Gadgetoid

gadg-et-oid [gaj-it-oid]

-adjective

1. having the characteristics or form of a gadget;
resembling a mechanical contrivance or device.
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Streamplify LIGHT 10″ Review

Streamplify LIGHT 10″ Review

Streamplify is a shiny new streaming gear brand that aims to take the guesswork out of gearing up. In this review I’ll be looking at their LIGHT 10” ring light. A table-top ring light that’s great for getting upping your…

Ducky One 3 – Matcha, Silver Switches – Reviewed

Ducky One 3 – Matcha, Silver Switches – Reviewed

The Ducky One 3 Matcha brings the aesthetics, finish and feel of something retro to a reassuringly robust and meticulously modern beast of a full-sized keyboard. The colour scheme, inspired by Matcha – the marmite of beverages – is evocative…

Elden Ring Is Awesome

Elden Ring Is Awesome

I’ll level with you, dear reader, I am not a Soulslike fan. I’m not even a Soulslike player. I’ve been close. I’ve got a few hours clocked on Hyperlight Drifter and some more on Hades (with God Mode enabled). I’m…

Five Design Mistakes In Hot Wheels Unleashed, And Why You Should Play It Anyway

Five Design Mistakes In Hot Wheels Unleashed, And Why You Should Play It Anyway

Hot Wheels Unleashed is the classic example of a game created by people who care and ransacked by executives and publishers leaving it falling short of the original vision. What remains is the question: does enough of this concept still…

Toshiba Canvio Basics – Special Edition – 2TB Reviewed

Toshiba Canvio Basics – Special Edition – 2TB Reviewed

Caught up in the allure of gloriously fast NVM.e SSDs, I sometimes forget that the maligned “spinning rust” drives of yore and old are still a great solution for data archival and backups. Think I’ve found some cold storage for…

GioTeck VX4 Wireless PS4/PC Controller Reviewed

GioTeck VX4 Wireless PS4/PC Controller Reviewed

As shiny as official controllers are, I’ve never quite got to grips with how obscenely expensive they’ve become. Cramming more and more widgets and gubbins into controllers has certainly necessitated a price increase, but £50+ seems a little on the…

Five design mistakes in Hoa, and why you should play it anyway.

Five design mistakes in Hoa, and why you should play it anyway.

Hoa captures what I would call the “Ghibli Aesthetic.” It’s for this reason – much as I still look upon Ni No Kuni with temptation and wish I had 40 hours to spare – that I was drawn to it,…

Kioxia Exceria 128GB High Endurance microSD Card

Kioxia Exceria 128GB High Endurance microSD Card

With the Steam Deck on the horizon and a renewed interest in fast, high-capacity SD cards (my day job working with Raspberry Pi’s doesn’t normally necessitate anything larger than 16GB) it’s a great time to introduce you to the Kioxia…

noblechairs EPIC Black Edition

noblechairs EPIC Black Edition

The EPIC was probably the chair I *should* have purchased back when I was deliberating on the HERO. Why? It’s considerably smaller and sleeker and a shade cheaper to boot. Eat food. Watch TV. Barf up some product reviews. Just…

Alienware Area 51M R2 i9 RTX2070 Reviewed

Alienware Area 51M R2 i9 RTX2070 Reviewed

While I am an outspoken fan of Alienware’s portable m15 r2 and r3 I’ve never quite understood the purpose of luggable systems like the Area 51M. Hefting the Area 51M out of its box for the first time, I couldn’t…