Build Quality

As with every Logitech keyboard I have had the pleasure of using, the G105 maintains a standard of build quality a gamer expects from a gaming keyboard. Each keypress has brilliant tactile feedback and is ready for the next key press a split second later. The cool black finish with WASD and Arrow Key grey highlights provides instant recognition should you ever lose track of your hand location. The build quality is second to none and you can feel this  keyboard is not going to let you down in the heat of battle.

Features

Not only is the keyboard packed with the usual goodies of media controls and the famous Windows Lock out key, but the keyboard also features a striking green backlight ideal for midnight gamers who battle on throughout the night. This has to be the best backlight I have seen on a keyboard. Every key is perfectly lit, none are brighter than the other, none are partially lit and they are fitting with the MW3 theme, the green is rich in colour and bright enough for the darkest of nights!

Other features include Logitech’s brilliant G-key system. G-Keys allow you to record functions either through software or on the fly meaning you can fully customise 6 buttons with 3 different profiles each, meaning a total of 18 fully customisable functions. Unleash the power of the Macro editor software enabling you to assign pretty much anything you can input from the keyboard. Whether its messages regarding enemy flanking manoeuvres or warnings of bombs defusing, one click buttons save you down-time and speed up efficiency and game play.

Video Review

Want the full low-down? Check out our full video review!

Overall

Overall what a fantastic keyboard. Featuring the Call of Duty Logo you expect one of the best, if not the best experiences and teamed with Logitech that is what you get! If I had to name a fault all I would say is the lack of wrist rest is a shame. I’m not sure why Logitech failed to include this with the keyboard. So that is where it loses a cloud score for me. If you are someone who needs a wrist rest check out our review of the Logitech G110, the bigger brother of this keyboard.

Pros:

• Great Tactile feedback
• Fantastic Backlight
• 6 GKeys allowing up to 18 custom functions

Cons:

• No wrist rest

Cloud Bite awards the Logitech G105 MW3 Edition Keyboard 4 clouds out of 5 making it one of the best gaming keyboards! Check out the MW3 Mouse Review here (It’s brilliant).

G9x vs G9x MW 3 Edition

The model I have been reviewing is the MW3 edition however, other than branding and possibly a mouse mat the G9X is pretty much the same.

Build Quality and Precision

Like myself Logitech know what gamers want! They built the mouse with precision and comfort in mind. The G9x has a rather low profile but has a great spread meaning optimum comfort. Build quality is second to none and has a solid feel giving you complete control over every shot. The mouse has a smooth finish that’s comfortable to hold over long periods. “But a smooth mouse doesn’t always give precision” I hear you say. Okay , well what if you could change the grip to a textured one to give that ultimate precision? Done! Logitech lets you pick a smooth grip or a textured grip to give that precision in gaming you need, cool eh?

DPI and Profiles

Something that we have seen in many gaming mice is “DPI”. The ability to quickly slow down the mouse for sniping headshots and speeding back up for full rush spray and spray is what can give you the best edge in the game. Logitech have taken it a step further though. They have given you the ability to change the DPI from the horizontal and vertical axis separately providing you with the ultimate precision. Profiles stored directly on the mouse also mean you no longer need to install software and reconfigure every time you swap PC. So if you’re off to a Lan party, gaming at a friends or just moving from the desktop to laptop you can store 5 profiles directly on the mouse providing a true plug and play solution.  Profiles and DPI are also indicated by the built in LED on the top of the mouse so there’s no wondering what profile your on and switching between them is as simple as clicking 2 buttons.

Weighted 

Logitech have designed this mouse to be as light as possible which is great but what about those of us who want something heavier, something we can feel, something that digs down into the mouse mat? Well you can add weights to this mouse. Eight weights are provided, 4x 7g weights and 4x 4g weights. You can insert up to four of the weights into the mouse in any configuration you can think of meaning you can have anything from light to heavy it’s up to you!

Middle Mouse Button Extras

Thats not all Logitech also includes a feature I have never seen in another mouse. You know how when you scroll on your mouse it either goes in little “notches” or “clicks” or your mouse has smooth scrolling meaning no clicks at all? Well, there is a benefit for both. The clicks are great for gaming as they give you the precision you need for weapon changes, knifing etc, but the smooth scrolling is great for web surfing. If only a mouse could do both. You know what’s coming… The G9X can! A little button on the bottom of the mouse allows you to swap from smooth scrolling to “clicky” scrolling really easily allowing you to use the mouse exactly how you want to.

