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Today’s video cards are super-powered processing behemoths that guzzle electrons and render dozens of 4K frames per second. The video rendering hardware of yesteryear is comparatively simple, but classic hardware is always the best way to play classic games. For those still holding onto a 90s-era 3Dfx Voodoo graphics card (or “3D accelerator,” as they were called at the time), it may be possible to increase the RAM to make the cards more powerful than they were when new. YouTube channel Bits und Bolts has detailed a project to raise the Maxi Gamer 3D Voodoo memory from 4MB to a...

While the world has been racing for higher and higher bit counts for CPUs, there are always those that buck the trend. Consider the venerable Motorola MC14500B, a 1-bit CPU, no kidding. [Usagi Electric] built up a computer based on one of these chips using a breadboard but has since pulled it apart to use the breadboard for other things. So this time, he’s made a permanent version on a PCB and created a simple game to show it off. You can see the result in the video below. Well, the chip had one bit in the datapath. It did...

PRE-ORDER: The new Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra laptop is set for release on Feb. 24, though you can reserve one ahead of time directly from Samsung from $1,899. You get $50 in Instant Credit to spend as well as a free storage upgrade from 512GB to 1TB at no extra cost. The Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra is Samsung's most powerful laptop yet. Introduced during the Samsung Unpacked event in early February, the Galaxy Book3 Ultra is essentially the brand's answer to Apple's MacBook Pro, with discrete graphics and high-end processors that put it on par with other premium laptops as...

Have a look at our suggestions for nine pieces of kit to not only get you through but to thoroughly enjoy the month of March too.Have a look at our suggestions for nine pieces of kit to not only get you through but to thoroughly enjoy the month of March too. SILVER JOCKEY WHIP PAPERKNIFE THEO FENNELL Hallmarked silver paperknife housed in a fitted case covered with a map of Epsom. On request, the jockey silks and hat can be enamelled in the recipient’s colours. Odds-on winner for any racing fan. Price £2,500  Tel 020 7591 5003 theofennell.com   COWHIDE...

Save yourself some major time (and stress!) with these picky eater hacks! The struggle is real when it comes to the battle of the picky eater. Even if you’ve made sure to follow all the “rules” about starting your little ones out with a variety of foods so that they have a taste for lots of different flavors or not forcing them to eat anything, it’s entirely possible you’ve still ended up with a picky eater. And that’s completely okay! You’re most definitely not alone. The good news is that you don’t have to dread every food interaction with these...