San Diego, June 11. 2010

 

Mad Catz® Interactive, Inc. (“Mad Catz” or “the Company”) (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider today announced a new range of official Rock Band™3 instruments and accessories.

 

Designed in conjunction with Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game developer, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), the new range of instruments and accessories are expected to ship in time for the launch of the forthcoming Rock Band 3 video game arriving holiday season 2010.

The RK-800G looks and works much like your typical keyboard, but with a few features that Rosewill has chosen to highlight in order to appeal to gamers. I do like this keyboard, and could see using it comfortably for daily tasks, as well as some gaming where I didn't need some of the features that other, more advanced, gaming keyboards might offer.

Rosewill RK-800G Gaming Keyboard Review @ Bigbruin.com

"Real world speed is what I look for in a drive. For the read speeds, being in the 200's, who is really going to notice a slight difference between one drive or another? But if you switch hands and one drive is writing at 80MB/s and another is writing twice as fast, you are going to see real world results as your saves will happen more quickly, your programs will be more responsive and overall, your system will feel snappier."

OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD Review @ OCC

Gamers want the best system they can get their hands on. This means a blazing fast CPU, dual video cards, and good ram. However, all this is potentially useless if you pair this system with an unreliable mouse. Mionix aims to prevent this problem by unleashing the latest addition to their lineup of gaming peripherals: the Naos 5000. Boasting up to 5040 dpi, switchable profiles and a unique weight tuning system, the Mionix Naos 5000 stands above all else. As a newcomer to the computer peripheral scene, Mionix, a small company based in Sweden, may not be a name familiar to gamers. However, this doesn't stop them from providing a wide range of solid gaming accessories. In this article, Benchmark Reviews takes a look at the Mionix Naos 5000. Keep reading to find out if this mouse really is light-years ahead of the game

Mionix Naos 5000 USB Gaming Laser Mouse @ Benchmark Reviews

To celebrate the greatest event associated with the beautiful game, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Cooler Master, EVGA, and TechPowerUp, bring to you the Football Fever Contest. Show your passion for the world's greatest football event by modding, painting or any creative use of a football theme, and win some rad PC hardware.

Cooler Master Football Fever @ techPowerUp

In his latest blog post, TR's Cyril Kowaliski laments the poor quality of touchpads on modern laptops. Once a fan of the IBM TrackPoint, Cyril was seduced by the huge glass touchpads of Apple's aluminum MacBooks, and he wonders why PC makers have chosen to emulate the outside appearance of those machines but not their ergonomics.

News: Where have all the good touchpads gone?

"The Micca MPlay Digital Media Player provides a low cost solution to these issues. Pricing the Micca Mplay at under $30, Micca makes it feasible to hook one up to every TV you own or simply the one you want it at most. Taking both USB and SD, it plays many of the popular video formats at up to 720p as well as playing music and displaying images."

Micca MPlay Digital Media Player Review @ Hi Tech Legion

SAN JOSE, CA—June 10, 2010—OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and flash-based storage as an alternative to hard disk drives (HDDs), unveils the Vertex 2 Pro and Vertex 2 EX Solid State Drive (SSD) Series, high-performance 2.5 inch storage solutions designed for enterprise applications.

"OCZ is committed to enabling our enterprise clients with the latest solid state drive technology in a variety of interfaces," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of the OCZ Technology Group. "With our new Vertex 2 EX and Pro series SSDs, we are able to deliver robust solutions that address the critical requirements of enterprise applications, including enhanced endurance, write performance, and data protection, with the option of either MLC or SLC NAND. These are truly best-in-class solutions designed for the most rigorous computing environments."

Notebooks, we see them everyday. At home, at your work, on the bus,... you name it. These portable PCs are considered common now. Notebooks have gone a long way, not solely being designed anymore for the businessman. Asus is targeting the multimedia/gaming enthusiast with this G51J 3D version. Not being an avid fan of gaming portables, I might be in for a nice surprise. Without spilling any more words, let us have a look at this Asus 3D Notebook creation.

