Alienware 34″ OLED Monitor Hits New Low At $549, Save Big On Dell’s Gaming PCs Too

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Could you use a new gaming monitor? How about a new laptop or desktop PC with gaming chops? If you’re in the market for any of those, now is your chance to abduct big savings on several Alienware and Dell displays and systems, with deep Labor Day discounts. What better way is there to start off a new school year than with new gaming gear?

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Aurora Alert: Tonight’s Northern Light Show Will Be Visible Farther South Than Usual

Aurora Alert: Tonight's Northern Light Show Will Be Visible Farther South Than Usual
Skies across the Northern Hemisphere are in for a special Labor Day light show as an intense “cannibal” solar storm speeds toward Earth. Expected to hit the planet’s magnetic field between the wee hours of September 1 and 2, the storm has the potential to tint the sky with vibrant auroras, visible much farther south than usual. In other words,

Co-Op Adventure Titan Isles Arrives This Month On Quest & Steam

Titan Isles, the new co-op VR action adventure from the Windlands studio, launches later this month.

Revealed earlier this year, Titan Isles from Psytec Games takes place in a ruined world shattered after the mysterious Titans suddenly awaken. Playable alone or in four-player co-op with cross-platform multiplayer, you’re tasked with fending off swarms of robots and these giant foes. Now, Psytec confirms it’s arriving on September 25 on Quest and Steam.

It lets you choose one of four Exo Suits – you’re not locked to one specific suit per party member, and each offers a unique method of traversal. ‘Storm’ uses hand jets and a jetpack while offering pistols and a rifle, while ‘Hunter’ has grappling hooks plus a bow and arrow.

Today’s announcement also confirms the voice cast joining Titan Isles. Psytec Games revealed that Richard Reed (Overwatch 2) is playing Quirk, Dave Jones (Baldur’s Gate 3) is Sidian, and Patricia Rodriguez (Stellar Blade) is Visker. Others joining the cast include Mark La Pointe (Warframe), Tyler Jessey, and Megan Liberty Edmunds.

Titan Isles arrives on September 25 on Steam and Quest for $29.99, while the PlayStation VR2 version will follow in 2026. You can read our previous interview below to learn more.

Why Psytec Games Made Titan Isles Over Windlands 3
With co-op action title Titan Isles launching this year, we interviewed Psytec Games to learn why it’s chosen an original game over Windlands 3.
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Our Preoccupation With Protein Intake

A review of published meta-analyses examining protein supplementation found no evidence supporting intake beyond 1.6 grams per kilogram of body weight daily, according to an analysis by cardiologist Eric Topol. The review examined multiple randomized controlled trials encompassing thousands of participants. The most widely cited Morton study, which included 1,863 participants across 49 trials, showed no statistically significant benefit at higher protein levels, with a p-value of 0.079.

Recent research from Washington University identified the essential amino acid leucine as activating mTOR in macrophages, promoting atherosclerosis progression. The mechanism was demonstrated in both mouse models and human studies measuring circulating monocyte changes following acute high-protein challenges increasing dietary protein from 22% to 50% of energy intake. Current USDA data indicates 55% of American men and 35% of women already exceed the 0.8 g/kg/day recommendation from the National Academy of Medicine. The protein supplement industry, exemplified by David bars containing 28 grams of protein in 150 calories using a modified plant fat called EPG, projects $180 million in 2025 sales.


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Apple Says These MacBook Air & Pro Models Are Obsolete, Here Are Some Great Replacements

Apple Says These MacBook Air & Pro Models Are Obsolete, Here Are Some Great Replacements
If you own a MacBook Air from way back in 2015 or a MacBook Pro from 2017, then consider it a nice long run for what are now officially “obsolete” laptops. It’s an automatic designation that Apple applies to products that have not been distributed for sale for more than seven years. However, the implications extend beyond just an automatic

Co-op Adventure Platformer ‘TITAN ISLES’ Arrives on Quest and PC VR This Month

Windlands studio Psytec Games announced TITAN ISLES earlier this year, revealing a high-flying adventure platformer that lets you suit up with three other players to take on massive bosses in co-op. Now the studio says it’s coming to Quest and SteamVR headsets this month.

