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PAX Prime 2011 Prepares for Rosewill Mechanical Keyboard

Peripherals might not make the news as often as new device types and the standard components that gamers seek (video, memory, CPU), but products like Rosewill's upcoming mechanical keyboard still stand out from time to time.The market for peripherals is always getting new blood, so to speak, even if most of the...

25 August 2011
08:59 GMT

Logitech Gaming Mouse G300 Arrives in September

Logitech has once again done what it does best, namely create a new peripheral, in this case a gaming mouse that should arrive in stores starting next month, September 2011.The thing about the peripheral market is that it is an area driven by innovation and novelty, even more so than other IT segments, due to the in...

18 August 2011
09:16 GMT

Mad Catz Mouse Is An Interactive Albino

In a world where peripherals are running around without any supervisors, Mad Catz carved a piece for itself, setting loose, instead of chasing as its namesake would be tempted to, such things as gaming mice.There is much to do on the IT industry for a maker of peripherals, gaming gadgets, adapters and other such thi...

11 August 2011
09:27 GMT

Verbatim Wireless USB Edge Mouse Debuts

Verbatim may be more of a storage solutions developer, but it knows how to do other things from time to time, like it did last week, when it delivered a new wireless mouse for desktops.The more time passes, the faster the IT industry moves closer to a cable-free era, what with both the consumer and enterprise segmen...

8 August 2011
02:41 GMT

Brando Takes a Turn for the Weird, Shows USB Scale Mouse

Combining two or more product types to create a third that is greater than the sum of its parts is done fairly often on the IT market, but Brando's latest invention might leave users wondering at how it came to be and for what it might be used. Ever since the IT industry became a segment of the worldwide eco...

5 August 2011
10:50 GMT

Apple Might Push OS X Towards Gestures, Drops Magic Mouse

Apple has many things it and its fans consider precious, but it looks like one of those items may have its days numbered if recent reports from retail sources are to be believed to any extent. Apple runs a more or less closed ecosystem, but this also means that each small part of it carries its own measure of imp...

5 August 2011
08:37 GMT

Genius EasyPen M506 Is a Highly Specialized Tablet

Even though the word tablet has come to be applied to those slate-like electronics with a mix of PC and smartphone features, Genius decided to create a device of a different sort.By now, one could say that the number of media slates on the market is slowly moving up a step from moderate to high, especially now that ...

14 July 2011
08:31 GMT

Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400

Once again building on its role as world-class supplier of peripherals, Logitech has unleashed its latest keyboard, one that works without cables and has should be able to link to more than just PCs.Back in the beginning times of computing, keyboards were a more or less exclusive part of the personal computer or wha...

12 July 2011
07:41 GMT

Logitech G400 Mouse Finally on Sale

Logitech has just become the main star in one of those episodes where an IT player finally gets around to shipping a product that its prospective customers have been looking forward to getting their hands on.Some users might remember that, back near the half of the previous month (June 2011), Logitech came forward a...

6 July 2011
07:28 GMT

Gamers Can Wage Gaming War Thanks to XFX WarPad

The concept of war seems to be showing up in a lot of media, be they games, films, comics or anything else, and XFX decided to introduce it to peripherals as well, or at least mice, hence its newest mouse pad.One would think that the sensitivity of mice nowadays would make it unnecessary to move the thing more than ...

6 July 2011
04:20 GMT

Lamborghini Is the name of ASUS's New, Stylish Wireless Mouse

Quite a few PC products have, so far, borrowed names from race cars, understandable considering how certain people in the IT business are fans of such things, and it appears that ASUS recently finished building a peripheral dubbed Lamborghini.Peripherals, one could say, are amongst the most varied of PC-related prod...

5 July 2011
07:22 GMT

New Razer Gaming Gear Is Transformers-Themed

It is common for makers of high-end hardware to leverage the following of certain multimedia phenomenon when making new products, so the new line of gaming products from Razer probably won't come across as too surprising.The capabilities of hardware components usually speak enough to determine the appeal of one...

29 June 2011
08:10 GMT

HP WiFi Mobile Mouse Up for Order

It appears that a certain company best known for its PCs has finally gotten around to selling a certain electronic device that doesn't qualify as a computer, being actually a very particular sort of peripheral.Some end-users may be aware of the fact that, about a month ago, HP unveiled a certain project that do...

