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Razer Expands Kraken Kitty V2 With New White and Black Options
Razer added new colors to their cat ear headsets. You can buy the Kraken Kitty V2 and the Bluetooth version in white. The Bluetooth model also comes in black. Gamers can pick from pink, white, or black to match their setup. Razer built the first cat-ear headset because fans kept asking for it. They heard what people wanted and made it real. The headset became a big hit with gamers who stream. The cat-ear headset tag has more than 10 million views on social media. These headphones became more than just gaming gear. Stars and fashion lovers wear them as part of their looks. Fans asked for more colors, and Razer listened. The new white version lets players show their style in a new way. The white cat ear headset lights up with many...
Leadtek Expands RTX 50 Series with New WinFast Cards
Leadtek just added three new graphics cards to their lineup from the GeForce RTX 50 series. These WinFast models mark a comeback for the Taiwanese company that many gamers haven't heard much from lately. Back at Computex 2023, tech reporters checked out several RTX 40-series cards from Leadtek. The company mainly makes professional NVIDIA graphics cards for data science and high-performance computing. NVIDIA barely mentions Leadtek when talking about their manufacturing partners. The fresh WinFast cards come with Blackwell chips and completely redesigned outer shells. According to VideoCardz, Leadtek has mostly sold its gaming products across Asian markets during the past ten years. Gamers in America and Europe probably won't see the...
Nacon Connect 2025 Dazzles with Horror and RoboCop Surprises
People talk about cosmic forces bringing Nacon Connect events every year, but I never believe random internet folks or unnamed philosophers. Jokes put aside, the 2025 Nacon Connect turned out amazing. Let me tell you what happened if you missed it. Nacon started with Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss. The game shows Earth running out of stuff, making corporations dig deep under the ocean, where they find scary things. You explore the Pacific looking for missing miners with your AI friend Key. Your job involves fighting against going crazy when Cthulhu calls to you from the deep waters. Edge of Memories showed actual gameplay during the event. The game features beautiful places called Avaris that face danger from something called Corrosion...
Silicon Motion Showcases New Storage and Display Solutions
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation plans to showcase its latest tech at Embedded World 2025 from March 11 to 13 in Nuremberg, Germany. The company makes NAND flash controllers that power solid-state storage devices worldwide. Visitors can also check out its newest storage and display products designed for AI applications. These include PCIe NVMe Gen 4/5 SSD controllers, Ferri embedded storage, and display interface chips that deliver better performance with less power use. The company created a special automotive SSD controller called SM2264XT-AT. This PCIe Gen 4 controller connects to eight NAND channels running at speeds up to 1,600 MT/s each. It lets up to eight virtual machines share one physical PCIe device through built-in...
Avalue Debuts HPM GNRDE for Faster AI and Cloud Tasks
Avalue plans to show off its new HPM-GNRDE at embedded world 2025. This powerful machine is great for AI tasks, number crunching, cloud storage, and business needs. It is packed with two Intel Xeon 6 processors that can handle up to 350 watts each. These chips use the latest Granite Rapids-SP design to process data much faster than older models. The new P-Core setup inside these processors helps computers think quicker when dealing with huge amounts of information. You can add up to 16 memory sticks for a total of 4 terabytes of super-fast DDR5 memory. This runs at speeds up to 8000 MT/s, which moves data 30% faster than standard DDR5. For adding extra parts, you'll find five full-size PCIe 5.0 slots and one half-size slot. These...
NVIDIA Readies RTX 5050 for 1080p Gamers
NVIDIA plans to launch a budget-friendly graphics card called the GeForce RTX 5050 as part of their "Blackwell" series. They might also release an RTX 5050 Ti that sits between this card and the upcoming RTX 5060. These new cards would fill a gap left open during the RTX 40-series "Ada" generation, which skipped this price range completely. Intel recently took advantage of this missing segment by releasing their Arc B580 card, which offers great value under $300. Both NVIDIA cards will feature 8GB of memory, though this falls short of Intel's B580 with its 12GB. The cards should run at around 135 watts of power consumption. NVIDIA designed these graphics cards specifically for gaming at 1080p resolution with medium to high settings...
Samsung Reassesses Chip Design and Foundry Plans
Samsung Electronics has started checking out its chip design and foundry sections, which might shake up how it organizes things. It plans to move around executives and staff members to better compete with big players like TSMC. Back in January, company leaders took a deep look at the System LSI group that designs chips. Next, they'll check their foundry business the same way. The System LSI group faces major changes ahead. One idea suggests moving the Exynos chip business to the Mobile Experience group. This would help Samsung make phones that work better with its chips. The company might also put a hold on building new facilities in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, and Taylor, USA. At the same time, they're figuring out how to make their...
Longsys Drives Mobile Storage to New Heights
Longsys just attended MWC 2025 in Barcelona for the first time. They came in hot with the slogan "New Mode of Storage Empowering Global Mobility" and brought a whole bunch of super innovative storage products that got everyone talking. One of the biggest things they showed off was their Product Technology Manufacturing (PTM) model. This is some next-level customization. We're talking the whole shebang, from making their own controllers and designing products from scratch to putting them through the wringer with testing and using smart manufacturing to make them. They had a ton of embedded storage solutions for smartphones, tablets, and wearables. We're looking at high-performance UFS, QLC eMMC with their own WM6000 controller, and...
AWS Powers Instant Game Streaming with GameLift Streams
Amazon Web Services, an Amazon company, just announced a new service called Amazon GameLift Streams. It's a fully managed service that lets game developers stream high-quality, responsive games right to players' web browsers on almost any device. Developers don't have to worry about changing their game code for streaming or building their streaming setup. People all over the world can start playing these games in a few seconds instead of waiting a long time to download them. This new streaming service is part of Amazon GameLift, which helps developers make and deliver really popular games. Chris Lee from AWS said they already support a ton of people playing games running on AWS each month. He mentioned that AWS has been helping the...
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