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Update 3/17 09:42 Raspberry Pihas confirmedthat DigiKey and Mouser will be providing RP2350s to eager makers in the United States. Updated Article The Raspberry Pi Pico 2 and the Pico 2 W have been on sale for a number of months now, but the chip that powers it, the RP2350 has not been generally available. This has all changed withRaspberry Pi releasing the RP2350for general sale for those eager to integrate the powerful microcontroller into their projects....

Researchers from Rice University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new 3D printing technology that recycles wood waste material. According to the paperThree-dimensional printing of woodinScience Advances, the new methodology results in 3D printed objects with the texture, appearance, thermal stability, and smell of natural wood. Also, in contrast with some other ‘wood’ 3D printing filaments available today, the new material is simply a water-based ink made of lignin and cellulose, the primary building blocks of natural wood – no plastics here....

Nvidia has allegedlydelayed the launch of its mainstream RTX 5070 GPUto March 5 to counter the arrival of AMD’s RX 9070 and 9070 XT GPUs, which are scheduled to become available the day after Team Green has put the 5070 on store shelves. But despite its launch date still a few days away, Best Buy has already put up a listing for the cheapest (so far) Nvidia 50-series GPU. TheAsus RTX 5070 Prime 12GB(h/tmomomo_us) is live on Best Buy, although it’s still marked as coming soon....

Hardware sleuthwxnodrecently shared an image at X, allegedly detailing the pricing of Nvidia’s upcoming RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 at a Chinese retailer. The GPUs, per the image, are slated for Q1 2025, likely for the Chinese market but are expected to debut at Nvidia’s keynote onJanuary 6next month. Going by the shared image, the RTX 5090 is listed for 18,999 Yuan ($2,600) with the RTX 5080 going for 9,999 Yuan ($1,350)....

Despite sanctions, Russian electronics and computer hardware manufacturers expanded their workforce in 2024 by an average of 13%, reportsVedomosti, Russia’s largest and most well-known business publication. Engineers were the most sought-after professionals, which indicates that companies in the country that start wars are adapting to sanctions and developing various workaround ways to keep Russia’s economy (and the war machine) going. Perhaps more importantly, Russia’s Mikron, the leading chipmaker in the country, is hiring R&D personnel, which may lead to breakthroughs....

New listings at AMD’sofficial JD.comstore suggest the retail embargo for its Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D processors will lift on March 12 (viaITHome). JD.com, alternatively known as Jingdong, is an online e-commerce company that is ranked as China’s largest B2C retailer by revenue. Courtesy ofHXL, AMD has priced these CPUs at $770 and $630, respectively, reflecting a moderate increase over their predecessors, at least in the Chinese market. Note that (pre-sale) listings in China are not wholly indicative of global pricing and availability....

Samsung, the second-largest memory chip maker after SK Hynix, is set to end production of its DDR4 chips to focus on newer technologies.DigiTimes Asiareports that orders for DDR4 memory chips will end in early June, with delivery for 8GB and 16GB laptop and desktop modules expected by December 2025. The company is making the move to free up manufacturing capacity for more lucrative technologies, including DDR5 and LPDDR5 memory for newer systems, as well as HBMs for GPUs and AI systems....

Samsung Foundry has begun trial production of chips on its2nd Generation 3nm-class process technology known as SF3, reportsChosun, citing unnamed industry sources. The company reportedly aims to achieve a yield of over 60% within the next six months. The information should be taken with a pinch of salt since it comes from an unofficial source. Meanwhile, the SF3 production start is a big deal for Samsung and the industry. Samsung is reportedly testing the performance and reliability of chips made on its SF3 node....

The main peak-trading sales are over, we’re now in the holiday season hunting for any leftover or new deals on our favorite bits of tech. Today’s deal is on a new large-capacity 4TB SSD that’s compatible with Gen 4/5 motherboards and laptops and manages to cost the same price as it was on offer for in the recent sales. There are of course cheaper 4TB SSDs floating about, but this is a Samsung and does come with a good track record for performance and support....

Samsung’s 27-inch QHD 240 Hz OLED gaming monitor,the Odyssey OLED G6 (G61SD) is 31% off for Prime Day. This appealing entry into the world of rapid-response eye-pleasing OLED displays is now just $549, reduced from an MSRP of $799. We also spotted that the 360 Hz version of this monitor has beenreduced to $649 from $899, which could future-proof your thirst for Hertz. In addition to their famously dense blacks, OLED displays can be a fantastic choice for gamers, with response times that put the best IPS displays to shame....

If you’re still in the mood for some deals this week after all the pomp and splendor of the Amazon Prime Day sales events, then check out the $700 savings on this absolutely bonkers-specced gaming laptop from Alienware. This laptop has everything including the kitchen sink packed into its sleek chassis, from the most powerful graphics card on the market to Intel’s top-of-the-line 24-core Core i9-14900HX processor. Head over to the Dell website to see the offer on theAlienware m18 R2 where the price has dropped $700 from the original $3,999 asking price to now $3,299....

Seagate’s biggest-ever hard drive is finally here, coming with 32TB of capacity courtesy of the company’s new HAMR technology (viaExpreview). It has almost been a year since Seagate said it had finally madea hard drive based on heat-assisted magnetic recording(HAMR) technology using its new Mozaic 3+ platform. A HAMR HDD has long been anticipated since Seagate started experimenting with the technology in 2007. For over a decade, Seagate has predicted HAMR-based drives would be released within years, but these predictions fell apart year after year until now....

Storage enthusiasts should check out this deal on Seagate’s large 24TB External HDD drive. Arriving in these pre-Memorial Day deals, this large storage option works out as only $11.60 per Terabyte. The option is also there to “shuck” these drives if you feel comfortable doing so, and install them in a NAS or home server. This will obviously void any limited warranties, plus your mileage may vary on what drive is inside the enclosure....