Open Sauce is a California festival that brings together crazy inventors, makers of every sort, and 150 nerdy YouTubers for a weekend of hands-on exhibits, live demos, and community connection. Founded by YouTuber William Osman, the event is like a science fair for grown-ups, with over 500 projects on display, from combat robotics to 3D printed musical instruments. The YouTube element sets Open Sauce apart from other festivals. YouTube creators were invited to host panels and presentations on a number of topics, like 3D printing, science education, animation, prototyping inventions, rocketry, and much more....

The specifications for Intel’s upcoming Core Ultra 200 (codenamed Arrow Lake) series, which will rival thebest CPUs, have purportedly been finalized.Benchlifehas released a full table of the alleged specifications featuring all five SKUs arriving later this year. Intel’s initial batch of SKUs that will come with Arrow Lake’s debut will be the Core Ultra 9 285K, Core Ultra 7 265K, Core Ultra 7 265KF, Core Ultra 5 245K, and Core Ultra 5 245KF....

In addition toArrow Lake-SCPUs for desktop PCs we saw earlier this week, Intel is also introducing a series of refreshed stock cooler designs. These next-gen units replace the previous, weaker stock coolers across the board. The most notable upgrade offered by these new stock cooler designs, which we noticed thanks to @momomo_us on Twitter, isn’t immediately visible. But last time around, lower-end coolers used less-conductive aluminum for the baseplate instead of just the fins....

Intel has significantly reduced the prices of two Core Ultra 5 SKUs. The Core Ultra 5 225 now sells for $193.79 onAmazonandNewegg, while theCore Ultra 5 225F is available for $194.32 on AmazonandNewegg.There’s a slight price difference of a few dollars depending on which retailer you purchase the processor from. In the absence of any Core Ultra 3 or Pentium SKUs, the Core Ultra 5 225 serves as the entry-level option for consumers seeking to upgrade to aCore Ultra 200S(codenamed Arrow Lake) processor....

An Asus ROG Crosshair Extreme X870E motherboard is in the works, according to leaked photos shared by renowned leakermomomo_us. Though detailed specifications remain in the dark, we can spot several technical and cosmetic changes over the previousX670Eclass model. As a descendant of Asus' premier ROG Extreme family, you can expect a hefty price tag in the ballpark of $1,000 or higher. Asus' overclocking-tailoredX870E Apexmotherboards, promising a minimum overclocking window of 8,200 MT/s memory speeds for Ryzen 9000 CPUs, are expected to hit shelves next month, on April 4....

Lenovo is set to introduce an array of interesting new accessories next month atCES2025. According to leaked information by popular tech tipsterEvan Blass, the company is working on a self-charging Bluetooth keyboard that could potentially eliminate the hassle of charging or replacing batteries. While the leak doesn’t give away any technical details, Blass suggests that the keyboard can draw power from solar and ambient light. As we can see from the leaked images, the keyboard will feature a sleek design with low-profile keycaps and will be offered in two colors — white and black with green accents....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict With 21 hours of battery life, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s will last you all day and then some while also providing strong productivity performance and great usability in a lightweight package. Extraordinary battery life Bright screen Great keyboard and navigation Solid performance Slower SSD than competitors Windows on Arm still not compatible with all software Why you can trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict Lenovo’s Yoga Slim 9i redefines ultrabook elegance with its glass-inspired design and innovative webcam. While its battery life isn’t the longest, the trade-off is a dazzling OLED screen. Also save up for adapters, because it has few ports. Spectacular OLED touch screen Ultra stylish and slim Comfortable keyboard Good speakers Quiet cooling fan Just two USB Type-C ports and no headphone jack Middling battery life Subpar webcam...

Mouse pads are an often overlooked peripheral when it comes to your gaming setup. They can add comfort, styling, and color to your desk, from the material the pad uses, the print or design, and even lighting. Today’s deal features a mouse pad from Razer that features the RGB-laden Chroma lighting tech, on top of aHalo Infinite-inspired design. This is the extended size, so it can easily accommodate both your keyboard and mouse....

Meta is accelerating its investment in the infrastructure it believes will be needed to power the future of artificial intelligence training and inference, with a number of high-capacity, fast-deployment data centers.CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined plansfor gigantic, “multi-GW clusters” at truly gargantuan scale, and he’s doing it extremely quickly by leveraging a number of cost and time-saving measuresinspired by xAI. Meta is alsobuilding “tented” data centers, rather than traditionally roofed structures....

In addition torevealing new Xbox gamesat Gamescon tradeshow,Microsoftalso introducedthree new versions of its Xbox Series X|S consoles.Performance wise, these new units offer the same as their predecessors, but the higher-end models now feature more storage. Three new consoles, endless possibilities 🌌Pre-order a new Xbox Series X|S today: https://t.co/1EoIR2A8Hx pic.twitter.com/8PFJN0eN7cAugust 21, 2024 Microsoft’s new store exclusive is the top-of-the-range Xbox Series X 2TB Galaxy Black Special Edition. A console with a higher-capacity solid-state drive, handy for those planning to install the roster of upcoming games, such as the Call of Duty Black Ops 6....

Microsoftis advancing itsDirectXAPI to support neural rendering, signaling a transformative shift in graphics rendering by incorporating AI and machine learning. This development, highlighted in arecent blog post, is designed to enhance visual quality and efficiency in gaming and other graphics-intensive applications. Neural rendering makes use of machine learning models to generate or enhance visual elements such as textures, lighting, and image upscaling. By offloading complex rendering tasks to AI, this approach improves both performance and visual fidelity while reducing the computational burden on traditional rendering pipelines....

AsMicrosoftplans to sunset Windows 10 in less than a year, users with processors older than Intel’s 8th Gen CPUs and AMD’s Ryzen 2000 series will have no choice but to pay a$30 yearlyto Microsoft in order to receive security patches in the form of ESUs (Extended Security Upgrades). In a newblog post, Microsoft restates that it has no plans to lower the minimum requirements for Windows 11 and asks users to upgrade their PCs instead....