Articles by Rael Hornby, Content Editor

Rael Hornby, potentially influenced by far too many LucasArts titles at an early age, once thought he’d grow up to be a mighty pirate. However, after several interventions with close friends and family members, you’re now much more likely to see his name attached to the bylines of tech articles. While not maintaining a double life as an aspiring writer by day and indie game dev by night, you’ll find him sat in a corner somewhere muttering to himself about microtransactions or hunting down promising indie games on Twitter.

Articles by: Rael Hornby

A still from an AI generated video, created by OpenAI's Sora text-to-video model, showing a retro futuristic astronaut.

I'm more worried about OpenAI's text-to-video model, Sora, damaging my wallet than Hollywood's

By Rael Hornby published 11 December 24

OpenAI releases its text-to-video tool Sora in the US, but you'll need to pay up if you have your sights set on serious content creation.

My favorite ChatGPT-powered smart glasses just got a massive upgrade

By Rael Hornby published 10 December 24

My favorite ChatGPT-powered smart glasses return with a multimodal twist and a host of AI copilots to choose from.

Meta Quest 3 VR/AR headset next to a Keychron Q1 HE keyboard

Don't cry for HoloLens, Meta keeps spatial computing alive on Windows 11 with new Quest 3 update

By Rael Hornby published 10 December 24

Meta's latest Horizon OS v72 update lets you Remote Desktop to your Windows 11 PC, simply by looking at it.

Laptop Mag's Biggest AI Moments in 2024 image showing various leaders in the AI industry in a punk-pop-art scrapbook art style on a colorful pastel background.

The 24 biggest AI moments of 2024: A Laptop Mag countdown

By Rael Hornby, Stevie Bonifield published 9 December 24

A curated series of events that defined AI’s impact this year — and possibly in the years to come.

Microsoft Surface devices with Copilot AI keyboard

Microsoft Surface laptops to return in early 2025 with a surprise new addition, says report

By Rael Hornby published 9 December 24

Intel on Microsoft's Lunar Lake-powered Surface devices revealed

Plugable Thunderbolt 4 & USB4 Quad Display Docking Station (TBT4-UDZ) review photos

Best laptop docking stations in 2024: Our top Thunderbolt and USB docks to enhance your laptop

By Rael Hornby last updated 6 December 24

After testing and reviewing dozens of docking stations, here are our best picks based on ports, power, performance, presentation, and price.

Side view of XREAL One and One Pro AR glasses

New XREAL One 3DoF AR glasses show that while Meta talks, XREAL walks

By Rael Hornby published 5 December 24

The facial computing era is shifting into full gear with XREAL's latest AR smart glasses.

16-inch HP Envy x360 2-in-1 laptop with Intel and AMD processor badges on a blue backdrop with the Laptop Mag 'Epic Deals' badge in the top right corner.

Relive Cyber Monday and save $450 on this awesome 16-inch HP Envy x360 2-in-1 laptop at Best Buy

By Rael Hornby published 4 December 24

Grab the HP Envy x360 16 2-in-1 laptop in AMD or Intel configurations for as little as $649

This 16-inch OLED 2-in-1 laptop with 32GB of RAM and 2TB of storage is $568 off in extended Cyber Monday sale

By Rael Hornby last updated 3 December 24

Cyber Monday Grab the AI-enabled LG Gram Pro 16 2-in-1 for only $1,531 for a limited time.

Samsung may debut an all-new product during January's Galaxy Unpacked event

By Rael Hornby published 3 December 24

Are we finally about to see Samsung's smart glasses in full?

Top MacBook Cyber Monday deals: Save up to $500 on MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac accessories

By Stevie Bonifield last updated 3 December 24

Cyber Monday deals are here, and they include some of the best MacBook deals of the season! Here are the top MacBook discounts from Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and more