Peripheral

KitGuru was one of the first websites to regularly start using an Ultra HD 4K monitor in graphics card reviews, mid 2013. We adopted the wallet sapping Asus PQ321QE and have been mighty impressed with the gorgeous IGZO display. PQ321QE prices have dropped from £3,000 to £2,400 recently, but the …

While Valve's Steam Machine have generated a lot of interest in their own right, it's the controller that has people really excited, as it's something existing PC gamers can make use of. However, now it looks like no one is going to be playing with one for some time to …

Acer has announced the world’s first display that features 3840*2160 resolution and Nvidia Corp.’s G-Sync technology for smooth gaming experience. The Acer XB280HK monitor is designed for gamers that demand absolutely the best and have high-performance personal computers with GeForce GTX graphics cards inside. Acer XB280HK is a 28” monitor …

At present the majority of wearable computing devices are designed mostly as extensions of smartphones. However, in the future wearables could work with other electronics, including cameras, game consoles and so on, according to Kazuo Hirai, chief executive officer of Sony Corp. Nowadays Sony offers smart-watch and smart wristbands that …

The modern gaming mouse market is a diverse one, from ambidextrous, cut back and clean looking mice, to those festooned with buttons, bells whistles to look like something created in a future space race. Today we review one that looks like it was lifted straight from the latest Tron movie. …

While there is no doubt that in the not too distant future we will be transferring gigabytes quickly across the planet at very little cost – right now the movement of very large files still requires a physical device. Always happy to play at the high end in terms of …

Today we are going to take a look at one of the latest wireless routers from Netgear – the R6300.  This offers the latest in dual-band wireless technology, supporting the 802.11ac specification.  This should offer significantly better throughput than a 802.11n network, theoretically up to around 1,300 MB/s.  We are …

In the recent years Samsung Electronics has been on the forefront of progress, specifically on the market of mobile devices. But portable gadgets is definitely not the only market the company wants to address. According to a media report, Samsung is working on its own virtual reality headset and intends …

Perhaps, Sony Corp.’s TV-set business is not as profitable as it used to be, or as the company wants, but Sony does not plan to shut it down or sell it off, its chief executive officer said on Thursday. The company will proceed with the plan to spin the TV …

After accusing John Carmack of stealing intellectual property earlier this year, ZeniMax on Wednesday started a legal battle against Oculus VR, which is about to become a subsidiary of Facebook. When John Carmack was asked why he left id Software (which is owned by ZeniMax Media) last year for Oculus …

The decision has been made by the display industry. The next big tech trend to get us to buy an upgraded version of what we already have isn't 3D and it's not VR (not yet anyway), but 4K. However, the age old problem of getting the cost of these displays …

While Samsung Electronics was not the first to market with its own smartwatch, it managed to capture 70 per cent of the smart-watch market in the first quarter of this year, according to Strategy Analytics. While the market of such devices is on an early stage of development, it is …

If you find yourself jumping from rooftop to rooftop, wallrunning your way between kills and blasting away at 30ft tall metal behemoths on a regular basis you are either playing Titanfall or need to reduce your meds. Either way though, you will probably appreciate the style of Turtle Beach's latest …

One of the biggest complaints gamers have about the new-generation game consoles – Microsoft Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4 – is the lack of support for external hard disk drives. While both companies promised to add such support in the past, so far neither has done it. Fortunately, according …

Adrian Wong, lead electrical engineer of Google Glass, has left Google to work for Oculus VR, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Facebook. While people often change workplaces in Silicon Valley, the arrival of a specialist like Mr. Wong at Oculus VR may point to some interesting things about the future of …

Since it was originally shown off a couple of years ago and in every incarnation since, the Oculus Rift has been are the forefront of virtual reality development. It looked the best, performed better than the others and its upcoming features are still the most impressive out there. However, a …

Google Glass only costs just $150 to make, but whopping $1500 to buy. Apparently, even an extreme price-point does not stop many technology enthusiasts from demanding to buy it. However, up to this week only select software developers under the Explorer program could get the smart eyewear. Apparently, the closed …

At present when it comes to wearable electronics gadgets, all eyes are on smart-watches, smart-bands and other similar devices, which are already available on the market. A lot of people are interested in Google Glass are watching in different directions since it is not available. Now it seems like they …

Sony Corp. has reportedly decided to put development and commercialization of AMOLED/OLED TVs on hold in a bid to concentrate on ultra-high-definition (UHD) televisions that have higher chances to become popular in the coming years. While this clearly puts Sony behind its rivals LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics, it should …

In the wake of Zardon's amazing Top 10 listing of the greatest headphones 2014 we look at a much more affordable pair of headphones in this review. No more Grado or Sennheiser headphones weighing in at well over £1,000 as Mionix are aiming the ‘regular luxury' part of the market. …

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) on Monday announced that the future implementations of the DisplayPort 1.2a standards will feature Adaptive Sync technology that is supposed to synchronize refresh rates of displays with actual frame-rate that is displayed. The feature will make games and video run much smoother than currently. …

Nvidia announced G-Sync quite some time ago but monitors incorporating the new technology are taking some time to hit the market. However, the wait might be over here in the UK as the first monitor to include the technology is due to launch within the next two weeks. The AOC …

Apple is reportedly working on one of its largest acquisitions ever, which could be an indicator of a radical change of the company’s strategy going forward. The Cupertino, California-based consumer electronics giant is seeking to buy Beats Electronics, an operator of music streaming service and a maker of advanced headphones. …

Sony recently revealed its answer to the Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus, at the Game Developers Conference this year. The VR headset featured a pretty good design for a prototype, full 360 degree positional tracking with low latency and a 1080p screen but the standout design might not be staying for …

Microlab is a relatively small company in the audio world but that isn't stopping it from delivering decent quality speaker systems. Previously we have had a look at the Solo 6C as well as the FC360 2.1 speaker systems and were impressed by both. Can Microlab deliver similar sound quality …

One of the reasons why Oculus VR decided to become a part of Facebook was the latter’s ability to invest vast amounts of money into research and development of hardware. That expectation seems to be paying off: the company’s chief executive promised to reveal yet another Oculus Rift VR headset …

Last week it was revealed that ZeniMax wants to take legal action against Oculus as it believes that it had a huge part to play in the company's success thanks to John Carmack's early efforts, which led to people getting excited about Virtual Reality again before Palmer Luckey launched the …

KitGuru invest plenty of time into analysing and reviewing headphones, but they are generally ‘gaming grade' products, priced between £30 and £100. But what if you have a lot more cash on hand and want a set of headphones that will reveal every single detail from your precious vinyl, compact …

Not a lot is known about the commercial version of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset that is due in 2015. However, it is known that Oculus VR is developing a version of its VR gear that is considerably more powerful than the existing devices aimed at game developers and …

Having sold over 85 thousand of Oculus Rift virtual reality headset prototypes aimed at software developers, Oculus VR is still pretty far away from introduction of commercial versions of the device. The company said at the Facebook’s F8 conference that the consumer version of the Oculus Rift VR gear would …