Anything Else?

Of course! The cord is braided to ensure it never gets tangled which is brilliant and the MW3 Edition also comes with a MW3 mouse mat! What more could you want?

Video Review

Overall

Overall this is a fantastic mouse, in fact it’s the best mouse I have ever had the pleasure of reviewing. Sadly my time with it has come to an end and I must return it to Logitech, how will I ever go back to my old warn out mouse? I wont be! I snapped up this mouse on the Logitech Website! I couldn’t face going back to my old one. I therefore give this mouse a fantastic 5/5 clouds! I’m so impressed! Great work Logitech.

GAME have been having trouble acquiring games and had to cancel pre-orders of Mass Effect 3 as the publishers refused to supply GAME due to concerns with it’s creditworthiness. Well it seems now that GAME has had to go into administration following other giants including Woolworths.

“Further to this morning’s announcement of the suspension of trading in shares of GAME Group plc, the board has concluded that its discussions with all stakeholders and other parties have not made sufficient progress in the time available to offer a realistic prospect for a solvent solution for the business. The board has therefore today filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator. In the short term the Board’s intention is that the business will continue to trade and discussions with lenders and third parties will continue under the protection of the interim moratorium.”

GAME was one place I always loved as a kid. Going in with my Dad, picking up the latest Warcraft game and heading home for a night of killing Orcs. Not seeing a GAME or Gamestation in the High Street would be such a shame and is another step forward of the UK being made of Warehouses and Fast food chains. It’s a sad day.

New Retina Display Helps iPad Sales

Apple have released the figures for the sales of the new iPads. In the biggest launch for the iPad yet, sales of over 3 million units in just 4 days show people love the iPad. It’s likely the Retina display has boosted sales along with iPad 1 users deciding to upgrade this time after the rather poor improvements of the last iPad.

In hard times it seems that people are happy to pay for quality. It’s interesting to see how this update will help Apple maintain or improve their market share against Androids Ice Cream Sandwich.

Did you buy the new iPad? What persuaded you to purchase it?

MuscleNerd Confirms Jailbreak

iPad 3 - Jailbroken via @MuscleNerd on Twitter

He states that this is only the first stage and there is No ETA but this can only be good news for iPad users wishing to Jailbreak their devices. MuscleNerd have a pint on us!

Are you getting the New iPad? If so what model if not why not?

iBeats, from Dr Dre

Want to hear the true beat the artist intended? The unbelievable rhythm, ear popping solo, snare-focused drum beat, are all sounds you can hear with these fantastic headphones by Dr Dre.

Many of us have MP3 players or mobile phones to play our music. But too often we use the cheap set of headphones that are provided to listen back to music. Why go out get a brand new iPhone which can play your all time favourite tunes in a not so favourable way. Let’s all face facts, the headphones that Apple bundle with the the iPhone, the iPod and iPad may have once been a fashion statement, but for those among us who want to blast out the latest  from Adele,  the all time hits of Sinatra and the heavy beats of David Guetta, know that these headphones just cannot keep up. For that you need quality, meaning you need the Beats Headphones by Dr Dre.

We all have our favourite tracks, tracks that bring back great memories or those good feeling tracks to get us into the party mood and we want to play them back knowing we are hearing exactly what our favourite artist wanted us to. Well now we can! Dr Dre has a passion, he wanted us fans to hear what he could hear, what the artists wanted us to hear…

“People aren’t hearing all the music.

Artists and producers work hard in the studio perfecting their sound. But people can’t really hear it with normal headphones. Most headphones can’t handle the bass, the detail, the dynamics. Bottom line, the music doesn’t move you.

With Beats, people are going to hear what the artists hear, and listen to the music the way they should: the way I do.”

The Monster iBeats with ControlTalk works seamlessly with the iPad, iPhone and iPod meaning you can listen to your tracks in full HD audio with the exclusive driver designed to pump out the deepest bass, soaring highs and crystal clear midrange. Plus there is no downtime. If you get a call the music cuts out and you can use the built in microphone to chat away with the music resuming once you end the call.

ControlTalk allows you to control the music how you want to allowing you to change volume, track and even pause.

Don’t worry about walking around a busy city full of roadworks, horns and people shouting either. The noise-isolation in these headphones will allow you to hear every fine detail of the music your listening to and less of the outside. Drift away into the music rather than struggling to hear it.

