If you want a monitor that takes up almost your entire field of vision, Acer has you covered: they’re rolling out two new 34-inch monitors in the United States this week.
The Acer B346CK, with QHD (3,440 x 1,440 @ 60Hz) resolution will cost you $799.99, while the comparatively low-density Acer B346C with FHD (2,560 x 1,080 @ 60Hz) resolution has a $599.99 MSRP. With those resolutions neither is quite a 4K monitor, these ultrawides are competitively priced considering the size.
Acer is promising a viewing angle of 178 degrees, and high color accuracy — 100 percent sRGB and 6-axis color adjustment. The target audience here is apparently office workers. Acer’s press release focused on viewing multiple design projects or spreadsheets simultaneously.
“Our newest ultra-wide displays were designed for those who want the convenience of viewing graphic intensive content in sharp detail and without having to scroll to see the entire picture,” Ronald Lau said on behalf of the company, giving you an idea of the focus here (Productivity, not gaming).
The monitor comes with a stand that allows you to tilt the screen 25 degrees up or -5 degrees down, turn the screen 60 degrees to the right or left, and adjust the height up to 5.9 inches up or down. The monitor can also be mounted on your wall, if saving desk space is a priority.
There are a few features beyond just display Both lines come with built-in speakers, for example, as well as a USB 3.0 hub. This could be useful for laptop users, who can connect their device to the monitor and all peripherals with just two plugs.
Acer also mentions picture-in-picture capability, which lets you impose a virtual display over your current one. The monitors both come with a three year warranty, and should be available soon at major retailers.
The absolutely absurd idea of putting a touchscreen display on a mouse isn't exactly new. Turtle Beach already did it with its Command Series MC7, which features a 2.25-inch control screen. But apparently, even that wasn't ridiculous enough for Arctic Fox Technologies. Its new Super Mouse looks like someone took the chunky old Atari ST mouse, slapped a touchscreen and scroll wheel on it, and called it an upgrade.
The result is a rather unusual-looking mouse that is now on Kickstarter, starting at $199. And as ridiculous as it looks, some of its features are genuinely intriguing.
Apple is less than a day away from launching its highly anticipated OLED MacBook Pro with a touch-sensitive screen. But it appears that the upgrade is going to cost a pretty penny. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly eyeing a starting price of $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, while the 16-inch version could start at $3,399 in the US.
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
However, the M6 brings more cores, stronger on-device AI, higher memory bandwidth on the larger configs, and modern wireless. Here’s the practical rundown of what actually improved, and whether those gains are worth your money.