its global marine distribution network, while Purafy supplies graphene‑enhanced ultrafiltration...
Amazon has upgraded the Alexa experience on Fire TV with Alexa+, a generative‑AI‑powered assistant that appears on‑screen when you press the remote’s Alexa button. The new service can recommend movies, navigate to specific scenes, and answer real‑time trivia or sports...
Sony announced that the PlayStation 5 Pro is receiving an upgraded PSSR upscaling engine, built on AMD’s FSR 4, starting with the launch of Resident Evil Requiem. The new PSSR promises 4K resolution at 60 fps without sacrificing frame rate, addressing earlier complaints about image...
Tom’s Hardware is undertaking a comprehensive CPU retest for its Bench suite, covering every processor it can access from early AMD Excavator and Intel 7th‑gen up through current Zen 5 and Arrow Lake chips. The project uses frozen, identical OS images, a...
ASUS unveiled its Optimized Liquid‑Cooling Solutions and a strategic partner framework to tackle thermal, power, and density challenges in next‑generation AI and high‑performance computing data centers. The portfolio spans direct‑to‑chip, in‑row CDU, and hybrid systems, built with partners such as...
Ultrahuman unveiled the Ring Pro, a third‑generation smart ring with a 15‑day battery life and a $479 price tag, aiming to recover its U.S. foothold after an Oura patent ruling halted imports. The company also launched Jade, an AI‑driven health platform...
Researchers have created the first organic single‑crystal photosynaptic transistors using a hetero‑buckybowl molecule (3S‑2Me). The concave architecture enhances oxygen adsorption, inducing persistent photoconductivity that yields over 4000 seconds of non‑volatile current retention and linearly programmable multilevel conductance. These devices demonstrate typical...
A MoTe₂/hBN/multilayer‑graphene van der Waals floating‑gate transistor achieves an ultrawide p‑type memory window of ~199 V with a 90.5 % window ratio and charge‑storage density exceeding 10¹³ cm⁻². The device switches in 50 ns, endures over 10⁶ cycles, and retains data for a projected ten years....
ROHM Semiconductor announced a licensing agreement with TSMC to adopt the foundry’s 650 V GaN process at its Hamamatsu fab, targeting volume production in 2027. The integration combines ROHM’s device design expertise with TSMC’s advanced manufacturing, creating an end‑to‑end GaN supply...
A user discovered a 12‑year‑old Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 tablet that still powers on and connects to Wi‑Fi, and is seeking to install Ubuntu Linux. The primary obstacle is the tablet’s failure to appear in ADB when using Samsung USB...
The European Union has adopted new Right‑to‑Repair rules that require smartphones sold in its market to feature user‑replaceable batteries by February 18, 2027. Manufacturers must allow any compliant battery, not just proprietary units, and keep replacements available for five to seven years...
GearWrench announced four new automotive diagnostic products, expanding its portfolio with a wireless 10‑inch tablet, a handheld 5‑inch tool, a high‑definition inspection endoscope, and a universal TPMS programmer with sensors. Prices range from $99.99 for the GWSCOPE to $2,249.99 for...
Malaysia’s TTVision Holdings Berhad will launch a joint‑venture manufacturing plant in India in the second half of 2026 to produce automated optical inspection and high‑speed processing systems for photovoltaic production lines. The facility will act as a localized integrator linking...
LG Display announced that UL Solutions has validated 100% dimming consistency across its large‑size OLED panels for TVs and monitors. The UL test reduces the illuminated area stepwise to as little as 0.2 ‰ of the screen, and LG’s OLEDs maintained...
Huawei has unveiled the WiFi Mesh X3 Pro, a consumer‑grade Wi‑Fi 7 mesh system that doubles as an ambient light fixture. The router delivers up to 2.88 Gbps on 5 GHz and 688 Mbps on 2.4 GHz, with WPA2‑PSK/WPA3‑SAE mixed‑mode security and dual 2.5 GbE ports...
Security agency CISA disclosed that Gardyn smart indoor hydroponic gardens suffered two critical and two high‑severity vulnerabilities, affecting an estimated 138,000 devices. The critical flaws include a command‑injection bug (CVE‑2025‑29631) and hard‑coded admin credentials (CVE‑2025‑1242) that enable remote, unauthenticated control...
Proptech startup Spintly announced an $8 million Series A round, led by Accel with participation from ENRISSION India, Chakra Growth Fund, Alumni Ventures and Spyre VC. The financing follows a Rs 3.5 crore seed extension last year and an earlier $5.36 million round, underscoring investor confidence...
CHC Navigation and MOVA unveiled the NAVAX 5000 AWD robotic mower at CES 2026, featuring CHCNAV’s satellite‑ground RTK service and an integrated high‑precision positioning chip that delivers centimeter‑level accuracy without a local base station or cellular data. The mower combines...
MostaTech will exhibit its full suite of inertial sensors at Oceanology International 2026 in London, showcasing fiber‑optic gyroscope (FOG) based IMUs, multi‑axis G‑Series gyros, and single‑axis solutions. The U‑Series IMUs (U123D and U121D) combine FOGs with MEMS accelerometers to meet...
