News, reviews and articles about video game gear and accessories.
Until the time the iMacs start sporting an HDMI input, the Kanex XD is one of the easiest plug and play conversion solutions for using the 27″ iMac as a display for HD gaming systems and Blu-Ray playback. It features a single HDMI input and a Mini DisplayPort out. Simply connect your HDMI-enabled source of […]
Kanex XD – Fullscreen HD Games and Blu Ray on the iMac Read More
ION Audio hopes you will with their new Drum Rocker Pro drumset controller for Rock Band. Available later this year for the holiday season, Drum Rocker Pro will be compatible with Xbox 360, Wii and PS3 versions of the popular Rock Band video game. The set includes four drum and three cymbal pads and a
Would you spend 100’s of dollars on Rock Band instruments? Read More
Did you have a Lite-Brite when you were growing up? I didn’t, but I wanted one. Here’s my chance to have one on my iPad (requires iOS 3.2 or later). The Bright Bright app for iPad lets you draw pictures with little “pegs”. You can use stencils or draw freehand, and you can save an
Bright Bright App is a Virtual Lite-Brite Game for the iPad Read More
Ah, Teflon. That wonder substance that makes burned, sticky crud slide off pots and pans with ease. Such ease that Rude Gameware has adapted it for their Fierce Steel and Teflon Mouse Surface so your mouse will float with near frictionless speed during blitzkrieg gaming sessions. Touting it as the “smoothest mouse surface ever,” it
Teflon & Steel mouse surface for Fierce gaming Read More
LOOPZ from Mattel looks like a cross between a Simon game for the 21st century and a fun new musical instrument similar to one that I saw at the International Toy Fair this past February. First of all it’s a memory game that challenges you to repeat patterns of light and music by waving your
LOOPZ – Mattel’s New Game / Musical Instrument Read More
If you are equally handy with “needle, thread, and battleaxe”, you can make yourself a D20-shaped handbag (called a dice bag, if you’re male). The ThinkGeek kit contains all the components you need to make the bag; you just need to supply the sewing machine, thread, iron, and the skills. The DIY Dice Handbag kit is
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As a mobile gadget freak, I don’t go anywhere without my iPhone. Now XBox fans don’t have to leave their favorite console behind when they travel. They can use the GAEMS Suitcase, which turns any XBox into a portable (sorta) gaming station. It’s not just a carrying case, the suitcase houses a 15-inch 720p LCD
Gaming on the go with the GAEMS Suitcase Read More
The RealView V-Screen Depth Enhancer accessory for PSP 1000, 2000, and 3000 uses patented “depth enhancing screen technology” to give an almost 3-D appearance to the screen. RealView says the V-Screen works especially well with racing and platform games. The V-Screen also incorporates a protective case for your PSP. It’s available in the US through
Breathe Life Into Your Old PSP Games with RealView V-Screen Depth Enhancer Read More
When it comes to headsets, I’m really picky. In 2004 when I started playing on-line co-op games with my younger brothers in-law, I shopped around for various stereo headsets with microphones for gaming. They were all either too uncomfortable, or had poor outgoing audio. Eventually, I took drastic measures and made my own, and I’ve
Plantronics .Audio 476 DSP USB Headset Review Read More
Ever have a yearning for those 80’s-style arcade games, but still want to stay on the cutting edge? Enter the iCade iPad Arcade Game Cabinet. Invented by those clever gadgetophiles at ThinkGeek, the iCade is a handcrafted, wooden, desktop-sized gaming console that allows you to slide in your iPad, launch the free iCade app (available
Old school iPad gaming with the iCade Read More
What could be more fun than smacking a birdie into your friend’s eyeball or dropping a horseshoe on your foot? Doing it in the dark! Finally it looks like manufacturers have begun to put some good use to LED lights. These two implementations, from Impact, look pretty cool and there are other such types of
Seemingly out of nowhere, Nintendo have announced the release of their latest handheld gaming system, the 3DS. It will be a 3D ‘glasses-free’ version of the DS/DSi, allowing full 3D play without the need to wear any 3D head gear. The ‘hot off the press’ information direct from Japan has informed us all that the 3DS will
Nintendo announces the 3DS Read More
The classic arcade fighting game Tekken is coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch! Website Pocketgamer has claimed an anonymous source has tipped them to the upcoming classic’s arrival. With the latest news that Capcom is to release Street Fighter IV on the devices, Namco has followed suit with the fighting rival. The source hasn’t yet
Tekken coming to the iPhone Read More
AMD have announced another addition to the list of the ‘5000’ series of premium, gaming graphics cards. Called the ATI Radeon HD 5830, it will sit snugly between the HD 5770 and the HD 5850, more or less filling the gap between the two! The specifications for the 5830 are: Engine clock speed: 500 MHz Processing power
AMD’s latest HD gaming card Read More
Since the release of the first DS back in 2005, Nintendo have sold more than 100 million handheld games consoles worldwide. And now they’re back with a bigger and better version, the Nintendo DSi XL. With a choice of three colours, Dark Brown, Wine Red and Natural White, the XL will still incorporate all the
Nintendo DSi XL coming soon! Read More