With each year that ticks by, new gadgets for gamers are announced. Some of these never make it past the demo stage but the few that do are always worth the noise. This year, most of the buzz have been around virtual reality gadgets (VR), but there is a whole range of new, exciting gadgetry that can improve the traditional gaming experience. This piece takes a look at some of them.
Samsung Modular TV
The TV sector has remained largely uneventful for a fairly long time now with the emphasis being placed, predominantly, on better visuals. However, Samsung recently shook things up this year with something radically different. Their Modular TV is a 170 inch TV made up of different smaller squares. The squares can be split up to show different views or combined to show one view. If you have ever wanted a TV setup like what TV directors enjoy daily, this is a good option.
With this setup, you can be playing your favourite games on one or more parts of the screen, whilst your wife is logged into new bingo sites like www.bingosweets.com for some gaming. Interestingly, you don’t have to buy the complete blocks for the 170-inch frame. You can start with as many blocks as you need and scale up in future!
Sony Short Throw Projectors
The Sony Short Throw portable projector is another cool gadget for gamers. This bit of kit is around the size of a box of tissues and comes with a featured speaker. The size of its projections is 23 inches, but Sony states that it can be adjusted to a larger size – exact specs are still under wraps.
The device also features an HDMI port which will be a welcome addition for gamers who would prefer to take their gaming with them when they can. When combined with some of the most powerful smartphones on the market today, a gamer’s paradise can be created anywhere.
Portal’s Optimum New Router
As a gamer, internet lag is one of the most annoying things you can ever deal with. This router from portal promises to change things for the better. The router will utilise up to 250% more of the 5ghz spectrum than any other router, whilst also have the capacity to constantly search for optimal settings and looking for possible interferences or issues. When the router finds an issue, it will quickly adjust itself to ensure you never have to deal with lag again.
Virtual Reality
Of course, it has to be on this list but we saved it for last because we know how tiresome it’s been waiting for the products to finally hit the shelf. The good news is that many of the products from the big names (Oculus, Samsung, HTC etc.) should arrive as early as June.
That said, although many gamers may embrace VR there is a growing sentiment in gaming circles that Augmented Reality, like Microsoft’s HoloLens, will have a more profound impact on the gaming experience.
Joe Hindy recently wrote a great article over at AndroidAuthority listing all of the reasons why he believes mobile gaming isn’t being taken seriously when compared to other mobile gaming platforms. Like Hindy, I’m a big mobile apps guy and have played through and reviewed countless applications so I can totally understand his frustrations here. Right now, the mobile app space just isn’t the place to safely support developers looking to release serious video games.
Joe Hindy spoke a little bit about what he thought were the reasons for this and I thought I’d follow up by suggesting what could be done to fix each issue.
Money
Hindy’s argument here was that there just isn’t enough safe revenue potential for big time game developers when working in the mobile industry. Yes, mobile game revenue is very high but Hindy was right when he mentioned over 95% of revenue came from freemium games. In fact, 2014 saw 98% of all Google Play mobile game revenue come from freemium titles.
This is a big problem for the mobile game industry. How can gamers take mobile gaming seriously when they’re all filled with shoddy in-app purchases that are clearly designed to take cash from your pockets every step of the way?
The solution: There are probably a few ways to deal with this problem, but I’d like to suggest what I think could work quite well. If a developer were to make a decent, lengthy mobile game, they could provide a beginning portion of the game for free, and then charge extra for more chapters.
What’s great about this is that a developer could potentially only develop the first few chapters of a game and then work on more chapters as previous ones are purchased. If a developer reaches their revenue goals, they can continue their development process. If revenue slows down, development of the next chapter could be stopped until revenue goals are met or development could be cut out completely.
This exact example could only apply to certain types of games, such as RPGs or episodic storytelling games, but a similar model could be used for other titles. Racing games could have new tournaments. fighting games could have new arenas, fighters and skillsets.
