As the gaming industry has grown so has all the accessories you can get, back when I was young I gamed on a wooden dining chair with no ergonomics at all. When I first invested in an OK chair I was fat, and over the course of a few years I broke several of them…
My recent review of the Thermaltake A500 chassis highlighted that it was a departure from Thermaltake’s preference of all glass all RGB design choices. Well, the Thermaltake View 71 could be the poster child of Thermaltake’s recent design philosophy. This isn’t a bad thing though, RGB and tempered glass are massively popular at the moment,…
A few days ago, Thermaltake officially announced the A500 TG Aluminium Tempered Glass Edition Mid Tower Chassis and this represents an elegant departure from the all glass all RGB style that Thermaltake has been focussing on recently. Features The A500 features a sleek aluminium front panel, two 4mm tempered glass panels, two pre-installed 120mm front…
Anker continues to expand their range of high-quality audio and visual options with an updated version of their Nebula Capsule pocket projector and an upgraded version of the Soundcore Model Zero now named Zero+. Anker Nebula Capsule II The new Capsule II comes with the same compact and soda can inspired design as its predecessor, but adds…
MediaTek is the third player in the mobile system on chip world, they typically are used for budget phones and a lot of Chinese phones, they also have a strong market share with streaming devices like the Fire Stick and processors in TVs such as the Sony AF8. Their flagship SoC in the Helio P60 which…
Following on my review from the superb 1MORE Triple Driver BT In-Ear Headphones, 1MORE sent me a sample of their new mobile gaming orientated Spearhead Bluetooth headphones. These are a bit of an unusual combination with gaming headphones typically being wired over the head options and Bluetooth headphones being music orientated. The official blurb from the…
Vodafone’s so-called “youth” mobile brand designed to appeal to millennial customers, VOXI, has recently secured an agreement with PayPal to give consumers under 30 a new way to purchase their next smartphone. This month, VOXI has started selling feature handsets as well as SIM-only contracts, giving millennial consumers the chance to get their hands on…
The trend towards dedicated gaming smartphones is in full swing now, in recent weeks we have seen the launch of the Asus ROG phone, Razer 2, Honor Play, Mate 20X and it has recently been reported that Samsung is working on a gaming phone. The original Xiaomi Black Shark was launched earlier in the year, and it…
The Xiaomi Mi 8 was hugely popular earlier this year offering flagship specifications for mid-range pricing. Since then the Pocophone F1 has stolen some of its thunder with its sub-£300 price point. However, Xiaomi has recently announced the Pro version which has one notable upgraded typically found on my more expensive phones, an in-display fingerprint sensor. The Xiaomi Mi…
Cycling season is mostly over for me this year; I will likely be sticking to a turbo trainer for the next few months as I don’t particularly enjoy the rain or wind. However during the sunnier months, one thing I always have issues with is the sun, to be honest, I have just been too…
I only switched to a DDR4 based system late last year close to the peak pricing pf memory, things are finally settling down so as you might expect, manufacturers are looking to supplant DDR4 with the next generation DDR5. Each iteration of DRAM improves clock speed while reducing power consumption and DDR5 is no different. Over its lifespan,…
There are not a great deal of smart door locks on the market in the UK with Yale being the main option on the market. I have recently been made away of Nuki a relatively new business in the world of smart homes, and with an innovative solution to smart locks. With Yale there is…