Gadgets
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5 hours agoThe Best Gadgets of April 2026
Notable gadgets continue to emerge before major tech events, showcasing innovation in consumer technology.
Just a week after its last record-setting day, Steam has hit a new concurrent player peak of 42,042,778, passing the 42 million milestone for the very first time on January 11. The gaming platform has seen sustained growth in recent years, with record-setting peaks happening more and more regularly. Although Steam has been around for over 20 years, its popularity has picked up dramatically in recent years--especially in the six years since the Covid-19 pandemic was officially declared.
Valve's cheapest Steam Deck model just got cheaper. The Steam Deck LCD 256GB will be 80 percent off for Black Friday 2025, making it somehow $20 less than the portable gaming console that Nintendo released back in 2017. Normally $400, Valve's three-year-old PC gaming handheld will be 20 percent off through December 1, making it just $320 to pick up compared to a new Switch after Nintendo raised the prices earlier this year over tariffs.