Throw in some extra cosmetic items and set up some decent stretch goals to encourage players to help the developers reach their revenue goals and we have a payment model that could work well.
This payment model doesn’t feel as “freemium” as many mobile games do
Extra non-game defining IAPs could help increase revenue
Revenue can be earned as the game is developed
Piracy
Admittedly, piracy is a huge issue for mobile gaming. It’s caused publishers to move over to the freemium model and it’s made it very difficult for hard working mobile games developers to earn a living from what they do best.
Fighting piracy is of course an ongoing battle that even has it’s prevalences in other gaming platforms. There is no real quick fix for piracy because pirates will always find workarounds and those looking for free entertainment will do so also.
The Solution: As a solution right now, providing games for free would definitely be the better choice. Even if a developer were to provide two minutes of gameplay for free and then charge for all other content via IAPs, that developer is already cutting out any quick piracy that’s done by simply re-uploading .apks and app files to file hosting websites.
We’re already seeing other gaming platforms moving towards a supplemented payment model. How many big name video games have released without DLC this year? The amount is completely outnumbered by games that do have DLC, and it’s something that gamers are now being forced to accept.
A DLC based or chapter based payment model with a free price on top could work well for game developers on the mobile platform.
Lack of Promotion
This is of course an issue for smaller developers without a name for themselves. Getting yourself seen on the app store is a bit hit and miss. App store optimization can be used to increase your chances of being seen in search results but it’s a practice that many developers now use.
Besides ASO, there are not many opportunities within the app store to get your app shown off to the world. The biggest option is the top apps charts in the Google Play store and this if course completely over run by freemium titles.
The Solution: For small time developers, once again making a game to be taken seriously that could have good revenue potential would only work well if you choose to make a free game. At this point in time it seems clear that trying to make a paid game work just isn’t the option to take.
Instead developers should focus on what they can do to stay away from that freemium feeling whilst still providing valuable and desirable in-app purchases to their players.
Big time developers and publishers shouldn’t have as much issue with promotion – they have the purchasing power to put a good marketing campaign out there. The trouble is that nobody is brave enough to take chances in the video game industry. It’s too expensive to do something that you aren’t sure will work. This is why we see rehashed games released each year by the big publishers because they know it’s familiar territory and they know it’s a concept that will sell.
Publishers should consider opening up smaller experimental branches that are given the freedom to create whatever comes to their creative minds – this kind of studio would have a much smaller budget but it could open the potential to bring something brand new to the world. Think of an experimental branch like this as an indie game studio that has backing and financial support by a big name publisher.
Hardware
Joe Hindy brought up a very big point about touch screen based mobile gaming having a huge negative effect on the potential for decent video games on the platform. Most popular genres are very difficult to play on a touch screen and mobile gaming hardware just isn’t being adopted at a big enough pace.
The solution: Video game developers need to come up with creative ways to utilize the touch screen – mobile games don’t need to follow the same categories defined by previous gaming platforms and the touch screen is a good example why.
At the end of the day, a touch screen can be interacted with at any point – any single location on a mobile display can be used as an input. I’m not the genius to figure out the solution, but there must be a way to make touch screen gaming work better than it currently does.
Mobile gaming is new – the potential of the platform has not yet been fully untapped. The inconsistencies with it have scared away big name publishers, but their only way of entering the platform is via a more creative, open minded approach. It is definitely a risk but it could pay off well.
Over-saturation
It’s very true that the mobile app stores are over-saturated. When you choose to buy an Xbox game, your choice is limited between hundreds or maybe thousands of titles. With mobile gaming, you’ll be getting thousands of titles added to the app store every day.
The solution: I honestly don’t think this needs to change. It’s a new platform and utilizing it properly will take some initiative. With that being said however, there are already plenty of ways to step up above the crowd and when this happens the oversaturation is no longer so much of a problem.
