Gadgetoid

gadg-et-oid [gaj-it-oid]

-adjective

1. having the characteristics or form of a gadget;
resembling a mechanical contrivance or device.
Backbone One – iOS PlayStation Edition – Reviewed

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Video Games & Gaming Accessories

LG 38UC99-W UltraWide Curved Display Review

LG 38UC99-W UltraWide Curved Display Review

The concept of curved displays is not new. They made their debut in Cinema way back in the 1950s where…

Intel Skull Canyon NUC6i7KYK Review

Intel Skull Canyon NUC6i7KYK Review

I’ve left this review in limbo for over a month, unsure about whether it truly does the Skull Canyon NUC…

Dell S2418H – 24″ HDMI/VGA “InfinityEdge” Monitor Review

Dell S2418H – 24″ HDMI/VGA “InfinityEdge” Monitor Review

With so many 4k, retina and ultra-high-resolution displays on the market, it’s easy to forget that there’s still a healthy…

Plugable USB Type-C DisplayLink Triple Display Dock

Plugable USB Type-C DisplayLink Triple Display Dock

My quest for docking nirvana has lead me to Plugable, specifically their USB Type-C Triple Display Dock with DisplayLink. Plugable…

Razer Kraken Pro V2

Razer Kraken Pro V2

The chunky Kraken Pro V2 aren’t the sort of headphones I’d normally consider, but in all-black the subtle branding, solid…

SteelSeries Siberia 350 Video Review

SteelSeries Siberia 350 Video Review

I took a look at the SteelSeries Siberia 350 headphones some 7 months ago. It seems almost unbelievable that so…

Syndrome: Scary Space Survival on Steam

Syndrome: Scary Space Survival on Steam

From space babes to scary space survival, to chairs quaking with fear. Syndrome is another hat tossed into the “horrifying…

5 Retro Gaming Gifts For The Computer Nerd

5 Retro Gaming Gifts For The Computer Nerd

I’ve compiled a short list of retro gaming gadgety goodness for that special basement dweller in your family. Hey, that’s…

Alienware Alpha – The PC-based Games Console

Alienware Alpha – The PC-based Games Console

If you read my gush about PC gaming you’ll know I find it an exciting landscape with so much more…

A look at PC gaming – inspired by the Alienware Alpha

A look at PC gaming – inspired by the Alienware Alpha

For the benefit of console gamers, I feel I should pre-empt my Alienware Alpha review with an introspective on PC…

Alien Isolation: Terrifyingly Brilliant

Alien Isolation: Terrifyingly Brilliant

Occasionally I pick up and play a game that’s simply so engrossing, and so perfect that I can’t help but…

Toybox Turbos PC Review

Toybox Turbos PC Review

Are you, like me, old enough to recall a little Micro Machines tie-in gem on the SNES? It was, in…

RollerCoaster Tycoon World Teaser Trailer

RollerCoaster Tycoon World Teaser Trailer

Hardly exclusive or news to many of you, but I thought I’d include a little nod to RollerCoaster Tycoon World…

KidzPLAY PS3 Wireless Gamepad

KidzPLAY PS3 Wireless Gamepad

It’s not curtains for the PS3 yet. With its strong lineup of titles and refined form-factor it’s still as viable…

Magic The Gathering 2014 Xbox 360 Review

Magic The Gathering 2014 Xbox 360 Review

Magic The Gathering 2014 is the successor to the 2013 edition of the game, and seeks to bring the new…

Cyborg R.A.T. Mobile Gaming Mouse Reviewed

Cyborg R.A.T. Mobile Gaming Mouse Reviewed

Whew. It’s been a long time since I reviewed a gaming mouse, and even longer since I reviewed a mobile…

Dead Island: Riptide – Xbox 360 review

Dead Island: Riptide – Xbox 360 review

Review by John Cranston Dead Island: Riptide sees the return of four survivors of a zombie apocalypse (and one other…

Alienware X51 Samsung 840 Pro SSD Upgrade

Alienware X51 Samsung 840 Pro SSD Upgrade

The Alienware X51 is a fantastic, compact gaming rig which I gushed about in my review. I also mentioned plans…

Aliens: Colonial Marines Review

Aliens: Colonial Marines Review

If you’re a PC gamer from the glory days you’ll remember the likes of Aliens vs Predator fondly ( or…

Alienware X51 Ultra Compact Gaming PC

Alienware X51 Ultra Compact Gaming PC

It’s been a good 5 years, if not more, since I purchased a gaming PC. Preferring instead consoles, or whatever…