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The 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 isn’t the first affordable electric car, but VW believes it will be the one that finally gets the world to go electric. That’s pretty ambitious, considering the ID.4 only exists because of the Volkswagen diesel scandal . When it was caught cheating on emissions tests, VW pivoted to EVs to save face, but this is much more than a PR effort. Volkswagen is throwing the full weight of its manufacturing infrastructure and dealership network behind EVs, and says the ID.4 will compete for sales with popular gasoline vehicles like the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4. For now though, the ID.4 is most likely to be cross-shopped against similarly priced electric cars , such as the Hyundai Kona Electric, Kia Niro EV, Nissan Leaf, and the recently unveiled Chevrolet Bolt EUV . These cars all offer an acceptable amount of range at mainstream prices, but none has sparked (no pun intended) an EV revolution. Can VW do better? To find out, we spent a few days with a 2021 … [Read more...] about 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 first drive review: Lightning bug

One of the world’s most popular and innovative computers officially launched on February 29, 2012. Nine years and 38 million units sold later, the Raspberry Pi powers a huge community of makers, students and businesses. What started as a small project, meant to increase applications for Cambridge University’s computer science program has become a global movement. Every serious tech enthusiast should own at least one Raspberry Pi or, if you’re like me, 30 Raspberry Pis. You can use one as a lightweight PC, a retro arcade machine or to power a variety of projects, from home security cameras to tic-tac-toe-playing robots , self-driving trash cans or streaming media servers . In honor of the Raspberry Pi’s ninth birthday, here are 9 key facts about it. 1.  Raspberry Pi’s original target was just 1,000 units. The Raspberry Pi was originally developed to solve a very limited problem: the decreasing number of people applying to study computer science at Cambridge … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi’s Ninth Birthday: 9 Things You Might Not Know

Finding Xbox One controller deals has been near impossible in 2020. Now, we’re happy to say, there are more good selections of controllers and accessories. The Microsoft controllers are so good it can be hard to recommend anything else. The official Xbox One wireless controller (and its pro-grade sibling, the Xbox One Elite controller) remain the best way to play games on the Xbox console, but they’re also perfect for gaming on a PC . Regardless of which platform you’re gaming on or what type of gamepad you’re after, we’ve rounded up all the best Xbox One controller deals right here, so read on. Today’s best Xbox One controller deals PowerA Enhanced Wired Controller for Xbox One — $24 , was $29 Xbox One Gears 5 Kait Diaz Limited Edition Wireless Controller — $27 , was $50 Xbox One Wireless Controller - White — $45 , was $50 Xbox One Wireless Controller - Sport Red — $50 Razer Wolverine V2 Gaming Controller for PC & Xbox One — $100 … [Read more...] about Best cheap Xbox One controller deals for March 2021

Intel has a new problem on its hands: Reports indicate that German retailer Mindfactory has sold its entire stock of 120 Rocket Lake i7-11700K's to customers well before Rocket Lake's official debut, presumably late this month. The big sell-off of 'unreleased' Rocket Lake 11700Ks has resulted in many customers benchmarking the chip and sharing their findings online. Plus, a few scalpers (naturally) are selling their own stock of i7-11700K's at inflated prices. Reports say that Mindfactory was selling its 11700K's for a full three days before they ran out of stock, and employees of the company were told by managers that these Rocket Lake chips could be sold to customers. So it seems this sell-off was fully intentional by Mindfactory HQ. Hardwareluxx has fully updated its 11700K article with benchmark findings from its forum users who have received the CPU and tested it for themselves. These i7-11700K's were tested in Cinebench R20. Cinebench R20 Single Threaded Benchmark … [Read more...] about German Retailer Sells Core i7-11700Ks Stock Before Launch, Benchmarks Arrive

Gamers and video editors all know the importance of a good graphics card. A computer without a discrete GPU (that is, a PC that only features integrated graphics processing power built into the motherboard) will choke during graphically demanding tasks like gaming or rendering videos, but if you’re building a PC or upgrading your current desktop, your video card can quickly become the most expensive part of your setup. GPU deals are also a bit scarce even at the best of times, but to save you some time and cash, we’ve rounded up everything available online right now. If you’re keeping your options open or can’t find the GPU you want, then consider checking out these gaming PC deals and gaming laptop deals as well. Today’s best GPU deals MSI Gaming Nvidia GeForce GT 710 — $49 BTO GeForce GT 730 4GB GDDR3 GPU — $75 , was $85 EVGA GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR5 GPU — $100 Asus GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GDDR5 GPU — $230 Asus TUF GeForce GTX 1650 4GB … [Read more...] about Best cheap GPU deals for March 2021