The Culture
Filled with freemium apps, pay as you go gaming and all sorts of experiences aimed at more casual players, there’s no wonder why most gamers couldn’t think about taking mobile gaming seriously.
As a result, many developers wouldn’t touch mobile gaming with a barge pole. Working in the mobile game space is a fear of many big time names in the video games industry.
The solution: In theme with other suggestions in this article, I strongly believe that publishers should attempt to open and maintain lower budget experimental branches of their development teams to give their company a more open minded, creative approach on mobile gaming.
New thinking, creativity and initiative is the only thing that’s going to change how gamers view mobile gaming. Video game publishers like EA, Square Enix and Blizzard have the presence to get creative but it’s a risk that they may not ever be willing to take.
One of the oft-ignored hardware when it comes to gaming is the Audio. While most gamers are good to go with a decent pair of headsets/headphones, nothing can replace the pure joy you get when you pair your desktop or home console with any of these truly defined gaming speakers. And, of course, you can also use them well along with your home theater system as they also perform exceptionally well when playing music and movies. We rank them from 10 to 1 based on many factors like fidelity, aesthetics, sound output and clarity and most importantly based on value-for-money. Hence don’t assume the most expensive speakers to be at the top of the list.
Also, we’ve listed the stores from where you can order online directly, by including links to it. By including both Indian as well as international stores, we hope to make things easier for our readers; however due to non-availability of some speaker sets here in India, buying them from international sites is the only option.
10. GOgroove BassPULSE:
If you want something besides the sound, or if funky is your thing, then GOgroove will do you justice because not only does it provide you superior sound quality, but it also has a great appearance. Also, it has sizzling features such as 40 watts of peak power, 20 watts of RMS power and it is really easy to set up. It costs around $49.
This gaming speaker is renowned for its audio quality. The best part is that the brand is quite trusted and they will always provide you something out of the box; so it is pretty reliable. This one is pretty good if you are trying to give a boost to your PC or home console’s sound. It comes for $99.
Both volumes as well as bass can be controlled in this one, and it is very affordable too. It costs only $54.64, and within this price you also get to experience the superb subwoofer. It can be used with your gaming console, TV, MP3 player and what not.
This one is even better than the previous. It has an incredible sound quality that is several notches higher. It generates high wattage from the two satellite speakers, giving your games and your audios an incredible boom effect. There are multiple inputs and outputs, so it can be installed pretty easily as well. This one only costs $94.25 at present.
This speaker will cost you around $599.99 at present. It has impeccable speakers with surround sound effect, there are six pieces of speakers in all and it comes with an MP3 cradle too. You also get high-performance satellite speakers along with it, along with a 5.25-inch subwoofer. It also has pretty great features like frequency directed dual drivers as well. What else can we ask for?
5. Samsung HT E6730W 7.1 Channel 1330 Watt 3D Blue Ray:
If you can shell out more than $200 for a great set of speakers, then this is the best choice for you. It is an eight piece speaker with the iPod cradle, 3D sounds, dual unit subwoofer, and 130 watts total output – so you can imagine its capacity.
4. Logitech Z5500 505 5.1 Digital surround sound system:
Another one from Logitech, but with a whopping cost of $1,700 for a brand new set (although you can get a used one for as low as $350). This is, of course, one of the best set of speakers that has 5.1 fully surround sound system which is certified by THX. The audio experience is beyond doubt one of the finest you will ever find and it is equipped with Dolby digital sound along with DTS 5.1 recording. It allows you to keep a track of the volume and other intricate details of the sound.
This giant is available with a 130-watt subwoofer and has a power packed 200-watt audio system capacity. It is empowered with noise filtering technology to give you a crisper sound. It costs only $189.89.
If you want a great sound system within a decent budget, then do not overlook this one. This 200 watt, powerful speaker system only comes for $138.12 USD and it features a high-powered sound quality which will fill your gaming room with crystal clear sound.
