Gaming Weapons

The Saitek Eclipse 3 is the latest version of the popular gaming keyboard. It takes some of the features of the Saitek Cyborg and sticks them onto the old version to create a new mid-range keyboard.

In all of the press material for the new Logitech G13 Advanced Gameboard, there was one shot in particular that attracted a lot of attention.

You can see the G13 sat alongside a previously unseen keyboard. This is believed to be the rumoured G19 keyboard, not officially announced by Logitech but eagerly expected to replace the [...]

Apparently some users of the Razer Lycosa keyboard have expressed a dislike of its rubbery keys, so the Razer Lycosa Mirror Edition has been developed to counter that criticism.

There’s a new budget gaming keyboard in town, and its called the Razer Arctosa.

Following the announcement of the slightly underwhelming Sidewinder X5 gaming mouse, Microsoft have more for gamers in the shape of the Sidewinder X6 Gaming Keyboard.

While not the most handsome of keyboards, the X6 is packed with features that should make it a very tempting choice for buyers.
The first, and most unusual feature, is the removable [...]

Could this be the new Microsoft Sidewinder keyboard?

If speculation is correct, this odd-looking keyboard is going to be the latest addition to the Sidewinder range, following on from the Sidewinder mouse.
Officially known as the Microsoft Sidewinder X6, the keyboard is expected to be announced in September. As can be seen in the picture, the number [...]

You’d probably associate the name OCZ with PC memory upgrades, but the company are hoping to change that with their new range of Alchemy gaming peripherals. The first product in the range is the OCZ Elixir keyboard. So what can we expect from the newcomer?
Starting with the gaming features there will be 10 programmable keys, [...]

In Use
In everyday use the Saitek Cyborg makes a fine keyboard. The keys are comfortable to use, the wrist rest is OK (but sadly no padding) and the keyboard has two different incline positions (as well as flat), so getting comfortable is easy.

Programmable Keys
So having looked at the Saitek Cyborg’s lighting, now let’s look at the other big gaming feature, the programmable Cyborg keys (or C-keys).
There are twelve C-keys in total, six down each side of the keyboard, and their functions are decided by the setup in the driver software. The keys don’t do anything until you’ve [...]

Lighting
The lighting is one of the Cyborg’s biggest selling points and is controlled from the touch-sensitive panel at the top of the keyboard. It works in two modes, ‘normal’ mode or ‘Cyborg’ mode, that are toggled by pressing on the face icon, which when half-lit means the keyboard is in normal mode and when fully [...]