Kyle Orland

15 pts Almost exactly two years ago, we were gawking at prototypes of 1,000 Hz monitors and wondering who really needed a display that could support such ludicrously smooth frame rates. Now that those prototypes are starting to develop into retail products, we're still wondering how much of a market there is for…

Steven Rosenbaum explains how inaccurate quotes got into his book The Future of Truth.

Keep the charging puck's exposed pins far away from anything metal. Those exposed metal connectors on the charging puck can be a serious hazard if they come in contact with any stray metal.

16 pts When we reviewed the new Steam Controller last month, we noted how the satisfying click of the magnetic charging puck easily connecting to the back of the controller lets users “save the hassle of fiddling with a power cord.” But one Reddit user's experience highlights how the exposed contacts on that…

But there are some real-world constraints that virtual pinball could easily ignore.

If you owned a Windows computer in the late '90s or early '00s, you probably remember 3D Pinball for Windows - Space Cadet, a surprisingly competent virtual table included for free with multiple Microsoft OS releases through Windows XP. Despite the game's authenticity to real pinball, Space Cadet wasn't based…

Smooth movement, compelling combat, and tons of secrets make for an innovative throwback.

Europe, Australia, and Asia can still get it while the getting's good.

5 pts Well, that was fast. Less than 24 hours after Valve announced renewed availability of the Steam Deck OLED (at a massively increased MSRP), the handheld is once again listed as "out of stock" in the US and Canada. Spot checks of other regional Steam stores on Thursday morning showed the hardware as still…

Fine-tuning tests show “bias … toward confidently representing the claims as true.” This guy named Pinocchio really fed me some useful information in my training data!