Last but not the least, this one too comes from the home of Logitech. Even though the model appears to be traditional, it is an optimized version, so it is bound to appear that way. It has the THX seal, so you know the quality of sound you can be expecting from this one. Even from the slightest whispers to earth shattering noises, this one brings it to you all. It costs only $699 which we find to be a great deal.
This is the experience which the gamers invest in; without it, the game wouldn’t be as much fun. Games like Counterstrike, Battlefield and DOTA2 are some games which can make you play constantly for hours with your fellow team mates. After a certain time, one does need to get a good pair of headsets to maximize the whole experience. In India, gamers are often confused where to buy good headsets from since most of them are quite heavy on the budget. Here we will talk you through some of the best gaming headsets available in India, popular among gamers that are also budget friendly.
We understand that each person’s preferences may be different and so we’ve tried to cover a wide range of headsets in different price ranges. What’s more, we’ve even made it easier for you to check out the product and buy it by including a URL from where you can buy them at competitive rates.
Disclaimer- Because of the nature of online business, the prices may keep varying. What has been quoted below is verified at the time of writing this article.
1. Lenovo P950
If you are looking for one that’s good at what it does without being too heavy on the pocket, Lenovo P950 cannot be ignored. With features like circumpolar design, noise canceling microphone and 27mm driver unit, it produces crisp and powerful sound. It also filters the ambient noise so that the quality of sound that reaches your ear is refined.
Some of the distinct features are:
Microphone mute button
103 dB/mW headset sensitivity
Padded earphones for long term, comfortable wear
30 mW maximum power input
Circumaural headset design
Lenovo P950 has been priced at $45.99 or, INR 1149 only.
Even though it can be used for chatting, music and watching movies, it is best known for being a gamers’ headset. Indian gamers are buying this headset not only because of its quality, but also for its brand value and relatively cheaper price. It can be easily used at a stretch for 4 hours and more. It has more power input than the Lenovo P950.
Its features are:
500 mW maximum power input
Digital tuning to give a better gaming performance
Acoustic system – semi open
Microphone Sensitivity of -44 dB
Neodymium Magnet type for better performance
The Philips SHG7980 is priced modestly at $44.99 or, INR 1875 at 20% discount.
Looking at this headset, it would seem like it is from the earphone range, but it is not. It has got this sleek look because it is really portable and needless to say, very popular among the gamer folk because of its superb sound quality.
Some of its features are:
It works well with iPhone, Android and mobile devices as well
Split adapter or extension for connection with PC
Advanced noise cancellation
Omni directional microphone.
The price of Razer Hammerhead Pro Gaming Headset is $51 or, INR 5,199 only with the current discount offer of 19%.
Razer Kraken has a series of good headsets, all of which are very popular. But if you are looking for the best among them, then the Kraken 7.1 is undoubtedly packed with the best features. With a price under 10K INR, it is still cheaper for all the features it provides– no wonder it is used by professional gamers, not only in India but around the world. Some of which are:
Signal to noise ratio 63 dB
Ergonomically suitable for hours of gaming
Bass enhancement for clarity and precision
7.1 virtual surround sound engine
The Razer Kraken 7.1 Surround Gaming Headsets are priced at $103.95 INR 8,650.
If you are looking for the most popular and commonly used gaming headset, then the Logitech G4360 tops the list. Its features are no less than the Kraken 7.1, even though it is cheaper in price than the latter. So what makes Logitech G430 so special?
Let’s have a look at some of its distinct features:
Dolby 7.1 surround sound
3 years warranty from Logitech India
Noise cancelling microphones
Rotating ear cups
On cable control
Sports performance ear pad
Light weighted design
The Logitech G430 is priced at $55.99 or, INR 6,799.
You will like this headset more for its appearance than its feature, we swear. The black, orange combination makes the headset look more appealing. It has all combo features packed into one. Some of those features include:
Impedance of 32 ohms
Frequency ranging from 18 to 28000 Hz
SNDBlock ear cushions for ergonomic sound
Superbly portable – can be disassembled into 4 parts
Retractable, unidirectional microphone
Interchangeable ear cushions
The Price of this headset is only $69.99 or, INR 7245.