17 June 2011
08:54 GMT

Bluetooth Micro Wireless Keyboard Delivered by Chill

It would appear that Chill Innovation, an IT company based in Denmark, wants to stir some ripples on the market by unleashing a fairly uncommon product, namely a wireless keyboard of compact proportions.The news may pay more attention to large-profile IT players, but even smaller outfits sometimes manage to get hear...

16 June 2011
05:30 GMT

Aged but Famous Logitech Mouse Gets Upgraded

It looks like a certain product from Logitech that had been around for years has gone through a revision at the hands of its lab coat-wearing creators, leading to the appearance of the G400.While it doesn't really matter what design an internal piece of PC hardware has, since no one will really see it that ofte...

13 June 2011
10:37 GMT

GeIL Sets Memory Aside to Create the EpicGear Gaming Mouse

GeIL may be known for its collection of computer memory products, but it appears that, in this instance, it set aside RAM in order to build its first gaming peripheral.For a company to branch out is definitely not unheard of, especially on the IT market, where the user base can gain interest in a certain product typ...

27 May 2011
04:08 GMT

Logitech Ups Tablet Offering, Makes Slate Keyboard, Among Other Things

While tablets are characterized by their lack of a physical keyboard, there are ways around this little disadvantage, as it is perceived by some, one of which is using such a thing as a keyboard case, which Logitech just released.When it comes to dealing with the fact that a physical keyboard just feels better than ...

19 May 2011
05:21 GMT

New Ring from Genius Is Really a Wireless Mouse

Some might have thought that there isn't much new that can happen on the peripheral market, but Genius most likely proved such assumptions wrong when it created the Ring Mouse.The thing about computers and other electronics is that, even when equipped with touch input, a solid peripheral still enhances ease of ...

14 May 2011
05:12 GMT

Thermaltake Meka G Is a New Mechanical Keyboard

With all the new hardware coming out and enabling new gaming systems, it makes sense that peripheral makers would also get to work, and Thermaltake has done this very thing, the newest result being a new keyboard.Thermaltake is known worldwide for making all sorts of peripherals and PC cases, so it stand to reason t...

13 May 2011
10:38 GMT

HP Mini Wireless Mouse Connects Directly to a PC

The words direct connectivity are what many companies and users on the IT market have employed over the years to describe various things, and it looks like HP became the latest company to add a meaning to the phrase. A direct connection can stand for a lot of things, especially nowadays, although one would usually ...

12 May 2011
11:06 GMT

MiCO Is Zowie's Newest Ambidextrous Gaming Mouse

With all the new gaming peripherals coming out, it was just a matter of time before Zowie made its own contribution, this once going for the realm of mice by putting together one for gamers with smaller hards than usual.While there are definitely a whole myriad of mice on today's market, there are always compan...

22 April 2011
09:51 GMT

Razer Trumpets the Hydra Motion Sensing Controller For PCs

Razer is known for having invented a great many gaming peripherals and it appears that its latest invention doesn't exactly qualify as a keyboard, mouse, steering wheel or anything of the sort.Users with basic knowledge of the gaming and PC industry will know of those things called motion controllers.Nintendo&#...

22 April 2011
06:14 GMT

Mionix Zibal 60 Mechanical Keyboard Formally Launched, Shown on Video

It looks like Mionix was right on time with its intended, official announcement, complete with video demonstration, of a certain mechanical keyboard that it has offered a sneak peek of last week. Whenever an IT company says it is going to release a product at some point in the future, there is always the chance tha...

15 April 2011
03:38 GMT

MK-80 Is QPAD's All New Mechanical Keyboard for Gamers

One thing about the high-end market is that it is full of consumers willing to pay for extra functionality and convenience, a fact that QPAD seems to have been well aware of when it designed the MK-80 keyboard.Gamers and enthusiasts are known for their voracious appetite for anything that can add enjoyment to their ...

13 April 2011
09:29 GMT

Mionix Zibal 60 Is a LED-Lit Mechanical Keyboard

There are many PC peripherals out on the IT market, but only some of them really get attention when they are launched, because of some special feature or another, and the new device developed by Mionix really does seem to fit the bill. When it comes to mice and keyboards, the design and special, albeit not really...

