When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. I slapped this $22 LED strip on the back of my TV. Forget pricey HDMI sync boxes. This simple white-light LED strip eases eye strain while boosting the perceived black levels on your TV. You know those color LED light strips that sync with the images on your TV screen?

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. I was skeptical of this $19 laptop cooling pad. A cheap USB cooling pad solved my laptop overheating problem. Its adjustable stand and phone holder are nice bonuses, too. It wasn't so long ago that I could predict exactly when my laptop would give up the ghost on hot days.

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PlayStation Network (PSN) is going through an outage that's affecting all of Sony's video game services, according to the PlayStation Service Status page. Players may be unable to access their PlayStation account or use the PlayStation Store, and the outage has had at least one real world impact by delaying the EA Sports FC 26 championship at the Esports World Cup. Sony's status page notes that "all services are experiencing issues," including account management features, game streaming, the PlayStation Store and even PlayStation Direct, Sony's website for selling PlayStation hardware. The issues also extend to older platforms the company is still maintaining in one way or another, like the PS Vita, PS4 and PS3. Engadget has asked Sony to comment on the outage and the work it's doing to fix it.

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Microsoft finally found a Windows ad it doesn't like After an investigation and user outcry, Microsoft says it asked LG to disable a McAfee pop-up that auto-installed from its monitors. Microsoft is an advertising company. Not an advertising company, true, it makes software and hardware and sells online services. But it made $10 billion in revenue from "search and news advertising" in 2025, according to its own numbers.

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. I use this $17 USB-C gadget every week, and I bet you don't have one I recently bought a cheap USB-C endoscope camera and I've been kicking myself for not getting one sooner. Every so often, I end up with a new gadget, accessory, or tool that's that I wonder how I ever lived without it. My most recent example is this USB-C endoscope camera, which I snagged for just $17. Think of a long, flexible tube with a camera and light attached to one end. In the medical field, it's used to look inside the human body--but for me, it's been an everyday game-changer for all kinds of practical uses.

PCWorld reports on Augmental's MouthPad, a $1,400 custom-fitted Bluetooth device that enables hands-free computer control through tongue movements and head tracking. This innovative "skinware" technology provides crucial accessibility for individuals with limited mobility, with over 100 users already utilizing it daily. Each MouthPad requires a dental scan for custom fitting and offers an effective alternative to traditional mouse control methods. Augmental, a company that builds ("body-coupled interfaces that let people control computers, communicate, and interact with AI without relying on their hands"), is now selling a tongue-controlled computer mouse called MouthPad . The Bluetooth device is a specially designed pad that's worn over the upper teeth.

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Need to charge two USB-C devices but only have one port? This Anker splitter cable solves it, and it's on sale now at Amazon. Ever been caught out, needing to charge two phones (or any two USB devices, really) but only had a single USB port available? That could be a problem you never run into again with Anker's 140W USB-C splitter cable, now on sale for $16 at Amazon, matching its lowest ever price.

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. OLED monitors are finally getting cheaper! I've scrounged online and found the most affordable new OLED monitors for the basics, upgrades, super-sized, and competitive gamers. It's a horrible time to upgrade everything inside your computer. But it's a pretty darn great time to get a new monitor, especially if you want to step up to an OLED design with impossible blacks, infinite contrast, and instant pixel response times.