Cougar Spike Micro ATX Case
There are a lot of different sizes of PC cases available today. Some prefer huge rigs where they can pack everything possible into giant chassis, for others space saving designs are more attractive. The German company, Cougar is back with another option for gamers looking to put their components into a new micro-sized case. Enter the Spike which is a Micro ATX form factor light weight case. The Spike is Cougar's smallest case to date. We are going to see how the features and performance stack up on the Micro sized newcomer.
Wi Reader and Wi Reader Pro
Cloud storage and wireless networking are pretty much staples in everyone’s day to day lives at this point. Being so used to the constant stream of data can leave you feeling disconnected at times where you don’t have access and even simple data transfers can become a hassle. Carry Technology seek to lessen this burden with their Apotop DW09 Wi-Reader and DW17 Wi-Reader Pro designed for use with Apple and Android/Apple mobile devices respectively. Join me as I take a look at this pair of wireless cloud servers you can fit in your pocket and see if they deliver as promised.
Eagletech Neptor Foldable Bluetooth Keyboard
Eagletech may be one of best kept secrets at our LAN parties, generously providing many of their Zen headsets under the brand name Orion as prizes. As we saw at CES this past January, Eagletech has a wide variety of portable accessories, the majority utilizing Bluetooth, in store for 2013. We’ve received the first of many teased during a private showing in Vegas this winter, the Neptor Foldable Bluetooth Keyboard, just in time for an editor hungry to take productivity on the road.
Cooler Master Notepal Ergostand II
Over the past 10 years there has quietly been a small change in the mobile computer market that I don’t think everything has noticed. The name laptop has slowly been dropped and everyone uses the term notebook now. This might seem like a small change but this was actually to help prevent issues for a lot of manufactures. You see, with the name laptop, a lot of people would actually use them on their laps sometimes causing overheating issues. Even now with the new name, heat is still a concern. That is exactly why we have products like Cooler Masters new Notepal Ergostand II.Today I am going to take a look and see what has changed from the original.
BlackBerry Z10
Blackberry has a special place in my heart; my first smartphone was the original BlackBerry Storm. The Storm was their first full touch screen phone and frankly it was also a very hard phone to love. Being my first smartphone I really wanted to love it, but dealing with lockups, limitations, battery pulls, and bad battery life was just life with the Storm. After experiencing Android I never went back to BlackBerry, until they introduced their Z10. For the first time it seemed like BlackBerry had listened, so I made sure to get one in and today finally I will tell you how it went.
If you don't own a Nyko Wiimote charge station you probably know someone who does. The charge station is the highest selling third party peripheral in North America. Because of that I would be really surprised if you didn't know who Nyko is or why I was excited to see what they are up to. I wasn't surprised to see a charge station at our meeting, but the one I was looking at had a few small changes. What I saw had updated batteries and a gauge to show you how charged your Wiimote's are. I was happy to hear that this will not be a new model but rather a on the fly update to the current model. It is good to see that they aren't planning on just letting things ride, they are going to continue to update all of their products as needed to stay competitive in the market.
The normal charge station wasn't the only one sitting there. I also spotted a quad Wiimote charge station, and a charger designed for one Wiimote and Nyko's own Kama cordless nunchuck. The combo charge station is preproduction and may not make it onto the market.
Nyko's focus during our meeting was its new 3rd party Wiimote called the Wand. Nyko plans to bring the Wand out at a price lower than Nintendo's Wiimote. However, the biggest focus was on the Wands Trans-Port interface. The Trans-Port interface promises to allow compatible devices to take advantage of functionality not always available with current Wii remote accessories. A good example of this technology was the pistol grip that they showed off. Up until now, all Wiimote accessories had to hit the buttons mechanically on the Wiimote making them bulky and hard to use. The Trans-Port interface gives them the ability to skip the trouble needed to work around this Wiimote limitation and instead plug right into the base.
Due to the popularity of Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock band Nyko will be releasing their Metal Pedal. It is basically a stronger, wider pedal to help you rock out without worrying about the pedal breaking. The kicker (lol) is the estimated retail of 20 bucks. If it makes it to market at that price, I expect to see them fly off the shelves. 
Here are a few pictures of the rest of their product linup
- Lersar
- Kazuma
- Arxon
- draymac
- Dreyvas
- Satansoul
- garfi3ld
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