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Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

AMD Radeon Pro WX Series Workstation Graphics Review: Polaris Goes Pro
AUKEY CC-T7 Dual Port Car Charger
Bloody B830 Mechanical Keyboard Review
Bloody B840 Keyboard
Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED Review
Energenie MiHome Gateway & Sensors Smart Home Review
EpicGear ZorA Optical Gaming Mouse Review
HyperXs Cloud Stinger headset reviewed
Raijintek Paean Case/Bench Table Review
Shadow Warrior 2 Review
The Apple Watch Series 2 Review: Building Towards Maturity



AMD Radeon Pro WX Series Workstation Graphics Review: Polaris Goes Pro

The Radeon Pro WX series will initially consist of three cards, the high-end Radeon Pro WX 7100, the Radeon Pro WX 5100, and the Radeon Pro WX 4100. The WX 7100 and WX 5100 feature the Polaris 10 GPU, but with a different number of stream processors enabled, while the Radeon Pro WX 4100 is powered by the smaller Polaris 11 GPU. We’ve got the entier Radeon Pro WX series in house for testing, and have the results laid out for you on the pages ahead...

Read full article @ HotHardware

AUKEY CC-T7 Dual Port Car Charger

AUKEY started as a Germany company in 2005 and eventually moved to China to be closer to their factories. They combine the latest technologies with over a decade of hardware expertise to design and build solid, reliable consumer electronics and mobile tech accessories. From USB-C accessories to smartphone lenses to Bluetooth audio products, they are continuously developing and expanding their product portfolio to bring you practical, next generation tech to complement and elevate your digital lifestyle.

Read full article @ Bigbruin.com

Bloody B830 Mechanical Keyboard Review

A4Tech is a Taiwanese company whose “Bloody” gaming division was launched in 2012. Bloody produces gaming keyboards and mice using a unique switch technology: rather than metal contact points closing an electrical circuit when a key is pressed, Bloody’s mechanical switches use infrared LEDs and photosensors, which Bloody claims provides faster key response and a more reliable and durable switch. Benchmark Reviews checks out the Bloody B830 LK Optic Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, equipped with next-generation “clicky” optical key switches.

Read full article @ Benchmark Reviews

Bloody B840 Keyboard

Bloody is a new gaming peripherals brand A4Tech recently introduced. Today, we take a look at their new B840 keyboard with the new optical Bloody LK2 switch. It promises a long lifespan, extremely fast response times, and a clicky response, which is new for optical switches.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED Review

Very rarely in the world of PC tech does a product come along and win universal acclaim. The original Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO is one such product, having built up a legendary status over the past few years. It has won our KitGuru Reader Award for best CPU air cooler for the last two years running, and is generally considered the ‘go-to’ product for an air cooler on a budget. Now Cooler Master have tried to improve perfection with the new Hyper 212 LED.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Energenie MiHome Gateway & Sensors Smart Home Review

Taking command of your home has never been easier thanks to the huge range of IoT (Internet of Things) devices that are on the market, but it can be a little confusing finding the ones that are best suited for your setup, especially given different products often come with (or without) support for other devices and software suites. We reached out to Energenie to test their MiHome range, as it comes with support for IFTTT (if this then that) which is awesome for setting up home automation tasks. Think of it like this; if my door sensor (this) is triggered then turn on that light. This means MiHome hardware is compatible with just about anything you can think of in the smart home market.

“Use timers and programmes to get Mi|Home to work to your schedule. Energy monitoring means you can understand the true cost of a 30 degree wash. Use geofencing for control via your location and make your heating come on a mile from home. Or even use IFTTT to control your heating based on the weather.”

Read full article @ eTeknix

EpicGear ZorA Optical Gaming Mouse Review

EpicGear is one of the cooler gaming peripherals manufacturers on the market, having a great range of products that have proven successful with gamers at home, as well as in the eSports scene. Their latest mouse, the ZorA, was developed with the help of pro gamers, who aided in everything from designing the symmetrical shape of the mouse, the weight tuning system and the choice of sensor.

Read full article @ eTeknix

HyperXs Cloud Stinger headset reviewed

HyperX is making its hit gaming headsets more accessible with the $50 Cloud Stinger, a budget pair of cans that relies on a tried-and-true design and no gimmicks to promise a solid essential gaming experience. We put on the Stinger to see whether it left us buzzing.

Read full article @ The Tech Report

Raijintek Paean Case/Bench Table Review

The Raijintek Paean is a case/test bench aimed at the enthusiast watercooling market. I say ‘case/test bench’ as it is a halfway house between the two – it can be laid horizontally, allowing easy access to the motherboard, or vertically, as with a traditional chassis. Either way, the Paean is an open frame chassis as it makes use of just two side panels, meaning the front, back and top of the case is open to the elements. In this way, it is reminiscent of the ThermalTake Core P5.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Shadow Warrior 2 Review

In the end what we have in Shadow Warrior 2 is a mix of good things and things that could be better. Fortunately the gameplay is where you can find a lot of the good, and for this game, that is where it needs to be. This is not a story-heavy game, so it being mediocre in that area is not a significant problem, and there is little to really complain about with the graphics. It is a fun experience, if not perfect, but is still fairly easy to recommend. From some of what I have read, there is supposed to be more content coming to the game as well, or at least a mechanism to further upgrade items. This is meant for those progressing deeply into the endgame, but I do still look forward to see it. Hopefully more story content will be added as well, for those not interested in playing into the endgame, and I would like to see some of what comes after the end.

Read full article @ OCC

The Apple Watch Series 2 Review: Building Towards Maturity

Back in the first half of 2015 Apple released the first version of the Apple Watch. The Apple Watch was a long-rumored product, often referred to as the iWatch before its release. At the time, it represented the best attempt that I had seen to provide a compelling smartwatch experience, but it was clearly a first generation product with many flaws. It was not unlike the iPhone 2G or the iPad 1 in that regard, and for all the things it did well, there were other parts of the experience that really didnt deliver. While this shouldnt have been unexpected given the nature of first generation products, when a device is surrounded by so much hype for so many years, expectations can begin to run wild. On top of that, certain aspects like application performance were not up to the standards that are expected of a shipping product. In our review of the original Apple Watch we concluded that it was a good first attempt, but obviously flawed, and that ordinary consumers should wait for future iterations.

The launch of Apple Watch Series 2 comes two years after the original announcement of the Apple Watch. Even when you consider the six month gap between the first Apple Watchs announcement and launch, this still represents a longer time between versions than the yearly cadence that weve come to expect for many other products. Having a product in the market for one and a half years is a good span of time to observe how users are making use of it, what features they are and arent using, and what parts of the experience create friction. For a first generation product this kind of information is essential to make the necessary improvements in future iterations, as taking the product in the wrong direction could doom its future prospects entirely. Read on to see what changes Apple has made, and whether they make Apple Watch Series 2 a product that is truly ready for consumers.

Read full article @ Anandtech