The new Acer Predator Helios 700 comes with a transforming keyboard and trackpad

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One of the new machines Acer launched at Next@Acer is the Predator Helios 700. This larger version of the Helios 300 features a keyboard and trackpad that slides forward towards the user. The trackpad can then also be tilted down to form a palm rest. Acer introduces this new “HyperDrift keyboard,” which adds an interesting design element but also exposes the fans to boost performance and cooling. The keys are new “MagForce keys” that come with linear switches. Acer claims these are more precise than traditional models.

As the flagship of the Helios line, this laptop comes with a 17.3-inch 1080p display, 9^th-gen Intel Core i9 processor, and either the NIVDIA GeForce RTX 2080 or 2070 GPUs (not the Max-Q design). You can configure this up to 64GB of RAM and up 1TB SSD or 2TB hard drive. This is a massive machine though at 1.64 inches thick and weighing 9.9 pounds.

Source: The Verge

You can stream Coachella performances on YouTube

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If you want to see what’s happening at Coachella, as usual YouTube is streaming select performances from the music festival over at Coachella’s YouTube page. There’s even a Schedule option so that YouTube can alert you when your favourites are performing. Some of the big names performing today include Childish Gambino, Bazzi, Maggie Rogers, Tame Impala, and Kid Cudi. For the second weekend, YouTube will be hosting a “curated live experience,” which might not offer as robust or customizable a stream as the first weekend, but if you want to catch the highlights, you could then.

Source: Engadget

Acer launches Predator CG437KP 4K monitor

One of the new products Acer launched at its Next@Acer event was a new 4K gaming monitor. The Predator CG437KP blurs the line between a television and monitor. It has a 43-inch VA panel with 4K resolution and 90 percent DCI-P3 coverage. It has a 144Hz refresh rate, Adaptive Sync support, and maximum 1,000nits brightness. It supports HDR content and works for both console and PC gaming/ It has HDMI ports, DisplayPort, and USB 3.1-C.

Source: TechPowerUp

Here’s your first look at ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’

We finally get a look at the final installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. We also learn that it’s going to be called Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. This chapter takes place sometime after The Last Jedi, where Leia Organa’s (the late Carrie Fisher) Resistance movement was forced to go on the run by the First Order. It opens with the idea that “Every generation has a legend.” It sets up Rey (Daisy Ridley) as the one for this generation, it seems.

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