May 27
We asked readers to share their favorite photos of their parents and grandparents.
May 27
The military has no explicit category for hate crimes, making it difficult to quantify crimes motivated by prejudice.
May 27
Diddy Just Wildly Entered The Ben Affleck-Jennifer Lopez Relationship Discourse
Posted in: Today's ChiliIn an instantly iconic move, Sean Love Combs posted a Throwback Thursday pic of himself and ex-girlfriend Lopez.
May 27
Gwen Stefani Knows You Think She’s A Republican Now That She’s With Blake Shelton
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe singer addressed speculation about her political beliefs ahead of her wedding with the country music star.
May 27
Researchers recently discovered security flaws in PDFs that could allow a savvy hacker to surreptitiously manipulate or deface the contents of certified documents. While the vulnerabilities in question have already been patched by most reader applications, the new research provides a weird little look at how online…
May 27
Scientists Tempt Fate, Drill Record-Breaking Ocean Hole off the Coast of Japan
Posted in: Today's ChiliA drill aboard a Japanese research vessel has set a new record for the deepest ocean hole in history. The hole is located in the Pacific Ocean near the epicenter of the catastrophic 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, which is perilously close to Kaiju country.
May 27
During today’s Acer’s hour-long next@Acer global press conference, the company has launched nearly 20 new laptops, an impressive line-up by any metric. Among these, there are a couple that I find particularly interesting, namely the Predator Helios 500 and the ConceptD 7 Ezel, two very powerful laptops priced at ~$2499 and aimed at slightly different users.
The Acer Predator Helios 500 (model PH517-52, official page) is a 17.3-inch gaming laptop. As such, it comes with a 144Hz 4K mini-LED display option that has superior micro-dimming and brightness (“comparable to HDR 1000”, says Acer).
If you are more into extreme refresh rates, the 1080p 360Hz display option will provide minimum latency (~3ms) and insanely smooth motion. Personally, that’s what I would go for!
The laptop features an 11th Gen Intel Core i9 CPU and a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU a very powerful combo for gaming for maximum performance. We have not seen a Core i7 option, but if there’s one when this system becomes available (in August), you could save a bit of money without hurting the gaming performance too much.
This laptop can pack up to 64GB of RAM and 2TB of storage, so it could eventually serve as a video-editing workstation. It has become a popular use case for gaming laptops among pro-influencers.
The new 15.6-inch Acer ConceptD 7 Ezel (model CC715-72G, official Series page) also features the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics processor but comes by default with an 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11800H CPU.
That said, there’s also a ConceptD 7 Ezel Pro (model CC715-72P, official page) configured with “workstation” hardware in the form of an Intel Xeon W-11955M CPU and NVIDIA RTX A5000/A3000 GPU, which have drivers optimized and certified for various professional applications. This option makes ConceptD 7 Ezel Pro much different from your typical “gaming rig.”
The chassis design and the e-Pen support in the ConceptD 7 Ezel Series is also a very distinct touch aimed at “Creative” users. The swivel stand Is fantastic to get the display’s surface to the perfect angle for viewing and writing.
Finally, the display options include a 4K Pantone-validated touchscreen with excellent color accuracy: Acer mentions a Delta-E inferior to 2.0, which means that it can reproduce colors with near-perfection.
While very well ventilated, it is evident that the chassis does probably not offer the same cooling efficiency as a larger gaming laptop.
Laptops in the Gaming and Creative segments have gained impressive computing power over the past year and represent one of the most exciting technologies, in my opinion. Never before so much compute power was packed in such small volumes, which matters a lot when people work away from the office or on the go.
Acer Predator Helios 500 and ConceptD 7 Ezel Graphics-Oriented Laptops
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May 27
Six months with Xbox Series X
Posted in: Today's ChiliJust like the PlayStation 5, the Xbox Series X turned six months old in May. Separated by just couple of weeks (here in the US at least), you’d think that maybe the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X would be following similar trajectories only six months out from launch. While that may be true in some respects, in others it … Continue reading
May 27
This morning Niantic revealed information about Pokemon GO Fest 2021, a celebration of the 5th anniversary of the launch of Pokemon GO! This event will feature a drastically reduced price for tickets, apparently thanks to the fact that this is, indeed, the 5th anniversary of the game. Instead of $15, tickets this year will be $5. Trainer photos will appear … Continue reading
May 27
Netflix is set to remove some major TV shows and movies from its platform starting in just a couple of weeks, meaning you’ll need to squeeze the content into your binge-watching schedule if you want to see it before it disappears. Both classics and newer hits are on the removal list, including things like The Secret Life of Pets 2 … Continue reading
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