CES 2022: Intriguing and innovative PC hardware
CES returned to Las Vegas in 2022, but most of the major PC players decided to stick to the safety of remote events. The parade of PC hardware went on regardless. Big names AMD, Intel and Nvidia all made splashy announcements, and PC manufacturers followed in their wake with new products, many coming soon. Peripherals and displays proved just as exciting.
No time to sift through all our CES coverage? No problem. Read on for our Best of CES picks – the most intriguing and innovative products we saw. (If you’re looking for higherlevel impressions from the show, be sure to check out our round-ups of 5 laptops trends, see page 21, and 5 monitor trends that PC enthusiasts can’t ignore, see page 27.)
1. CYBERPOWERPC KINETIC CASE
We’ve seen a lot of PC cases in our time, but none that has the wild take on practicality of CyberPowerPC’s new Kinetic series. This futuristic case features a set of small, angular panels on its front that automatically open and close to manage airflow. Between the geometric design, sleek white and copper aesthetic, and mechanical wizardry, it looks like something straight out of a sci‑fi movie. The company demurely refers to its design as “intelligent airflow”, but it’s a hell of a way to stand out among the field of mid-tower ATX cases. Alaina Yee
2. DELL XPS 13 PLUS
Dell’s XPS 13 is arguably one of the most high-profile laptops around thanks to its history of setting the stage for what all laptops strive for. For example, before the first XPS 13 with InfinityEdge bezels appeared, all laptops rolled with
