Tech & Gear Reviews

Many people, gamers especially, neglect their peripherals. They stick with that ancient Dell mouse their PC game with, or they rock the $20 impulse-buy keyboard in the exit row at Fry’s Electronics. It’s unfortunate as, even as they spend upwards of $600 on a shiny new video card,

We review a lot of hardware around here, and oftentimes it tends to be the bleeding edge. That said, there are more than a few of you asking for something more value-priced or mid-range when it comes to peripherals. I’ve recently found myself in the market for a new

When you hear the word “affordable” coupled with “high quality,” the results are usually less than that combination of words would suggest. When I lost my competition-grade mouse to an unfortunate high-speed dog running accident I was on the hunt for a new input peripheral. HyperX has been making a

Seeing the horror stories about people scratching up the screens of their Nintendo Switch consoles, I knew I needed to find a high quality screen protector. Recently I picked up a 7-in-1 starter kit from Speedlink that contained not only the needed screen protector, but also a few goodies I

Fresh off their successful Kickstarter campaign, Meltpartners has begun to ship the Udee — an amazing backpack with an odd name. When I first saw the Udee, I thought it looked like a great bag for events like E3, PAX, and Gencon. The padding looked like it’d stand up to

I’ve got 53 hours commanding my team in XCOM 2. I’ve trekked 49 hours with friends in Borderlands 2. The Dragon Age Trilogy soaked me for over 300 hours, and Mass Effect has captured over 200 hours with multiple playthroughs. In all, Steam says I’ve spent 1,

I was pretty impressed with the Tobii EyeX and said as much in my review. I also pointed out that, while it does spell a new level of maturation, there were a few hiccups including driver issues and some integrations that seemed to have stopped functioning. What I didn’t

As an avid player of racing games, I always appreciated the novelty of the low-end plastic racing wheels and pedals that started becoming available as I was growing up. I look back on my days of playing Gran Turismo and Project Gotham Racing on console with my fifty dollar wheel,