Titan Isles is slated to arrive on Quest and SteamVR headsets on September 25th. Psytec Games says a PSVR 2 version is also still in development and set to launch sometime in 2026.

Here’s how the studio describes the action in Titan Isles:

Titan Isles is set on the planet of Toska, a vibrant world abound with diverse biomes. Mysterious Titans awaken from deep within the planet, shattering Toska to ruins as they emerge to wreak havoc and destroy everything in their path.

This adventure casts you – the player, into an epic struggle for survival and revenge either alone or in up to 4-player co-op, across a thrilling and challenging multi-part campaign.

The game, which also supports single player, is serving up one of four Exo Suits to choose from; Storm, Hunter, Goliath or Blink, arming you four respective locomotion methods: Jet Packs, Grappling Hooks, Burst Jets or Phase-Dash.

Each Exo Suit is also armed with their own unique weapon, which vibes with traversal method, the studio reveals, noting you’ll be able to wield Plasma Pistols with a Longstrike Rifle, a bow with Kyros arrows, a powerful Kyros canon and protective shield and a deadly Viper Bolt projectile.

For now, you can now pre-order the game on the Horizon Store for Quest 2 and above, priced at $26 ($30 launch price), and wishlist on Steam for PC VR headsets.

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LibreOffice 25.8 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released, This Is What’s New

Highlights of LibreOffice 25.8 include up to 30% faster opening of files in Writer and Calc, support for exporting PDF 2.0, optimized memory management for smoother operation on virtual desktops and thin clients, improved scrolling through large documents, and completely overhauled word hyphenation and spacing.

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Rokid Glasses Raise Over $1M in First Week, Proving Strong Demand for Display-clad Smart Glasses

Rokid, the China and US-based AR startup, launched a Kickstarter campaign last week for Rokid Glasses, frontrunning the competition with a pair of smart glasses housing green monochrome displays. Now, the crowdfunding campaign has surpasses $1 million, doubling the amount it garnered within its first 24 hours.

If Rokid Glases’ recent performance on Kickstarter is anything to go by, there’s going to be an unmistakable demand for smart glasses that offer more than an ‘audio-only’ experience, like you get with Ray-Ban Meta and the recently launched Oakley Meta HSTN glasses. Google is planning them, and Meta is rumored to have their own in the works.

Now, less than a week since its launch on Kickstarter, the display-clad smart glasses have topped $8.7 million Hong Kong dollars (~$1.2 million USD). And there’s still 38 days to go in the campaign, leaving plenty of room to run until close on October 10th.

Rokid Glasses | Image courtesy Rokid

You can catch all of the specs and features here, although here’s the short of it: Rokid Glasses run a Qualcomm Snapdragon AR1 and NXP’s RT600, which drive its dual green micro-LED displays, which Rokid says can deliver 1500 nits of brightness—all at 49g and a formfactor that’s impressively normal.

Onboard is a single 12MP camera sensor, which features a 109° field of view, low-light HDR and digital video stabilization. Multiple formats will be available, letting you shoot up to 1200p photos and 2,400 × 1,800 video.

Relying on both ChatGPT and an internal LLM for queries and live text and voice translation, the glasses also promise things like turn-by-turn directions, music playback and voice calls through dual AAC speakers. Again, that’s abridged version. You can learn more about battery, photo and video quality, and early hands-ons here.

Image courtesy Rokid

And now that the campaign has surpassed $1 million, all backers will also get a free Charging Case, valued at $99. That said, the lowest funding tier ($479) is already gone, leaving the next cheapest tier at $549, which already comes with the Charging Case in addition to a magnetic Prescription Frame so you can fit in your prescription.

In the meantime, we’ll be following the Rokid Glasses Kickstarter as it makes headway until its October 10th close.

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Thunderbird 142 Brings Support for Adding Visual Signatures to PDF Attachments

Highlights of Thunderbird 142 include support for adding visual signatures to PDF attachments opened in Thunderbird, support for resetting custom folder sorting in the folder pane via a new ‘Reset Folder Order’ option, and folder copy support within mail server accounts and local folders.

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