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Nvidia Wants to Turn Your Idle PCs Into a Personal Home Data Center With 'PAIR'

Nvidia's PAIR links your unused laptops, desktops, and Macs together to run agentic AI locally without subscription fees or cloud privacy risks.

By Brian Westover
Nviidia PAIR network illustration

AMD Creates a Threadripper Desktop PC for AI Models

AMD’s Threadripper Halo Station is poised to compete with Nvidia’s DGX Station tower PCs. Expect exorbitant pricing.

By Michael Kan
Threadripper station

Are Fanless Laptops the Future? I’m Dazzled by Lenovo’s Stunning, Quiet ThinkBook AeroBlade

Packing much-hyped AirJet fanless-cooling tech, the PC giant's Project AeroBlade could be the starting gun for a new kind of silent-running, super-thin ultraportable. Also: Lenovo shows off a more practical rollable-screen laptop.

By John Burek
Lenovo Project AeroBlade

Lenovo Refreshes the Desktop for the AI Era, From Living Rooms to Offices

Lenovo’s IFA 2026 desktop lineup spans Pantone-curated lifestyle fashions and AI-ready ThinkCentre machines built for agentic workloads.

By Brian Westover
Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 24

CSI: Living Room? Dyson's New $1,200 Robot Vacuum Uses UV Light to Hunt Down Invisible Stains

Dyson's R3 Nurovi Spot+Scrub UV uses an ultraviolet LED to reveal hidden pet accidents and dried spills like a forensic detective.

By Angela Moscaritolo
Dyson R3 Nurovi Spot+Scrub UV

Move Over, DJI: Hohem's Eyepic 4K Vlogging Camera Has a Massive Twist

With a detachable magnetic camera and 32-foot waterproofing, Hohem’s first standalone camera aims directly at Osmo Pocket and Insta360 creators.

By Jim Fisher
Hohem Eyepic

Move Over, Insta360: Dreame's Modular 8K30 AI Action Cam Launches This Month

Featuring a convertible design and a 155-degree ultra-wide lens, Dreame's Leaptic Cube action camera is ready for prime time.

By Jim Fisher
Leaptic Cube camera in use

The Banned Robot Vacuums America Wasn't Supposed to Get Just Shattered Every Power Record

Despite new FCC restrictions, Roborock's flagship Saros 20 Flow and Qrevo Edge 3 Pro cleared US approval just in time—bringing a mind-blowing 36,000Pa of suction power to American homes.

Roborock IFA 2026 robot vac launches

Osmo 360 II: DJI Just Dropped Its Best 360 Camera Yet, But the FCC Banned It From the US

I got to try the camera at IFA in Berlin, and it's infuriating that a regulatory block is keeping it out of the hands of US creators.

By Angela Moscaritolo
DJI Osmo 360 II

No, That's Not Really Paper: Acer Tips Touch-Screen Color ePaper Monitor

The EP130K's 13.3-inch matte screen provides a resolution of up to 3,200 by 2,400 pixels in black-and-white mode and up to 1,600 by 1,200 pixels in color.

By Tony Hoffman
Acer EP130K ePaper monitor

Hertz So Good: Acer's Latest Predator Gaming Monitor Joins the 1,000Hz Club

The Predator XB253Q U1's native full HD resolution supports an eye-popping refresh rate.

By Zackery Cuevas
Acer 1,000Hz Gaming Monitor

Bigger Air, Lighter Blade: Acer Revamps Its Swift Laptops at IFA 2026

Powered by Intel Core Series 3 'Wildcat Lake' chips, the new Swift duo pairs high-refresh OLED panels with an ultra-thin chassis design.

By Brian Westover
Acer Swift Air 16

Acer's New Predator Atlas 7 Proves the Intel Arc G3 Can Fit Almost Anywhere

Intel's Arc G3 processors are ushering in the future of handheld gaming, and the 7-inch tablet Acer just teased at IFA is the smallest G3 device we've seen so far.

By Zackery Cuevas
Acer Predator Atlas 7 hero image

Dell 14S Unveiled: Another Full-Metal Challenger to the MacBook Neo

Packed with all-day battery life, vibrant colors, and full Intel performance, Dell’s latest budget laptop targets students and remote workers.

By Brian Westover
Dell 14S laptop in 4 colors

A 560Hz OLED Gaming Monitor From Alienware? Yes, Please!

With the 25 560Hz QD-OLED, Alienware joins a growing list of companies betting that OLED can work for esports. It also teased a 32-incher with RGB Stripe Tandem tech.

By Zackery Cuevas
Alienware computer monitor

The New Roomba Max 875 Has Me Excited About iRobot for the First Time in Years

After years of playing catch-up to Ecovacs and Roborock, iRobot's new flagship vacuum features a carpet-sealing feature that could change deep cleaning forever.

By Andrew Gebhart
iRobot Roomba Max 875

TP-Link Teases Wi-Fi 8 Router Preorders. Will FCC Ban Thwart a US Launch?

The Deco 8 Ultra mesh system can support more than 200 connected devices, but you might never see it. TP-Link is still fighting for an exemption to the FCC's foreign-made router ban.

By Jon Martindale
TP-Link Archer 9 and Deco 8 Ultra routers.

From Stair-Climbing Bots to 'Pervert-Free' Smart Glasses: The Coolest Tech Coming to IFA 2026

Germany's massive tech show is back. Here is your ultimate preview of the robot vacuums, AI appliances, and weird gadgetry we expect to make waves in Berlin this week.

By Andrew Gebhart
The IFA sign from 2025

RGB LED Is Getting Its Time in the Spotlight. Will TV Shoppers Tune In?

Vendors tout advances in color and brightness in the new display technology, but they lack a compelling sales pitch about its price.

By Rob Pegoraro
Red, green and blue robots dance at Hisense's IFA exhibit

Berlin's Stasi Museum Offers Uncomfortable Lessons About Surveillance, State Coercion

The exhibits quickly bring home the vast scope of the Stasi's domestic spying. East Germany’s dictatorship would have loved how easily you can hide cameras and microphones now.

By Rob Pegoraro
The Stasi Museum's front entrance, under a partly-cloudy sky