9 April 2011
03:43 GMT

Gigabyte Reveals New Wireless Mouse

Gigabyte is mostly known for its many motherboards and video cards, but it also deals in peripherals, as made abundantly clear by its most recent mouse, a wireless model with LED lighting and a long battery life.Back when wireless peripherals were first developed, they didn't sell much because of their higher p...

8 April 2011
05:03 GMT

No Click Can Be Heard from Nexus Silent Mouse

Mice of all sorts have long been characterized by the clicking sounds, but it looks like Nexus really wants to be known as the one who broke away form that convention, having now released the SM-8000. Originally, the means for inputting information in a PC was the keyboard, and there wasn't really anything els...

5 April 2011
08:25 GMT

Logitech Wireless Mouse M325 Comes this Month

Logitech is one of those companies that made a name for itself around the world by developing and selling a wide variety of computer peripherals, and it looks like its most recent one has been completed.Over the past couple of years, wireless computing products have definitely risen in profile and performance.This g...

4 April 2011
07:25 GMT

Hama GmbH uRage and uRage evo Mice get Listed

It looks like the market for peripherals is getting some new additions, something to get things moving on the IT market, now that it looks like hardly anything is happening except for computer OEMs finally resuming sales of Sandy Bridge laptops.While some hope that things will pick up on the IT market did blossom la...

29 March 2011
08:34 GMT

Kulo Is a Long-Use Headset Made by Roccat

Puns aside, Roccat claims to have created a certain headset that will best serve those customers that often end up spending a long time in front of their PC, one that is at once sturdy and lightweight.When making a set of headphones, companies guide themselves according to various criteria, depending on how wide a c...

11 February 2011
04:21 GMT

New Fujitsu Mouse Is Biodegradable, Contains No Plastic

The eco friendliness card is one that hardware makers have been flaunting more and more often lately, and it seems that even mice have started to get with the program, as shown by Fujitsu.There aren't many ways that one can boost the environmental friendliness of a peripheral (mice, keyboards, etc.).Still, whil...

26 January 2011
09:38 GMT

Optimus Popularis Keyboard Delayed, Optimus Mini Six Incoming

From time to time, a company will announce a product but will not exactly bring it to market in an overly timely fashion, and while some may have believed Optimus to have given up on the Popularis, it seems to only be needing some more time to finish it.When announcing plans for a new type of product, IT players oft...

24 January 2011
10:15 GMT

Korg Delivers nanoSERIES Entry-Level USB Controllers

From time to time, devices that can hardly be called ordinary are released for the PC market, and Korg has just finished introducing what can be seen as a reincarnation of its original nanoSERIES USB controllers. The first nanoSERIES USB controllers from Korg were revealed back in 2008 but got mixed reviews becau...

15 January 2011
04:18 GMT

Iogear Multi-Link Bluetooth and WiFi Keyboards Made Public

Even though most people sit in front of a PC when using a keyboard, there are those that want more freedom of movement and distance, hence why wireless keyboards, like the ones being prepared by Iogear, are actually popular.Wireless peripherals are definitely not a new idea and they have truly started to b...

12 January 2011
08:31 GMT

NZXT Puts a Bunker Inside a 5.25-Inch Drive Bay, Safeguards Gaming Peripherals

Those wondering just what could possibly be the use of all those 5.25-inch drive bays now have their answer, more or less, in the form of a certain accessory that is exclusively meant to keep gaming peripherals secure in public places.From small to big, most computer cases have more than one 5.35-inch drive bay, eve...

11 January 2011
07:00 GMT

Smartfish Engage Keyboard with ErgoMotion Technology Coming Next Week

With all the new CPUs, graphics cards, memory products and all other new hardware coming out, new gaming systems are bound to be set up, so Smartfish saw this as an opportune time for the launch of its newest and likely most sophisticated keyboard.Keyboards come in various shapes and sizes, depending on how much con...

4 January 2011
08:55 GMT

Gigabyte and SmartFish Develop New Mice

While Gigabyte may be better known for its many motherboards and video cards, it figured it would be time to unveil a new mouse, so it created the M5650, coincidentally around the same time as Smartfish delivered the Whirl Mini.Gigabyte and Smartfish seem to have focused on different aspects of their respective prod...

21 December 2010
03:57 GMT

New Compact Samsung Printers Have Polymerized Chemical Toner

Samsung is a company that deals in a great number of different products, and the latest announcement on its part dealt not with a new PC or smartphone, but a batch of printers featuring the new Polymerized Chemical Toner.The two products that Samsung has announced go by the names of CLP-325W and CLX-3185FW and are a...

