Blackdot aims to take the art of tattooing to a new level with what it calls “A New Way to Tattoo.” Not to be confused with MIT’s DuoSkin tattoos that function as on-body device controllers, the company’s automated tattooing platform has opened up bookings for those daring enough to give it a shot at its studio in Austin, Texas.

Anyone

Source: Hot Hardware – 3D Printing Is Cool But Check Out This K Automatic Robot Tattoo Artist

The acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft has been an item of interest for gamers everywhere. Government regulators have taken a keen interest too, resulting in delays. Microsoft is a dominant force in both the PC world and the gaming sectors of the market. Coupled with the fact that Activision Blizzard has some legendary titles

Source: Hot Hardware – Xbox Boss Explains Why Activision Games On Game Pass Are Delayed Until 2024

Laptop aficionados and HotHardware devotees will both recall when we reviewed the Alienware m18 R1 earlier this year. That machine was gorgeous inside and out, with the latest Core i9 processor and GeForce RTX 4090 graphics wrapped up in a slick “Metallic Moon” aluminum chassis. We had little to complain about with that system, but if you’re

Source: Hot Hardware – AMD Debuts Navi 31-Based Radeon RX 7900M In Massive Alienware m18 R1 Advantage Laptop

We’re over a week removed from Amazon’s second Prime Day event but what’s arguably one of the best gaming deals around is only just now surfacing. It’s for an ASUS TUF Gaming laptop configuration that’s sitting pretty with a GeForce RTX 4070 GPU inside, and if you can find a gaming laptop with the same GPU for a lower price, by all means drop

Source: Hot Hardware – This Unbelievable ASUS Gaming Laptop Deal Is The Cheapest Model With A GeForce RTX 4070

OnePlus Open – Starting at $1699 The OnePlus Open is the most affordable book-style folding phone available in the US today. It delivers superb hardware, excellent cameras, and great software, with few compromises. Unrivaled value Superb design and build Beautiful displays Excellent cameras Blazing performance 67W wired fast charging, charger…

Source: Hot Hardware – OnePlus Open Review: This Folding Phone Puts All Others On Notice

Scientists were surprised to discover the actual cause of the largest quake ever detected on Mars was not a meteoroid impact. Labled as “Marsquake S1222a,” it was detected on May 4, 2022, and resembled two prior seismic events that were caused by meteoroids smashing onto the surface of the Red Planet.

The marsquake in question had a magnitude

Source: Hot Hardware – NASA Shocked To Discover Cause Of Largest Mars Quake Ever Detected On The Red Planet

Seagate is adding its FireCuda 520N to the relatively small but growing pile of M.2 2230 form factor solid state drives (SSDs) that fit neatly inside compact handheld PC game consoles like the Steam Deck. Available in 1TB and 2TB capacities, the FireCuda 520N offers more storage space than what the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally offer ship with

Source: Hot Hardware – Seagate Launches FireCuda 520N SSD For Gaming Handhelds Like Steam Deck And ROG Ally

NVIDIA has introduced an update to its RTX Video Super Resolution feature that enables VSR support on GeForce RTX 20 series GPUs. Labeled VSR 1.5, the new update not only provides additional GPU support, but also incorporates image quality improvements that enhance the upscales’s de-artifacting capabilities. The update is now available with

Source: Hot Hardware – NVIDIA’s RTX Video Super Resolution Now Supports GeForce RTX 20 Series GPUs

Well, the Microsoft purchase of Activision-Blizzard-King has finally closed, and we’re now observing what may well be the the first knock-on effect of the acquisition. Anyone who didn’t expect major ripple effects from the purchase hasn’t been paying attention to the actions of Microsoft’s previous acquisitions, like Bethesda Game Studios.

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Source: Hot Hardware – Microsoft Jacks Up Some Activision Game Prices As Much As 2402% On Steam

Last year, NVIDIA encountered a United States ban on certain chip exports to China in an effort to control the latter’s growth in edge computing, military capabilities, and artificial intelligence. At that time, the graphics card company moved to sidestep those restrictions; however, it seems that avenue has been quashed with the latest export

Source: Hot Hardware – NVIDIA Discloses US Ban On GeForce RTX 4090 Graphics Cards Exports To China

Elgato, best known for its Stream Decks, has unveiled a compact teleprompter that hopes to shake up the market by bringing unique features and solutions for content creators.

