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Which display feature primarily creates smoother motion and reduces blurring in fast-paced games?
Competitive gamers often pick super-high refresh rates (144Hz+) over 4K resolution, valuing smooth motion above all for that split-second edge!
What feature helped PlayStation 2 become the best-selling game console of all time?
Sony's PlayStation 2 doubled as a DVD player, making it a must-have for gamers and movie buffs alike, boosting its sales to over 155 million units!
Which tech duo named their parent company Alphabet?
Larry Page and Sergey Brin chose Alphabet as it represents language, one of humanity's most important innovations. It also puns on alpha-bet, a return above a benchmark.
Now owned by the parent company Alphabet, which search giant purchased the video site YouTube in 2006?
Google purchased YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock just 18 months after the site launched. The deal was famously finalized at a Denny's restaurant in California.
Which major video game console's final name and design were officially unveiled by Bill Gates during a CES keynote?
Bill Gates brought Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson on stage to help unveil the final Xbox design and name at CES 2001! Talk about star power.
Which PlayStation console first supported Blu-ray discs?
The PlayStation 3 was the first to support Blu-ray, which helped it double as a home theater hub and boosted Blu-ray's popularity over HD-DVD.
Which Harvard student founded the social media site Facebook?
Zuckerberg launched the site from his Kirkland House dorm room in 2004. Within one month, more than half of Harvard's undergraduates had registered for an account.
Beyond its massive online store, which retail giant bought the grocery chain Whole Foods in 2017?
Amazon's $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods remains its largest acquisition to date. The deal integrated Prime benefits and discounts into physical grocery stores.
Which major video game console's final name and design were officially unveiled by Bill Gates during a CES keynote?
Bill Gates brought Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson on stage to help unveil the final Xbox design and name at CES 2001! Talk about star power.
Why was the PlayStation console originally created?
Sony's PlayStation began as a CD-ROM add-on for the SNES, but after Nintendo backed out, Sony decided to go solo and revolutionized gaming history!