On this episode of HotHardware’s Two And Half Geeks, Marco, Paul and Dave will be running down the Best of CES 2019, some crazy rumors about Intel and AMD, EVGA’s cool Nu Audio sound card and more!

Show Notes:
04:41 – HotHardware’s Best Of CES 2019: Laptops, Displays, Systems And More
52:21 – EVGA NU Audio Review: Crisp, Clear, Sound

It appears that Toyota still doesn’t quite know what to make of electric vehicles (EVs). The Japanese auto giant was among the first to deliver a production hybrid vehicle to the public with the Prius. The Prius rode a wave of popularity starting with its first-generation and peaking with its third-generation.
However, as traditional internal

It doesn’t matter what smartphone you prefer or what carrier you use; all smartphone users have to deal with robocalls and spam on their devices. Verizon wants to make it easier for its customers to end spam and robocalls and will be providing its third-party spam and robocalling protection for free starting in March.

Verizon says that

Remember the Windows 10 Mobile operating system? Just a few years ago, Microsoft was billing it as a credible alternative to Android and iOS and delivered some relatively cool features like Live Tiles on the lock screen and its Continuum mode that allowed users to extend their smartphone to a desktop experience.
However, Microsoft has for

Kenny Rogers famously sang about knowing when to hold your cards and knowing when to fold ’em (and run). Microsoft appears to be taking that lesson to heart in the digital assistant space, and rather than try to usurp Amazon’s popular Alexa with its current set of cards, it has decided to play a different hand—going forward, Microsoft will

Western Digital is back with a new second-generation WD Black Gaming SSD, and it is promising some high-end NVMe PCIe performance for gamers at price points that won’t break the bank. As with the previous generation, the new WD Black SN750 is a completely in-house design using Western Digital’s 64-bit TLC 3D NAND, firmware and SSD controller.
The

In the lead up to last year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, Google offered Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL owners Play Store credits. Fast forward to now and it appears Google is once again gifting some Pixel 3 and Pixel XL owners a $2 credit (or more) in the Play Store that can be redeemed on any app or game that costs more than $2 (or the

Do you have an old GameCube console sitting around that you’re not using anymore? If that is the case, and you also own a Nintendo Switch, you can literally hack (and saw) your old GameCube and give it a second life as a dock for your Switch, complete with working ports. That’s exactly what someone did, and it looks awesome.

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Netflix might be the king of streaming, but what some might find surprising is which services the company views as its biggest business threat. Rather than name another streaming media service, Netflix said it primarily competes with Fortnite for screen time, and loses. How’s that for being frank?

“We compete with (and lost to Fortnite)

Western Digital is one of the world’s largest storage manufacturers with a wide array of products to meet their customer’s unique needs. Its My Passport Wireless line of external drives offer more than just convenient storage. With on-board Wi-Fi, battery, and SD card readers, WD bills them as working photographer’s best friend….