Razer Nostromo Gaming Keypad Gets Cutting Edge, Again

The Belkin n52te SpeedPad set the bar for one-handed gaming peripherals that looked like they could control alien spacecraft. It’s successor, the Razer Nostromo keypad, maintains the look, and it’s been updated to support more instantly-switchable keymaps and gaming profiles.


October 29, 2010

The Ultimate Router Battle

You’ve been getting by with the cheapie router you bought two years ago, so why should you upgrade now? Performance. And features. We asked seven manufacturers to send us the best consumer routers in their stables regardless of price tags.


September 21, 2010
Gadgets

I Leave Shit On

I woke up from a nap in a fit of terror, realising mid-dream that I left the stove on for five hours.


September 3, 2010

Dress Your Kindle Up In One Of Several New Outfits

Amazon is offering a whole slew of cases, covers, sleeves and skins for the new Kindle, including nice-looking stuff from Diane von Furstenberg, Timbuk2, Belkin, BUILT, and my favourite LeSportsac. Who said ebooks couldn’t be beautiful? [Amazon]


June 15, 2010

Belkin’s Energy-Conscious Gear Charges Gadgets, Keeps The Rest In Check

Belkin’s Conserve Valet reduces cable clutter and, by charging until your gadgets are full and no further, eliminates pesky vampire-draw. Its cousin, the Conserve Insight, will help out by letting you see how much power your other electronics are sucking.


March 24, 2010

Belkin’s New Wireless Routers Come With Their Own Apps

Belkin’s new line of 802.11n wireless routers – the Surf, Share, Play and Play Max – come with clever little apps to diagnose network problems, print wirelessly from networked computers, back up files, move music libraries and create playlists.


February 24, 2010

Belkin’s SuperSpeed Cards Grants Older PCs USB 3.0 Powers

Hey, you know about USB 3.0 by now, right? It’s here! It’s fast! And while Belkin’s SuperSpeed USB 3.0 PCIe Card and ExpressCard may not be superspeedier than any other USB 3.0 product, they are early to the market.


February 10, 2010

Belkin Cooling Pad Gives Your Lap A Breather

Everyone knows that laptops can get hot. We’re talking uncomfortably, disconcertingly, something-in-there’s-gotta-be-melting hot. Belkin’s new laptop pad not only lifts your computer off of your legs but packs a USB-powered fan to keep your laptop cool. Cool!


February 3, 2010

Who Wants An iPad (Cover)?

Gizmodo AU

I didn’t want to write about this. I promised myself I wouldn’t write about this. But sometimes the needs of the many are greater than the needs of the few, and so here we are. Writing about cases for iPads, even though we’re still more than a month away from actually being able to buy an iPad.


January 26, 2010

Belkin TuneCast Auto Radio Transmitter Hijacks Your Radio

Right, so FM transmitters are generally terrible. Not just because they sound worse than direct line-in connections and even tape adaptors, but because they’re a pain to control. Belkin has solved at least one of these problems, for iPhone users.