Game controllers – The Gadgeteer

KontrolFreek FPS Freek Battle Royale Performance Thumbsticks review

By Jacob Haas / April 17, 2019 April 17, 2019 / Reviews / Game controllers, Gaming Gear / Leave a Comment

REVIEW – Online gaming is a red-hot commodity, especially with the emergence of the popular “battle royale” last-man-standing genre of shooters. KontrolFreek is here to boost your killstreak with their FPS Freek Battle Royale performance thumbsticks. How do they stack up? Read on to find out! What is it? KontrolFreek’s FPS Freek Battle Royale Nightfall …

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GameSir Marsback Mini Game Arcade review

By Julie Strietelmeier / February 19, 2019 February 19, 2019 / Reviews / Game controllers, games, Smartphone accessory / Leave a Comment

REVIEW – If you want to relive all of your favorite childhood Game Boy, NES, PS, and other games on your phone, you have to use an emulator, but playing these games with onscreen controls is not fun (at least I don’t think so). The GameSir Marsback Mini Game Arcade is a fun way to turn …

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GameSir VX AimSwitch for PC and Console gaming keyboard review

By Andy Chen / January 2, 2019 January 1, 2019 / Reviews / Game controllers, Gaming keyboard / Leave a Comment

REVIEW – Not long ago my preteen son and I built a gaming PC together, and I came across this half-keyboard thing. Since most PC gamers use the left side of the keyboard with the left hand, and the right hand on a mouse, this combo from GameSir caught my attention. There was a lot …

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch Pro Controller and Special Edition Bundle Revealed

By Liz Rodriguez / August 28, 2018 August 28, 2018 / News / Game controllers, games / 1 Comment

NEWS – Nintendo has unveiled a special edition pro controller and game for this year’s very hyped Super Smash Bros Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch. This pro controller is painted black and white with the Smash Bros logo, which varies from the existing plain black Nintendo Switch pro controller. The special edition game also looks like …

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Logitech Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mice and PowerPlay review

By Jacen Rees / July 6, 2018 July 6, 2018 / Reviews / Game controllers, Wireless mouse / Leave a Comment

REVIEW – In the world of gaming, it’s not uncommon for large sums of money to be spent for the smallest increases in specs. Response time, clicks per minute, precision, all of these are thought to be immediately lost when buying a wireless mouse. Yet with the improvements made by Logitech, the G903 and G703 …

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ACGAM G402 gaming mouse review

By Julian Perry / March 14, 2018 March 14, 2018 / Reviews / Game controllers, Mouse / 2 Comments

In today’s world, the computer Mouse has become standard on almost every computer. While tablets and other such devices utilize alternatives, no one device has yet been able to make it obsolete. As computer gaming has become mainstream, many companies have joined the popularity and created a mouse specifically designed and labeled for gaming. What …

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Take my advice check out Gamevice controllers for the iPad Pro

By Larry Geisz / December 6, 2017 December 6, 2017 / News / Game controllers, iPad Pro / Leave a Comment

Not content to rest on their laurels, the folks at Gamevice have made new game controllers that work with the Apple iPad Pro 10.5 and 12.9. These new controllers fall in line with the ones that are made for the iPhone 6 through 8 (no information on the X as of yet). If you are …

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SmartBoy turns your Samsung Galaxy S8 into a Game Boy

By Julie Strietelmeier / August 8, 2017 August 8, 2017 / News / Game controllers, Gaming Gear / Leave a Comment

Do you still have a pile of Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges gather dust in a drawer somewhere in your house AND do you also have a Samsung Galaxy S8? Then your retro dreams have just come true with SmartBoy.

Play games on your iPhone like a boss

By Julie Strietelmeier / July 28, 2017 July 28, 2017 / News / Game controllers, Gaming accessory for iPhone/iPod touch / Leave a Comment

The GoPlay Sidekick from Kanex enhances your iOS game playing experience by giving you a real controller that you can hold in your hands instead of a virtual controller on your iPhone or iPad’s screen.

Gaming ain’t so tuff when using the Scuf Elite Paddle Control System & Directional Bias Dpad for the Microsoft Elite controller

By Larry Geisz / April 20, 2017 April 20, 2017 / News / Game controllers, Gaming Gear / Leave a Comment

If you are a hardcore console gamer or just an informed one then you should know about Scuf gaming gear. They make high-end gaming controllers and accessories for the Xbox and PlayStation consoles. So it would make sense that they would adapt some of their popular innovations to the MS Elite Controller, and that’s just …

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Gamevice makes gaming on the iPad a dream

By Larry Geisz / July 26, 2016 July 26, 2016 / News / Game controllers, Gaming Gear, iOS / Leave a Comment

When the iPad first came out years ago, I thought to myself there’s something that has some real potential to become a portable gaming device. Over the years the iPads have become more powerful and the games more complex. The one area that lacked for gaming on the iPad was a suitable gaming controller, one …

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Make your gaming roar with the Razer Wildcat game controller

By Larry Geisz / September 6, 2015 September 6, 2015 / News / Game controllers, Gaming Gear / Leave a Comment

With Microsoft rolling out their new Elite Wireless Controller for the Xbox One just in time for the holidays, other accessory companies were sure to follow suit. Razer a company whose products we have reviewed before is no exception, they are entering the fray with the Razer Wildcat controller. Designed to compete with the new …

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You won’t be beat with the Microsoft Elite Wireless Controller

By Larry Geisz / June 18, 2015 June 18, 2015 / News / Game controllers, Gaming Gear / Leave a Comment

If you don’t know it, the E3 conference is happening this week. Along with the announcement of new games and system updates, I am always interested in the new gear coming out. This year Microsoft has announced the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller. While on the surface, a new Xbox controller does not seem groundbreaking (especially at …

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Gamevice wants to take your iPad gaming experience to the next level

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 11, 2015 January 11, 2015 / News / Game controllers, Gaming Gear, iOS, iPad accessory / Leave a Comment

Last week at CES in Las Vegas, Wikipad took the wraps off of their Gamevice gaming controller for iPad. The Gamevice is a classic console style controller that supports the iPad Air and iPad Mini 1, 2, & 3. Compatible with 100s of iOS games including popular titles like Bioshock, Borderlands, Call of Duty, GTA and others, …

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Your game controller won’t slip with SquidGrips

By Larry Geisz / December 22, 2014 December 22, 2014 / News / Game controllers, Gaming Gear / Leave a Comment

When it comes to playing video games, I have been known to play for 2 or more hours in a session. Gaming like this is not un-common especially in my latest conquest Destiny. The problem is, that after an hour or so of holding my controller I find that my hands start to sweat a …

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