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Ozone Ground Level XT Gaming Pad Review | Posted on: 30/09/2010 @ 21:52

Having a good gaming mat can make a lot of difference. Smooth motion, accurate response and comfort all greatly affect your level of gaming performance. Today we have been sent a gaming pad for review from Ozone, named the Ground Level XT, it boasts to ‘delight the most demanding players’ . Let’s find out if this is true, meet the Ozone Ground Level XT…

Mionix Naos 3200 Gaming Mouse | Posted on: 30/09/2010 @ 10:59

Offering the same beautiful design but paring back some of the advanced features found on its bigger sibling, the Mionix Naos 3200 looks to hit the retail shelves at launch with a much more affordable and tempting $60 price tag.

Roccat Kone + | Posted on: 30/09/2010 @ 1:33

While there are many firms that come and go in the PC hardware word (Vvikoo being one of them) XSR has always done it's best to represent the new guys as fairly as the more established. While this does give us a warm glow in our bellies it also allows us to watch future high end players grow from a small startup to something massive; Roccat is one such company. Delivering solid products at ...

CM Storm Inferno Mouse Review | Posted on: 28/09/2010 @ 2:00

Cooler Master has released the perfect mouse model for customization aficionados, the CM Storm Inferno. Let's see what is possible to do with this new gadget.

Mushkin Blackline PC3-12800 | Posted on: 27/09/2010 @ 22:20

There are many companies in the hardware world that focus on the gaming market. They cover their products in lightning, fire or grungey images in an attempt to appeal to the quick flash, short attention span, high energy gamers. However, this isn't the only option for these firms, another avenue often ventured down is the enthusiast route. Mushkin tend to aim their products at this audience, and ...

Hitachi LifeStudio Mobile Plus External Drive Review | Posted on: 24/09/2010 @ 11:09

Hard drive capacities are expanding so fast it is easy to think, "Who actually uses a whole terabyte!?" But as storage space increases, so does the demand for fatter content. Managing even a gigabyte of files can be a cumbersome task, just imagine what it will be like to corral 1000 times that many files. "Where did that file just get saved?" To address this growing problem Hitachi Global Storage ...

Logitech G700 Review | Posted on: 20/09/2010 @ 13:36

This wireless mouse has more buttons than we could possibly need, but read this before buying.

Mionix Naos 3200 Gaming Mouse Review | Posted on: 17/09/2010 @ 1:50

Named after the blue super giant star, the Mionix Naos 3200 has been designed as an ergonomic gaming mouse. As you can easily assume from the product name, this version of the Naos boasts an accurate 3200 dpi sensor, a popular choice in the mid-range gaming mouse market. Other key features include a customizable LED system and a built-in memory for saving mouse settings and macros.

VisionTek CandyBoard | Posted on: 16/09/2010 @ 9:02

The VisionTek CandyBoard measures just under six inches long and just over two inches wide. Talk about small. It's designed as multi-purpose device, most notably for an HTPC setup.

Zowie G-RF and G-TF Mats | Posted on: 14/09/2010 @ 22:30

Following on from our review of the Zowie EC1 mouse endorsed by pro gamer Heaton, we have another couple of products from the same firm also backed by professionals. Again Heaton lends his name, but so does Spawn and these aren't mice, but mats. Packing an interesting stitching technique as well as some clean-cut styling, let's see how these mousing surfaces hold up to our testing procedures.

Corsair HS1 Review | Posted on: 11/09/2010 @ 17:00

This is Corsair's first headset, and it's designed to give a great sound with minimal setup hassle.

Zowie HeatON EC1 | Posted on: 09/09/2010 @ 23:23

While XSR does review a bit of everything, the one thing we've looked at more than anything else is peripherals; specifically mice and their counterpart mats. Today we're taking a peek at the latest offering from Zowie Gear, a company backed by several professional gamers who fully endorse their products. This one's called the EC-1, and it's championed by pro gamer HeatON. Lets see if his ...

Coolermaster Storm Inferno | Posted on: 02/09/2010 @ 0:15

Coolermaster have recently been pushing into other fields of PC hardware production, peripherals being one of their most interesting. Today we're taking a look at the Storm Inferno mouse which offers a few macro-able buttons, some impressive scripting software and a high sensitivity sensor. Let's see how it stands up to our vigorous testing.