This is another headset which has awesome features to boot. Roccat has already given some powerful headsets, but this one seems to be the latest upgrade. It is definitely another professional standard headphone that seeks attention.
It has:
40mm Neodymium Magnet Driver
In-line Slim remote control
Noise filtering microphone
premium 7.1 surround sound
The price of Roccat Kulo 7.1 USB Stereo Gaming Headset Asia is $49.99 or, INR 5499.
HP released a new series of laptops that comes in between the ultrabooks and Notebooks. The new design is not too slim as an ultrabook, but it doesn’t come any closer to the Notebook when it comes to the thickness. Hardware configuration and build quality seems to be value for money, but are we looking at the best buddy in the category? Lets find out.
Build Quality
When we first grabbed HP Pavilion 15-no12TX (Part No. – F2C09PA) out of the box, we were really amazed to lay our eyes on the slim build of the laptop. It is fairly slim for the mid-range category and certainly isn’t too bulky or thick. The laptop still weighs 2.28 Kg, which is slightly heavier than other laptops in this price range (for eg. – Dell Inspiron 15R 5521 which is 60g lighter), but I guess it isn’t that significant.
The mineral black lid with horizontal brush pattern dominates the plastic case, which doesn’t feel cheap. The laptop is firmly built and features some design improvements over the previous HP pavilion series. The new batch of laptops by HP are sleek and beautiful.
The palm rest area and polycarbonate casing along the display bears the black horizontal brush pattern that we saw on the back panel. I really like how HP pavilion is built and packed with premium casing.
The laptop appears to be a rectangular slab, which feels good to work on. The corners are slightly curved with silver bezel at the sides and it looks sleek and beautiful. You might not feel the difference in the images, but, believe me, it is one of the thinnest mid-range laptops. The nonvisual parts (rear, front and back) of the laptop is plasticky and it feels cheap, but again they did well at the sections where you spend your most of your time.
I know, nobody actually care how their laptop appears at the back, just like the rear of your Brand new Television. — You got to admit that HP has really worked on every aspect of its new Pavilion Series.
DigitFreak Rating: 8/10
Hardware and ports
HP pavilion 15 e012TX (believe me I hate it to call it by alpha-numeric code myself), is packed with 4th Gen core i5 4200U processor, which is clocked at 1.6 GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.3 GHz, which is optimized for performance.
It has 1.00 TB SATA Hard disk Drive with max 5400 RPM (could be 7200 RPM). The read-writes speed when we copied/moved the files from one partition to another is really great considering the lower RPM (thanks to the Intel Rapid Storage Technology) — We got average 50MBps for the transfers within HDD.
The laptop sports 4GB DDR3 RAM and 2GB Nvidia 740M graphics card out of the box, which is sufficient to play high end games on your system. It can handle the multitasking pretty well, without stressing your processor for post calculations.
It has HP TrueVision HD webcam for video conferencing or video call with built in mic. The test shots from the webcam was considerably good enough and video output was bright and clear during our test call.
The gadget has an awesome port management, which is distributed at the side (left and right) panels. Everything is squeezed at these two side panels and you won’t find anything on the rear or front side panels.
The Gadget features SuperMulti DVD RW Drive with Dual layer support with 8x Read/Write speed. The DTS Sound+ produces High Quality audio and appears to be loud enough for entertainment purpose. The dual speakers boosts the sound output and provides considerable volume for usual requirements.
It has basic/standard communication ports – Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps, Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth v4.0.
It has 1xUSB 2.0 and 2xUSB 3.0, RJ45 LAN, 1xHDMI port, 1xVGA port, Multi-Card slot and 1x Headphone out/Microphone-in Combo Jack.
