AMD today announced the expansion of the AMD Versal adaptive system-on-chip (SoC) portfolio with the introduction of the Versal RF Series that includes the industry's highest compute performance in a single-chip device with integrated direct radio frequency (RF)-sampling data converters.

Versal RF Series offers precise, wideband-spectrum observability and up to 80 TOPS of digital signal processing (DSP) performance in a size, weight, and power (SWaP)-optimized design, targeting RF systems and test equipment applications in the aerospace and defense (A&D) and test and measurement (T&M) markets, respectively.

Following the excitement around the release of the latest PlayStation 5 Pro, Taiwanese gaming accessories brand Brook Gaming has introduced two new accessories designed specifically for PlayStation 5 games. These new products include the Wingman FGC 2 Converter, supporting over 150 wired controllers from the past 20 years, providing cross-platform and cross-generation compatibility for all PS5 games. Brook Gaming has also launched the latest in their renowned Brook Fighting series, the Gen-5X Series Fighting Boards, allowing players to customize their gaming experience to match their unique preferences.

Brook Gaming believes that "every gamer should be able to enjoy the fun of gaming in their own unique style." These new PlayStation 5 accessories empower players with complete control over their gaming experience, free to choose their preferred controllers and fight sticks.

RTX Video HDR—first announced at CES—is now available for download through the January Studio Driver. It uses AI to transform standard dynamic range video playing in internet browsers into stunning high dynamic range (HDR) on HDR10 displays. PC game modders now have a powerful new set of tools to use with the release of the NVIDIA RTX Remix open beta. It features full ray tracing, NVIDIA DLSS, NVIDIA Reflex, modern physically based rendering assets and generative AI texture tools so modders can remaster games more efficiently than ever. Pick up the new GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER available from custom board partners in stock-clocked and factory-overclocked configurations to enhance creating, gaming and AI tasks.

Part of the RTX 40 SUPER Series announced at CES, it's equipped with more CUDA cores than the RTX 4070, a frame buffer increased to 16 GB, and a 256-bit bus—perfect for video editing and rendering large 3D scenes. It runs up to 1.6x faster than the RTX 3070 Ti and 2.5x faster with DLSS 3 in the most graphics-intensive games. And this week's featured In the NVIDIA Studio technical artist Vishal Ranga shares his vivid 3D scene Disowned—powered by NVIDIA RTX and Unreal Engine with DLSS.

Bluesky Frame Rate Converter is a nifty little free utility that lets you change the frame-rate of video files. At an operational level, this is a DirectShow filter with its own little control panel. Its author clearly knows his way around GPU acceleration for video encode and decode, and regularly updates it with new features. Version 4.6.0, released on December 23, introduces support for AMD Fluid Motion Video technology, making it one of the first applications to do so. With this, you can double the frame-rates of your videos, taking advantage of AMD's new feature that can extend frame rate doubling via interpolation to video playback or transcoding. To use it, you'll need a Radeon RX 6000 or RX 7000 series GPU, Windows 11 or Windows 10, and Adrenalin 23.12.1 (or later) graphics drivers. You can find Bluesky Frame Rate Converter in the source link below.

Parade Technologies, announces the availability of the PS195 and PS196 DisplayPort 2.0 to HDMI 2.1 protocol converters for computer system motherboards, docking stations, and protocol converter dongle applications. The PS195 and PS196 products are fully compliant with the VESA DisplayPort v2.0 and HDMI v2.1 specifications. The DP receiver supports up to 4 lanes at the HBR3 (8.1 Gbps) link rate and supports optional DSC compression, both in decoding of the DP input or pass-through to the HDMI output.

The HDMI output supports up to 4 lanes of FRL at 12 Gbps data rate per lane, enabling display resolutions up to 10K when using DSC pass-through. The HDMI output also provides backward compatibility with HDMI 2.0 and earlier versions, providing TMDS signaling up to 6.0 Gbps. HDMI 2.1 enhanced refresh rate and low latency features including Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), Quick Media Switching (QMS) and Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) are supported.

Cyrus Audio, the UK's leading premium audio manufacturer, announced today the soundKey PC Gamers Edition, a high-resolution gaming headphone DAC (Digital Analogue Converter) and amp. Expected to be on sale beginning July 2018, the soundKey is designed to significantly upgrade the performance of any wired PC gaming headset, through the application of their decades of experience in high-end audio. Many gamers wisely choose their headset with care, conscious of the winning edge crystal clear positional audio can make to their performance. Even the finest headset however, will be hamstrung by the limitations of on-board audio cards used on even premium desktop or laptop PCs.

The amount of electronic system 'noise' in a PC, especially of gaming specification, means that even those equipped with good quality audio-grade components (and most are not), can only achieve a sound output that is a fraction of its true potential. The award-winning soundKey from Cyrus plugs discreetly into the USB socket and mic input of the PC, automatically configuring itself and negating the need for software or drivers. Gamers simply plug their standard PC wired headset in to the 3.5mm output located on the soundKey with no further setup or maintenance required. soundKey bypasses the PC's internal audio circuitry, relying on its own advanced technology to decode and process the in-game audio, resulting in a superlative gaming experience. soundKey is fully compatible with Hi-Res and lossless audio formats.

The FLEX-FIT Trio MB343SP is a very unique 3.5" to 5.25" front bay adapter. At first glance is of what looks like a simple 3.5" to 5.25 device bay adapter, but there is more than meets the eye. We've created a device that utilizes a single 5.25" bay and converts it into 2 x 2.5" HDD/SSD slots and a 3.5" device or hard drive bay designed for tool-less drive installation. The FLEX-FIT Trio MB343SP pushes the envelope with its unique features and brilliant engineering. As a result, you get a beautifully crafted adapter that is sturdy, flexible and multifunctional.

One of the most unique features of the FLEX-FIT Trio MB343SP is the FLEX-FIT system, which provides users a higher level of flexibility for a 5.25" adapter that only an Icy Dock product can deliver. The FLEX-FIT Trio can store a 3.5" device or hard drive and an additional 2 x 2.5" HDD/SSD, IDE or SATA hard drives from 7mm - 9.5mm height. It's both space efficient and cost effective since you won't be required to buy multiple brackets.

In order to provide a pure 2.5" to 3.5" SAS conversion, Icy Dock is proud to introduce the new MB982IP-1S-1 2.5" SAS/SATA to 3.5" SAS SSD & HDD Converter. The MB982IP-1S-1 is an addition to the already popular MB982 enterprise series, with an emphasis on industrial level SAS storage applications. The dimensions, connection locations, and mounting hole positions are carefully placed to mimic a standard 3.5" SAS drive or SSD.

The MB982IP-1S-1 also utilizes a full metal design, thus creating the best environment to cool any 10K, 15K RPM mechanical or enterprise SAS solid state drive, meanwhile, the rock solid construction is ideal for industrial, enterprise, and military related applications. A completely standardized SAS connection is implemented to be fully compatible with various backplanes that may be used. The converter is designed specifically to be used for 2.5" SAS/SATA drives that are required in 3.5" SAS internal hard drive bays of tower and rack mount chassis, as well as with backplanes or hot swap modules.