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Monica Chin

Monica Chin

Former Senior Reviewer

Former Senior Reviewer

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    If you’ve been putting off buying a Zephyrus G14, now’s your chance.

    Asus’s 14-inch powerhouse is currently our top pick for best gaming laptop, and all kinds of different of models are currently on sale for Prime Day.

    Here’s an all-AMD configuration (with a Radeon RX 6800S) currently listed at $1,199.99, $700 down from its original price of $1,899.99. This RTX 3060 SKU is down to $799.

    The Mac Pro’s biggest problem is the MacBook

    Apple’s latest Mac Pro targets professionals with highly demanding computing workloads. But we talked to those professionals, and they don’t want it — because Apple’s other computers are just too good.

    Monica Chin
    Razer Blade 14 (2023) review: this pricing is silly

    This is a nice laptop with a somewhat confusing price.

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    Monica Chin
    Monica Chin
    An underwater tourist vessel carrying five people, which was bound for the wreckage of the Titanic, has gone missing.

    The vessel lost contact with its research vessel an hour and 45 minutes into its descent on Sunday morning. A search is underway approximately 900 miles east of Cape Cod.

    The five occupants have between 70 and 96 hours of oxygen available, Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger said at a press conference earlier today.

    Monica Chin
    Monica Chin
    Samsung’s self-repair program comes to the UK.

    Owners of the Galaxy S20, S21, and S22 who are based in the UK can now access Samsung’s self-repair program, which includes access to repair kits and replacement parts. The Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 are also included in the program, though it’s only the 15-inch models.

    Replaceable phone parts include the screen, back glass, and charging ports; laptop owners an access the case front, case rear, display, battery, touchpad, power key, and rubber feet.

    Monica Chin
    Monica Chin
    AI can’t win Grammys, just to be clear.

    The Recording Academy has released new rules for the upcoming 66th Grammy Awards. Among them is the clarification that “Only human creators are eligible to be submitted for, consideration for, nominated for, or win a Grammy Award”.

    Works featuring AI-generated material, however, are eligible. The AI just can’t win. Sorry, AI.

    Monica Chin
    Monica Chin
    Wearable robot, why not?

    Researchers at the University of Maryland’s Small Artifacts Lab are working on a “wearable robot” called Calico. It appears that you sew a magnetic track onto your clothing, which Calico uses to run up and down your body.

    The most obvious use case here seems to be fitness — Calico can count reps, track your heart rate and water consumption, and check your form during workouts. So, you know, you could work out with a smart watch, or you could work out with a tiny metal thing scurrying all over you. To each their own.

    It is ridiculously cute, though.