Roccat have gone for a split personality with their latest gaming mousepad, the Roccat Alumic. The Roccat Alumic features two different surface materials designed to cater for both low and high-sense gamers, with each side featuring a different design. Depending on what you want from your mouse you simply flip the alumic over and align it up with the...

Choosing the best gaming mouse isn’t easy these days! There are loads of mice to choose from, made by various manufacturers and sporting loads of different features. The problem is that a mouse that’s great for one person isn’t necessarily that good for another. So which should you choose? Take A Deep Breath The first thing to do is work out...

Is it any good? Check out our review of the Mionix Propus 380 Mionix are starting off 2011 with a new mousepad, the Mionix Propus 380. Aimed at gamers who prefer a slightly firmer mousepad than their previous Alioth cloth pads, the Propus 380 combines a rubber backing, think sheet of PVC plastic for stiffness and a new metallic surface for improved mouse...

Are you using any of Logitech’s latest gaming kit? Specifically, do you have a G11, G110, G15, G510 or G19 keyboard or the G13 keypad? Well if you do then you should be heading on over to Logitech to download the latest version of their gaming software. Version 7.0 of the Logitech Gaming Software suite brings with it a fresh new interface, making it...

It might look remarkably like the Megasoma, but the new Razer Scarab mouse pad is quite different to that floppy, silicone-based mouse pad. The Scarab is actually the replacement for the old Destructor and is a hard mousepad pitched at gamers who prefer using a high dpi setting on their mouse. Featuring the second version of Razer’s Fractal surface...

If you use a laptop as your only games machine (as I now do) you’ll already know how difficult it is to keep the CPU and graphics card cool inside a cramped case. Finding a decent laptop cooler is an essential if you want to keep your machine stable. I invested in a Canyon laptop cooler a few months ago, which has proven to be reasonably effective, but I...

Do you remember the Belkin N52TE Speedpad? Released about three years ago, it was one of the more stylish gaming keypads on the market. Despite appearances it was a very comfortable bit of kit that worked really well for all sorts of games, and what a lot of people didn’t realise was that it was a joint design by Belkin and Razer. Now say hello to the...

Way, way back in the mists of time there was a keyboard called the Ideazon Zboard. This was a clever keyboard that allowed a gamer to switch from a standard QWERTY layout to a game-specific keyset that put the important gaming commands in a more accessible layout. Then a company called Steelseries took over and started selling it as the Steelseries Zboard, and...