Ricoh Theta V hands-on: 360 camera goes 4K

Ricoh has revealed its brand new 360-degree camera, the Ricoh Theta V, stepping up to 4K video and 3D spatial surround sound audio. Replacing the Theta S, which topped out at 2K, the new camera also marks a big architecture shift, being the first 360 shooter to use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 chipset. Read on for what you need to know. … Continue reading

Sony LF-S50G puts Google Assistant in a new wireless speaker

Officially speaking, Google Home is the only smart speaker that houses Google Assistant. Other speakers and devices usually only get Google’s smart assistant after the fact or as an added feature. Google Home is, of course, far from perfect and it could do with a second iteration, which is probably unlikely to happen. Fortunately there is now the Sony LF-S50G … Continue reading

Street Fighter 2 30th anniversary SNES cartridge is the real thing

Although retro gaming is a thing, it has mostly meant playing old games on modern hardware. To celebrate the 30th birthday of one of its most enduring franchises, Capcom teamed up with iam8bit to launch the limited edition Street Fighter 11 30th Anniversary Edition. In form and technology it remains faithful to the original, which means you’ll need an original … Continue reading

Ricoh’s new Theta V 360 camera offers 4K, spatial audio and more

 Ricoh has revealed a brand new version of its Theta 360-degree camera: The Theta V, which upgrades the video capture quality to 4K resolution, adds live streaming support, and immersive “surround” sound audio recording. It takes over as the flagship Ricoh 360 camera, adding some much-appreciated modernized touches to one of the oldest and best-loved lines of consumer 360 cameras… Read More

You can now pre-order a brand new, working Street Fighter II SNES cartridge

 If you still have a functional SNES console, or one of the myriad third-party devices that plays actual SNES cartridges, you probably want to rush out and pre-order this Street Fighter II SNES cartridge, which is a limited edition to celebrate Street Fighter’s 30th anniversary. The newly manufactured cartridges will number only 5,500 in total, including 4,500 in ‘Opaque Ryu… Read More

Capcom to re-release $100 'Street Fighter II' SNES cartridges

As if grabbing the SNES Classic Edition weren’t challenging enough, retro gamers have another limited re-release to look out for: brand-new Street Fighter II cartridges. Capcom and iam8bit have teamed up to produce a run of 5,500 units, available in…

Take your own Street View images with Ricoh’s latest camera

Ricoh Theta’s newest 360-degree single-shot camera model comes with a bunch of cool new features, including 4K video capture, spatial audio recording and live streaming. The Theta V, which is the first Street View mobile-ready camera to be certified…

Three's Smarty network buys back your unused data each month

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a new mobile provider dive into the saturated UK market, but like buses, today it seems that fresh options are arriving all at once. Alright, so technically the new players are sub-brands of existing networks, with…

The Indie Megashow gaming and music festival is headed to Tokyo

Indie Megabooth has long been a breath of fresh air at bloated games conventions. Gamers apparently agree. These days, thousands of attendees and hundreds of developers flock to its indie showcases. Its growing popularity saw it branch out beyond gam…

Acer Convertible Nitro 5 Spin notebook caters to the casual gaming crowd

acer-nitro5When it comes to gaming, there are two distinct groups. One of them happens to be serious gamers, those who would settle for nothing less than the best when it comes to hardware and performance. The other would be casual gamers, who love nothing better than to pick up a game while they are on the move, pause for a few hours, before resuming at any point in time where they are able to sit back and relax. Well, Acer would like to cater to the latter crowd with the Convertible Nitro 5 Spin gaming notebook.

This particular notebook will be powered by the all-new 8th generation Intel Core processor and accompanied by the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 graphics card that boasts of GDDR5 VRAM. In other words, there is more than enough punch packed underneath the hood to be able to ensure a decent gaming experience regardless of where you are.

Another interesting point that the Acer Nitro 5 Spin offers for gamers would be a bright, 15.6-inch Full HD IPS display that makes it suitable for playing games, as well as enjoying your favorite movies and videos, or simply to browse through your collection of photos. A pair of carefully placed front-facing speakers that are accompanied by a subwoofer and leading audio technologies ensure premium audio regardless of the purpose.

With a flexible convertible notebook design, the Acer Nitro 5 Spin can be used in display mode to bring the action up close and personal, and its lightweight form factor makes for a fantastic device to tote around as you travel. Not only that, it claims to deliver a 10 hour battery life, which makes it superb to enjoy modern games like Dota 2, Overwatch, and League of Legends without worrying about hunting for a power outlet. Depending on the kind of hardware specifications that lie underneath the hood, the Acer Nitro 5 Spin will retail from $999 upwards.

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