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Razer
Unveils New Headset
and Wireless Mouse |
Razer's new standard headset has promising specs, but
we'll reserve judgement for a full ears-on evaluation.
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Razer, the company
that invented the gaming mouse so many years ago, has unveiled
two new gaming peripherals at the Consumer Electronics Show.
The first, the Wireless Mamba Gaming Mouse, seeks to eliminate
one of the frustrations of gamers using wireless mice. Most
wireless mice have a bit of a delay between the mouse movement
and your PC receiving and processing the wireless signal. This
somewhat sluggish behavior isn't very noticeable when navigating
your desktop, but gamers find it a hindrance in fast action
games. The new Mamba promises a 1ms response time in wireless
mode.
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Razer's new wireless and wired gaming mouse promises to
eliminate the lag normally associated with wireless mice. |
Wireless mode? Yes, the Mamba
Wireless Gaming Mouse can be plugged in for standard wired
play with an "ultrapolling" rate of 1,000 Hz, similar to
other Razer gaming mice.
The exorbitantly high DPI of
gaming mice is present as well, with settings up to 5,600
dpi. Razer promises 14 hours of continuous gaming on a
single charge, or up to 72 hours of "typical gaming". |
In addition to the wireless gaming mouse, Razer is
expanding its ever-growing new audio line with a new
headset, the Carcharias. This circumarual (over-the-ear)
headset will try to provide the right fit with replaceable
ear pads and a fully adjustable headband. All the other
usual specs are there: 20 to 20,000-Hz response range, an
impedance of 32 at 1KHz, 3 meter braided cable, etc.
Of course, we have seen promising specs on plenty of
headsets - the final sound quality and comfort of the
headphones and mic are not easily quantified in numbers.
The Carcharias uses standard 3.5mm plugs for the
headphones and mic; it's not a USB headset. We'll have a
full review as soon as the product is available to more
fully assess if this $80 headset is worth the price.
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