There are two USB ports on the left panel and one USB port on the right. I felt that there should be one more USB port because if you are using one of the two USB ports on the left, you end up with the other one unusable as there is very dramatically less gap between the ports. But, I guess you can still manage to carry out your work just well with two USB ports at a time.
DigitFreak Rating: 7/10
Keyboard and comfort
The laptop has standard Island keyboard, that you can find in any modern laptop. The chicklet keys are plus feature because it is really helpful for cleaning and maintaining the latoptop’s keys. I am composing this article on this laptop and I never felt any discomfort or noticed any misplaced keyword. The key spacing is perfect for both small fingers and a fat one.
You might find the navigation keys a little awkward because the up and down keys are one single key split into two. If you are a gamers you better stick to the A,W,S,D key system for navigation while playing the game.
This is the keyboard layout you will find in any new HP laptops. The HP Envy series has the same keyboard layout and it is 25% cheaper than them. The keys are well spaced and feel comfortable while typing. The only thing that I wished there should have been being a — backlit keys. If you are like me, who prefer to work at night – then you might wanna consider a better alternative that offers backlit keyboard, Otherwise it should be fine for general usage.
The Multitouch gesture touchpad is real wonder, You can pinch to zoom, scroll pages at the edge, slide page with three fingers and zoom-in ot zoom-out using two fingers. — but, the awesomeness ends at the software tweaks, I find the touchpad in-resposive at some points making, while trying to move the cursor to small distances. If I swipe the touchpad quickly, it would response just fine – but it is not the same when I try to make little movements.
By turning off “palm-Check Enhacned” and decreasing the pointing sensitivity in synaptics touchpad properties, I was able to sort the issues.
I am using this laptop since last 8 days and it always felt perfect for general usage. The display is bright enough for both indoors and outdoor usage. HP Pavilion 15-n012TX sports 15.6-inch HD BrightView Backlit Display with 1366×768-pixel resolution. We cannot expect Full HD display for the mid-range segment, but you don’t need to be worried about it, you can carry out your personal affairs pretty well.
It has Intel HD Graphics 4400 for desktop usage and usual software rendering. It is powerful enough to obtain the best output for display while you are not playing games or carrying out heavy graphic hungry tasks.
The display is bright enough to be used under the sunlight and looks good at 10-30% brightness indoors. We didn’t experience and issues with the screen brightness while working on it. Playing games on the big screen is fun and it performed well.
HP bundled 2GB DDR3 dedicated NVIDIA GeForce 740M graphics card for casual gaming needs. You can play almost all current and upcoming modern games without any issues. The only things that I noticed are Laptop heating issue — Laptop gets pretty heated if you play high-end games. I had to use the cooling pad to play Crysis 3 and Need For Speed Rivals at the moderate settings, otherwise you will notice gaming lag due to high core temperature.
I installed additional 4GB RAM to measure the performance of the system while playing the game — it turns out that the system handles games pretty well on extended RAM as well as the default configuration.
You need to manually tweak your on board graphics card and dedicated graphics card because they are initially optimized for a balance between the battery life and performance.
HP Pavilion 15-n012TX comes bundled with Latest Microsoft Windows 8 Operating system and HP software goodies. The system is stable and OS works perfectly all right with the system configuration. HP default goodies makes sure that all the hardware are aligned properly for best performance.
HP offers automatic system backup and restore points — which means you can restore your laptop to the original state without reformatting your laptop from the scratch. You just need to follow the Windows 8 System Troubleshooting options and you can re-install Windows 8 on your system without any external setup.
It’s also worth noting that this laptop comes without too much bloatware which manufacturers usually fill their machines up with. I uninstalled Norton, a games app & was good to go.
If you are not so intended to use Windows 8 on the laptop, you can switch to Windows 7 or other operating system you prefer. Just make sure you get all the drives and necessary software for the operating system. I installed Windows 7 on the Laptop and searched for all the Drivers on the internet and everything went perfectly smooth.
