Peripherals
The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) introduced USB4 version 2.0 in fall 2022, and it expects systems and devices with the tech to emerge later this year and into next year. These upcoming products will largely rely on Intel's Barlow Ridge controller, a full-featured Thunderbolt 5 controller that goes above and beond the baseline USB4 v2 spec. And though extremely capable, Intel's Thunderbolt controllers are also quite expensive, and Barlow Ridge isn't expected to be any different. Fortunately, for system and device vendors that just need a basic USB4 v2 solution, ASMedia is also working on its own USB4 v2 controller. At Computex 2024, ASMedia demonstrated a prototype of its upcoming USB4 v2 physical interface (PHY), which will support USB4 v2's new Gen 4 (160Gbps) data...
The Cooler Master Master Keys Pro L White Mechanical Keyboard Review
Cooler Master is a very familiar brand name amongst enthusiasts, with a virtually endless lineup of products ranging from PC cases and coolers to peripherals and accessories. In this...
23 by E. Fylladitakis on 10/21/2016
The Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum Mechanical Keyboard Review
Logitech is perhaps the most reputable manufacturer of peripherals on the planet, with a myriad of products for PCs, mobile devices and consoles. In today's review we are having...
43 by E. Fylladitakis on 10/6/2016
Logitech Acquires Saitek Brand and Product Lines, Expands Its Sim Controllers Biz
Logitech this week announced that it has taken over the Saitek brand as well as the family of flight and space simulation game controllers from Mad Catz for $13...
18 by Anton Shilov on 9/16/2016
HP to Acquire Printer Business from Samsung Amid Shrinking Market
Nowadays printers are no longer supplied with the vast majority of PCs, and the total available market (TAM) of hardcopy peripherals is shrinking. As is the case with these...
37 by Anton Shilov on 9/15/2016
The Tesoro Gram Spectrum Low Profile Mechanical Keyboard Review
Today we are taking our first look at a “low-profile” mechanical keyboard, the Tesoro Gram Spectrum. The Gram Spectrum features RGB lighting and full programmability, but its highlight are...
27 by E. Fylladitakis on 8/22/2016
Zalman ZM-K650WP: Because You Need a Soda-proof, Chip-proof $30 Membrane Keyboard
In the land of gaming keyboards and enthusiasts, mechanical keys are easily becoming the norm with every keyboard company coming out with a new feature, doodad, or eSports team...
28 by Ian Cutress on 7/15/2016
The Corsair Gaming K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Mechanical Keyboard Review
There already are dozens of companies offering literally hundreds of mechanical keyboards, covering nearly all shapes and sizes. Designers try to innovate and differentiate but this becomes exceedingly difficult...
36 by E. Fylladitakis on 7/1/2016
Capsule Review: SteelSeries Apex M500 Gaming Mechanical Keyboard
SteelSeries is a well-known manufacturer of gaming peripherals. Despite that, until recently they offered only a handful of mechanical keyboards, and those were using proprietary switches. Today we are...
62 by E. Fylladitakis on 6/10/2016
The Corsair Lapdog Review: Gaming with a Mouse and Keyboard in the Living Room
Corsair clearly wants a piece of the living room gaming market, as their upcoming Bulldog barebones is a system designed with that specific purpose in mind. To that end...
38 by E. Fylladitakis on 5/25/2016
The EpicGear Defiant Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review
Mechanical keyboards are growing in popularity in the gaming market. As a result, we now have a number of products to choose from coming from dozens of manufacturers, making...
23 by E. Fylladitakis on 5/11/2016
The Patriot Viper V760 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review
Today we are having a look at the Viper V760, a mechanical keyboard from Patriot’s new gaming peripheral line. The Viper V760 is boasting full programmability, RGB lighting and...
9 by E. Fylladitakis on 5/5/2016
The Cougar Attack X3 Mechanical Keyboard & 450M Gaming Mouse Review
Today we're taking a look at the Attack X3 mechanical gaming keyboard and the 450M optical gaming mouse from Cougar. The Attack X3 is an advanced, programmable mechanical keyboard...
17 by E. Fylladitakis on 4/4/2016
The Tesoro Sagitta & Thyrsus Gaming Mice Capsule Review
Tesoro Technology (not to be confused with Tesoro Corporation of petroleum products) is a relatively new manufacturer of computer peripherals, founded back in 2011. Our first review of their...
5 by E. Fylladitakis on 3/28/2016
The G.Skill KM780 Mechanical Keyboard & MX780 Gaming Mouse Review
G.Skill is entering the gaming peripherals market with a new mechanical gaming keyboard and a laser gaming mouse. The KM780 is the first keyboard with Cherry MX RGB switches...
33 by E. Fylladitakis on 11/4/2015
The Origin PC BlackWidow Chroma Mechanical Keyboard Review
Most of our US and Canada based readers that are involved with PC gaming are highly likely to have heard of ORIGIN PC, the company that specializes on building...
44 by E. Fylladitakis on 8/6/2015
The Corsair STRAFE Mechanical Keyboard Review
Corsair just released a new mechanical motherboard, the STRAFE, bringing cost-effectiveness to gamers who want the versatility of an advanced programmable keyboard but do not need the RGB lighting...
53 by E. Fylladitakis on 7/15/2015
The Cougar 600K Mechanical Keyboard & 600M Gaming Mouse Review
Our first encounter with Cougar's peripherals was just a few months ago, when we reviewed the flagship keyboard and mouse, the 700K and 700M. The 700K and the 700M...
25 by E. Fylladitakis on 6/19/2015
The Corsair Gaming Keyboards and Mice Range: An Experiential Test
Following the thorough review of the Corsair Gaming K70 RGB, we are having a complete overview of Corsair's new Gaming division and their latest offerings. The new brand is...
56 by E. Fylladitakis on 5/14/2015
Razer Launches The BlackWidow Tournament Edition Chroma Keyboard
Razer’s latest mechanical keyboard is a new Tournament edition of their BlackWidow keyboard (see our review of the pre-chroma version here). The BlackWidow is a fully mechanical keyboard with...
23 by Brett Howse on 4/16/2015
Logitech G303 Daedalus Apex Capsule Review
Logitech has been making mice for about as far back as most PC users can recall, enhancing and refining the input peripheral over the years. Their new G303 Daedalus...
77 by Jarred Walton on 3/5/2015
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