Bose introduced the Bose QuietComfort 35 II Gaming Headset, the company’s first 2-in-1 gaming and lifestyle headset. The new headset is based on the company’s QuietComfort 35 II wireless headphones. In fact, it’s the exact same headset, just with the inclusion of a detachable game module featuring a Discord and TeamSpeak-certified boom mic and an […]
AMD revealed its new Radeon RX 5500 series graphics cards on Monday 7th October, bringing the cutting-edge features found in its Radeon RX 5700 series to the masses with a focus on 1080p gaming. In an unusual twist, AMD’s new GPU is debuting in prebuilt PC systems first, including an intriguing all-AMD gaming laptop also […]
The Sega Genesis Mini is a diminutive version of the classic console, but the controllers are full-sized and authentic enough. The game library, while not exhaustive, is a particularly well-curated survey. What’s unique about the Mini, however, is that for once Sega itself is handling production duties instead of outsourcing to the familiar bargain bin […]
At Google I/O this week, the search giant finally let the Stadia hardware video game controller that will some day work with its streaming video game service. Google has created a sturdy controller fit for a mainstream console that should easily handle long gaming sessions. The Stadia Controller is exactly what you’d get if you […]
HTC has announced that the Vive Focus Plus a new virtual reality headset it unveiled last month and will launch on April 15th for $799. The Vive Focus Plus is a self-contained headset with fully tracked motion controllers, following on the heels of HTC’s Vive Focus, which launched with similar specs but more limited tracking […]
Perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Nintendo’s new foray into virtual reality involves holding a cardboard elephant to your face. Nintendo is not one for the technological arms race that has defined video game VR so far, with its expensive headsets and controllers. No, an ebullient toymaker at heart, Nintendo prefer a wind-pedal […]
Solid-state drives have become remarkably affordable over the past few years. When we posted our first SSD architecture discussion piece, back in 2014, SSDs of 240-256GB capacities were easily between £100 and £150, depending on drive. Large capacity SSDs (480GB+) were not really affordable for most users. Huge change, considering they were easily 3x that […]
The HTC Vive is amazing piece of technology. But explaining it to someone who’s never seen it before can be sort of a challenge. Imagine seeing a moving image, an entirely new medium, unfold before your eyes for the very first time. Picture that, with all the emotions of fear and joy and surprise and […]