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Splitfish Gameware FRAGFX Shark – Save Your FPS Skin while Saving the Planet

Gaming mouse nowadays is so ferocious and precise that it’s an understatement to call them mouse anymore. The best ones are named after top predators like poisonous snakes or something deadlier. And now Splitfish Gameware, a company dedicated to developing, manufacturing and distributing ground-breaking peripherals to enhance console gaming experience, is about to release a predator of its own–the upcoming FRAGFX Shark. The Splitfish Shark is a power conserving precision mouse FPS controller specially designed to work for PlayStation 3, PC and Mac.

Splitfish’s FragFX Shark controller will greatly benefit the PS3 PFS fan boys where it enables them to have the pressure sensitive control of an analog stick and the ever sought after precision aiming of a mouse. In spite of the overkill performance, the FragFX Shark is very eco-friendly. It uses a variety of energy-saving technology that makes it efficiently to use the power on a single AA battery. A newly opened or charged AA battery can last around 50 hours of game time and over 500 hours on standby for both the split fragchuck and mouse. Combining performance with power saving technology; the FRAGFX SHARK is the new standard mouse to beat for every console FPS games.
The Shark will be officially unveiled at Gamescom 2010, which will take place August 18-22. Splitfish will also be launched with two more predator themed peripherals for PS3 at the expo–the FragFX Piranha and the FragFX Barracuda.

Purchase your own SPLITFISH FRAGFX here.

Amplitude iRig for Hardcore Musicians

Are you a musician at heart? Then the Amplitude iRig is a must-have. This is the industry’s ultimate mobile guitar amp and effects rig system for iPod touch, iPhone, or iPod that allows you to jam anywhere with world class bass and guitar tone right in the palm of your hand. True, this is such a complete Interface and Software solution that comes with a perfect blend of user-friendly instrument interface adapter as well as guitar and bass tone mobile software. All you need is to simply plug the iRig interface into your mobile device and plug your instrument into the right input jack. Then, plug in your headphones, amp or powered speakers, download AmpliTube for iPhone, and presto! You are ready to rock!

Another advantage of the Amplitude iRig is, you are free to add amps and effects as needed. Yes, you can expand your rig by adding in 11 stomps, 5 cabinets, 5 amps, and 2 microphones. And with the iRig Plug Interface Adapter, you now have an easy way to get your instrument’s signal into the iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad. Aside from being the best buddy for the mobile AmpliTube app, it also works with other processing, recording, or tuning app. It can also be used with line level signal sources like keyboards, synthesizers, or mixers.

If you want to start rocking right away, IK Multimedia is here to help. It is because they are dedicated in serving musicians first. So get the Amplitube iRig from IK Multimedia now and get ready to rock the world.

Nyko Raven PS3 Controller: Ergonomic Design + Soft Feel Surface = Ultimate Gaming Comfort

When it comes to winning your favorite online game in your PS3, every small thing counts—from your playing environment down to the controller that you use to play. Nyko has designed a game controller for amateur and veteran players alike. Wireless and equipped with full convenience-oriented features, the Nyko Raven playstation 3 controller will meet all your gaming demands.

The wireless feature of the Raven will allow you to play for up to 25 feet away from the main unit. This is made possible with the USB dongle through which the controller connects to your playstation. And for greater control, the controller also features fully analog buttons and motion-sensing control sticks (256 degrees of sensitivity). Add the built in Rumble and Multi-Axis directional into the mix and you can be sure of a superior gaming experience. And, no matter how tough things get inside your virtual world, you’re guaranteed that you won’t get distracted because the device has an ergonomic design coupled with angle triggered buttons that ensure a no-slip grip. So, play all you want without the distraction caused by a slipping controller. The body of the Raven is further covered with the so-called Soft Feel Surface, so you get not only a secure but a soft and comfortable grip as well.

Other than all these, the Raven Motion Sensing Wireless Controller for PS3 (Standard Layout) will give you a straight day of playing time with the 25-hour playtime capacity of its lithium-ion battery. Once the power is depleted, you can recharge the battery using either a mini USB cable or the Charge Base 2 from Nyko.

Beat Your Heart Out with Power Gig AirStrike Drum Kit


Rock bands and music are not all about deadly guitar riffs and shreds and half naked lead singers. The truth is, the under appreciated drums and the man with the sticks is the backbone and the pulsating heartbeat of a band. One lame beat can pretty much destroy the band as much as a good drummer can keep the band playing in perfect unison and also occasionally owns the stage to put his craft into the limelight.

If there are guitar legends like Jimmy Hendrix, Slash, Carlos Santana, Joe Satriani and Kirk Hammett, there are also drum deities along the lines of Josh Freese, Neil Peart, Ringo Starr, Dave Grohl, John Bonham and the world’s greatest drummer himself–Buddy Rich. You can now also walk the path less trodden with or without an actual drum set or band experience with the new Power Gig Airstrike Drums. Now you can hear true bass and cymbals with live beats instead of the pitter-patter sound of a feeble makeshift drum pad.

The Airstrike Drum kit uses infrared sensing technology that projects virtual drum strike zones in front and around you. It’s like sitting behind a full sized drum kit without actually being just somebody behind the scenes. The smart drum sticks can identify which drum you’ve hit and which stick you’ve hit it with, to produce realistic foot stomping, heart pumping, thunderous drum sounds. The Airstrike Drum along with the SixString electric guitar is a part of the Power Gig music game series.

Check out Power Gig: Rise of the SixString here.

iRig – Rock On with Your iPhone


Being a rocker is not a measly shifting 8-hour a day job – it’s more like of a vocation. Rock stars aren’t regular Joes by the end of the day; they’re music legends 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. So can you with the new AmpliTube iRig mobile guitar amp and effects system made for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. It’s a nifty blend of an easy to use hardware and software; a combination of an instrument interface adapter for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad mobile devices and the innovative AmpliTube for iPhone software. You can effortlessly plug your guitar or bass into the input jack of the AmpliTube iRig and into your iPhone to start enjoying concert class guitar and bass applications. With the option of rocking away solo using your headphone or go full concerto with all guns blazing using your amp of speakers – you’ll definitely won’t go out of gig with the AmpliTube iRig.

The AmpliTube software gives you the power of 3 simultaneous stompbox effects, amplifier, tuner/metronome, cabinet and microphone or basically a whole guitar or bass stage rig right down into your iPhone and fingertips. You can even add amps and effects as you see fit since the application allows you to increase your rig with up to an amazing 10 stomps (delay, flanger, phaser, overdrive, distortion, filter, wah, fuzz, octaver, chorus), 5 amps (clean, crunch, lead, metal, bass), 5 cabinets and 2 microphones (dynamic and condenser) in the AmpliTube iRig app custom shop.

Get an AmpliTube here.