Hardware Reviews

For years I’ve luxuriated in playing games and working on my computer in the most cave-like settings I can muster. When I watch a movie on my home entertainment system, I generally turn off all the lights and crank up the sound, in the hopes of evoking that theater-like

Capture rigs are a big part of what we do here at Gaming Trend, and with YouTube, Twitch, and other services, it can be your opportunity to break into the world of streaming your favorite games. I’ve recently gotten my hands on the AVerMedia Live Gamer Portable Plus 2

There are easily hundreds of portable chargers and battery packs on sites like Amazon. Tiny ones the size of a lip balm that offer a single phone recharge, and some which are both larger and thicker than a Nintendo 3DS which can recharge an iPhone nearly seven times without breaking

If you read my review for the HyperX Alloy Elite keyboard, you know that I came away with very few complaints on this new mechanical design.  From the Cherry MX switches to the sturdy frame and removable keys, I loved just about everything about it. Take all those great features,

If you’ve been a reader of the site for awhile, you know I’m a bit of a tech-head. With a degree in Network Engineering, I tend to jump at the chance when opportunities to check out new network gear pops up. Most recently I’ve been putting the

There’s a bit of a comfort arms race in the VR world. The HTC Vive’s initial velcro strap bands came up short compared to the slightly more comfortable Oculus Rift. Sony showed both of them how to engineer a comfortable product with the PlayStation VR, providing an adjustable

We all know the mantra for buying console controllers: always buy first-party. While this has rung true for me in regards to my first and second controllers, I usually take the liberty of experimenting with third-party brands for the controllers I get for company that comes over. Despite years of

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,