Karen Tokar

Believe it or not my interest in computers started before most of my generation even knew what one was. It was that interest and a move to Goose Bay, Labrador that began what would turn out to be a major turning point after the purchase of my first computer. The rest is history as they say.

MadCatz F.P.S Pro Xbox 360 Controller Review @ Tech-Reviews.co.uk

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MadCatz are known for creating high quality gaming equipment for casual and professional gamers on all gaming platforms. Today we are reviewing the F.P.S Pro Xbox 360 Controller from MadCatz, the products itself looks like a complete war machine, it has your standard Xbox controller layout just with a few more tweaks. Full story at Tech-Reviews.

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Lenovo IdeaPad Y470 Review @ Student Tech Guide

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The Lenovo IdeaPad Y470 is a 14-inch screen laptop thats got a lot of performance punch, dont underestimate this laptop based on its size. The Y470 being reviewed has an Intel Core i7-2630qm Quad Core processor, Nvidia GeForce GT 550m graphics card and, the real gem here, an after market installed mSATA 80GB Intel 310 SSD. Thats right, the Y470 …

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Review (with battery slice 39+) @ Kitguru

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The IBM ThinkPad has iconic status, being the machine of choice for the demanding businessman for the last decade. They were known for their traditional boxy black design, fantastic keyboard and all round class leading build quality. In 2005 Lenovo purchased the IBM personal computer division and took control of the ThinkPad development. Today we are looking at the ThinkPad …

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MSI Z68A-GD65(G3) Motherboard Review @Hi Tech Legion

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The MSI Z68A-GD65(G3) motherboard is another step in motherboard evolution. The MSI Z68A integrates the newest technology to future proof your system. The main feature being the first in the market with PCI Express Generation 3. We have been sitting on PCIe 2.x for 4 years now which limited us to 16GB/s bandwidth. The new PCIe 3.0 technology will double …

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Plantronics GameCom 777 Gaming Headset Review @ Kitguru

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Despite being a well established company in the audio market, Plantronics  are a relatively new player in the gaming audio arena. We have been generally impressed with the gaming products weve seen form them so far, though, especially the [3]GameCom X40 Xbox 360 headset which offered excellent value for money. Full story at Kitguru.

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Computing on Demand: Mouse Without Borders

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Clever utilities are what really get my mouse twitching. In the age of the connected home, more of these devices  are disconnected from one another. I have a keyboard and mouse for eight PC’s in my home, 3 of which are  HTPCs. The HTPCs in my home all are capable of using a Logitech Harmony Remote control and all are …

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