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CES 2016: OLED PC Screens Are Coming

It's $5K. It's 4K. It's Dell's OLED display.

Didn’t I tell you 2016 was going to be great for PC gamers? Well, it’s started. The greatness, that is. And 2016, too. In fact it’s all so fantastic even the orgasm of capitalism, technological futility and conspicuous consumption that is the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas could not resist and duly served up an uncharacteristically compelling collection of intriguing new PC stuff. Stuff like OLED displays, silly-fast SSDs, graphics boxes for laptops, VR all over the shop and, well, other things that want your money.

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HTC Vive Pre Revision Adds Front-Facing Camera

HTC last year teased that the reason for delaying the Vive, the virtual reality doodad they’re making with Valve, was “a very, very big technological breakthrough” inspiring them to wait and release a revised model. Now they’ve revealed what all the fuss was: ergonomic improvements and a new front-facing camera mean that the Vive Pre (as it’s called) can crudely simulate what it’s like to not wear cybergoggles on your face.

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Week in Tech: CES Show Special


Pull up a chair, pop the kettle on, stoke the fire, strangle a cat – whatever it is that loosens you up for some serious hardware hotness (Legal disclaimer: Do not strangle a cat) – and brace yourself for my CES round-up. We’ve already covered a few of the major announcements and developments, including Steam machines, high-res Oculus Rift and Razer’s Project Christine easy-upgrade shizzle. So, here’s my guide to the other PC gaming-relevant wonders from the festival of rampant, nihilistic consumerism that is the CES show in Las Vegas. There’s plenty to talk about including the messiah of monitors (Asus’s G-Sync-enabled, 1,440p effort), AMD’s G-Sync-bashing FreeSync and next-gen APUs, high-DPI PCs gone mad, an RGB-backlit keyboard and slick new cases from Corsair and, well, just stuff, stuff, stuff. Read the rest of this entry »