Fractilia announced that its FAME 300 stochastic metrology system is now in‑line at a top‑five semiconductor device maker, marking the first full‑scale deployment of automated stochastic control in production. The solution monitors more than 200 metrology steps, generating real‑time SPC charts...
Gogoro Inc. reported a record adjusted EBITDA of $59.9 million for 2025, driven by sharp margin expansion and a three‑fold rise in operating cash flow. Revenue fell 9.4% to $281.5 million as hardware sales softened, while battery‑swapping revenue grew 8.1% to $149 million...
The Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED‑C) and NIST have completed a $1.4 million government‑matched research program to shrink and improve the efficiency of quantum control and readout electronics. Partner firms Amphenol RF, Maybell Quantum Industries, Rigetti Computing and XMA delivered hardware that reduces the physical...
QUDORA and ParityQC have formed a strategic partnership to boost the performance of trapped‑ion quantum computers. The collaboration combines QUDORA’s Near‑Field Quantum Control hardware with ParityQC’s Parity Twine software, a topology‑aware method that reshapes algorithms for ion‑trap constraints. By cutting gate...
Altech Corporation has launched a new range of pluggable terminal blocks designed for rapid, tool‑free installations and field wiring. The hybrid design merges spring‑clamp security with plug‑in convenience, offering instant connections that resist vibration and eliminate common assembly errors. Blocks...
TEPCO unveiled a 22‑metre, 4.6‑tonne snake‑like robot arm designed to retrieve radioactive debris from Fukushima Daiichi. The device can crawl through narrow tunnels, capture visual data, and is slated for a third trial removal later this year. Fukushima still houses...
Automation has shifted from simple limit switches to dynamic position‑feedback devices such as encoders and LVDTs, delivering continuous data across varying speeds. Encoders dominate motion‑to‑electrical conversion, with absolute models preserving position after power loss and incremental models tracking relative movement....
The Pix‑Star LUX digital photo frame is now $20 cheaper, dropping to $139 on Amazon. It offers native syncing with OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Photos, Flickr and can receive images via email, USB or SD card. Unlike many competitors, the frame’s...
By early 2026 data‑center cooling has shifted from a simple air‑vs‑liquid debate to a full‑stack engineering challenge. Breakthroughs such as HRL Laboratories’ Low‑Chill single‑phase liquid cooling promise 40% more heat removal or a ten‑fold reduction in pumping power, while Johnson...
Juniper Networks disclosed a critical CVE‑2026‑21902 vulnerability in the On‑Box Anomaly Detection framework of its Junos OS Evolved running on PTX Series routers. The flaw lets an unauthenticated attacker reach a root‑level service over an external port, enabling full device...
CSconnected, the world’s first compound‑semiconductor cluster, has launched the fourth and final £1 million round of its Supply Chain Development Programme, backed by the Strength in Places Fund and Cardiff Capital Region. The call invites UK‑based firms, especially those in South...
One of the world’s largest copper producers in Zambia has ordered 16 Sandvik D25KX down‑the‑hole rotary drill rigs to replace its aging surface fleet and support a newly commissioned expansion. The order, booked for 2025, includes Sandvik’s Remote Monitoring Service,...
Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy, a custom‑tuned version of its flagship mobile processor designed for Samsung’s upcoming S26 Ultra worldwide and the S26+ and S26 in select markets. The chip integrates a third‑generation Oryon CPU, next‑gen Adreno GPU, Hexagon...
Eight of the world’s largest cloud providers will collectively invest about $710 billion in AI servers and data‑center infrastructure in 2026, a spend that eclipses Ireland’s entire GDP. The capex represents a 61 percent year‑over‑year increase, underscoring the rapid scaling of AI...
Changingtek Robotics unveiled the X2, the world’s first adaptive left‑right dexterous hand, featuring a tendon‑driven system that can reconfigure between left and right orientations autonomously. The hand offers five independently controlled fingers, delivering up to 50 N grip force per hand...
Genicom will debut its GSE‑CRM01‑S UV curing rate measurement system at AFPE 2026 in Shanghai. The solution promises up to 60 % cost efficiency over conventional meters and delivers real‑time data at 10 Hz. Designed for smart‑factory integration, it supports RS‑232 communication and...
Samsara unveiled a next‑generation Bluetooth asset tag and a smaller Asset Tag XS, expanding its IoT tracking portfolio for fleet equipment managers. The tags run on an enhanced Samsara Network that now incorporates Hubble’s 90 million‑device consumer smartphone mesh, boosting indoor...
Munich‑based Blickfeld will showcase its 3D lidar sensors and traffic perception software at Intertraffic Amsterdam in March 2026. The technology creates detailed, privacy‑safe maps of vehicle positions, speeds and classifications, enabling operators to monitor flows and spot incidents such as...
Passware Kit Mobile 2026 v2 introduces a proprietary method to decrypt Samsung Galaxy S20 and S21 devices powered by Exynos 990 and 2100 chipsets, supporting security patches up to April 2025. The update also adds full‑disk encryption support for Unisoc‑based phones and accelerates password...
