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This brilliant $11 power button gadget lets you switch your PC on from your desk with ease — perfect desk upgrade means you don't need to bend down to turn your rig on or off anymore, ships with super-durable mechanical keys and RGB lighting (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-24 | by Ben Stockton | get USB Power Button Switch → | tags: sinloon, rgb lighting, pc power button

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Show HN: Y – A malleable coding-agent desktop app built with Electron (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-24 | get Electron Developer Toolkit → | tags: electron, claude code, openai codex

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Android 17's new app Bubbles are a multitasker's dream - plus 5 other features I love (zdnet.com)

2026-06-23 | by Jack Wallen | get Android 17 Bubbles App → | tags: android 17, pixel 9 pro, android desktop mode

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Valve Will Finally Let You Build Your Own Steam Machine With SteamOS For Desktop (slashdot.org)

2026-06-22 | get Steam Deck Accessories → | tags: steamos, valve, steam machine

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I tested Android 17 on my Pixel 9 Pro - its app bubbles are a multitasker's dream (zdnet.com)

2026-06-22 | by Jack Wallen | get Android 17 App Bubbles → | tags: android 17, pixel 9 pro, desktop mode

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This $1,479 Alienware gaming PC features an RTX 5070 and a Core Ultra 7 265F CPU — 4K-ready Aurora desktop is up to $850 off (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-22 | by Hassam Nasir | get Alienware Aurora Gaming PC → | tags: alienware, r16, rtx 5070

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Valve will finally let you build your own Steam Machine with SteamOS for desktop (theverge.com)

2026-06-22 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Steam Deck → | tags: steamos, valve, steam machine

218.

Deno Desktop (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | get Deno Desktop App → | tags: deno, desktop, webview

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New web app can make Valve's Steam Controller drift across your desk like an RC car — web app drives the gamepad using its rumble motors (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-20 | by Luke James | get Steam Controller Rumble Kit → | tags: steam controller, webhid, valve

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Daily briefing: Human detritus remakes geology (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-19 | by Graham | get Geology-themed Earth Globe → | tags: stem-cell, neuromyelitis optica, ai deskilling

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Building a robotics research setup that lives next to my desk (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | get Robotics Starter Kit → | tags: robotics, openai, hugging face

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CyberPowerPC Gaming Desktop (GXi3800BSTV2) review: A showpiece with real muscle (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-18 | by Charles Jefferies | get Gaming Desktop PC → | tags: cyberpowerpc, gxi3800bstv2, nvidia rtx 5070

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Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-18 | by Lenharo | get AI Skill Development Kit → | tags: artificial intelligence, colonoscopies, syracuse university

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KDE Plasma 6.7 has way more useful features than I expected - and you'll likely get it soon (zdnet.com)

2026-06-17 | by Jack Wallen | get KDE Plasma Desktop Theme → | tags: kde plasma, kde neon, zdnet

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AMD Zen 6 desktop CPUs may ditch integrated graphics for a built-in NPU (techspot.com)

2026-06-16 | by Alfonso Maruccia | get AMD Ryzen NPU Add-on → | tags: amd zen 6, ryzen 7000 series, olympic ridge

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Intel's one-two punch plan in desktop CPUs is taking shape — Z990 spotted, Nova Lake detailed, ‘Raptor Lake Next’ teased (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Jake Roach | get Intel Raptor Lake CPU → | tags: nova lake, z990, raptor lake

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These are the four keyboards I'm still using after reviewing keyboards for years — How a 500 Hz TKL and a Stream Deck layout dominated my desk (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | get Mechanical Keyboard with Custom Layout → | tags: corsair, galleon 100 sd, tkl

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15 Best Office Chairs of 2026— We Tested 70 to Pick Them (wired.com)

2026-06-16 | by Julian Chokkattu | get Ergonomic Office Chair → | tags: office chairs, standing desk, ergonomic mouse

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Enthusiast hacks Valve’s AMD-first gaming OS to run on Intel hardware — SteamOS boots on Intel Arc B580 desktop GPU, but it takes a Radeon card, installer workaround, and Resizable BAR fix (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Etiido Uko | get SteamOS Compatibility Kit → | tags: steamos, valve, intel arc

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This 15-in-1 docking station did more than add ports - it finally brought order to my desk (zdnet.com)

2026-06-15 | by Cesar Cadenas | get 15-in-1 Docking Station → | tags: baseus spacemate rd1 pro, usb-c, hdmi

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The new Sonos Play has become my go-to desk and kitchen speaker (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-14 | by Ivan Mehta | get Sonos Play:1 Wireless Speaker → | tags: sonos, play, airpods

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Save $500 on this beastly gaming rig with an RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, Ryzen 7800X3D, and 32GB of RAM — Skytech's desktop gaming PC now just $1,499 (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-13 | by Hassam Nasir | get Skytech Gaming Desktop → | tags: skytech, ryzen 7800x3d, rtx 5060 ti

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AMD challenges Nvidia's DGX Spark with $3,999 Ryzen AI Halo with Windows 11 support — Strix Halo desktop undercuts Nvidia by $700, packs 128GB of unified memory (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-13 | by Kunal Khullar | get Ryzen AI Halo Desktop → | tags: amd, nvidia, ryzen ai halo

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I switched to Alpine Linux, and it's a crazy-fast distro with only one caveat (zdnet.com)

2026-06-13 | by Jack Wallen | get Alpine Linux Official Image → | tags: alpine linux, container deployments, lightweight

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Meta’s Edits app is getting an AI assistant and a desktop version (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-11 | by Aisha Malik | get Meta Edits AI Assistant → | tags: ai assistant, assistant, creators

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Alpine Linux is a crazy-fast distro for your desktop - with just one caveat (zdnet.com)

2026-06-11 | by Jack Wallen | get Alpine Linux Desktop ISO → | tags: alpine, alpine linux, desktop

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Claude Desktop spawns 1.8 GB Hyper-V VM on every launch, even for chat-only use (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-10 | get Hyper-V Virtual Machine Manager → | tags: address, address contacted, contacted

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Claude Desktop spins up a VM without no way of stopping it (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-10 | get VMware Workstation Player → | tags: address, address contacted, contacted

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I've tested so many desktop AI tools, but Hermes with Ollama is my new favorite - here's why (zdnet.com)

2026-06-10 | by Jack Wallen | get Ollama Hermes AI Tool → | tags: agent, hermes, install

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Avalanche’s desktop fusion reactor delivers blistering-hot plasma (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-10 | by Tim De Chant | get Fusion Reactor Model Kit → | tags: avalanche, capable, fusion