Gadget Show Live Roundup 2013
So in this final roundup of the Gadget show live 2013 I’ll
talk about everything else worth you knowing. The Gadget Show live 2013 in
Birmingham displayed everything from the new Ultra TV from LG to a take on the
cheese grater.
The showed featured, as you would expect, loads of cars pimped out to the max, audio equipment to meet anyone’s needs and video games galore. At
the end of all this walking around and feasting your eyes on the tech on show we
also had a live show that lasted about an hour. But did it impress or was it
merely a scrap heap and just present with the mediocre tech of today?
Whilst at the Gadget Show Live 2013 I got to chance to be
one of the lucky people to try out the new Turtle Beach XP Seven series gaming
Headset. The headset has been worked and sculptured around the MLG circuit with
Major League Gaming providing input into the headset design. XP Seven is now
the official MLG Gaming Headset and can be used with all consoles, PC and Mac.
The headset comes costs $279.99 for the console version, the
PC and Mac version is slightly cheaper at $250 and the Premium Mobile version
at $150. The headset comes fitted with an immersive Dolby Digital Surround
system and the ability to connect your phone to either play music or take
calls. I tried the console version and this new headset, the first to be based
for competitive gaming, looks to chase after and take the crown away from Astro
and its Mix Amp.
XP Seven is very comfy and cancels out all background noise,
the head band and ear cups material being the main factor. The only criticism
is that I had was that you really do need to take some time out to learn XP
Sevens customisation. The box/ mix amp like console that accompanies the
headset does require some fine tuning to really get the sound setting to your
taste. There are a lot of buttons and about six settings on the main dial alone
with even more on the side so it can be quite daunting once you first see the
product.
But that was my only criticisms form my short trial and even that
wouldn’t soon be problematic once you get used to all the settings. I obviously
did only get a short time with the product though.
Epic also attended the expo with four teams that were set a
challenge to each create a new game and show the results off at the show. The
better of the four was a sports like game taking place on floating platforms
suspended in the air. The goal was to score in the opposing goal and create a
path across the platforms to the opposition’s area.
A cool part to the future tech zone was a holographic
reflective slab on the floor. From a distance it’s simply just a slab, but with
the correct light as you get closer a 3D image begins to appear. As you move
around the image changes. For example on one they had a house and as you move
around the slab the image changed allowing you to see different levels and each
floor. I reiterate that it is a cool feature but that’s about it at this stage
as I can’t really see much usefulness coming out of it in the near future. But
I’m sure someone will sooner or later.
Parrot also had a booth as I previous stated a few days ago.
Click here to read what Parrot brought to the table. Video games were the most attended product
with companies such as EA and Capcom allowing you to play some new games such
as Defiance and GRID 2.
Microsoft had the biggest booth at the expo with a lot of
computer tech as you would expect. There was a cool little stall they had
whereby they was showing another implication of what a hacked/ modified Kinect
sensor can do. This is all hooked up to a 3D mapping software on the computer
and you are able to print a miniaturized sculpture of your 3D head. Alienware
had a big stall also screening off their high end gaming laptops and PC’s. I
thought it was great that they was offering people multiple chances of winning
prizes there. Scratch cards to win T-shirts or a gaming mouse, sign up
competitions or winning stuff by beating a high score on a racing game.
The finale event was the Gadget Show Live stage event
presented By Polly, Jason and John. The live show wasn’t really a massive spectacular.
Yes it was respectable and you got a chance to meet/ see the presenters of the
show but it was more of a massive prize giveaway than a show. The prizes did
vary from small remote control cars to Nexus tablets but overall it was just a
fun way to top off the event with a bit of light hearted entertainment.
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