We’ve spent most of the year talking about gadgets getting more expensive. Thanks to US tariffs, prices are rising every few months, and even small upgrades have come with big price hikes. So I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the new Hasselblad X2D 100C II will actually be cheaper than its predecessor, coming […]

OLED monitors aren’t exactly cheap, but Dell subsidiary Alienware definitely has some of the best bang-for-your-buck value in this space. The first model it offered is still popular for exactly that reason, and today you can get that ultrawide OLED gaming monitor at a deep discount. It’s $549.99 right now on Amazon (half its launch

Smart locks are among my favorite pieces of smart home tech, offering convenience and peace of mind; I haven’t used a key in years. But most of them are big, clunky, and unmistakably “techy.” Keypads, bulky battery housings, and fingerprint readers mean they really stick out, on both sides of your door. If you want

$500 is something of a sweet spot for budget laptops. There are plenty of them that slide under that price…and very few that I’d actually recommend, since I think you need a decent processor and at least 16GB of RAM to run Windows 11 well. Today’s HP deal, cutting an OmniBook 5’s price nearly in

An apparent leak of the planned notebook CPU releases from AMD and Intel have revealed both company’s plans through 2025 and beyond, showing off a complex AMD roadmap that extends in 2027 with the release of “Gator Range” and AMD’s Zen 6 architecture. The roadmap was published on the website of Seleno, a Spanish electronics

The best USB-C hubs add ports to your PC, providing connections to legacy peripherals like mice, keyboards, printers or more. If you follow my advice, you shouldn’t pay that much, either. I’ve selected the best USB-C hub I’ve tested and put it at the very top of this story, followed by a cheaper budget option.

It’s now possible to charge a large 99Wh (27,650mAh) power bank — the largest you can easily take on an airplane — from zero to 80 percent in about 20 minutes. But only if you own EcoFlow’s new power bank and desktop charger combo, launching in the US today. The $179.99 / €169.99 Rapid Pro

TL;DR: Right now, you can get Windows 11 Pro and Microsoft Office for life for only $54.97 (reg. $418.99). For every month you pay it, your Microsoft 365 subscription becomes a worse deal. Instead of paying $99.99 every year, now you can get Microsoft Office and Windows 11 Pro for life, and they’re still only $54.97 (reg. $418.99). This is

Laura is an enthusiastic gamer as well as a movie and TV fan. After studying communication science, she went straight into a job at PCMagazin and Connect Living. Since then, she has been writing about everything to do with PCs and technology topics, and has been a permanent editor at our German sister site PC-WELT

I’ve long dreamed of doing all my gaming on PC — a single platform that’s easily upgradeable and lets me play my overstuffed Steam library wherever and however I like. The Steam Deck is a fantastic handheld, but for my living room, I want something more powerful that works as well on my TV as