What do you get? The Beats by Dr Dre headphones, 5 pairs of standard Monster designed ear-tips, 2 pairs of triple layer “Airlocks”, a case and 2 years warranty!

So if you want to hear the best, listen the way the artist wanted and get the most out of your music and your device you can pick up the Monster Beats by Dr Dre now for £79 at Mobile Fun!

Firstly, and probably the biggest selling point, Retina Display comes to iPad. The 2048 x 1536 display on the iPad means the screen has double the resolution of the previous generation and 40% better saturation for greater colours.

Apple iPad

To power this impressive display is the A5X CPU featuring quad core graphics 4x superior to Nvidias Tegra 3 chip.

Next up 5MP iSight camera featuring 1080p video recording with image stabilisation, auto focus, white balance and even face detection.

Apple iPad

4G comes to iPad to bring speeds of over 70mbps. Just a quick note in the UK however 4G isn’t available yet but should start rolling out next year.

iLife including iPhoto and iWork have all been updated to take full advantage of the iPads new resolution.

New Apple iPad

Dictation has also been added so you can now dictate to the iPad however Siri has been left out which some are rather unhappy about.

What do you think? will you be getting the “new iPad”?

What Devices will be announced?

It’s pretty much 100% guarantee a new iPad will be announced based on many rumours plus the Apple Official invite sent out. Likely names for the iPad are the obvious iPad 3 however recent rumours suggest this next iPad would be more of an iPad 2s but called iPad HD. Also it’s been highly suggested we would see a brand new Apple TV (possibly iTV). Unlike before though when the Apple TV has been a box you add on to the TV this time it could be a whole new TV Set with Siri built in to control volume, channel changing etc.

What sort of Spec will the new iPad have?

• Strong rumours indicate that the iPad will support a new much higher resolution display. Infact 4x the amount of pixels as before aka double the resolution of the current 1024×768 iPad. Likelihood - 90%
• CPU Speed boost: Rumours for a while suggest the new iPad would support a new A6 Quad Core CPU. However these rumours have recently died down since a photo showing an A5X CPU was showing suggesting the iPad will have instead a faster Dual Core CPU rather than a new Quad Core. Likelihood - 80%
  

  Leaked Photo of the A5X CPU

• Increased Ram: Its likely the iPad will see a Ram boost however there has been a lack of rumours regarding ram. 768mb? 1GB? Hopefully the iPad will feature at least 1GB but it’s Apple so who knows?
• Increased Capacity: Some Rumours suggested there would be an iPad larger than the current 16GB, 32Gb 64GB available. However others contradicted saying Apple will actually drop the 64GB iPad. With the increase in cost of flash memory due to the Thai floods it’s unlikely we will see and increase in size however I’m sure the iPad 64GB will remain.
• 8GB version or 8GB iPad 2: Some also suggested there may be a new smaller 8GB version aimed at academics for a lower cost. However with an increased resolution app sizes are going to grow, also iTunes U (education books) can be around 2GB in size meaning you couldn’t fit many on a small 8GB iPad. I doubt we would see an 8GB iPad. Likelihood - 10%
• 4G – Some suggest the new iPad could support 4G. For those who don’t know 4G is the next version after 3G. 4G supports a much higher increase in speed for browsing and downloading content from the web. However it has some downfalls mainly battery life. 3G sucks alot of juice and 4G uses even more so until batteries increase in capacity it could seriously hit the iPad’s battery life if it included 4G. Also for people here in the UK 4G isn’t going to be supported widely (i.e. across the UK) until 2015, so the benefits of 4G here would be limited.
• 8mp Camera – Rumours suggested the new iPad would have the same 8mp camera as found in the iPhone 4s however this is unlikely. Why? Because Apple doesn’t see many people using the iPad as a main camera, and would rather people get the iPhone for that. What is more likely is the camera will increase to support 1080p meaning it could acutally be around 2mp in size or more likely 3mp. This is a shame really as cameras are rather cheap now so including at least 5mp isn’t so crazy. Likelihood of 8mp camera – 10%

Overall:

I’ts going to be a good night!

Windows 8 Consumer Preview Now Available

Microsoft announced the availability of the consumer preview of Windows 8 the next major milestone for the operating system. Following over 3 million downloads of the Developer Preview last year this more robust version of the OS is available to a larger group of people. In fact anyone can download and run Windows 8 on their PC right now by downloading it from http://preview.windows.com. Cloud Bite plans to have a full preview of the OS in the next week. Showing some of the latest and greatest developments with Windows.