18 December 2010
06:46 GMT

New Revoltec FightMouse Elite Has Internal Weight Compartment

Peripherals have started gaining less and less ordinary traits, from unusual shapes and color themes to such things as multiple button sets and removable ones, and Revoltec figured it would do something arguably more odd with its FightMouse Elite. The word 'Elite' has started to show up as part of more and...

17 December 2010
08:42 GMT

Enermax Aurora Lite Keyboard Features Scissors Technology

Peripherals might not get as much attention as video cards or new CPUs, but they definitely have a special place in the hearts of users, especially those of gamers, so Enermax decided to deliver a new Aurora series keyboard.While a common keyboard out of a plain cardboard box is all that a regular PC needs in order ...

15 December 2010
08:21 GMT

VIA Thinks Intel's Light Peak Won't Be Successful

While Intel is working on its Light peak standard, which it means to introduce as a sort of rival to USB, other companies do not see a very bright future ahead of the technology, VIA being one of them. Apparently, the supposed change of plans regarding the composition of Light Peak is not all that has reached the n...

11 December 2010
04:54 GMT

Mad Catz Midi Pro Adapter Ready to Play Rock Band 3

As it happens, Mad Catz has been working on a certain peripheral for about half a year, and it seems that the company is now ready to ship it, which means that the usability of MIDI keyboards and drum sets will extend to playing Rock Band 3 in time for Christmas. As some end-users may or may not remember, the Mad...

4 December 2010
06:18 GMT

SteelSeries MMO Keyset Supplements the Shift Keyboard

Some time ago, SteelSeries brought forth the Shift gaming keyboard, and it seems that the company has decided to start selling a certain product that will turn that peripheral into one especially versatile for MMO gamers.Since massively-multiplayer online games started to pick up speed, the IT industry began to actu...

18 November 2010
10:20 GMT

Gigabyte Also Introduces A Wireless Mouse

Like many of its peers, Gigabyte has been releasing devices left and right and for a variety of market segments, though it appears that it is not yet ready to call it a day, having also put together a certain wireless peripheral.The most recent so-called news related to this company dealt with the impending arrival ...

12 November 2010
10:29 GMT

Two Wireless Keyboards from IOGEAR Debut

Though wireless peripherals are hardly a new occurrence on today's market, IOGEAR decided to try and experiment with some arguably new form factors when it created its two latest keyboards.The two wireless devices in question are known as the GKM581R and the GKM571R mini keyboard.The former has an oval shape an...

12 November 2010
09:36 GMT

Here's Why You Can't Start or Stop Your Xbox 360 With Kinect

The Xbox 360 has received a massive upgrade with the recent launch of the Kinect peripheral, which allows you to control the console's functions with your voice or your hand gestures, but it can't let you start or stop the console with just your voice.Microsoft's head of the Kinect project, Alex Kipman...

11 November 2010
17:21 GMT

Planar Also Delivers a 3D Keyboard

While 3D displays are hardly a new concept, it seems that makers of computer components and peripherals are starting to bring the 3D factor to other products as well, something Planar has shown with its latest keyboard.Just a short time ago, it was revealed that Planar did something more or less out of character and...

6 November 2010
04:18 GMT

EVO 4G's Official HDMI Docking Station Available at Sprint for $39.99

About five months ago, wireless carrier Sprint launched on its airwaves the first Android-based smartphone with support for 4G connectivity, the HTC EVO 4G, and now the company also made available the official HDMI docking station for this device. For only $39.99, sprint customers can now purchase the device from th...

2 November 2010
15:41 GMT

Nexus Silent Mouse Does Not Click

Over the years, the peripheral known as the mouse has come to be associated with that very distinctive sound known as the click, but Nexus decided it was time mice outgrew that habit, which is why it brought forth the aptly names Silent Mouse. Mice with low-noise clicking sounds have been released in the past, but ...

2 November 2010
10:32 GMT

Two Gaming Mice Come Out of Gigabyte's Labs

Long time maker of all sort of high-end and gaming products Gigabyte went ahead and, this time around, released a pair of new wired mice which bear the names of M6900 and M6980. Since mice have become the central input device for most, if not all games, makers of such devices have been especially mindful of their de...

2 November 2010
07:26 GMT


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