Maingear's latest retro gaming desktop takes you back to the Quake era

Maingear's latest retro gaming desktop takes you back to the Quake era

Maingear is back with another nostalgia-fueled gaming PC. The Retro98 may look like it's made for playing Quake while you wait for The Phantom Menace trailer to drop. But on the inside, the beige box is powerful enough to slay today's most demanding AAA games. "You're not going to find this PC at your local Radio Shack," Maingear promises. If you're at least middle-aged, the Retro98's exterior is instantly familiar. The hand-built tower includes an LED fan-speed display, a working turbo button and a power-lockout key. Sticking with the nostalgic motif, its front I/O is hidden behind the Maingear logo. I can already hear The Beastie Boys' “Intergalactic” playing in the background. Fortunately, you won't be limited to 1998 games. (Dope as they are.) It has up to a Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor, GeForce RTX 5090 graphics, 64GB Kingston Fury RAM and 4TB Kingston FURY Renegade NVMe Gen5 SSD. The maxed-out version (described by Maingear as "unapologetically overkill") even includes open-loop liquid cooling. The Retro98 starts at $2,500 and goes all the way up to $9,799. Maingear Now for the bad news. As you might expect from a retro novelty PC like this, you'll have to pay a pretty penny. The base model (Intel Core Ultra 7 265K / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070) costs $2,499. There are two other standard tiers, priced at $3,499 and $4,999. Finally, the open-loop-cooled "Alpha" build is a whopping $9,799. Hey, those aren't 1998 prices! The Retro98 also has an extremely limited run. Maingear is producing only 32 standard units and six alpha units. The company says it won't bring this build back once those sell out. However, there is a workaround for tinkerers: Since it's based on the SilverStone FLP02 tower PC case, you could grab one of those and build your own. Those wealthy and nostalgic enough to take the plunge can order the Retro98 today from Maingear’s website . This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/maingears-latest-retro-gaming-desktop-takes-you-back-to-the-quake-era-174958445.html?src=rss

Meet Wikitok, a TikTok-style feed for random Wikipedia articles

Meet Wikitok, a TikTok-style feed for random Wikipedia articles

Ever heard of a paddlefish ? Or the Coahuiltecan ? Or macaroni casserole ? There’s a lot you likely don’t know about—and Wikipedia can help you out with that. Wikipedia is chock-full of pages on lesser-known and unusual subjects. But how do you find such entries? With Wikitok and a little luck, you can easily stumble across cool stuff like that. Wikitok is a browser app that employs infinite scrolling and feels a lot like TikTok, except instead of random videos you’re exposed to random Wikipedia articles. It works on desktop and mobile devices. You can discover all kinds of new topics using Wikitok. The web app presents randomly selected Wikipedia articles in an infinite-scrolling TikTok-like interface. Foundry After opening Wikitok, click on “Language” in the top-right corner and select “English” from the menu. Wikitok will then switch to English Wikipedia. You can then scroll through articles using your mouse or by swiping with your finger on your mobile phone. For more information on a topic, use the “Read more” link below the short description to be taken to the complete Wikipedia entry. On PCs, you can hold down the Ctrl key when clicking to open the entry in a new browser tab. On mobile devices, long-press on a link to open a menu, then select “Open in a new tab.” After reading the information, close the Wikipedia tab and continue scrolling on Wikitok.

Spotify has a group messaging feature now

Spotify has a group messaging feature now

Spotify is adding group chats to the messaging service it premiered last year. In an addendum to the original blog post introducing Messages, the company announced that users can initiate chats with up to 10 of their friends to share the podcasts, playlists and songs they are listening to. The in-app messaging feature, which was released last August, works to keep users on the app instead of navigating to another platform to share content with friends. Since its introduction, Spotify has added functionality bit by bit. Earlier this month, the company added the ability to share what you're listening to in real-time . Users can also invite chat participants to join a Jam, the app’s collaborative listening tool. Spotify isn't the only content platform trying to make in-app messaging a thing. Late last year, YouTube said it would be testing DMs , after originally adding the feature in 2017 before removing it in 2019. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/spotify-has-a-group-messaging-feature-now-173734450.html?src=rss