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ASUS Unveils New Line-up For ‘Republic of Gamers’ (ROG) Series In India
ASUS today announced the launch of a new lineup for its flagship Republic of Gamers (ROG) series, taking gaming up to the next level in India. Endowed with Quad core 6th Gen Intel core i7 (Skylake) and NVIDIA GeForce GTX™ 900 series graphics, ASUS unveils 6 next gen gaming devices, comprising two gaming grade desktops with refined aesthetics and four high performance notebooks. Making certain of a lasting and uninterrupted gaming experience, the latest models counter the issue of quick heating with commendable variants of cooling technology. The new desktop models added to the ROG series are ROG G20 and ROG GT51 along with ROG G501VW, ROG G551VW, ROG G752VY and ROG GL552VW gaming notebooks. Elaborating further on the launch and the gaming industry, Peter Chang, Regional Head – South ...
Acer Launches New Game Changing Predator Series In India
Acer India, one of the largest PC vendors in the country, today took the wraps off of its world renowned line of gaming series, Predator, that encompasses diverse form factors of Notebook, Desktop, Projector and Gaming monitor . This eagerly anticipated line of gaming series boasts a veritable range straddling four innovative products that work in tandem with each other providing a seamless immersive experience to the gaming aficionados. The notebooks which have been powered by the 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processors come with high-performance NVIDIA® GeForce® graphics while the Acer Predator G6-710 gaming desktop has been redesigned with up to 64GB DDR4 dual-channel memory for super smooth and high powered game-play. The gaming series also includes unveiling of the Acer Predator X34 Curved...
AMD Wants To Come To India In A Big Way
Global market leader in the chip making business, AMD plans to enter Indian electronics sector in a big way. It has already tied up with HSMC in order to manufacture chips locally in the country. AMD CEO and President Lisa Su met Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and conveyed that the company is committed to transform India into electronics manufacturing hub. “AMD wants to come to India in a big way,” Prasad said. According to an official, Su discussed matters related to semi-conductor policy and its fab proposal. AMD has entered into an MoU with HSMC to explore various options for providing technology licence to manufacture micro processors in the semi conductor fabs. The government is working to make India a big hub of electronics manufacturing and is giving providing vari...
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Review
The movie trailer did a fine job deceiving you by cutting short dialogues in a way that make you presume that the movie is dumb and there wouldn’t be substance that can elevate the movie above what you have already seen in the trailer. Take for example the cheesy ideological dialogue from Martha Kent in the trailer “Be their hero bla..bla..” The real dialogue is “be their hero bla..bla…. Or just don’t be, you don’t owe nobody no shit nigga!”(I don’t remember the exact words….but that’s the only way how I can paraphrase it in my mind (;p)) Or take for example in the trailer the ‘1 percent chance’ dialogue that seems over the top, it actually was spoken with more poise and a well defined reason in that same argument. Bats had seen good guys turn bad in his past 20 years of crime fighting exp...
Prime Focus: Interview With Merzin Tavaria
Acclaimed Visual Effects (VFX) house Double Negative, part of India-listed Prime Focus had been honored with the Academy Award for ‘Best Visual Effects’ for Ex Machina. This is the second Oscar in as many years for Double Negative, and its third in the last six years; the company has previously taken home the prestigious award for Christopher Nolan’s Inception in 2011 and for its groundbreaking work on Interstellar last year. We recently got the chance to have a chat with Merzin Tavaria, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Director at Prime Focus, and got some really interesting insights about the VFX industry in India. Gaming Central: We understand that Double Negative provides international VFX services as part of the Prime Focus group. How do you feel about the fact that Double Negative has w...
Sulon Q: AMD’s Tether-Free Virtual Reality Headset
In a surprising announcement at GDC, we now have a new big player in the VR market, the Sulon Q. Developed by Sulon Technologies, the Sulon Q is a Head-Mounted-Display designed for virtual reality, augmented reality, and spatially aware computing. The Sulon Q HMD is a fully tether-free HMD with its own computational system. The headset features an AMD FX-8800P processor and R7 Radeon graphics with four compute cores and eight GPU cores, similar to a game console. Sulon said the headset includes a 2560x1440p OLED display and features a 110-degree viewing angle. The headset also includes AstoundSound Technology for spatial audio processing, and a 3.5mm audio jack to plug in headphones. The Sulon Q comes with a pair of “spatially-optimized” earbuds. The Sulon Q headset is capable of virtual r...
