Tech Olive

Having tested several Razer mouse pads now, we’ve found that for the most part, double-sided pads mostly serve as a gauging tool for gamers to see which style of pad they prefer for future purchases. After a few hours testing each surface of a double-sided pad, gamers will know what they’re most comfortable gaming surface is. Is the Vespula any different? Does it offer something that previous pads don’t? Let’s have a look.

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Back in my early days of gaming, I remember going to a friends house and catching glimpses of his older brother playing this top-down military strategy game that captivated me. I never learned of this game’s name, so I was tortured by this mystery for many years.

Fast-forward about 8 years and I stumble across that very same game on the internet. I was speechless and knew that I would have to put this game through the tests. Was it worth the wait? Could this game possibly have been as good as it looked all those years ago? Time to answer some questions.

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In anticipation of the second game’s release, I finally went back and finished the first Kane and Lynch. It was far from perfect, but it had its good points and it was a promising start to a new franchise form the great guys behind the Hitman series. When Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days was announced, I was excited to see how the first game’s promising formula was improved. Now it’s time to put the series’ second installment to the test.

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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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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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Hulu’s new paid subscription service marks a revolutionary step for watching television content online. $10 a month gets you entire seasons of numerous TV shows and the ability to stream them in HD, as well as watch content on your iPhone, iPad, and PS3. However, is it good enough to ditch your current cable/satellite provider and stick solely with Hulu Plus? We’ll find out, thanks to the guys over at Hulu, who gave us an invite to check out their new service.

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Seagate’s desktop version of its GoFlex external drive lineup brings all of the unique features that we saw on the GoFlex ultra-portable drive — interchangeable interfaces and the ability to write to both Mac and PC. The GoFlex Desk even comes in a 3TB flavor, which is the first and only 3TB hard drive on the market right now. We decided to delve into this 3.5″ external beast and see what it can do.

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You might recall when we reviewed Seagate’s GoFlex ultra-portable drive, as well as the GoFlex Net media sharing device. We’re here once again to continue the GoFlex saga to bring you the GoFlex TV HD media player. This little guy plugs right into your television and plays any videos, music, or photos that you have stocked on your GoFlex drive or any other USB external hard drive.

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Aiming (if you’ll forgive the term) for a somewhat untouched flavor of the FPS genre, Sniper: Ghost Warrior focuses on long-range combat through your well-polished sniper scope. While most war games only feature scoped weapons briefly in their campaigns, Ghost Warrior promises to make this aspect its primary focus. With this different take on the FPS genre, how does Ghost Warrior measure up against other modern war games of 2010?

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