GoKawiil - Tech News

1.

The PC gaming ray tracing obsession began with the first RTX 20 graphics cards released on this day in 2018 — the GeForce RTX 2080 and 2080 Ti led the charge, but games were thin on the ground (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Mark Tyson | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card → | tags: nvidia turing, geforce rtx 2080, rtx 2080 ti

2.

Final Fantasy VII Revelation might use upwards of 200 GB and requires an additional download — latest entry in the series of remakes may set a new record for the size of a base install (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Samsung T7 Shield 2TB portable SSD → | tags: final fantasy vii revelation, naoki hamaguchi, tokyo game show

3.

Chess Atlas (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-19 | get Jaques of London Staunton chess set wooden → | tags: lewis chessmen, staunton chess set, bauhaus chess set

4.

What to expect at Meta Connect 2026: New AI glasses, a mixed reality headset and more (engadget.com)

2026-09-18 | by Karissa Bell | get Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses → | tags: meta connect 2026, ai glasses, mixed reality headset

5.

I’ve now completely changed my mind about Apple Glasses (9to5mac.com)

2026-09-18 | by Ben Lovejoy | get Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses → | tags: apple glasses, google glass, meta glasses

6.

Scientists Say Lead in Ink Could Finally Crack Herculaneum’s Burnt Scrolls—So They Baked a Fake One as a Test (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-18 | tags: herculaneum scrolls, lead ink, vesuvius challenge

7.

Control Resonant PC performance tested: 28 GPUs take us back to the Oldest House and a warped Manhattan cityscape (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-18 | by Jeffrey Kampman | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super graphics card → | tags: control resonant, dlss 4.5, ray reconstruction

8.

A California county wants businesses to pay a fee when robots take someone's job (techspot.com)

2026-09-18 | by Rob Thubron | tags: san mateo county, autonomous robots, workforce mitigation plan

9.

California county wants businesses replacing workers with robots to offer equal-pay jobs, severance, or retraining fees (techspot.com)

2026-09-18 | by Rob Thubron | tags: san mateo county, autonomous robots, workforce retraining fund

10.

Ray Ozzie and the Optimism of Being Early (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-17 | tags: ray ozzie, plato system, university of illinois

11.

I wore Snap’s $2,200 smart glasses (theverge.com)

2026-09-16 | by Jay Peters | get Snap Spectacles AR glasses → | tags: snap specs, augmented reality glasses, smart glasses

12.

Meta Reportedly Creating Glasses Without Cameras After ‘Pervert’ Uproar (cnet.com)

2026-09-16 | by Alex Valdes | get Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses → | tags: meta luna glasses, smart glasses privacy, meta ray-ban

13.

Meta’s Next Pair of Smart Glasses May Drastically Tone Down the Creep Factor (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-16 | get Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses → | tags: meta, luna, smart glasses

14.

Meta’s next smart glasses might not attract perverts, or anyone else (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-16 | get Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses → | tags: meta, smart glasses, ray-ban

15.

Rapid patient-specific neural networks for X-ray to volume registration (feeds.nature.com)

2026-09-16 | by Gopalakrishnan | tags: x-ray to volume registration, neural networks, 2d/3d registration

16.

Scientists Discover Mysterious New X-Ray Objects 'Unlike Any They Have Seen Before' (slashdot.org)

2026-09-15 | get Celestron NexStar 8SE telescope → | tags: chandra x-ray observatory, hypersoft x-ray sources, andromeda galaxy

17.

What is IMAX Enhanced and do you really need it? (engadget.com)

2026-09-15 | by Calvin Wankhede | get Sony Bravia IMAX Enhanced 4K TV → | tags: imax enhanced, disney+, dolby vision

18.

ZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See You (wired.com)

2026-09-15 | by Megan Tomos | get Silent Pocket Faraday bag phone privacy → | tags: zuckoff, meta glasses, ray-ban meta

19.

HTC Vive Eagle review: Pricey smart glasses that fail to impress (engadget.com)

2026-09-15 | by Daniel Cooper | get Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses → | tags: htc vive eagle, snapdragon ar1, ray-ban

20.

‘I Felt Super Violated’: Men Wearing Meta Glasses on Dates Is an Instant Red Flag (wired.com)

2026-09-15 | by Jason Parham | get Meta Ray-Bans smart glasses → | tags: meta ray-bans, smart glasses, instagram

21.

How to use Meta Display glasses while driving with the Audio Only feature (engadget.com)

2026-09-15 | by Filipe Espósito | tags: meta display, meta ray-ban, audio only

22.

What was the PSX? The souped-up PS2 rarely sold outside of Japan (engadget.com)

2026-09-13 | by Dave Meikleham | get DualShock 2 controller PS2 → | tags: psx, ps2, sony

23.

Amazon makes it easier to buy what you see on Prime Video (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-10 | by Sarah Perez | get Fire TV Stick 4K Max → | tags: amazon, prime video, x-ray

24.

Samsung Is Already Working on Smart Glasses With a Built-In Screen (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-09 | get Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses Wayfarer → | tags: samsung, smart glasses, meta ray-ban display

25.

‘Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Is Getting a Physical Release (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-08 | get Lord of the Rings trilogy 4K UHD Blu-ray → | tags: the rings of power, prime video, blu-ray

26.

Electrostatic Cathode Ray Tube Project 1 (2014) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-08 | by Richard N. Diehl | get Hantek DSO2D10 digital oscilloscope → | tags: cathode ray tube, tiny tv mark 2, electrostatic deflection

27.

Arm Mali G2-Ultra NX GPU: desktop-class mobile gameplay with AI-native graphics (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-08 | by Deyan Lazarov | get Backbone One mobile gaming controller → | tags: arm mali, g2-ultra nx, neural accelerators

28.

You can now play PS3 games straight from the disc, without owning a PS3 (techspot.com)

2026-09-07 | by Alfonso Maruccia | get Pioneer BDR-XD08B external Blu-ray drive → | tags: rpcs3, ps3 emulator, playstation 3

29.

RPCS3 emulator can now run PS3 games on PC directly from a disc drive in landmark development — unlocks 20 years of physical titles on Windows, Linux, and macOS (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-07 | by Mark Tyson | get Pioneer BDR-XD08 external Blu-ray drive USB → | tags: rpcs3, playstation 3, emulator

30.

GeForce RTX 5070 vs. Radeon RX 9070 XT: 2026 Update (techspot.com)

2026-09-07 | by Steven Walton | get Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB → | tags: geforce rtx 5070, radeon rx 9070 xt, ray tracing