Which Virtual Reality Headset Should You Buy?
Are you one of those socially awkward types who hates society and all the atrocities that it represents? Do you despise being around people? Do you wish that you could put on a headset and make the world around you go away, just to lose yourself in a fantastic/magical pixel generated world inhabited by pixel generated folks who’d slobber over you and love you no matter what sort of perversions you are into? Well, then Virtual Reality is here for you! But before you start jumping around in wild excitement, there’s a few things you need to know. We’ll take a look at the four popular VR headsets, and everything we know about them so far. HTC Vive Price: $799/£689 (includes three games and two hand controllers) Release date: April 2016 Computer required: PC running Windows 7 ...
Gaming YouTuber Meetup: VLOG RoundUp
Earlier this year, in February, YouTube India had organised a meetup for gaming YouTubers in India, which we had attended and given a session at. Be sure to check out our article, to see all highlights for the same. Also we have compiled a list of the VLOGs for the same meetup, made by the YouTubers who attended the meet: 1. Games And Gamers Mania: This is a channel by Abhinav Salaria, who does funny gameplays and more. 2. Cowboy Farts: Like the name goes, every video of his starts with some fart noises! However, don’t let that stop you from watching his VLOGs and a wide array of gameplays. 3. Sidh Nanda: He is a young budding YouTuber, who does a lot of GTA videos, and more. 4. Gamers in Chaddi: This is a group of three guys who are avid gamers, who do montages,...
Gigabyte Xtreme Gaming XM300 Review
When it comes to gaming or general computer usage, the type of mouse you have can greatly impact your gaming experience. You may have a preference for a grip type or sensitivity and this could make it tough to find the right gaming mouse or the right type of custom setting for a gaming mouse. Gigabyte has added the XM300 to their lineup of gaming mouses as a simple and sleek looking type of device. The shape of the Gigabyte XM300 resembles some that of an office use mouse as well with the skin of a gaming mouse. According to the packaging this mouse can be adjusted up to 6400 DPI (Dots Per Inch) in sensitivity and should be comfortable with various types of grips without having to swap components around. Specifications The Gigabyte XM300 has a moderate size and weight at 103 g and 130 mm. ...
Are Nerds More Attracted Towards Virtual Personas?
It’s that day of the year when all the dudes (made up of imbecilic youngsters who are above BPL population) around the world are under immense mental pressure and adrenaline rush. It’s not their exam day, nor is it the D day for their football try out. It’s Valentine’s Day. I don’t think I need to elaborate on the specifics of all the charades they have to put up in these testing times. Each year they are pushed to their limits in terms of emotional intelligence, expression, creativity, and innovation. And not to mention it is the time of the year when they make the best use of their grey matter to optimize financial expenditure that can yield utmost productivity. Other than the dudes and their gals, there is a massive engagement of corporations that are more than happy to suck the greener...
Gaming YouTubers Come Together For An Epic Meet In Delhi
A Gaming YouTubers meetup held in Delhi, by the good folks at Google India saw a tremendous turnout, with prominent gamers across the country making an appearance. It was an engaging and informative session by YouTube which covered topics such as optimizing and monetizing your videos, and a lot more. I won’t go into the details, just be there for the next one! And that was then followed up by a slick presentation by the even slicker folks at Gaming Central (yes, that’s me and the dudes, and that one dudette). It was inspiring and motivating to see so many passionate gamers coming together to build more and better content. Check out some of the highlights in the pictures below, and if you missed coming to this event, be sure to keep an eye out for the next big one in March! Than...
STK India Launches Its First Action Camera
STK, a pioneer of mobile phone accessories announces the launch of its first ‘explorer camera’ designed not only to endure the extreme outdoor conditions of any adventure but to also capture all the fun and thrills. The action camera is a go anywhere, rugged, compact, waterproof camera complete with 19 accessories. It is high on specs and is best suited for an active lifestyle. From everyday life to those hair raising memories the STK explorer camera will record your favorite memories. Commenting on the launch of the explorer camera, Mr Puneet Gupta, Head of India and SAARC says, “We are very excited by the launch of our first action camera, the STK explorer camera. The state of the art camera is a premium, budget friendly option complete with 19 accessories for 12,499/-. With full HD 1...