peripherals
Satechi’s USB-C slim dock is how the iMac shoulda been designed in the first place
The world of Mac peripherals has a lot of complete and utter garbage in it, so it’s a breath of aluminum-scented air to see the new USB-C slim dock from Satechi. The dock is exactly the same siz
How intensive modding ushered in China’s computer revolution
During the early rise of consumer PCs, no Western-manufactured personal computer, printer, monitor, operating system, or other peripheral was capable of handling Chinese character input or output.
Ducky’s new limited-edition mechanical keyboard pays tribute to Taiwan’s Paiwan community
Taiwan-based Ducky, known for its popular mechanical keyboards, today at Computex showed off its tribute to the country’s culture: the limited-edition “Year of the Pig” 65% keyboard. The latest
Rumored full mouse and keyboard support for Xbox One could change the gaming landscape
Microsoft may be readying a new weapon that could shift the balance in the interminable console wars: the mouse. Wait, you say, didn't they promise that years ago, and aren't there peripherals already
Nexus 7000 Mouse Is Ultra Quiet, Not Great For Annoying Co-Workers
If ordering a new mouse off Amazon — because it looked cool and you have prime — only to find that it clicks like a 1980s keyboard frustrates you, then check out the Nexus 7000 quiet mouse
The Magic Connector Unifies The Apple Wireless Keyboard And Magic Trackpad
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_4077-620x463.jpg" />The Magic Connector is a lot like the <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/10/26/bullettrain-adapter-turns-you
Power Pod, A Practical, Pellet-Shaped Power Strip
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/powerpod_hi_05.jpg" />Let's be honest for a second. Our power strips are things we chose based on either price or functionality, not eleg
Microsoft Announces Some New Mice: Express Mouse And Comfort Mouse
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-23-at-1.12.54-PM.png" />Microsoft released some new mice today with some pretty direct names: Express Mouse and Comfo
Pentel airpenPocket Picks Up Handwriting, Sends To Phone Or PC Over Bluetooth
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/1-620x620.jpg" />The airpenPocket is Pentel's update to the aging <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/11/20/digital-pen-airpenmini/">
BookArc Makes Promises For MacBook Air Experience, Speed And Style Among Them
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/BookArc-Air-Desktop-05HeroTop-620x280.jpg" />So you got a new <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/tag/macbook-air">MacBook Air</a>. <em>Bi
Sharp Shooter Attachment For Playstation Move Headshots My Heart
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/playstation_move_sharp_shooter-620x266.jpg" />I get a good feeling from this particular peripheral. I'm already partial to the <a href="h
Multi-Card SD And MicroSD Readers From Elecom
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/elecom.jpg" />These little gadgets are... very practical. I'm surprised this kind of thing isn't more common. Basically you've just got o
Razer's Nostromo, For WASDers Who Don't Need The Rest Of The Keyboard
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/nostromo2.jpg" />We've seen things like this before, and while they do look comfortable, I'm wary of customizing my desktop to the point
New Toshiba HDD Withstands Extreme Temperatures, Can Be Used 24/7
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/MK1060GSCX-620x461.png" />
Toshiba <a href="http://sdd.toshiba.com/techdocs/MK8050GACY_MK1060GSCX_Release.pdf">announced</a> [PDF] the M
Thou Shalt Not Surge
This is still just a concept, but the cruciform Power/Strip surge protector does more than keep your gadgets pious. Oversized adapters and bricks are welcome on its spreading crossbars, and a full 12
Mag Gun Is Like A Game Gun Crossed With A Wiimote
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/mag.jpg" />I've tried out a few of these gun-like controllers in my time, from the silly (just a controller shaped like a gun) to the awe
New 360 Racing Wheel From Mad Catz
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/mad-catz-wheel.jpg" /><a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/tag/mad-catz/">Mad Catz</a> is dropping <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/
Mad Catz Announces amBX-Powered Lights And Keyboard (Update: More Pics)
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/mad-catz-pac-shots-054.jpg" />I'm not sure I buy the whole amBX deal. For one thing, they've chosen a bothersome capitalization scheme. F
THQ's uDraw GameTablet Is… A Wiicom Tablet
Thank god another peripheral maker has made something that I can pun on with “Wii.” The other options are getting stale. So, this Wiicom tablet (reference, if you’re not clued in) is
Power Strip-like USB Hub
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/elecom_usb_0-620x620.jpg" />
A power strip-like USB hub with four ports than can be turned on or off individually? That, and another ver