When it comes to gaming, speakers are second best. To really immerse yourself in the game, you need to wrap the sound around your ears with headphones. An integrated mic for multiplayer gaming is also table stakes for a gaming headset, but if you can get extras like LED lighting, well, that’s gravy. Most gaming …
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The digital divide is a massive problem affecting millions of people — but if you only think about it that way, it can be abstract and overwhelming. It becomes a lot more real when you look at the individuals grappling with it day to day. Like Michelle in Scotland, anguishing over internet bills and her daughter’s online schooling. Like Jaqueline …
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Apple Arcade on Friday added SP!NG from SMG Studio to its continuously growing catalog of games. Described as “a stress ball for your brain,” SP!NG is a physics-based game that lets you flow through hundreds of hand-crafted levels with just one touch as you collect crystals. You can try your hand at SP!NG this weekend across iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod Touch and Apple …
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The Xbox Wireless controller that comes with Microsoft’s shiny new Xbox Series X and S consoles may occasionally fail to register button presses. “We are aware some players may be experiencing unresponsiveness with their new Xbox Wireless Controllers and our teams are actively working on a solution,” a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement Friday. The A and X buttons …
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The Oculus Quest 2 just got one of its best games in a while, and I’m embarrassed to say it exhausted me. Maybe I need to get out more, but the rock-climbing game The Climb 2, a sequel to a classic VR game that’s been out for years, is stunning and beautiful and surprisingly stressful. Crytek’s Quest 2 game feels …
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Mobile gaming through platforms like Apple Arcade and Google Stadia has been slow to compete with traditional consoles like the Playstation 5 and the Xbox Series X. But a new keyboard and mouse adaptor from Kaliber Gaming and IOGEAR aim to change that. The KeyMander 2 Mobile is a keyboard and mouse adapter for mobile devices like the iPhone, iPad …
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No question, Lumi is a piece of tech that just makes you feel happy. This pint-size piano keyboard lights up like a rainbow, with an RGB LED illumination for each of its 24 keys. But the fun goes beyond the looks with Roli’s creative new instrument. It pairs with an app that teaches music lessons through video games, interactive video …
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The PlayStation 5 will be getting a new VR headset to make the most of its high-end graphics and VR games. But it won’t be coming this year. Sony announced via a blog post Tuesday that a new VR headset is indeed on its way, and revealed some of the first details about it. Expect a far easier setup than the …
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The $200 (£200) Kiyo Pro is Razer’s second shot at a webcam, and the first that feels at all worth recommending. The original Kiyo (which remains available for $135) is clunky with just-OK quality and a built-in ring light that seemed like a good idea at the time; it isn’t really bright enough to make a dent in the types …
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Samsung’s made choosing a premium phone harder than ever with the Galaxy S21 Ultra and the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, two similarly priced phones with similar specs released within six months of each other. Both have S Pen support, great zoom cameras and 120Hz refresh rate screens, and on paper it’s hard to tell which one is the better buy. …
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