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The Playstation Portal, hands on

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Christmas was upon us, and so was the time to buy prezzies for loved ones, or more importantly, buy cool shit for yourself. Cool shit like something that allows you to play PS5 games, lying prone on the couch, while recovering from too much Ham and Potato Salad!

The Playstation Portal sits in the weird middle-ground of looking and feeling like a top-tier portable video game machine, but having no actual processing power and needing to be tethered to a PS5 to be of any use.

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Fusion Pro Wireless controller by PowerA
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Fusion Pro Wireless Controller by PowerA

Richard Armitt 658 Views ,  ,  ,  , 

Until the Fusion Pro Wireless controller dropped into my post box I can safely say I’ve never thought about how a controller could be a work of art. I’ve had customisable controllers in the past, but I never really got on with changing weights and sticks. It just all seemed so faffy.

Programming back buttons, yes, that’s something Ive been able to get behind, more so when you can transfer a stick click to a button press, especially when its right next to a lazy, redundant finger.

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Quantum 360X lifestyle
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Quantum 360X, wireless for xbox

Richard Armitt 846 Views ,  ,  ,  , 

The Quantum 360X is a welcome addition to the range we looked at in December with the Quantum 100X. Bringing JBL quality sound and wireless connectivity to the market in a more accessible package. While it also comes in a Playstation themed (white and blue) Quantum 360P, it differs purely on an aesthetic basis.

Where the 100X was a wired and wonderful entry level unit, the 360X brings wireless, surround sound and dual source input.

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Logitech Wave Keys keyboard & Lift mouse (byte sized)

Gerard Campbell 2783 Views ,  , 

Throughout my professional career, my keyboard of choice has tended to be the non-ergonomic type.

You’ll likely know the ones I’m taking about: Standard QWERTY keyboards, rectangular shape.

For the past few weeks that’s changed, though: I’ve been using Logitech’s wireless Wave Keys keyboard, which has a gentle, ergonomic curve to it, putting your hands in a more natural position.

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ROG Strix G16
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ROG Strix G16, Gaming Laptop Review

Richard Armitt 1871 Views ,  ,  ,  , 

ROG Strix G16 is a mouthful, isn’t it?

I’m not a PC gamer by any means, apart from some Mac based Football Manager or CM 97/98 in Dosbox. The last gaming PC I bought would have been back around 1998, it was a pentium something and came with a CRT screen so big I could barely get it through a door.

Thanks to our friends at Asus, I got the chance to see what twenty odd years of R&D had done for gaming on a PC.

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Backbone One, Android for Playstation
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Backbone One review, Android

Richard Armitt 2658 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

Backbone, from a design point of view the name fits. From a purpose point of view the name fits. What we have here is a very sleek and functional way to access remote play gaming on your phone.

As a late night gamer I’m always torn between finishing a dungeon in Diablo before bed and respecting myself in the morning. The Backbone gives me a great option, that’s not the Switch.

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Logitech MX Keys S Keyboard, RRP$279.95 lifestyle
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Logitech MX Keys S keyboard & MX Anywhere 3S mouse

Gerard Campbell 1979 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

I’ve always been a fan of Logitech’s hardware and have owned a fair few keyboards, mice and other peripherals over the years.

Currently sitting in my desk shelf is a Logitech Performance MX mouse.

So I was looking forward to testing out the company’s new MX Keys S keyboard and MX Anywhere 3S mouse.

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