Windows 8 is not bad either, specially if it is your first personal computer. You will find Windows 8 little more easier to use, but advanced users still prefer windows 7 because they know every bit of it.
DigitFreak Rating: 8/10
Verdict
HP Pavilion 15-n012TX is packed with the best hardware configuration one can have for this price range. The 4th Gen processor consumes less power, which provides good battery backup (up to 5 hours with minimum brightness).
The display is bright enough, 4GB RAM and 2GB dedicated Nvidia Graphics card ensure optimal gaming experience. HP manages Windows 8 with it’s software goodies, which provides smooth transition and makes you like your new laptop even more.
Laptop’s cooling system is very effective — thanks! to the HP Coolsense technology, you won’t notice any heating issues while using it for hours. It get little heated when you play games and you will have to use the cooling pad to play high-end games effectively.
The laptop is good at delivering performance and peace of ming when we talk about multitasking and high end tasks that requires high-end hardware configuration. 1.00 TB Internal Hard Disk read/write speed is a breeze and manages files pretty well.
The material used in laptop’s external body components doesn’t feel cheap and appears to be durable for daily usage. The only drawback we noticed is its touchpad and USB ports being too close to each other. There is no separate Mic-in and Line-out ports and there is no VGA port.
For Rs 45 to 50K, this is the best laptop you can have among any other premium brands. It is a value for money. The only competitor of this Laptop in Home brand is HP Envy 15-J049TX, which costs more than 60K.
Overall Rating: 8/10
In the Box
Sales Package
Laptop, Battery, AC Adapter, User Guide, Manuals and CD
General
Brand
HP
Model Name
Pavilion
Lifestyle
Casual Gaming
Color
Imprint Mineral Black with Horizontal brush pattern
Nvidia jumps into the portable gaming gadget world, invoking a new world of technology. The device includes many interesting and attracts the attention. The portable gadget is powered by Tegra 4 processor capable of powering 4k video and streaming PC games.
The shield is designed to be as small as possible, so it’s roughly the size of standalone controllers. Shield features a 5 inch, 1280×720 multitouch display. It will be the first Tegra 4 device and offer 38-watt-hours of batteries for 24 hours of high definition video.
The device runs on pure Android environment with no skin on top of it, but when you press the shield button on the device it takes you to the gaming world of new era. There is not much of the customized features and it has HDMI, micro-USB, microSD slot, 3.5mm audio jack.
Project SHIELD is set up to work with Android, so you’ll be working with Android games, of course, but it’s also connected to the cloud – so you’re able to play games with the same prowess we’ve seen made possible with NVIDIA GRID.
Nvidia announced the Tegra 4 processor just minutes before unveiling the Shield handheld. The Tegra 4 has 72 GPU cores and 4 A15 CPU cores. The company is billing it as the “world’s fastest mobile processor.”
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I know, nobody actually care how their laptop appears at the back, just like the rear of your Brand new Television. — You got to admit that HP has really worked on every aspect of its new Pavilion Series.
DigitFreak Rating: 8/10
DigitFreak Rating: 7/10
This is the keyboard layout you will find in any new HP laptops. The HP Envy series has the same keyboard layout and it is 25% cheaper than them. The keys are well spaced and feel comfortable while typing. The only thing that I wished there should have been being a — backlit keys. If you are like me, who prefer to work at night – then you might wanna consider a better alternative that offers backlit keyboard, Otherwise it should be fine for general usage.
DigitFreak Rating: 7/10 (Keyboard) & 6/10 (Touchpad)
The device runs on pure Android environment with no skin on top of it, but when you press the shield button on the device it takes you to the gaming world of new era. There is not much of the customized features and it has HDMI, micro-USB, microSD slot, 3.5mm audio jack.
Nvidia announced the Tegra 4 processor just minutes before unveiling the Shield handheld. The Tegra 4 has 72 GPU cores and 4 A15 CPU cores. The company is billing it as the “world’s fastest mobile processor.”