Alex Walker

  • Rode’s NT-USB Mini Is A Great Little Microphone With One Catch

    Australian microphone makers Rode have been in the business for literally decades – the company was first founded in 1967. And yet, despite the rise of gaming and streaming in particular, the firm has never really targeted gaming or the legions of content creators interested in entry level or prosumer audio gear. It’s not like…


  • The Acer Swift 5 Shows Intel’s Integrated Graphics Isn’t Quite There Yet

    When the latest generation of Intel GPUs were announced last year, Intel made some bold claims about gaming on Intel-based laptops. Instead of talking up the ability to play DOSBox and retro games, charts were featuring titles like Total War: Three Kingdoms at supposedly playable frame rates. Intel even started throwing shade at AMD. So…