hardware
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New Liquid CPU Cooler Plays Animated GIFs, Because Why Not
PC hardware maker NZXT has just announced the latest additions to its line of liquid CPU coolers, the Kraken X-3 and Z-3. The X-3 has a bright LED ring and rotates so the logo can be repositioned. The Z-3 comes with a 2.36-inch, 24-bit colour LCD screen capable of displaying images, computer data, or animated…
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Alienware Is Definitely Not Ripping Off The Nintendo Switch
This week at CES in Las Vegas, Alienware showed off its ConceptUFO, a portable PC gaming system with detachable controllers that can be played handheld, in tabletop mode, or connected to a television. It is not a Nintendo Switch.
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The Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro Is A Decent Retro Console In A So-So Fight Stick
I can’t get over how pretty the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro is. The curvaceous white housing, the brightly coloured buttons, the candy-apple-red joystick—it’s just so pleasing to my eye. It’s almost more fun to look at than it is to use.
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Let’s Hear It For Controllers That Glow Just Because They Can
This is PDP’s $US50 ($73) Afterglow Wireless Deluxe Controller for the Nintendo Switch. I have many third-party game pads for the Nintendo Switch, with all sorts of special features. While the Afterglow has a couple of neat customisation features, its main draw is glowing. That’s why I am using it. Glowing is great.