Acer L811 4K ultra-short throw projector & Nitro XV272U KF a 27” WQHD 300 Hz refresh rate monitor announced
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Acer L811 4K ultra-short throw projector & Nitro XV272U KF a 27” WQHD 300 Hz refresh rate monitor announced

Acer has announced three projectors today, two gaming focussed projectors and now the Acer L811, which is a an ultra-short throw projector that offers HDR10-compatible 4K resolution and 3,000 lumens of brightness for an incredible home-theater experience. Capable of offering a 120-inch projection from only 0.312 meters (1.02 feet) the projector defeats the traditional space…

New Acer Chromebook Announced – Chromebook 514 (CB514-2H/T) with MediaTek Kompanio 828 & Spin 514 (CP514-2H) with Intel 11th Gen
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New Acer Chromebook Announced – Chromebook 514 (CB514-2H/T) with MediaTek Kompanio 828 & Spin 514 (CP514-2H) with Intel 11th Gen

As part of today’s launch, Acer has announced four new Chromebooks. The most interesting one is the new Acer Chromebook 514 (CB514-2H/T) which features the octa-core MediaTek Kompanio 828 processor. At the time of writing this chipset has not been announced yet. Acer don’t go into details about the exact specification. The current MediaTek Kompanio…

Acer Predator Orion 7000 Desktop PC announced with Intel Alder Lake CPUs, DDR5-4000 RAM & up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
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Acer Predator Orion 7000 Desktop PC announced with Intel Alder Lake CPUs, DDR5-4000 RAM & up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

Intel has not formally announced the Alder Lake (12th-gen) CPUs yet, and it is expected they will announce them at the Intel Innovation event will take place on 27-28 October. Today, Acer is getting out ahead of this news with the announcement of the new Predator Orion 7000, which will feature the latest unlocked 12th Gen…

Soundcore Frames take on Bose Frames & Huawei X Gentle Monster with more attractive pricing of £150 vs £240 vs £270
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Soundcore Frames take on Bose Frames & Huawei X Gentle Monster with more attractive pricing of £150 vs £240 vs £270

I reviewed the Bose Frames a bit over two years ago. At launch, Bose promised big things, with the initial branding being Bose AR which was supposed to feature augmented reality. They were quite good, they were not bone-conducting like you might imagine, such as Aftershokz but they managed to sound good without creating too…

Nacon Revolution X Pro Review – A customisable pro Xbox controller that’s a lot cheaper vs the Razer Wolverine V2 Chroma
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Nacon Revolution X Pro Review – A customisable pro Xbox controller that’s a lot cheaper vs the Razer Wolverine V2 Chroma

I have reviewed a few Nacon peripherals in the past year, with the Nacon MG-X being my most recent review and previously the Nacon Pro Compact. They are now back with a new Xbox controller, this one takes most of the excellent features of the Nacon Pro Compact and ramps things up to the next…

Most searched for tech brands/products in the UK

Most searched for tech brands/products in the UK

In today’s world, you can’t go anywhere without seeing hands clasped around smartphones – our trusted mini robot right hand man used for pretty much everything besides phone calls! The only thing faster than the development of technology itself is the number of tech brands popping up. From iPhones to Chromebook’s and everything else in…

Netgear RBKE960 Orbi Mesh WiFi 6E System Announced For £1.5k – Quad-band vs Tri-band TP-Link Deco X96
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Netgear RBKE960 Orbi Mesh WiFi 6E System Announced For £1.5k – Quad-band vs Tri-band TP-Link Deco X96

Netgear has gone all out for their latest mesh WiFi 6 system. Featuring the new WiFi 6E standard, the mesh system utilizes three different frequencies, 2.4Ghz, 5Ghz and 6Ghz. The problem with a WiFi 6E mesh system is that you need to use one band for the backhaul. If the system shares a backhaul channel…

Honor 50 Hands-On [Review on the 27th October] – Honor now features Google Play Store and Qualcomm chipset now they have split from Huawei
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Honor 50 Hands-On [Review on the 27th October] – Honor now features Google Play Store and Qualcomm chipset now they have split from Huawei

I will keep this post relatively short as it is only a hands-on, and several other sites published similar content at the end of September. Honor will be launching their latest phone, the Honor 50, on the 27th of October. This phone was released in China back in June, so most of the details about…

Infinix Announces Note 11 & Note 11 Pro with Mediatek Helio G96 – 4 months after Note 10 launch

Infinix Announces Note 11 & Note 11 Pro with Mediatek Helio G96 – 4 months after Note 10 launch

Affordable brand Infinix has announced its latest phone, the Note 11 series. The two phones launching came just 4-months after the Note 10 series launch, and it is unlikely the western market will see them. As you would imagine, there is not much that has improved in four months but there a handful of notable…

EVICIV Raspberry Pi Monitor Review – A 7-inch 1024×600 touchscreen monitor for the Raspberry Pi 4, 3 and more
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EVICIV Raspberry Pi Monitor Review – A 7-inch 1024×600 touchscreen monitor for the Raspberry Pi 4, 3 and more

I have been a fan of the Raspberry Pi for years now, originally building a cheap Kodi media player and later using it for low powered server functionality and a dedicated Pi-Hole DNS adblocker. I have always used normal peripherals and monitors with it, and once the initial set-up is done, move over to SSH/command…

Honor Laptops & Smartwatches get discounted to cheaper than Amazon via the Honor Store

Honor Laptops & Smartwatches get discounted to cheaper than Amazon via the Honor Store

Today, Honor start two weeks worth of deals until 25th October slashing its prices on some of its most popular products. As usual for a lot of these sales, the discounts quoted are a little misleading as the products are available across many ecommerce sites for much cheaper than RRP. However, looking through the deals,…

Far Cry 6 Benchmarks with Ryzen 7 5800X / RTX 3080 & Ryzen 5 5600X / RTX 3060Ti

Far Cry 6 Benchmarks with Ryzen 7 5800X / RTX 3080 & Ryzen 5 5600X / RTX 3060Ti

Following on from my review of the Wired2fire Predator Gaming PC, I thought I would quickly benchmark it in Far Cry 6 before I send the PC back. A quick recap of the spec: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X MSI Gaming X RTX 3060 Ti 16GB 3000Mhz DDR4 Crucial 1TB NVMe For my main work PC,…

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