http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Peripherals Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2012 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Tue, 29 May 2012 01:07:16 GMT Tue, 29 May 2012 01:07:16 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://news.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com http://news.softpedia.com/news/World-s-Most-Exclusive-Leather-Keyboard-is-Handcrafted-272016.shtml Everything in Japan is very expensive at launch. Well, mostly everything. Atelier Wazakura’s new Honkawa 2 real-leather keyboard is just 317 USD instead of the expected 3,000 USD.

For European leather lovers, that would be about 250 EUR and that’s a very small price, considering that the luxury accessory is hand-mad... (read more)]]> Mon, 28 May 2012 10:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/World-s-Most-Exclusive-Leather-Keyboard-is-Handcrafted-272016.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/World-s-Most-Exclusive-Leather-Keyboard-is-Handcrafted-272016.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Constantin Murariu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Orico-Shows-World-s-First-7-Port-USB-3-0-Card-268066.shtml Chinese storage and peripheral connect specialist Orico has just launched the ORICO 7-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Card, on its official website. This is a 7 USB 3.0 port add on PCIe card that will allow your computer to directly handle up to seven USB 3.0 SuperSpeed devices.

It is powered by two VIA Labs controllers, but unfortunately we&r... (read more)]]> Mon, 7 May 2012 16:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Orico-Shows-World-s-First-7-Port-USB-3-0-Card-268066.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Orico-Shows-World-s-First-7-Port-USB-3-0-Card-268066.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Constantin Murariu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cooler-Master-CM-Storm-Sentinel-Gaming-Mouse-Takes-Post-267565.shtml Cooler Master has completed development of a new mouse, one that will have gamers up in arms, figuratively speaking, assuming its price doesn't turn them off.

The new gaming peripheral that Cooler Master created is called Sentinel Advance II and, as some have surely guessed, is a new and improved version of the original Senti... (read more)]]> Thu, 3 May 2012 11:53:00 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cooler-Master-CM-Storm-Sentinel-Gaming-Mouse-Takes-Post-267565.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cooler-Master-CM-Storm-Sentinel-Gaming-Mouse-Takes-Post-267565.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Razer-Naga-Hex-Wraith-Red-Gaming-Mouse-Appears-267390.shtml There is a new mouse up for sale, or there will be soon enough, courtesy of Razer, whose so-called gaming hardware credentials are being put to good use.

Razer's Naga series of mice is one that has spawned many gaming critters over the years, some better received than others.

What they all have in common, all the mice in ... (read more)]]> Wed, 2 May 2012 12:12:00 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Razer-Naga-Hex-Wraith-Red-Gaming-Mouse-Appears-267390.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Razer-Naga-Hex-Wraith-Red-Gaming-Mouse-Appears-267390.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/SteelSeries-and-UFC-Collaborate-on-New-Peripheral-Line-264526.shtml Showing that partners needn't be in the same branch of the economy, SteelSeries and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) have announced a collaboration.

While SteelSeries will help UFC in some marketing ventures, the company will also make UFC Edition headsets and the QcK UFC Edition mousepad.

The headsets are... (read more)]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:41:01 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/SteelSeries-and-UFC-Collaborate-on-New-Peripheral-Line-264526.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/SteelSeries-and-UFC-Collaborate-on-New-Peripheral-Line-264526.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pericom-Anounces-the-USB-3-0-ReDriver-Chip-Family-262813.shtml
The use of USB 3.0 ReDriver chips, allows developers to build electronics that use long tracks on the printed circuit board or longer wires inside the dev... (read more)]]> Wed, 4 Apr 2012 13:06:00 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pericom-Anounces-the-USB-3-0-ReDriver-Chip-Family-262813.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pericom-Anounces-the-USB-3-0-ReDriver-Chip-Family-262813.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Constantin Murariu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Razer-Starts-Work-on-Left-Handed-Naga-MMO-Mouse-262233.shtml It looks like it took less than expected for Razer to get its answer that yes, people really do want a version of the Naga mouse for the left-handed.

Last week we reported on Razer's campaign to see if there were enough people interested in a left-handed version of the Naga MMO mouse.

The company basically posted an inq... (read more)]]> Mon, 2 Apr 2012 09:24:00 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Razer-Starts-Work-on-Left-Handed-Naga-MMO-Mouse-262233.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Razer-Starts-Work-on-Left-Handed-Naga-MMO-Mouse-262233.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/CM-Storm-s-Trigger-Gaming-Keyboard-260436.shtml Since there is a new graphics card up for sale, people are going to build new gaming PCs, which means that there will be a period of heightened interest for related hardware, something CM Storm wants to capitalize on.