Asus G51J Core i7-720QM GTX 260M Notebook Review @ Madshrimps

SteelSeries sell besides gaming peripherals mouse pads which are made from good quality materials, they don't slide off the table when gaming intensively and have incredibly detailed game art on them. In this review I will take a closer look at the World Of Warcraft March of the Scourge and AION Asmodian mouse pads

SteelSeries WoW and AION Limited Edition Mouse Pads Review @ Madshrimps

"While the HDT SD964W cooler from Xigmatek isn't the best performing tower cooler I've seen, it does have a niche that many enthusiasts may want to explore. It didn't perform well on the overclocked Q6600 in the test mule, but it should be more than adequate for dual and tri-core processors in the 65W range with moderate voltage increases."

Xigmatek HDT SD964W Heatpipe CPU Cooler Review @ Tweaknews

Todays review will be about their new Q-jays that have some awesome features for example its small size, and superb fit due to a high end silicone sleeve. Lets have a closer look at what type of performance and fit when can expect from these earphones

Jays Q-Jays Earphones @ Rbmods

"AMD 890FX is the new high-end chipset for AMD processors and ASRock 890FX Deluxe3 is a mainstream motherboard based on this new chipset, bringing nice features like three PCI Express x16 slots, eight SATA-600 ports, four USB 3.0 ports, solid capacitors, core unlocking utility and more. Check it out. This new high-end chipset is a two-chip solution. The main feature of the north bridge chip is the presence of 42 PCI Express x1 lanes – almost the double the amount present on AMD 890GX chipset (22 lanes) – which allows a very high-end configuration for the expansion slots as we will explain on the next page. The south bridge chip used is SB850, the same one used on AMD 890GX chipset. The main feature of this chip is the native support for six SATA-600 (a.k.a. "SATA 6G") ports, so the motherboard doesn't need an external chip to support this feature, and certainly AMD 890FX and 890GX will help the new SATA standard to become mainstream."

ASRock 890FX Deluxe3 Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets

iheartradio streams 750+ of America’s top local radio stations right to your iPhone, iPod Touch, Blackberry, Android, and now Grace Digital Audio devices

San Diego, Calif. - (June 10, 2010) – Grace Digital Inc, a leading brand of wireless indoor & outdoor audio solutions, is pleased to announce the addition of iheartradio content to its entire line of internet radios and wireless media players. Grace adds iheartradio’s 750+ radio stations to its current line of radio shows, podcasts, and on-demand programs.iheartradio delivers America's favorite radio stations online at iheartradio.com and as an application on your iPod Touch, iPhone, BlackBerry and Android phones.

Redmond, WA, June 14th — PLAYSEAT: THE ULTIMATE GAMING EXPERIENCE.

Playset announces its new Office chair line of products releasing summer 2010 !Turn your office or workspace into a racing, gaming or computing station in seconds ! These cool, work oriented office chairs are eloquently styled after our dynamic Playseat raceseat designs, yet are sophisticated enough to use wherever you work or study. Easily interchanges from a luxurious everyday office chair into a dynamic racing, gaming or laptop station in seconds! The Office Executive features an exclusive center support arm system, which allows for perfect ergonomic placement of your race wheel peripheral, keyboard and/or laptop. The Office Elite features fully adjustable side support plates perfect for attaching QuickKey Pads [such as the Logitech G13] and/or mice for ergonomic wrist support for extended computing or gaming sessions. The Office chair line features an extra strong, heavyweight, powder coated steel swivel chair mechanism along with a seat height adjustment and a locking back bar for any preferred seat angle. Top quality height adjustable Gas Spring and Anodized aluminum legs with high quality wheels. For home or office use, but also great for showrooms, meeting rooms and lounge areas as well. Compatible with most console and PC peripherals, steering wheel/pedals and flight stick sets on the market. Ages 14+

Redmond, WA, June 14th — PLAYSEAT: THE ULTIMATE GAMING EXPERIENCE.

Just announced from Playseat, the new! NASCAR/Joe Gibbs licensed line of Playseat GTs releases summer 2010  ! Consisting of several new modifications not found on the Playseat Evolution, the Playseat GT provides ultimate comfort with a unique new leg friendly style to boot! New seat features include a new dynamic raceseat styling modeled after authentic rally & stock car seats complete with head stabilizers, a newly patented, fully adjustable universal steering wheel plate complete with aluminum quick release handle for easy depth adjustment, which has also been designed to accommodate even more 3rd party console and PC race wheels on the market [including the Logitech G25, MadCatz #88 and Xbox360 Wireless Wheel], making this series of GT Playseats the perfect way to bring the ultimate NASCAR/Joe Gibbs Team racing experience home !! Available in limited edition NASCAR edition styling, authentic #18 Kyle Busch/M&M NASCAR edition styling, authentic # 11 Denny Hamlin FEDEX NASCAR edition styling, and authentic #20 Joey Logano GAMESTOP & HOME DEPOT editions styling. For ages 14+.

