Scharon Harding

Scharon Harding

Scharon Harding was a former senior peripherals editor for Tom's Hardware. She has over a decade of experience reporting on technology with a special affinity for gaming peripherals (especially monitors), laptops, and virtual reality. Previously, she covered business technology, including hardware, software, cyber security, cloud, and other IT happenings, at Channelnomics, with bylines at CRN UK.

Articles by: Scharon Harding

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zSpace Review: This Is What an AR Laptop Can Do

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The zSpace has 3D and AR capabilities unlike any laptop. It’s an innovative new approach to education but a bit laggy when it comes to typical productivity.

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Arduino Boards Are Getting Cuter (and Cheaper)

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The new Arduino Nano boards come in a small form factor, fit for makers’ smallest projects, and start at just $9.90.

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Google Titan's Bluetooth Security Key Can Be Used to Hack Paired Devices

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The security flaw affects the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) versions of the security key. Google is offering replacements

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AMD 2nd Gen Ryzen Pro Comes to Lenovo ThinkPads

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Lenovo announced new ThinkPads with up to 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen 7 Pro mobile CPUs. The ThinkPad T495, T495s and X395 begin rolling out in May, starting at $939.

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Sphero Bolt Review: Can This Robot Ball Teach Code?

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Sphero Bolt is a STEM toy robot that teaches programming by block-based coding or JavaScript. Its Sphero Edu app is helpful but works better in the classroom.

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SteamVR Getting Firefox VR Browser In Time for Valve’s Index HMD

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This summer, gamers will be able to download Firefox Reality, Mozilla’s browser for VR and augmented reality (AR), from SteamVR.

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Index VR: Hands-On With Valve's New Headset and Controllers

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We played No Man’s Sky and other VR games with Valve’s first VR headset, the Index, and its long-awaited controllers, formerly known as the Knuckles.

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Lenovo Refreshes Legion Gaming Laptops With Intel 9th Gen Core

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Lenovo refreshed three of its Legion laptops, and introduced a new one with graphics up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q and CPUs up to Intel 9th gen Core i7.

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HP’s Latest Laptops Use AI to Detect New Types of Malware

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HP announced 5 laptops today with a new security solution called Sure Sense. It uses AI to detect malware, including previously unknown variants.

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Acer Gives Chromebooks Their First Number Pad

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Acer today announced three upcoming commercial laptops, the Chromebook 715, Chromebook 714 and TravelMate P6.

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Acer Joins Creative Laptop Scene With a Rotating Screen, AMD Graphics

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Acer today announced its new ConceptD line, featuring three new monitors starting at $1,699.

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Acer Predator's New 4K BFGD Made Metro Exodus Look Like Scenic Paradise

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The Acer Predator CG437K P announced today is a 43-inch 4K gaming monitor with great colors and coming to market this September.

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GJS Geio Battle Robot Review: AR for a Sticky Price

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The Geio robot has its own companion app boasting many games, including ones with object recognition for power-ups and a camera for first-person shooter views.

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Our Favorite Gaming Monitor Is At Its Lowest Price

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The Acer Predator XB273K is currently on sale for $1,149.99, down from $1,300.

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13 April Fools’ Day Tech Announcements We’re Pumped About

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April Fool’s Day is here, and it’s brought with it some exciting tech product announcements. We’ve rounded up 13 of our favorite holiday releases that we know you’ll want to get your hands on ASAP.

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Lenovo Legion Y740 Gaming Laptop Review: Smooth Operator

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The Lenovo Legion Y740 performs as well as it looks. Unfortunately, some physical flaws, like a nose-shooting webcam and weak keyboard hold it back.

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HP Reverb Hands-On: HTC Vive Pro’s Got Competition

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HP today announced the HP Reverb, its second VR headset. We got to try out the HMD, which has twice the resolution and half the weight of the HTC Vive Pro.

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ViewSonic's 144Hz Curved Gaming Monitor Drops to $180

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This 27-inch ViewSonic curved gaming monitor, with FreeSync, a 144Hz refresh rate and 5ms response time, is on sale for $60 off its original price.

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What Is ECC Memory in RAM? A Basic Definition

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What’s the meaning of ECC memory? ECC memory in RAM explained.

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What Is CAS Latency in RAM? CL Timings Explained

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What is the meaning of a RAM’s CAS latency or CL timing? Latency and RAM performance explained.

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What Is an SSD? A Basic Definition

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What is the meaning of SSD? NVMe, SATA, M.2, 2.5-inch and other types of solid-state drives explained.

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Here's What Over-the-Air Charging From Spigen, Ossia Smartphone Cases Could Look Like

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Spigen and Ossia reveal more about Forever Sleeve, a smartphone case that’ll be able to charge phones without wires, plugs or pads with over-the-air charging.

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Qualcomm, LG Uplus Partner With Nreal Light to Bring 5G to Mixed Reality

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MR sunglasses nreal light announced compatibility with LG's new 5G smartphone and 5G devices running the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 platform.

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New App Lets You Watch, Taunt AR-Clad Friends You Race in Space

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Hyperspeed, a free mobile gaming app for iOS and Android launched today. The game lets you wear an AR mask and speak to and hear opponents as you race spaceships on a cosmic racetrack.

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Not Your Kid’s Robot: Lenovo-Backed Vincross Offers Makers a Mature Robotics Building Kit

By Scharon Harding published

Lenovo-backed robotics vendor Vincross has launched a Kickstarter campaign selling a robot development kit with advanced functioning and programming capabilities.

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