HP announces the OMEN Gaming Subscription, a monthly program that lets you use a brand-new gaming laptop for a recurring fee. Initially available in the United States as a pilot project, this service is aimed at serious gamers who cannot afford, or do not have the means for, the initial cost of a high-end gaming laptop. You choose the model you want, add any extra accessories you desire, and then sign up for a series of monthly payments that cover the laptop itself, as well as any ongoing support and maintenance.

A lot of digital nomads are thrilled about the KeyGo Gen 2, a folding slab that fits a full-size keyboard and a brilliant 13-inch display into a small, compact unit. Hundreds of backers have already jumped on board, and some have even secured one for delivery in May 2026, demonstrating how well crowdfunding is working for the project on Kickstarter. You can get one for about $280 plus delivery if you buy it early, which is good value for the money.

AYANEO’s NEXT 2 is a mobile gaming powerhouse that’s about the size of an ultraslim laptop that has been slightly shrunk down. This Windows-powered machine features AMD’s newest Strix Halo processor, a significant piece of hardware, as well as an eye-catching 9.06-inch OLED screen and a price tag to match its ambitions. Those early bird bookings start at $1,799, but the top build goes all the way up to $3,499 during crowdfunding, then to a staggering $4,299 when it hits the regular retail circuit.

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MIT engineers have come up with some ingenious work: they’ve created tiny silicon structures that can crunch numbers using heat that would otherwise be wasted rather than energy. It’s a game changer for dealing with heat in electronics, and a team of MIT researchers lead by undergraduate physics wiz Caio Silva has proved that it truly works. In a study published in Physical Review Applied, they show off the results of their simulation work, demonstrating that these small devices can do some rather important math operations with surprising accuracy.

M5Stack has just released the AI Pyramid Computing Box, which is unlike any computer you’ve ever seen. That’s exactly the purpose, as it’s designed exclusively for developers and makers who require edge AI without having to send all of their data to the cloud.