Redmond, WA, June 14th — PLAYSEAT: THE ULTIMATE GAMING EXPERIENCE.

Just announced the new! GT-SV RaceSeat will soon release this Fall from Playseat. This model is the pinnacle of immersion gaming, providing dynamic racing and gaming capability with ultimate comfort and style to boot! Featuring  high quality 2-way speakers concealed in the seat headrest [x 2] and a rockin’ subwoofer & rumble effect, the immersive effect of the Playseat GT-SV takes in-home gaming and media experience to a whole new level ! Adjustable at two points, and featured in a very comfortable, high quality, durable synthetic suede fabric, the GT-SV’s reinforced steel tube framework completely eliminates excess wobble and allows for easy slide adjustment of gaming components to accommodate various heights and lengths for gaming/racing sessions. Like all Playseats, this model is fully compatible with most gaming steering wheel/pedal sets currently on the market, including key next-gen sets such as Logitech’s G27 for PS3 & Xbox360’s Wireless Wheel set. Not only just for gaming, the GT-SV is also MP3/iPod compatible, and with the addition of our Playseat TV Mount ProKit accessory, the GT-SV can be converted into a dynamic movie/TV station for a fully immersive media experience as well!

Redmond, WA, June 14th — PLAYSEAT: THE ULTIMATE GAMING EXPERIENCE.

Just released the new! Playseat Forza 3Evolution  provides dynamic gaming and racing capability with ultimate comfort and style to boot! Featuring exclusive limited edition Forza 3 Motorsport logo and coloration design, the FM3 Evolution is fully compatible with most steering wheel/pedal sets currently on the market, including key next-gen sets like Logitech’s G25/27 & Xbox360’s Wireless Wheel set. Seat adjusts at three points to accommodate gamers of various heights and sizes, and is featured in a high quality, durable synthetic leather fabric for longer wear and tear. The Playseat Forza 3 Evolution also comes w/ an exclusive XBox360 Wireless Wheel adapter kit, only available from Playseat. Take your Forza 3 racing experience to the next level w/ the Forza 3 Evolution Playseat. Ages 14+

Redmond, WA, June 14th — PLAYSEAT: THE ULTIMATE GAMING EXPERIENCE.

Fasten your seatbelts and buckle your flight helmets, introducing the new! FlightSeat! Developed in cooperation with professional pilots and flight sim enthusiasts alike, the Playseat FlightSeat will take gamers to new heights! Just released worldwide, the Playseat Flightseat features a dynamic fighter plane cockpit style design that redefines the flight sim experience. This aggressive, yet sophisticated Playseat will enhance the sim-flight experience like never before! Featuring extra strong, lightweight, powder coated tubular steel frame with high-tension spring and wire system, high profile side bolsters, fingertip controlled reclining mechanism [allowing the seat back to be adjusted to the most comfortable flight position], exclusive seat chassis and horizontally/vertically adjustable side panel for universal controller/HOTAS support, the FlightSeat enables the pilot the ability to adjust equipment for perfect flight. Universal flight stick and/or yoke support is provided by a detachable center mount plate system [with aluminum quick release handle for easy adjustment of depth], which fully supports most flight stick or yoke platforms on the market. New designed extra strong, powder coated triangle tubing with extra space for putting thought all wiring and PU tube protection between tubes to avoid scratching of the powder coating. Compatible with most HOTAS, flight sticks/throttle and yoke sets on the market. The sky is the limit! Ages 14+

"Gigabyte X58A-UD7 is a socket 1366 motherboard based on Intel X58 chipset and ICH10R south bridge, bringing all features enthusiasts are looking for: four PCI Express x16 slots, two SATA-600 ports, two USB 3.0 ports, Japanese solid capacitors, and more."

Gigabyte X58A-UD7 Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets