Andrew Liszewski

Following Sony’s announcement that it was officially ending production of recordable Blu-ray discs this month, Verbatim and I-O Data have pledged ongoing support and a stable supply of recordable optical media in a recent press release spotted by Tom’s Hardware.

The fictional self-help book, written by Michael Chernus’ character Ricken Hale in Severance, played an important role in the series’ first season. If you’ve wanted to read more, Apple has released the first eight chapters of The You You Are as a 39-page ebook and an hour-long audiobook narrated by Chernus, as spotted by MacRumors. Both versions are available to download through Apple Books now for free.

The new Element 5 Hub differentiates itself from Kensington and Cable Matters’ Thunderbolt 5 docks with a much smaller design. Despite its compact footprint, the $249 Element 5 still features four 80Gbps Thunderbolt 5 ports (up to 120Gbps with Bandwidth Boost), two slower 10Gbps USB-C ports, and three USB-A ports. Power delivery maxes out at 90W, but it can drive three 4K/60Hz displays on Windows, or a pair of 6K/60Hz displays on macOS.

Almost 25 years after it launched on the Nintendo 64 on February 14th, 2000, Ridge Racer 64 has been added to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack’s N64 library. The arcade-style racer includes nine courses, Quick Play, Grand Prix, and a Time Attack mode so you can compete against your best lap times, plus multiplayer with Battle Mode, Stage Mode, and Team Mode options.

For $110, the performance of the Kidwants KN1 Touch Mini PC, powered by a 2.6GHz Intel Celeron N4000 CPU, isn’t going to impress you. The reason to even consider this compact PC is that it features a large touchpad built into the top of its case supporting multi-finger gestures like two-finger scrolling and pinch to zoom. That’s one less peripheral crowding your desk, and potentially a convenient way to keep at least one hand toasty.

Although it was overshadowed by the launch of the Hero 13 Black last September, GoPro hasn’t forgotten about its smaller and cheaper $179 Hero action cam. A software update available today is introducing a new 4K 4:3 video setting that uses the sensor’s full height and width. The Hero is also getting GoPro’s SuperView Digital Lens option which converts 4:3 videos to 16:9 by stretching the sides of the video to create a wider effect.