The moment I set eyes upon 8BitDo’s Ultimate Controller I knew I had to have one. Why? Well, first and foremost I’ve been using a couple of tiny N30 Pro controllers from 8BitDo for some years now and I really…
The Wemax Nova is a no-frills thrill that demands to be taken seriously, but rewards you with a stunning cinema-like experience and incredible 4K 60Hz gaming performance. No frills? We’ll get into that- but, in brief, since the Nova is…
The Real Racer from Kobotix is a fast, precise and compact remote control car that handles beautifully and is a joy to zip around your living room. It doesn’t stop there, though; on top is a small camera which provides…
Anker’s 737 power bank is an expensive, exuberant, energy edifice combining scarily fast output and input into a fast-charging fast charger that leaves you wanting for very little… save, perhaps, a lighter battery technology. And fewer caveats around the USB…
The virtual landscape of lockdown has left a few people in the lurch without sufficient camera/microphone/headphone setups for wasting hours in endless video meetings. Some of those people asked me what I’d recommend, and some common issues were raised which…
If you didn’t notice by now, I love small-form-factor PCs. Perhaps it’s my Raspberry Pi focused career, but I’d like to think I’ve had a keen eye for compact computers for many years. Not least of all the early Mac…
When it comes to gaming monitors I’ll admit to having little experience and perhaps even little concern for what window I view my gaming through. I don’t play many fast-paced action games, so that competitive edge is meaningless to me.…
I’ve always associated Plantronics with business-grade headsets, the sort of thing you’d expect to find in a call centre. Apparently they do consumer headphones too, and they aren’t afraid to show off their expertise in features, audio quality and functionality.…
For many, many years now I’ve had a small but growing stack of hard drives I just haven’t found the time to archive and throw away. They’d got to the point where I didn’t expect to be able to rescue…
As laptops get thinner we see more and more ports left by the wayside in the quest for lighter and smaller. Video out ports have been some of the hardest hit, but they’ve always been replaced with something better. Some…