Posts Tagged ‘gaming’
CM Storm Inferno Gaming Mouse
CoolerMaster joins the rank of computer parts giant to start expanding their portfolio to include PC peripherals such as keyboards and mice now. While we’re not sure if this is good idea on their part, they’re not wasting any time on pulling out all the stops to impress the masses with their new range of products. One of these products is the CM Storm Inferno.
The first thing you’ll begin to notice about the very ergonomically designed Inferno is the fact that it has a dizzying number of buttons. Eleven of them in fact, of which nine are programmable. Which brings us to the software side of things. Everything that is configurable on the mouse can be controlled by the bundled software that came together with the mouse. These include profile settings, DPI settings (up to 4000dpi), LED color, and also highly configurable macro and rapid fire functions.
The Inferno Profile function can support up to 4 profiles, and these profiles can be switched via a hexagon-shaped button on top of the mouse. And with the level of customization that is available to you, it’s really an endless number of things you can do with this mouse in regards to making your gaming experience a great one.
The buttons don’t really hinder you much either, though it might be a small problem to remember the button’s configuration in-game. And the best thing? The mouse comes with on-board memory so all your settings are saved directly onto the mouse, so that you can bring it around without having to redo your settings all over again.
Dell Alienware M17x Gaming Laptop
You may be wondering, isn’t the M17x an old laptop? Why is it being reviewed now? I’m glad you asked. Alienware has always been a brand that’s about being on top of the technology spectrum, and with a whole host of new technologies being launched over the past year; they’ve decided to refurbish their highly successful laptop line with some improvements on the hardware.
Customizability is the of the game for Alienware’s series of laptops, and the new M17x is no different. Starting with the hardware, customers are able to choose between a series of Intel Core i7 processors ranging from the 1.6GHz chip to the 2.13GHz one, depending on your budget. The old M17x ran on Intel’s older Core2Extreme processors, and it’s a welcome change by the Alienware to see that they’re up to industry standards where raw power is concerned. The new M17x also does away with dated nVidia Geforce GTX280 graphics card, and is replaced by Ati’s new Radeon HD5870 cards. Much like the SLI option for the GTX280 card, you can also opt to CrossFire two of the HD5870s at the order page.
But the customizing options don’t just end there. All Alienware laptops are very colorful laptops, and this is made possible by their unique backlighting system that allows users to change the colors of these lights, and more. In other words, as long as it lights up, you can change it via the AlienwareFX software, which affords you different customization options, which include changing the colors of the LED lights, battery options, and also profiles for different types of usage.
Needless to say, the M17x plays ANY GAME you can throw at it nearly flawlessly at the highest settings, but at the cost of a near non-existent battery life of two hours. If you’re asking if the laptop can play Crysis, we’re telling you that it definitely can, and more. The Core i7 processor and ATI’s HD5870 card combination definitely pushes the limits of mobile desktop computing to its limits, regardless if you’re gaming, coding or doing some heave duty animation and video editing work.
If you can stomach the asking price for this awesome piece of technology, the M17x should definitely be on top of your must get list. It may be a large laptop, but it definitely packs more power than most conventional laptops and even some desktop computers, at the fraction of the space taken.
The Swapped Xbox 360 Controller
The cool mod from Ben Heck. He made because the request from one of his customer, the Swapped Xbox 360 Controller.
You can see the the d-pad and action buttons have been swapped, also the left and right triggers have been swapped and Ben has also fitted an extra set of X Y B A buttons on the back.