CM Storm has formally introduced its newest gaming-related piece of hardware, specifically a peripheral for those who don't mind p... (read more)]]> Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:03:00 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/CM-Storm-s-Trigger-Gaming-Keyboard-260436.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/CM-Storm-s-Trigger-Gaming-Keyboard-260436.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mobile-Keyboard-from-iKey-Aimed-at-Military-Applications-259960.shtml There are many keyboard running about the market, but iKey decided to make one that isn't supposed to mingle with the rest. It gave it the name SLK-880-FSR-USB-H.

The distinct lack of a short, casual brand name is the first clue that iKey's invention is not an average, run off the mill consumer product.

The size ... (read more)]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:34:00 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mobile-Keyboard-from-iKey-Aimed-at-Military-Applications-259960.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mobile-Keyboard-from-iKey-Aimed-at-Military-Applications-259960.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Elecom-Prepares-Wireless-Projection-Keyboard-258289.shtml Keyboards come in many shapes and sizes, but the one that Elecom came up with skirts the edges of the word's meaning, since it is not a “board” at all.

Elecom has created the TK-PBL042BK, what it calls the “wireless projection keyboard.” The choice of words doesn't exactly make it clear what it is.

B... (read more)]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:51:01 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Elecom-Prepares-Wireless-Projection-Keyboard-258289.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Elecom-Prepares-Wireless-Projection-Keyboard-258289.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/CeBIT-2012-SteelSeries-Makes-the-Sensei-Laser-Gaming-Mouse-More-Affordable-257204.shtml At this year’s CeBIT 2012 fair, SteelSeries has announced a new version of its high-performance Sensei gaming mouse, dubbed simply enough the Sensei [RAW], which was designed to make its creation much more affordable than before.

In order to decrease the price of the Sensei [RAW], SteelSeries had to d... (read more)]]> Wed, 7 Mar 2012 22:01:01 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/CeBIT-2012-SteelSeries-Makes-the-Sensei-Laser-Gaming-Mouse-More-Affordable-257204.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/CeBIT-2012-SteelSeries-Makes-the-Sensei-Laser-Gaming-Mouse-More-Affordable-257204.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sorin Nita) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Controller-that-Lets-You-Touch-Your-Game-World-Invented-256776.shtml Game pads and sticks let players exert their control over the virtual worlds of whatever games they happen to be playing, but engineers from the University of Utah want them to do more, so they built one that has a larger role.

Resembling Microsoft's Xbox or Sony's PlayStation controller, the newcomer features some modificati... (read more)]]> Tue, 6 Mar 2012 07:37:00 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Controller-that-Lets-You-Touch-Your-Game-World-Invented-256776.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Controller-that-Lets-You-Touch-Your-Game-World-Invented-256776.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Razer-and-BioWare-Release-Mass-Effect-3-Headphones-and-Xbox-Gear-Too-253576.shtml
Gamers no doubt know that BioWare's action RPG Mass Effect 3 will be out next month, March 6, 2012.

To mark the occasion, and make some money on the side, Razer and BioWare have joined minds to make some ME3-themed gear.

"BioWare is pulling out all of the stops for Mass ... (read more)]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:21:01 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Razer-and-BioWare-Release-Mass-Effect-3-Headphones-and-Xbox-Gear-Too-253576.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Razer-and-BioWare-Release-Mass-Effect-3-Headphones-and-Xbox-Gear-Too-253576.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Logitech-Touch-Mouse-M600-Lacks-Buttons-251415.shtml Logitech appears to have taken quite the liking to the idea of mice without buttons, as its newest peripheral is this very sort of item.

The name of the Logitech Touch Mouse M600 does a fairly good job of describing that this is not the sort of thing people are accustomed to.

Quite simply, instead of implementing the standard le... (read more)]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:21:01 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Logitech-Touch-Mouse-M600-Lacks-Buttons-251415.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Logitech-Touch-Mouse-M600-Lacks-Buttons-251415.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Elecom-Releases-Foldable-Bluetooth-Keyboards-248322.shtml Foldable consumer electronics devices are something of a myth on the worldwide market, but it so happens that Elecom has just this sort of thing almost ready to sell, in Japan at least.

Granted, some devices and accessories are just easier to make malleable than, for instance, things with displays.

One of the items that hav... (read more)]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:34:00 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Elecom-Releases-Foldable-Bluetooth-Keyboards-248322.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Elecom-Releases-Foldable-Bluetooth-Keyboards-248322.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Roccat-Starts-Shipping-Taito-Shiny-Black-Gaming-Mousepad-246969.shtml One would think that a mouse pad wasn’t something a company would be able to write down much about, but Roccat's Taito Shiny Black Gaming Mousepad just proved that idea totally wrong.

