April 2012 – The Rock Band game packs are still being supported by Harmonics, however the hardware – guitars, drums, keyboards, etc are now being designed and made by MadCatz. We recently had a chance to test the “pro” series guitar that supports the full guitar mode – not just the 6 button interface. In [...]
April 29, 2012 – The long awaited video game version of the classic graphic novel “the Walking Dead” was relesed this week on the Xbox platform. The game is based on characters from the original graphic novel, with a new story line and not aligned with the TV series. A trailer for the game can [...]
Dec 2011 – As one of the new CES accessories we received a Cobra CigFlex car mobile device stand and USB charger. The unit features a flexible neck to allow for positioning of a mobile device for both optimal viewing and control in vehicles with the auto-accessory port (12v cigarette plug) not located near the [...]
Dec 2011 – We recently had the chance to review the Cobra Delux CBTH1-Plus over-the-head style Bluetooth Wireless headset for use with cellphones. This single speaker design, has an adjustable “boom” style mic that can be positioned for optimized voice pickup in noise environments as well as being comfortable to wear for extended periods. Cobra [...]
Kinectimals Xbox360 October 2011 – Microsoft introduced an updated version of their designed for the Kinect game “Kinectimals- now with Bears”. The game is a multiplayer interactive game that lets the user play with and engage with both baby cats (tiger, lion, lynx, leopard) and now bears (panda, polar, black and cinnamon). The game is [...]
Sept 2011 – Continuing our review of gaming headphones, we had a chance to test the Rude Gameware Primal Gaming Audio Wireless headphones and microphone for the Xbox360. These headsets were tested in both single player mode and multi-player mode using on-line chat in the gaming platforms. Rude Gameware – Primal Wireless Headset for Xbox [...]
July 2011 – Continuing our post E3 review of gaming headphones, we had a chance to test the Nox (http://www.nox-audio.com/Products) Specialist headphone which are a muti-platform headset when used with the Nox Negotiator Gaming adapter. These headsets were tested in both single player mode and multi-player mode using on-line chat in the gamng platforms. Nox [...]
July 2011 – Continuing our post E3 review of gaming headphones, we had a chance to test the Nox Scout Earbuds which are a muti-platform headset when used with the Nox Negotiator Gaming adapter. These headsets were tested in both single player mode and multi-player mode using on-line chat in the gamng platforms. Review Summary: Pro [...]
July 2011 – Continuing our post E3 usability review of gaming headphones, we move on to the PC platform.. One of the headsets was the Plantronics 777 Surround Sound Gaming Headsetfor the PC. These headsets were tested in both single player mode, music and video playback, and voice command/interaction with Skype / Google voice and [...]
July 2011 – After the E3 show in June, we decided to do a usability review of gaming headphones for a number of platforms. One of the headsets was the Plantronics X95, Advanced Stereo Gaming Wireless Headset for the Xbox360. These headsets were tested in both single player mode and multi-player mode using XboxLive chat. [...]
