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Sean Hollister

Sean Hollister

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    MSI Claw 8 AI Plus review: from zero to hero

    7

    Verge Score

    No longer an embarrassment.

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    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Is this the proof Valve’s wireless VR headset is imminent?

    Valve watcher Brad Lynch thinks so. He just found code to suggest Valve’s “Roy” controllers are no longer marked as prototypes, and that Valve has finished building drivers for a Steam Link VR USB dongle that apparently uses Wi-Fi 6E to connect the headset to your computer. Is this Steam Frame?

    1/2Video via Brad Lynch (X)
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    Sean Hollister
    Valve trademarks ‘Steam Frame’ for its next gaming gadget — what’s your guess?

    Valve has filed two trademarks, one for consoles, accessories, and controllers, and one for “computer hardware” generally. The Valve Index VR headset trademarked the same, so don’t take “console” literally! With Steam Deck, it filed for handhelds, too. I bet the “Frame” isn’t Deckard, Roy or Fremont, but the whole enchilada:

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    Sean Hollister
    It’s easier to count the PC makers that *don’t* sell an Nvidia micro-desktop now.

    Acer already snuck its take on Nvidia’s Digits / Spark into Computex, but now the Veriton GN100 AI Mini Workstation is official: $3,999 for its Nvidia GB10 Grace Blackwell chip with 128GB memory, 4TB storage, Wi-Fi 7, HDMI 2.1b, Ethernet and four USB-C ports. Collect the whole set, I guess:

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    Sean Hollister
    Acer has a dual-mode 720Hz OLED monitor, too.

    Remember Asus’ eye-catching silver screen with a 26.5-inch 1440p OLED panel that starts at a blazingly fast 540Hz and can also do 720Hz at 720p? Acer now has one of those, too: it’s called the Predator X27U F8 and likely uses the same LG Display tech. $1,300, coming Q1 2026.

    A three spiky legged screen displaying a cyber person, possibly an android, with neon purple accents and glowing face paint circuitry against a spiky skyline.
    The Predator X27U F8 monitor.
    Image: Acer