STACK #164 June 2018

GAMES FEATURE TECH FEATURE

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Nanoleaf Aurora Rhythm If you want your gaming room to look as lit as Pewdiepie’s, the Nanoleaf Aurora is the way to go.

K nown officially as modular smart lighting, the Nanoleaf Aurora kit is a bunch of triangular LED panels that can be lit and customised to provide a personalised lighting setup for your room. Why, you ask? Why do we need RGB keyboards or mice? We don’t – we just want them. The more lights, in the more colours, the better, and Aurora just takes it one step further. The base kit comes with nine panels,

lighting, and it can even be integrated with your Razer Chroma-enabled devices to fully immerse you in the game. The Nanoleaf kit is ridiculously easy to

set up, and its modular design gives you full versatility in choosing how you want to rig it up. If you’re stuck for inspiration, the instruction manual has a couple of ideas to get you going. The panels have adjustable brightness, and can be simply slotted

in and out of one another for easy setup and takedown if you decide you want to relocate them, or one particular look just isn’t working for you. The effects are fully customisable, down to how fast/slow the effects change and which colours are in use. The Nanoleaf Aurora Rhythm

stencils so you can draw on your wall, nine joiners that let you run the panels together, 28 bits of (high- end) tape to attach them to the wall, and a power supply. You can also get

expansion packs, and theoretically have as many panels in your room as is possible. The kit provides full RGB spectrum

modular lighting panels add an extra level of beauty to a room, whether you’re using them for gaming or just to add a bit of ambience to your layout. They’re super user-friendly and definitely worth the investment.

Corsair Dark Core RGB SE T he Dark Core RGB SE features an interchangeable thumb rest so you can find something that best suits

Corsair make great mice. The Dark Core RGB SE is definitely no exception.

up to 16,000 DPI and has nine fully programmable buttons to ensure you have the upper hand in every gaming session. Corsair’s Dark Core RGB SE is part of its new Unplug and Play range, which means it is wireless charging compatible. If you have a Qi compatible charging device – for example the MM1000 Qi Wireless Charging Mousepad – you can simply place your mouse in the upper corner and it will charge. Just like that. The mouse is comfortable to use and smooth to the touch, and the freedom of wireless coupled with the new wireless charging tech means the Corsair Dark Core RGB SE has found a permanent spot in the office.

your grip style, and you can use it corded or wirelessly – depending on what your preferences are. It includes full RGB customisation in three different lighting zones through Corsair’s CUE software, and even has onboard profile storage for lighting, macros, and DPI settings. The mouse is right-handed

and contoured for long gaming sessions, and its Omron switches are rated for 50 million clicks. It tracks

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