Roccat has just made an official announcement regarding what it calls the “legendary” Taito Shiny Black Gaming Mousepad.
read more)]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:22:00 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Roccat-Starts-Shipping-Taito-Shiny-Black-Gaming-Mousepad-246969.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Roccat-Starts-Shipping-Taito-Shiny-Black-Gaming-Mousepad-246969.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/CES-2012-Tt-eSPORTS-Knucker-Keyboard-at-Thermaltake-s-Booth-246280.shtml When it put together the Tt eSPORTS Knucker keyboard, Thermaltake decided to take a step away from the whole mechanical keyboard switch trend.

Thermaltake's exhibition at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012) obviously includes various peripherals.

Alongside the high-end gaming hardware, the compan... (read more)]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:29:00 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/CES-2012-Tt-eSPORTS-Knucker-Keyboard-at-Thermaltake-s-Booth-246280.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/CES-2012-Tt-eSPORTS-Knucker-Keyboard-at-Thermaltake-s-Booth-246280.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/CES-2012-SteelSeries-Also-Reveals-Zeemote-Game-Controller-245792.shtml For those gamers who want to be comfortable on a couch while driving a virtual car or playing an action game, SteelSeries has announced the Ion Wireless Controller.

The Ion Wireless Controller is a Bluetooth-enabled device that works on PCs as well as other devices, like tablets and phones.

It is about as large... (read more)]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:11:01 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/CES-2012-SteelSeries-Also-Reveals-Zeemote-Game-Controller-245792.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/CES-2012-SteelSeries-Also-Reveals-Zeemote-Game-Controller-245792.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/CES-2012-SteelSeries-Launches-Three-Gaming-Mice-245774.shtml
The company has released the Kinzu v2 and SteelSeries Kinzu v2 Pro Edition, plus the SteelSeries Kana.

The Kinzu v2 and Kinzu v2 Pro Edition have an ambidextrous design, 4-button layout (including the CPI toggle) and stable movement at 65 inches per second. The optical sensor operates at 3,600 FPS.
read more)]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:31:02 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/CES-2012-SteelSeries-Launches-Three-Gaming-Mice-245774.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/CES-2012-SteelSeries-Launches-Three-Gaming-Mice-245774.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Full-Bamboo-Wireless-Keyboard-with-Mouse-Are-Just-What-they-Sound-Like-242543.shtml Eco-friendly may be one way to refer to the new peripheral set that people may or may not find online, depending on where they look.

Then again, eco-friendly may be laying it a bit thick, since while it's true that there is almost no plastic used in the making of the keyboard and mouse, using bamboo as a substi... (read more)]]> Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:37:00 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Full-Bamboo-Wireless-Keyboard-with-Mouse-Are-Just-What-they-Sound-Like-242543.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Full-Bamboo-Wireless-Keyboard-with-Mouse-Are-Just-What-they-Sound-Like-242543.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/ROCCAT-Studios-Launches-Big-and-Black-Mouse-Pads-240971.shtml ROCCAT may have a lot of gaming peripherals running rampant around the world, but it figured they could use some help, so instead of a new mouse or keyboard, it made some mouse pads this once.

Granted, saying that ROCCAT made some new mouse pads could be taking things a tad bit too far.

After all, these aren't so many n... (read more)]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:21:01 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/ROCCAT-Studios-Launches-Big-and-Black-Mouse-Pads-240971.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/ROCCAT-Studios-Launches-Big-and-Black-Mouse-Pads-240971.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Corsair-Vengeance-MMO-RTS-Gaming-Keyboard-and-Mouse-Now-Available-240935.shtml Initially expected to arrive in October of this year, Corsair’s first gaming peripherals are now finally available for purchase, including the Vengeance K90 keyboard and Vengeance M90 mouse which were specifically designed for MMO and RTS fans.

Starting with the Vengeance K90, this keyboard is constructed out o... (read more)]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:25:00 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Corsair-Vengeance-MMO-RTS-Gaming-Keyboard-and-Mouse-Now-Available-240935.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Corsair-Vengeance-MMO-RTS-Gaming-Keyboard-and-Mouse-Now-Available-240935.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sorin Nita) http://news.softpedia.com/news/ROCCAT-Prepares-Special-Peripherals-for-CES-2012-240309.shtml With the 2012 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show on the way, ROCCAT decided to jump the gun a bit and already unravel two products that will be on display.

Not release, though, since this is only an official introduction and not a product release.

