Peripheral

The AOC U3277PQU is a high-end 4K display, with a large 32-inch screen and a specification suited to graphic design work and gaming alike. It has a 10-bit IPS AHVA panel, built-in speakers, a picture-in-picture mode and a fully flexible stand – for a relatively reasonable price. The different pricing …

The Philips 272G5DYEB is a 27-inch G-Sync display with a focus on fast response times and high performance. It offers G-Sync up to 144Hz, incorporates a TN panel and a 1ms response time, with a 1080p native resolution. It’s also considerably more affordable than some of the more high-end G-Sync …

One of the big trends for gaming peripheral makers in recent years has been to recruit a famous Esports team and have them endorse your gear. Often that same team will be ‘involved' in some capacity during the development, offering pointers on features or aesthetics, but a lot of end-user …

Here at KitGuru we review many a mechanical keyboard, with some costing in excess of £100. Today's keyboard, however, is aimed squarely at the user on a budget. Priced at just £27.99, the TT eSports Challenger Prime is a membrane and rubber dome, rather than mechanical, keyboard. If you are …

Back at E3, Microsoft announced the Xbox One Elite controller, which offered a ton of features, including additional buttons and the ability to remap the entire controller. Now, that same button mapping functionality has been made available for the standard Xbox One controller as well, on the Xbox One and …

Corsair has produced some fantastic looking keyboards in the last year. Adding to that line up now is a variant on its highly praised STRAFE design – the Silent. This board features the same RGB backlighting, media keys and attachable wrist rest, but with modified mechanical switches to make them …

Cherry MX switches are often seen as the gold standard for mechanical keyboards and have been for upwards of 30 years. However due to limited production capacities, some keyboard makers have started to go elsewhere or design their own switches, so Cherry is starting to innovate. Its new switch design …

While we spend a lot of time here at KitGuru talking about gaming peripherals like headphones, testing 5.1 and 7.1 channel solutions, seeing whether they have leatherette earcups and built in volume controls, it's easy to forget that audiophile solutions go so much further. Take for example Sennheiser's new Orpheus …

Back at E3, Microsoft announced its new Xbox Elite controller, a premium gamepad with modular components for customisability. However, those features come at a price, £120/$150- which sounds like an awful lot of money for a controller but that hasn't put people off one bit. Xbox's Major Nelson has revealed …

The ROG Swift PG27AQ is a 4K gaming monitor from Asus that supports Nvidia G-Sync up to 60Hz. It’s a 27-inch IPS display with a 4ms response time and a 10-bit colour panel. Add on a flexible stand with pivot, tilt and rotate support, with a redesigned software interface, and …

The 2410P6EPJEB is a 24-inch IPS display with a 1080p native resolution. It is aimed at a professional market and therefore offers a lot more than a typical entry-level display, with a flexible stand, integrated USB hub and a wide range of inputs. Philips’ new range of SoftBlue 1080p IPS …

It seems like the original OnHub only just launched but Google already has the next version of its router lined up. While the original was built in partnership with TP-Link, the OnHub 2 is being handled by ASUS, designed to be fast, secure and easy to set up. It's a …

Today at Games Week in Paris, Corsair announced its new Katar gaming mouse, built with a compact and lightweight design and fully programmable features. It is an ambidextrous mouse, which means it should work perfectly fine with both left and right-handed users. Additionally, like most mice these days, this one …

The ASRock G10 is the first 802.11ac router from ASRock, a firm that until now has been better known for its motherboard designs. It supports up to quad-stream 802.11ac wireless speeds, along with older standards such as 802.11n over both 2.4GHz and 5GHz. With a few extras as well, including …

Although the peripheral game is a competitive one, finding a design that works and tweaking it every couple of years can be a winning formula. Razer has achieved that with several of its most beloved gaming mice and there are other firms that have done it with keyboards and headsets. Cooler …

KitGuru were invited to spend some time with Intel on 21st October at Shoreditch Studios, London. Intel used a photographic studio in a converted railway arch in Shoreditch to display a show case of new laptops from a selection of its partners. KitGuru saw models from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, …

Although one of the big touted features of the Oculus Rift consumer release headset (CV1) is 360 degree tracking, it may not be entirely perfect. So much so in-fact, that when the hand-tracking Touch controllers are released at some point next year, some experiences will need to be completely retooled …

There are a handful of dates that fans of virtual reality are awaiting with bated breath. When will the Oculus CV1 pre-orders begin? When will it and the Touch Controllers arrive? And when will the HTC Vive go on sale? While we're still awaiting the first two dates to be …

Today we are taking a look at the ThermalTake's TT eSports Poseidon Z Mechanical Keyboard, featuring Kailh brown switches. This model lacks RGB lighting but at £64.99, could this be a decent option for those who just want a basic mechanical keyboard? Let's find out… This TT eSports Poseidon Z mechanical keyboard ships with Kailh …

Today we are taking a look at the Ozone Neon ambidextrous mouse along with the gargantuan Origen Mouse Mat. The Neon is fairly simple in terms of design but it sports a 6,400 dpi sensor and incorporates re-programmable buttons. Can it compete in today's market? The Ozone Neon resembles many …

It can prove difficult getting all the features you want in a Bluetooth speaker while keeping it affordable, but that is what Inateck has attempted to do with its Mercury Box. Made of anodized aluminium, this compact wireless speaker is certified IPX5 waterproof, packs two strong five watt drivers into …

For a company that has looked to unite its Windows and Xbox platforms over the past year, Microsoft has been awfully slow at making it possible to use its Xbox One wireless controllers on PCs. Sure you could plug them in, but that seems to defeat most of the point …

Many gamers avoid wireless mice due to concerns over battery life and latency – we put these concerns to the test when we visited Logitech last year in Switzerland. Razer are another company who believe it is time we change our mindset and give wireless mice some serious consideration. Today …

If you happen to be one of the Mac owners that likes to use Steam, and you picked up the recently released Steam controller or Steam Link streaming box, then you may have realized that neither of those things actually work properly with OS X right now. As a result, …

G Skill may be better known for their memory and storage products, but they are expanding their portfolio. Today we look at their new keyboard – the Ripjaws KM780 RGB. This keyboard incorporates Cherry MX mechanical switches and clear housings to deliver uniform RGB backlighting. It also packs a metal piped …

Softkinetic Systems is a company that's been working on an interesting 3D sensing technology for some time now. It uses lasers to track the time of flight of light, much like sonar does with sound waves, and uses it to track people, objects and actions in a 3D space. While that holds …

Back at the Game Developers Conference earlier this year, it was announced that those with Xbox One controllers would get the chance to use them with their PCs at some point this year. Now, that time has finally come, plenty of PC gamers like to use a controller from time …

The 227E is the smallest screen from a new line of IPS displays from Philips. This 22-inch monitor features the firm’s new SoftBlue technology, using LEDs that are designed to adjust the wavelength of blue light to cause less eye fatigue, but we’re equally interested in the value for money …

MSI is branching out in to headsets this year, with the brand new DS502, a gaming headset featuring 7.1 virtual surround sound, high quality drivers and Hi-Fi sound quality. The DS502 headset offers premium build quality, lightweight and ergonomically designed with a self-adjusting headband which ensures a comfortable fit during …

Display maker, AOC, has today announced two brand new monitors to its line up, the I2481FXH and I2781FH. Two IPS offerings with a near borderless design that would make it perfect for multi-monitor configurations. Both monitors also come with a unique metal stand, using a new asymmetric design. The AOC …