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Sean Hollister

Sean Hollister

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    AMD’s AI chips are coming for Nvidia — but how quickly?

    AMD says the MI325X, shipping Q4, will beat Nvidia’s H200. But Nvidia seems a step ahead; it’ll ship “several billion dollars” of its next-gen Blackwell B200 GPU in Q4, too. AMD says its Blackwell competitor, the MI355X, won’t arrive till 2H 2025.

    AMD isn’t talking price, but told us it’ll undercut Nvidia when it comes to total cost of ownership.

    A slide showing the MI325X may beat the Nvidia H200.
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    Tap through our gallery for info about the upcoming MI355X, too.
    Images: AMD
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    Sean Hollister
    Why I’m returning Meta’s limited-edition translucent Ray-Bans.

    I’m in a love-hate relationship with these smart shades. This’ll be the second time I’ve returned a pair! I gave them another chance because the see-through model looks fantastic... I’d use them almost every day if I could ditch these dealbreakers.

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    Sean Hollister
    I totally forgot we wrote about Nintendo’s sleep tracking alarm clock 10 years ago.

    Nintendo’s been dreaming of Alarmo for a decade — CEO Satoru Iwata revealed the idea in an investor briefing back in 2014! It’s possible the project went on pause between then and now, though. Today, Nintendo said that its development took place during the covid-19 pandemic.

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    Sean Hollister
    God of War Ragnarok is getting a PS5 Pro Enhanced patch, according to the PlayStation Store.

    As Reddit, Push Square, and others are pointing out, the very good 2022 game is suddenly sporting a “PS5 Pro Enhanced” badge. Sony hasn’t yet confirmed a patch, nor do we have details on how the game might get enhanced.

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    Sean Hollister
    Halo Infinite is officially getting a third-person mode.

    The game already kicked players into a third-person mode when wielding big machine guns — and a modder extended that to the whole single-player game in 2022 — but this November it’ll be an official multiplayer mode at minimum.

    Curious if they’ll balance the rocket launcher and sniper rifle. In first-person mode, they’re partially balanced by how much the weapon blocks your view.

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    Sean Hollister
    This $40 magnetic phone grip does what PopSockets can’t — and it’s on sale.

    The OhSnap Snap 4 is thinner than a camera bump, yet there’s so many more ways to use it than a PopSocket. While the earlier Snap 3 broke on my colleague Victoria, this new model is holding up great for us both. Plus, Best Buy’s got it for $27.99 right now. Watch my video for caveats, though!

    Note: If you buy something from these links, we might get affiliate revenue.

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    Sean Hollister
    Silver linings in the Ring alarm monitoring price hike.

    According to spokeperson Yassi Yarger:

    ● Customers who got that misleading “New Name, New Features, Same Great Price” email will now get free monitoring through January 1st, 2027 as apology.

    ● Depending on your Plus renewal date, you get up to a free year of monitoring — because Ring is raising the price on your first bill after March 1st. (Mine renews March 5th, unfortunately.)

    ● Ring Protect Pro customers get a one-year free trial of Ring Home Premium.

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    Sean Hollister
    Let’s follow Google’s lead — and celebrate wacky keyboard day instead of April Fools’.

    Today I learned that after Google stopped doing April Fools’ jokes in 2021 — a change we lauded — its Japan division started revealing zany keyboards on October 1st (because 10/1 = 101 keys) instead. Find the latest below; previous entries include the Gboard Teacup, Gboard Stick and Gboard Cap.