After all, the company has to save its ammo for the 2012 edition o... (read more)]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:41:01 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/ROCCAT-Prepares-Special-Peripherals-for-CES-2012-240309.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/ROCCAT-Prepares-Special-Peripherals-for-CES-2012-240309.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Printers-Don-t-Need-Ink-Anymore-Thanks-to-ZINK-238702.shtml This is one of those inventions that might very well turn a big chunk of the IT industry on its head, provided the printer idea actually takes off.

ZINK is a relatively young company, founded in 2005, but it might just make printer ink totally unnecessary.

That is the nature of its focus: to create printers that do not ne... (read more)]]> Tue, 6 Dec 2011 13:59:00 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Printers-Don-t-Need-Ink-Anymore-Thanks-to-ZINK-238702.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Printers-Don-t-Need-Ink-Anymore-Thanks-to-ZINK-238702.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/3Dconnexion-s-SpaceMouse-Pro-3D-Mouse-Is-Serious-Business-237376.shtml The peripheral that 3Dconnexion just announced is definitely not the sort of product one would expect to see in any home and, sure enough, it isn't even intended for consumers, gamers or otherwise.

Instead, it is the sort of item that only professionals will really exploit at the maximum, provided they can think of, and rem... (read more)]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:11:01 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/3Dconnexion-s-SpaceMouse-Pro-3D-Mouse-Is-Serious-Business-237376.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/3Dconnexion-s-SpaceMouse-Pro-3D-Mouse-Is-Serious-Business-237376.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/SteelSeries-ARM-Powered-Sensei-Mouse-Receives-Limited-Edition-Version-236486.shtml SteelSeries continues to shock us all with its outrageous gaming peripherals and accessories and today has just announced that the advanced Sensei mouse released earlier this year is now available in a special version that was developed together with Team Fnatic.

This limited edition design packs all the great feat... (read more)]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:51:01 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/SteelSeries-ARM-Powered-Sensei-Mouse-Receives-Limited-Edition-Version-236486.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/SteelSeries-ARM-Powered-Sensei-Mouse-Receives-Limited-Edition-Version-236486.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sorin Nita) http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Battery-Free-Genius-DX-Eco-Wireless-Mouse-Is-Very-Light-235937.shtml Genius decided it was time someone actually circumvented a certain issue that wireless mice have been wrestling with, that of weight.

As technology reduces its reliance on cables more and more, it has to deal with other issues, like peripheral bulkiness.

Wireless mice are, one might say, notorious for being b... (read more)]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Battery-Free-Genius-DX-Eco-Wireless-Mouse-Is-Very-Light-235937.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Battery-Free-Genius-DX-Eco-Wireless-Mouse-Is-Very-Light-235937.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/SteelSeries-Simraceway-Steering-Wheel-Packs-Everything-But-the-Kitchen-Sink-235294.shtml SteelSeries has surprised us all time and time again with its high-end computer accessories and the recently unveiled Simraceway SRW-S1 is no different as it comes with all the features one could ever need in a gaming steering wheel.

The SRW-S1 was developed in collaboration with Ignite Game Technologies, the... (read more)]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:14:00 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/SteelSeries-Simraceway-Steering-Wheel-Packs-Everything-But-the-Kitchen-Sink-235294.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/SteelSeries-Simraceway-Steering-Wheel-Packs-Everything-But-the-Kitchen-Sink-235294.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sorin Nita) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Music-Computing-Mac-Keyboards-Are-Really-Production-Stations-233607.shtml There are lots of things that PCs, or in this case Mac systems, can be used for, but making music can be a bit tricky, so Music Computing lived up to its name by releasing some keyboards that aren't exactly keyboards.

Granted, they actually are keyboards, in a way, just not the kind that people usually see in front of a ... (read more)]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:18:00 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Music-Computing-Mac-Keyboards-Are-Really-Production-Stations-233607.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Music-Computing-Mac-Keyboards-Are-Really-Production-Stations-233607.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Logitech-Becomes-Member-of-Avaya-DevConnect-Program-231461.shtml Logitech already has loads of products on sale and, in order to provide them with higher interoperability and expanded usability, the company joined Avaya's DevConnect program.

The Avaya DevConnect program is one which many companies are a part of, thousands of hardware and software makers to be more precise.

The ove... (read more)]]> Tue, 1 Nov 2011 13:37:00 GMT Softpedia News - Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Logitech-Becomes-Member-of-Avaya-DevConnect-Program-231461.shtml Peripherals http://news.softpedia.com/news/Logitech-Becomes-Member-of-Avaya-DevConnect-Program-231461.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop)