Peripheral

The gaming market is very competitive this year with key players such as Steelseries and Razer unleashing a wide selection of superb products.  Thermaltake may be relatively new to the scene, but under the TT eSports name they have managed to come up with a number of impressive products such …

Sony are set to release the new ‘Head Mounted Personal 3D Viewer HMZ-T1' later this year in Japan. From the product's demo in CES this year to full availability, it will be sure to appeal to a wide audience, however it ain't going to be cheap. The HMZ T1 has …

The gaming market has been thriving in 2011 thanks to a steady release of quality products from Razer, Steelseries and Thermaltake. Today we are looking at the new Tt eSPORTS MEKA G Unit Gaming Keyboard which is targeted at the FPS, RTS and MMORPG audience. In a similar fashion to …

While more column inches are dedicated to graphic cards and processors than anything else, it's the keyboard, mouse, headset and screen that define the gamer's interface with their gaming rig. Iiyama had a new screen on display at i43 – and it's a bit of a monster. KitGuru spies got …

While some of you may be using routers provided by your ISP, such as BT or Virgin Media for instance, there are still many people, myself included, who own routers. The market for networking devices might have peaked a few years back but it is still one of the major …

Over the past couple of years we have seen a mass influx of brands into the gaming peripheral market, making things more competitive than ever.  The longer established brands like Razer and Logitech still win favour with many gamers but that might be about to change. It seems that Asus …

Anyone who has been reading KitGuru for a while will know that we love SteelSeries' range of gaming peripherals as every model we've had through our labs has won an award of some description.  Until now, the top of the range gaming mouse in their range was the Xai which …

We have looked at a couple of products from Thermaltake's eSPORTS division over the past year including the impressive MEKA mechanical gaming keyboard and the great value Black Gaming mouse.  So we are excited to see what they can deliver with their latest gaming headset. Today we are going to …

Today we are going to look at another mouse designed by Smartfish Technologies – The Whirl Mini. which just like the Whirl is designed with ergonomics in mind. Smartfish Technologies say that their new portable mouse will have a major impact on conventional notebook mouse designs. The Whirl Mini also …

Plantronics are a relatively new player in the gaming peripheral industry, especially when compared to the likes of SteelSeries, Razer and Logitech. They do however have plenty of experience with other types of audio products aimed at both corporate and consumer markets.  We recently looked at their GameCom X40 headset …

Back in 2008, NZXT released the Avatar gaming mouse featuring an ambidextrous design. As with all of NZXT’s PC accessories, ‘Avatar' was designed to provide gamers with an advantage over their competitors. Move forward to summer of 2011 and NZXT has released the Avatar S, the successor to the original …

LG have said that they are not going to develop Organic Light Emitting Diode Displays (OLED) for smaller portable devices. Kown Young Soo, the chief executive of LG Display said in a meeting with reporters last week “Samsung is misleading the market because OLED displays are not suitable in terms …

Working closely with some of the world’s top professional gamers, the Asus Republic Of Gamers (ROG) designers have created the ROG Vulcan Pro Gaming Headset. KitGuru stuck a microphone in front of an Asus expert and he spilled the beans. Miodrag Relic knows a thing or two about combat. While …

With something like specialist stand, it is important to see it in the flesh so to speak. XFX makes a big deal about the extra desk space you get compared to sitting TFTs on your table. Now you can go see for yourself, if you are in London that is. …

The winds of change have been blowing hard for XFX in the last year. As one of the most respected Nvidia graphics card manufacturers, it was a shock when they started making AMD solutions in 2009. With a hiatus in new graphics card releases, they have been diverting some of …

Thermaltake have had great success with their range of TT eSPORTS gaming keyboards, with the MEKA G1 earning many awards worldwide. It is a tasty product on paper, incorporating a beautiful finish with fast response time, USB 2.0 inputs and high grade mechanical keys. Today we are looking at the …

An XFX Mousemat? eh? say what? Normally, when someone offers me a mousepad for review, I immediately feign interest and try to end the phone call as quickly as possible. Reviewing a mouse mat is generally as exciting as watching the coffee pot boil. Today however we are looking at …

iPONT International is showcasing its 3D TV without glasses technology at BBC Television Centre as part of the BBC’s 3D broadcast experiment during the Wimbledon Championship men’s final. On Sunday 3 July, screen supplier 3D Exposure, powered by iPONT’s glasses free 3D technology come together to supply 42” and 65” …

KitGuru has reviewed many items from NZXT since we opened a little over a year ago.  Today we have one of their latest items to hit the market, the Sentry Mesh. The Sentry Mesh is a new fan controller that features 5 individual 30 watt channels and it fits into …

Over the past year or so, we've seen a number of PC gaming peripheral manufacturers like SteelSeries and Sharkoon adding Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 headsets to their lineups, building on the products they have in their PC ranges.  Despite not having had a range of PC gaming headsets on …

High-end products are, generally, aimed at one particular market – hardcore gamers. Sure, the workstation lovers get some focus and there is the more-money-than-sense group, but it is the hardcore, living in the dark, nano-suited, sniper fire specialist that gets the love. No idea if it will ever launch, but …

Recently we looked at the Spectrum 5XB, SteelSeries' first attempt at an Xbox 360 gaming headset …. essentially their 5H headset with a clever adapter which allowed you to plug it into an Xbox controller for Xbox Live chat.  Not to rest on their laurels, the SteelSeries' boffins have been …

We recently took a look at Razer's first attempt at a mechanical gaming keyboard which left us with mainly positive impressions.  Throughout our review we compared it to SteelSeries' existing mechanical keyboard, the 7G, which has been around for a good few years now and can be found on the …

There seem to be an ever increasing number of brands trying to take a slice of the gaming headset pie, especially at the value end of the market where consumers are less ‘brand' conscious.  We hadn't actually heard of Cyber Snipa before they sent us a headset for review but …

The folks over at Antec believe that they are able to offer professional-grade, back-lighting which reduces eye fatigue, increases image clarity. Here's their take on the new product – brought to you by the KitGuru Dutch News Bot over in Rotterdam, Netherlands. In its 25th anniversary year, Antec today announced …

If you are in the market for a new keyboard then there are literally thousands available today which use membrane technology – but this won't be the first choice for the discerning enthusiast user as they can often feel ‘spongy' when typing.  Where we really see a step up in …

Ever since Apple implemented the App Store on their mobile devices, iOS has becoming a serious contender in the portable gaming space.  There are a huge number of games available on the app store from racing games to FPS games so there has never been a better time to buy …

As gamer, of all levels, push the envelope harder and harder – so the control of your in-game character becomes more and more important. KitGuru investigates Roccat's latest innovation and wonders how useful it will be. Up on the 10th floor of the Hyatt in Taipei, Computex has evolved into …

Today we are going to look at a new laser mouse designed by Smartfish Technologies. This is no ordinary mouse however because it is specifically designed with ergonomics in mind. Smartfish Technologies feel that this new ground breaking mouse will change how people use a mouse, forever. The Whirl uses …

KitGuru loves Arctic. Well, let's qualify that statement – before we're accused of bias. While the coolers are good and the thermal paste is all nice and gooey – the company also finds time to create some of the best toys. Now that's cool. Something just arrived in KitGuru's inbox …