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Ruark Audio Talisman-R review: discreet passive speakers that deliver an informative sound and impeccable finish

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Ruark Audio Talisman-R: Two-minute review A couple of years on from the launch of the Sabre-R standmounting speaker, Ruark Audio is revisiting another of its Greatest Passive Loudspeaker Hits — and this Talisman-R is the result. It’s a compact and unassuming design at first glance, but get up close and that sloping ‘double baffle’ design makes for an interesting point of visual difference and harks back to 1990’s original Talisman design. It has solid acoustic benefits, too. As has long been established Ruark Audio behavior, the Talisman-R is carefully constructed and beautifully finished, with some nice details that elevate the look. This is a small and discreet cabinet fitted with a 27mm tweeter and a 170mm mid/bass driver, an array bolstered by a front-facing bass reflex port. As such you shouldn’t expect the largest sonic presentation this sort of money can buy, but in every other respect the...
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered review: better graphics and boosted performance are just the beginning

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Before brandishing Geralt of Rivia's twin blades and braving a "new game" in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered , the main menu invites you to check out the re-release's patch highlights. Clicking the option opens a top-level list of the title's abundant updates, improvements, and enhancements, from "Upgraded Visuals and Performance" to a "Reimagined Skill System." But while these entries showcase the game's most significant and ambitious inclusions, some of the remaster's best new features are hidden under the catch-all category of "And Much, Much More." Review info Platform reviewed: PlayStation 5 Pro Available on: PlayStation 5 , Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC Release date: September 29, 2026 For example, the fact that the grey-maned monster hunter no longer navigates ladders and waist-high ledges like a toddler sorting ou...
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MSI Pro Max Edge AI+ mini PC review

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MSI PRO MAX Edge AI+: 30-second review The MSI Pro Max Edge AI+ is one of the most powerful mini workstations that I’ve tested, and proved to be a perfect tool for Creative application and running AI offline. Inside is the AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 395, however, unlike previous machines of this size that I've looked at it's backed by Radeon 8060S graphics and, crucially for running local language models it comes with 128GB of unified memory. This combination of high powered processers means that it was able to run surprisingly large local AI models all downloaded and managed within Lemonade. The most impressive task centered around sorting more than 2,600 images, generate images using the Flux and Qwen3 Coder models through Visual Studio Code and several other supporting apps. It was also able to generate a ten page website, although quite a bit of prompting was needed. Performance for normal c...
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Anker Soundcore AeroClip 2 review: a solid pair of ultra-compact, featherweight clip-on earbuds

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Anker Soundcore AeroClip 2 review I was incredibly excited to try out the Anker Soundcore AeroClip 2. The original model is easily among my favorite pairs of clip-on open earbuds, delivering immersive audio, an exceptionally comfortable fit, and a solid feature-set to match. So can the sequel build upon the strengths of the original AeroClip? Here’s my verdict after testing them. Let’s start by talking about the upgrades on the Anker Soundcore AeroClip 2. Perhaps the main event is the new 'AnkerThus' chip, which — according to the company — offers 150x more computing power than the previous model. The key feature of the new chip is that it powers "Crystal-Clear Calls" and, indeed, you do get very solid call quality on the AeroClip 2. AI helps to scoop out pesky external sounds, and whether I was making a call or taking a voice recording, I found that my speech never sounded obsc...
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Minecraft Dungeons 2 review: no Diablo

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In my books, the most satisfying part of any action role-playing game (ARPG) like Diablo or Titan Quest is the constant feeling of progression. Nothing quite compares to watching your little on-screen hero grow from a tiny ant that can barely bash their way through a pack of lowly wolves to a maxed-out bringer of destruction that mows through entire armies without breaking a sweat. Review info Platform reviewed: PC Available on: PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 Release date: September 29, 2026 Minecraft Dungeons 2 ’s aggressive level scaling robs the player of that experience. In the more than 12 hours it took for me to beat the story campaign, I never felt more powerful. Sure, I unlocked more interesting abilities and got to try a variety of weapons, but the amount of time required to take down each newly spawned foe remained near-constant throughout. A fr...
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