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To make the lefty gamers feel more at home here, we have an extra Razer DeathAdder Left-Hand Edition gaming mouse lying around that we will be giving away to one lucky reader! And if you haven’t already read our review, then you definitely should. To enter the giveaway, all you have to do is leave a comment in the original giveaway post and you’ll automatically be entered into a random drawing. Sound good? Good. Be sure to get your comment in by 11:59PM EST on Friday, September 3rd.

Some Basic Rules

- Only U.S. residents are able to enter. Sorry, foreigners.
- Only one comment will be counted per reader.
- Please don’t use multiple email addresses. We have evil robots that check.
- The winner will be randomly selected and then immediately notified via email for further action.

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Microsoft announced today their new Arc Touch Mouse which looks to be the competitor of Apple’s Magic Mouse, but we’re not 100% on that. You can obviously tell that the mouse has quite a weird looking form to it that probably will only attract a handful of users. The mouse has the usual left- and right-click buttons, and where the scroll wheel would usually reside is a capacitive touch strip with sensor pads that can be used for scrolling (obviously) and any customizable shortcuts that you’d like.

The Arc Touch Mouse will retail at a nickel shy of $70 and will be available in December, but they’re accepting. To see more photos and a quick hands-on video of the device, head on over to Engadget.

[Product Page], [Press Release]

If you didn’t know (and you should), AMD owns ATI. Now that we settled that, the micro processor manufacturer is finally throwing out the ATI brand. They will keep the names of the product lines, such as Radeon, Eyefinity, and FirePro, but instead of it being called ATI Radeon, it will now be known as AMD Radeon.

This really isn’t a huge surprise. Some people have already been referring to ATI as AMD, even though it was still ATI. And they both sound the same anyway; three letters, both start with ‘A’, both are medioc…..erm…..you get the picture.

via [Tech Report]

To make the lefty gamers feel more at home here, we have an extra Razer DeathAdder Left-Hand Edition gaming mouse lying around that we will be giving away to one lucky reader! And if you haven’t already read our review, then you definitely should. To enter the giveaway, all you have to do is leave a comment in this post and you’ll automatically be entered into a random drawing. Sound good? Good. Be sure to get your comment in by 11:59PM EST on Friday, September 3rd.

Some Basic Rules

- Only U.S. residents are able to enter. Sorry, foreigners.
- Only one comment will be counted per reader.
- Please don’t use multiple email addresses. We have evil robots that check.
- The winner will be randomly selected and then immediately notified via email for further action.

View the official rules here.

I’ve been waiting for the day when big-name peripheral manufacturers would start making left-handed products for the few and the proud. Logitech was first with a left-handed version of the MX 610. Now, Razer is wanting in on the left-handed action with their new DeathAdder Left-Hand Edition. It’s not the first left-handed mouse, but the  company claims it’s the first left-handed gaming mouse. We’ll give it to ‘em. Myself being left handed (and using right-handed mice all my life), I wanted to check this thing out and see what ergonomic mayhem I was missing out on my whole life.

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While the MX Revolution is still one of the best mice I’ve ever had the pleasure to use, I was ecstatic to review the second generation of this amazing mouse, which is the Performance Mouse MX. Logitech finally sent over a review unit and it’s time to see how this mouse compares to its predecessor.

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At GameCom today, Razer revealed the newest addition to their keyboard lineup. The BlackWidow is a mechanical gaming keyboard (the very first, according to Razer) that allows for longer life of the keyboard and also faster response times and a more tactile feel to the key presses. And, if you opt for the Ultimate edition, you get backlit keys and extra ports on the keyboard for your mouse and headset.

The BlackWidow comes in two flavors: standard and ultimate, priced at $79.99 and $129.99, respectively. The keyboard is scheduled to ship out on September 21st, so get those pre-orders in!

[Press Release]

Logitech announced today the next generation of their G-series line: a new headset, mouse and keyboard to drool over.

“The new G-Series products give every gamer a competitive advantage. Whether it’s a headset with 7.1 surround sound, a mouse with 13 controls, or a keyboard with an LCD that displays critical in-game stats, everything about the new G-Series lineup helps you win, no matter what game you love to play.” — Elliott Chin, Logitech’s senior manager of product marketing for gaming.

The freshly announced G930 headset looks poised to either replace the G35 or hold a nice spot just above it with its wireless technology and $159.99 price tag. Next, is the G700 wireless gaming mouse priced at $99.99, which seems to fill the spot just above the G500 and compete with the Razer Mamba. And finally, we come to the G510 keyboard which, at $119.99, looks to be an updated G15 Rev. 2.

[Press Release]

While, water-cooled memory isn’t quite a complete fad, Kingston is trying to change that with their new HyperX H2O line. The DDR3 modules utilize a simple tube that water passes through to keep the sticks cool. Kits come in both dual-channel (4GB) and triple-channel (6GB) variations starting at $157 and $235 respectively, with 2,000MHz (also 2,133MHz) speeds and CL9-11-9-27 timings at 1.65 volts.

[Press Release], [Product Page]

One port that rules them all! USB is the most widely used port in existence, so it only makes sense to honor the great history of the early days of USB in this month’s Retro Review.

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