Streamers, content creators, and even professionals might want to take notice. Germany- and California-based Elgato (owned by Corsair) has a new teleprompter—called

Source: Hot Hardware – Elgato Unveils A Compat Teleprompter For Streamers, Is This A Game Changer?

Apple is giving its Pencil family a new sibling with a USB-C upgrade (hot on the heels of launching the iPhone 15 series, also with USB-C) and a more affordable price tag. The announcement was a disappointment for many who had hoped the Cupertino-based company would also announce a new iPad, but that hasn’t materialized yet.

The tech giant

Source: Hot Hardware – Apple Pencil Gets A USB-C Upgrade And Cheapest Price Yet But Loses These Features

The site formerly known as Twitter is headed for a fee-based future. Weeks after owner Elon Musk suggested that X would move to a paid model, the social network has started testing a $1 yearly fee in select markets. The program is being branded in typical Musk fashion as “Not A Bot,” but all it really verifies is that someone is willing to

Source: Hot Hardware – Musk’s X Is Testing A ‘Not A Bot’ Fee To Post On The Site Formerly Known As Twitter

NASA shared a scintillating view of the annular eclipse from 1 million miles in space. The image was produced by a 10-channel spectroradiometer onboard NOAA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) spacecraft.

Onlookers gazed upward this weekend as the Moon moved between the Sun and Earth and created what is known as a “ring of fire.”

Source: Hot Hardware – NASA Shares Stunning Images Of Annular Eclipse As Seen From 1 Million Miles In Space

There’s nothing like some good GPU rumors to keep gamers on their toes, especially during the mid-cycle refreshes. That’s exactly what we have here from Twitter user hongxing2020: NVIDIA may be getting ready to release “Super” variants of the RTX 4070, 4070 Ti, and 4080. While this is just some speculation at this point, it does open up the

Source: Hot Hardware – NVIDIA Could Be Readying GeForce RTX 4070 Super, 4070 Ti Super And 4080 Super GPUs

Samsung is expanding its partnership with Batteries Plus to offer authorized, in-warranty repairs at select locations. The big benefit for Galaxy device owners is potentially having access to faster service when something breaks, including same-day repairs in some cases. For those who live near a Batteries Plus location, it means not having

Source: Hot Hardware – Samsung Galaxy Owners Just Got A Major Ally In Batteries Plus For Same-Day Repairs

NVIDIA and Hon Hai Technology Group, otherwise known as Foxconn, jointly announced plans develop a new class of data centers and systems designed to “accelerate the AI revolution.” It’s the latest strategic move by NVIDIA to capitalize on the burgeoning market for AI hardware and applications, where the firm has positioned itself as a leader

Source: Hot Hardware – NVIDIA Joins Forces With Foxconn To Build AI Factories, A New Class Of Data Centers

It’s common for gamers to talk about input lag as stems from input devices and display devices, but the majority of the motion-to-photon lag for most PC gamers actually comes from the software stack itself. NVIDIA has its Reflex technology to counteract this latency, and AMD has its Anti-Lag, but Radeon Anti-Lag isn’t quite as effective as

Source: Hot Hardware – AMD Rolls Back Anti-Lag+ In Its Latest Radeon Driver Due To Cheat Bans, What Now?

Let’s talk display technology. Almost all TVs and computer displays these days are based on LED-backlit LCDs. The only other common display technology anymore is OLED, and despite the similar name, those have nothing to do with this post, so let’s set them aside for now—even though they’re arguably a superior technology.

With LED-backlit

Source: Hot Hardware – MSI Unveils Quantum Dot Gaming Monitors With Rapid VA Panel Tech, Why It Matters

Extreme overclockers Elmor and SkatterBencher in cooperation with ASUS have submitted a record-smashing overclock of Intel’s brand-new Core i9-14900KF (a 14900K without integrated graphics), achieving a stable 9.044GHz and beating the previous world record (also held by Elmor) of 9.008GHz set on the Core i9-13900K. It’s the second time that

Source: Hot Hardware – Intel’s Core i9-14900K Is Already Smashing Records At A Blistering 9GHz Overclock