Tech

Astro gaming has been bringing hardcore and pro gaming quality Mix Amps for quite sometime. For those who don't know what a Mix Amp does well your in luck. A Mix Amp channels both game sounds and voice-communication into one headset while it is also the only way to listen to certain headsets via consoles. While we've been experiencing this for several years it has never been in a wireless flavor, or at least not a good one. Astro gaming sets to change this with their latest entry of Mix Amps, the 5.8 Mix Amp but does it still deliver the standard of what we get from wired ones? Click the title link for our full review.

Onlive is a videogame streaming service that is launched by their application software on your computer, delivering the highest end PC games from their dedicated PC's where they can be remotely played in your house on either a windows computer or mac. Although the service is what they're ultimately selling they hope to really turn heads with there addition of the Micro-Console which will allow you to play the service with a number of usb controllers in 1080p on your HDTV. Click on the title link to check out our full review of the hardware and services

We recently got its hands on a Onlive MicroConsole for the Onlive stream gaming service and here's an unboxing of what it looks like. We were impressed by the packaging and overall design and will have a full review of the unit in the coming days. Click the title for more on the unit, our preview to the service and pics.

Sonic is no stranger to speed, and what better way to get his top G going then riding on a super fast hoverboard. In its third iteration of the series, Sonic Free Riders hits the Xbox 360 in the most unique way possible. By giving your body full control of what you see on screen. Sega's first attempt at the new Xbox 360 Controllerless camera Kinect and it has you jumping and skating like your on a hoverboard. The result is a good entry level game thats challenging and with much potential but needs some kinks to work out. Click on the link for the full review.

There are now countless third party companies developing controllers, and accessories for the Wii. Most of these products can range from good alternatives to needless and broken. However Snakebyte might have made one of the best deals a third party developer can make with the Premium Wii remote XL.

Last week Microsoft launched their control free camera Kinect to the masses. If your wondering what the thing looks like then your in luck. We managed to get one in and did a quick unboxing video of some of the context inside.