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EPOS EXPAND Vision 1 4K webcam review

The EPOS EXPAND Vision 1 is a 4K personal webcam designed for video conferencing. I take a look.

Most laptops have reasonably good built-in cameras and microphones. They are usually intended for ad hoc video calls where quality is not a prime concern. With tiny lenses and mics built into modern laptops’ increasingly bezels, they do a pretty good job. Continue reading EPOS EXPAND Vision 1 4K webcam review

Aspera AS8 smartphone review

The Aspera AS8 is a 6-inch Australian budget smartphone powered by Android 13 Go Edition. The folks at Aspera sent over a mint-coloured handset for me to test.

I’ve looked at a few phones from Aspera in the past. By and large, they offer very good value for money for devices that come in at almost throwaway prices. The rugged Aspera R9, with looks that suggest it could withstand a week rattling around in a toolbox, is a favourite of mine. These are phones for folks who don’t see the need to splash out a fortune on something likely to get lost or broken. Continue reading Aspera AS8 smartphone review

HyperX Cloud Stinger 2 gaming headset for PlayStation review

HyperX has released a version of their Cloud Stinger 2 headset specifically designed for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.

Matching the colours of the PlayStation 5 branding, this Cloud Stinger 2 headset is in brilliant white with an inlay of black and a flash of blue. The slimline box, as well, ditches the traditional red and white HyperX livery and is instead a more reserved white and navy blue. Continue reading HyperX Cloud Stinger 2 gaming headset for PlayStation review

Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 5200MHz 48GB kit review

Corsair’s new Vengeance RGB 5200MHz PC5-41600 DDR5 is not only performance memory but also a break from the norm coming in 24GB modules. For as long as I can remember, computer memory has conformed to standard multiples increasing by powers of two: 1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,1024, etc. First in kilobytes, then megabytes, to the gigabyte modules we use today. Continue reading Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 5200MHz 48GB kit review