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Sound, motion and nostalgia get their video-game licks in

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January 12, 2010

Razer USA expects to bring a PC motion- and gesture-sensitive controller to market by the end of the year (no price). Two sleek wireless remotes are paired with a base unit emitting a weak electromagnetic field for precise, instantaneous response.

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Razer’s Twiddly Onza Xbox 360 Controller Hands On: A Console Controller for PC Nerds

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January 11, 2010

If you applied a PC gamer's obsession with gear and tweakability to a console controller, Razer's Onza Xbox 360 controller is basically what you'd expect: Reprogrammable buttons, elongated triggers, two extra buttons and joystick tension adjustment (!).

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Razer reinvents the 360 Controller with the Onza

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January 9, 2010

They’ve manage to significantly improve on the standard 360 controller by improving the control buttons, adding a tension control, and making it easy to pwn your buddies with a programmable multi-function button. Razer generally doesn’t create a product unless they are improving on the design, and this is a perfect example of this philosophy.

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Razer Hits Xbox 360 With Controller, 5.1 Headset

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January 9, 2010

Razer's been amongst the top of the gaming peripheral food chain for PC gamers, and now it's dipping itself into the console waters with the introduction of an Xbox 360 controller and headset.

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Razer announces Chimaera gaming headset for Xbox360

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January 9, 2010

The Chimaera definitely brings something to the table, it’s wireless of course, and supports full 5.1 sound just like your Xbox. Since this is considered to be a professional level headset, it also will allow you to daisy-chain several headsets together at one time so your entire team at the lan party can maintain communication.

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Best of CES 2010 – Razer’s motion controller

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January 8, 2010

This new controller uses completely different technology from the other motion controllers out there from the big 3 gaming companies. It’s magnetic, and unlike those other ones, it’s true 1:1 movement with low latency and high precision. I’d much rather be playing Red Steel 2 with something like this than with a Wiimote.

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Razer and Sixense bring precise motion control to PC gaming

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January 8, 2010

High-end PC gaming accessory manufacturer Razer, in conjunction with Sixense, have teamed up to make precise motion control on the PC a reality…Of course the technology can also support gesture-based commands, and more impressively, can detect location in space along six axes.

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Razer, Sixense To Demonstrate Motion-Controlled Left 4 Dead 2

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January 7, 2010

After decapitating two dozen zombies by katana, reloading, jumping, crouching and shoving back infected with nothing but gestures, I was more than impressed by Sixense's implementation of the dual-wand, magnetic field motion control.

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Razer and Sixense Collaborate To Bring Motion Sensing Controls to PC Gaming.

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January 7, 2010

RAZER™ AND SIXENSE™ COLLABORATE TO BRING MOTION SENSING CONTROLS TO PC GAMING Razer, Sixense and Valve® to showcase revolutionary motion sensing technology with Left 4 Dead 2™ at CES  Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, NV – Jan. 7, 2010 – Razer™, the world’s leading brand in gaming hardware, announced today a co-development partnership with Sixense Entertainment […]

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Razer Enters The World Of Console Gaming

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January 6, 2010

    Carlsbad, Calif. – Jan. 6, 2010 – Razer, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle peripherals, has announced that they have received preliminary approval from Microsoft to develop the Razer Onza™ Professional Gaming Controller for Xbox 360® and Razer is working towards approval of a licensed Razer Chimaera™ Professional Gaming […]

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Razer Orochi

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January 1, 2010

The mouse (Orochi) is heavy duty, Bluetooth powered, and dressed in black. Smaller than the rest of the Razers, it easily fits into the pocket of a laptop case and comes with a cord to plug in when the batteries die. If you’re a gamer on the go and willing to drop some cash for […]

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2009 Gaming Headset Review Roundup

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December 11, 2009

The headband on the Carcharias is made of hard plastic with ample padding on the bottom side. Combined with the large round headphones and you’ve got a winner when it comes to comfort. Even after several straight hours of Left 4 Dead 2 game play, my ears were not sore.

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