Gaming Gear

News, reviews and articles about video game gear and accessories.

Virtoba X5 Virtual Reality Headset review

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Earlier this year, Julie and I had the chance to review the Samsung Gear VR headset while looking at the Galaxy S7 Edge smartphone. Being my first real go at the VR experience, I had a good time with the Oculus-backed headset. That said, the Gear VR only works with recent Galaxy smartphones thus greatly […]

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Choose between the Alliance or the Horde with these World of Warcraft tech accessories

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The World of Warcraft movie from Blizzard Entertainment is slated for release on June 10, 2016 and to start the branded merchandising wave off with a splash,  Swordfish Tech is offering WOW inspired tech accessories for pre-order. You can choose between the Alliance or the Horde with accessories that feature the iconic characters and weapons

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Masione LED USB Gaming Keyboard Review

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Most gaming keyboards out there are quite pricey with tons of features. Not everyone can afford a mechanical keyboard, with all the bells and whistles such as macro keys and special LED effects. The Masione LED USB gaming keyboard is an affordable option to those who want a standard macro keys, pretty LEDs, and a

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Logitech adds flashy new G810 Orion Spectrum RGB mechanical gaming keyboard to its lineup

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Most of us think of a computer keyboard as a tool for inputting letters and numbers, but for gamers, a good keyboard can be the difference between their character living or dying. Am I being overly dramatic? You betcha. I can’t help it because the new Logitech G810 Orion Spectrum RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (wow

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Bloxels help kids or YOU make video games with a tablet and blocks

It’s no big mystery why kids (and adults) enjoy playing video games. Duh, it’s because they are fun! What if kids (and adults) could easily create their own games and learn something in the process? Bloxels can make that happen. Bloxels is a kid-friendly video game creation platform where kids (and even adults) use a

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Creative Labs Sound BlasterX H5 Pro-Gaming headphones review

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Here you see the latest headphones from Creative Labs, the Sound Blaster X H5 Pro-Gaming headphones. The headphones were recently released at Gamescon in Cologne, Germany. As with music the quality of the gaming experience depends a great deal on the quality of the headphones you use.  These head phones don’t disappoint and will give

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Logitech announces new G502 Proteus Spectrum gaming mouse

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The G502 Proteus Core is Logitech’s best-selling gaming mouse and things just got better. Their new G502 Proteus Spectrum gaming mouse features Logitech G’s Delta Zero™ optical sensor technology which offers a DPI range of 200 to 12,000, 11 programmable buttons, and advanced surface and weight tuning, so you can customize the mouse to your

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Accessory Power Enhance GX-M3 gaming mouse review

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As I’ve mentioned in the past, I’m a gamer. This goes from games as simple as Minecraft to modern FPS games. I’ve used a few mid-ranged gaming mice and have been pretty satisfied with them, and I thought it would be nice to try out a more budget friendly gaming mouse again to see how

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Android app spotlight: Freeze! 2 – Brothers

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Back in March I posted about a fun physics game called Freeze! I’m a puzzle game fan and found Freeze! to be easy to learn, but a fun challenge. The gist of the story behind the game is that the main character, who is a rolling eyeball, is being held prisoner on a planet. Unfortunately

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Make your gaming roar with the Razer Wildcat game controller

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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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Hear first, strike first with the Polk Striker Pro Zx gaming headphones

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I was researching at the Polk website for a review I am working on and I found out that besides speakers and regular headphones, Polk makes gaming headsets. Since I have recently joined the Xbox One crowd, the Polk Striker Pro Zx caught my eye. Compatible with the Xbox One, PlayStation4, Wii U, PC, Mac,

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ULTOR and VELATOR are not comic book villains, they are gaming keyboards

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German based SPEEDLINK will be expanding its PC gaming accessory product line with new mechanical keyboards. The full-size VELATOR keyboard features ten macro-enabled keys and traditional black plastic casing. The ULTOR keyboard features an aluminium base with LED lighting which provides white illumination of the relevant gaming keys and blue illumination of the other keys.

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Backward compatibility is coming to Xbox One this fall – finally!

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If you’re like our family, you’ve been waiting and hoping that Microsoft would make Xbox One backward compatible before purchasing one (we didn’t want to spend money on a new console and then have to spend more to purchase new games just to use it). Well, it took long enough, but that day is here at

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

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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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Now you can be Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 while riding your motorcycle

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It’s spring! Time to set aside your games of Halo and enjoy the outdoors by taking a ride on your motorcycle. But you don’t have to leave Halo behind completely – now you can be Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 while you ride around town with this Spartan motorcycle helmet from NECAonline.com. There have been other Halo

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Narborion Saga Book II: The God of Orcs brings tabletop roleplaying to your tablet

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Liber Primus Games has announced a follow up to its debut gamebook app Narborion Saga. Narborion Saga Book II: The God of Orcs is a tabletop style roleplaying choose your destiny game which you can play on your Android or Kindle fire tablets (an iOS version is in the works). The God of Orcs continues

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