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Logitech Touch Mouse iPhone App Review
February 18, 2010
Not long ago i reviewed the iTap Touchpad iPhone app which acted as a multitouch trackpad for any PC or Mac. I discovered the app was feature filled, responsive and overall pretty good. But then i stumbled across the new Logitech equivalent which I must say, threw all of that iTap hype right out of the window, across the street, and straight into the nearest bin. It’s hard to imagine that these apps differ much at all, but the few subtle differences there are, trust me make a big difference.
The setting up of the Logitech Touch Mouse iPhone App is simple. It is available for free from the iPhone app store and you must also download ‘iTouch Server’ from the official Logitech website on your PC or Mac. This is so it can communicate solely to that machine, otherwise you could end up with all sorts of confusion if your home consists of more than one machine. Once you have downloaded both apps, you will notice upon launching the iPhone app, the name of your PC will be listed and connection via Wi-Fi should be simple enough. If not, you can always manually enter the IP address of the desired machine.
Continue reading »Apple ‘Magic Mouse’ Re-Invents The Mouse?
October 25, 2009
Mice have come a long way since they were originally conceived as a box with wheels, and now Apple aims to extend the trend of improvement and push the mouse forward into the future by incorporating its multi-touch technology to make a mouse that’s more than just buttons.
And all things considered it makes a change Apple making a nice mouse, because for the last decade anyone wanting to use a Mac (or being forced to) has had to put up with the stupid one button excuse for a mouse that Apple have produced which sacrifices ergonomics for looks in a horrible ‘brand image’ pay-off…
But hopefully not only will the ‘Magic Mouse’ (previously known as the ‘Mighty Mouse’ but forced to change for legal reasons) mean a new era for Apple mice, but also for mice in general as the Magic Mouse incorporates technology not really seen on any other mice before – which we could soon see jumping across into everyday use.
Continue reading »Gigabyte GM-M6880 Computer Gaming Mouse Review
October 1, 2009
Earlier this week we had a look at the Zowie Hammer Gaming Headset which it’s fair to say is nearer the top of the price range than the bottom, but now we’ve got some more gaming gear and this focuses more on those with a more restrictive budget… like myself!
Having used my previous generic optical mouse to death (due to a combination of the mouse stopping working occasionally and the feet being worn off) I decided it was probably time to get a new one, and seeing as I am pretty tight with my money in these recession filled days it seemed sensible to look more at the budget offerings of computer gaming mice …
Continue reading »New Alienware Area 51 Gaming Computers and Gaming Peripherals
September 27, 2009
Earlier this week we brought you three of the new Alienware M15x and Aurora gaming computers releases and now we’re back with six more – the Alienware Area-51 and Area-51 ALX Desktops, the Optx 21.5” monitor and Tactx Gaming mouse, headset and keyboard!
New SteelSeries Gaming Mice and Surfaces Preview
August 2, 2009
Since it’s inception in 2001 SteelSeries has been heavily involved in the gaming world – not only as a manufacturer of gaming gear (headsets, mice, keyboards etc etc) of which they are, in their words, market leaders, but also as a sponsor within the professional gaming world.
So given their credentials within gaming circles we thought that it was definitely worth having a look at the new products they have released this week: two mice (or mouses, pointing devices or whatever the accepted plural is) in the form of the SteelSeries Xai Laser and Kinzu Optical, and two gaming surfaces (yes, gaming surfaces, not mouse mats!).
Continue reading »World of Warcraft Mouse Pad Reviews
April 7, 2009
When I was given the opportunity to test two different World of Warcraft mouse pads, I’ll be honest with you and admit that I was a little sceptical as to why you would want one given most of us are using various ‘modern hi-tech’ optical mice (perhaps even the WoW Mouse) these days that are supposedly a great improvement on the old-fashioned ball mouse – which I used to associate with the requirement for mouse pads.
One of my main gripes with mouse pads was that historically most of them were usually quite small in terms of surface area and normally quite thick which meant you’d move the mouse and the whole mouse pad would end up moving around your desk as most had very little underside grip…however thankfully this is NOT the case with these modern World of Warcraft mouse pads or “gaming mouse surfaces” as the professionals might call them!
Continue reading »SteelSeries Professional Gaming Team Mouse Pads Announced
March 3, 2009
SteelSeries have been producing various ‘gaming gear’ for some time now (including the WoW keyboard and the WoW Mouse) and have recently announced that they are releasing some new high quality gaming surfaces (mouse pads) in conjunction with three of the best professional gaming teams in the world; Meet Your Makers, Fnatic and Made in Brazil who have collectively won over $650,000 in prize money in 2008 – these guys should know what makes a good gaming mouse pad!
These limited edition version of SteelSeries already renowned QcK+ gaming surfaces are super-sized, high quality cloth material mouse pads which now sport the cool looking designs of each professional gaming team.
Continue reading »World of Warcraft Mouse Review
February 4, 2009
I’ve been looking forward to getting the chance to play with the World of Warcraft mouse and review it since we first previewed it a few months ago and now here is our review of this custom gaming mouse.
Initially what struck me most of all about this World of Warcraft mouse was the box that it comes in being in the shape and action of a treasure chest – yes not only looks like a chest with the mouse shown in the centre of it, but it also opens up in a similar manner with the top being hinged and upon opening you see the mouse is shown in the middle of gold and jewels – very World of Warcraft-like!
Once I’d got into the box properly, I was rather surprised with what I found, although it did take a little bit of figuring out as I didn’t want to damage this novel packaging – good job that I wasn’t recording an unboxing video of it!
Continue reading »World of Warcraft Mouse
October 16, 2008
Yes you read it correctly, there’s now a World of Warcraft mouse which has been specifically made by SteelSeries to make the millions of World of Warcraft players’ gaming lives better!
Custom accessories for playing World of Warcraft is nothing new, there’s been WoW specific keyboard sets for the Z-Board gaming keyboard (also made by SteelSeries) for several years now, but this is the first custom-made mouse I’ve seen for this immensely successful game.
The mouse itself has a definite “WoW” look to it – in both senses of the word! – I think it looks like a piece of glowing armour!
Continue reading »GTA 4 Coming To The PC!
August 11, 2008
Rockstar has officially confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 4 will be released on the PC!
The release date for North America is 18th November, while us Europeans will have to wait an extra 3 days for it to arrive on the 3rd December 2008. I don’t mind, I’ve waited since April to hear this, so a few more days is nothing!
You might remember me mentioning in my post about digital gaming distribution that I actually managed to buy GTA 4 on the Xbox 360 a few days after release – it was quite task to do that even!
However, since buying it, I’ve tried playing it a few times on the Xbox 360, but have all but given up on it, don’t get me wrong, it’s a great looking game and I really *want* to play it, but the control system using a (cheap) wireless Xbox 360 controller just feels far too unnatural for me when I’ve played the last three GTA games with a mouse and keyboard on the PC.
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