GravaStar Unveils the Mercury M1 Pro and M2 Gaming Mice:

The Pinnacle of Gaming Precision and Aesthetic Design

 Experience the ultimate gaming performance with GravaStar's Mercury M1 Pro and M2 Gaming Mice, where cutting-edge technology, ergonomic yet unique hallowed-out design, and customizable features combine to elevate your gaming experience.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GravaStar proudly unveils its newest creations - the Mercury M1 Pro and Mercury M2 Gaming Mice. More than just standard peripherals, these mice embody GravaStar's dedication to blending avant-garde design with exceptional performance, setting a new standard in the realm of gaming technology.

The Mercury M1 Pro: Dual Editions, Hold Victory In Your Hands

Unparalleled Strength and Lightness Magnesium alloy, renowned for its remarkable strength-to-weight ratio, offers the M1 Pro a robust yet lightweight frame. This advanced material ensures that the mouse is not only durable enough to withstand the rigors of intense gaming sessions but also light enough to facilitate swift, effortless movements.

1. The Battle-Worn Silver Mist: This variant is a marvel of craftsmanship, featuring a handcrafted magnesium alloy body with a unique hollowed-out design for enhanced grip and airflow. It comes equipped with both 1K and 4K dongles, offering unparalleled connectivity and responsiveness
2. The Gunmetal Gray: Sleek and stylish, this version includes a 1K dongle, maintaining the high standards of performance synonymous with GravaStar products.

Both versions boast impressive technical specifications, including:

•     Made from magnesium alloy
•     A high-precision 26,000 DPI sensor thanks to PAW3395 chip
•     TUROSPEED Wireless Technology for versatile connectivity
•     Customizable GLOWSYNC RGB lighting
•     Fully 5 programmable buttons for a tailored gaming experience

The Mercury M2: Redefining Gaming Ergonomics

The Mercury M2 Gaming Mouse introduces an innovative hollowed-out design, weighing a mere 79g. This design not only stands out visually but also ensures optimal airflow, keeping the gamer's hand cool and comfortable during extended gaming sessions. Key features include:

•     A 1K Hz polling rate and a 26,000 DPI sensor for razor-sharp accuracy
•     Versatile connectivity options including ultra-fast 2.4G, Bluetooth, and wired modes
•     Five dynamic LIGHTSYNC RGB modes
•     Programmable buttons for complete control over gaming strategies.

"In creating the Mercury M1 Pro and M2, my vision was to transcend the ordinary boundaries of gaming peripherals," says Yong Huang, Founder of GravaStar.

"These mice are more than just tools; they are an embodiment of the gamer's spirit. My approach was not solely focused on functionality but on crafting an extension of the gamer's own persona. The unique bio-inspired design of these mice, which emphasizes both aesthetics and ergonomics, is a direct reflection of this vision.

I have always believed that the details make the product. This belief drove the innovative hollowed-out, curved structure of the Mercury series, ensuring that each mouse is not only visually striking but also perfectly contoured to the gamer's hand."

Pricing and Availability

The Mercury M1 Pro and M2 gaming mice are set for pre-order starting January 1st, 2024. At the launch time, there will be 3 versions available on the site https://www.gravastar.com/pages/mercury-gaming-mouse. The MSRP ranges from $79.95 - $129.95, these mice are poised to deliver a new level of gaming experience to enthusiasts and professionals alike.

About GravaStar

GravaStar was founded in 2018, born from the founder Yong's vision to create a futuristic, cyberpunk world fusing sci-fi on every product. The GravaStar team is composed of designers, craftsmen, cartoonists, engineers, gamers, and other visionaries working together to make cool products. With 20 years of industrial design experience, Yong uses his personal passion to produce design-driven, hyper-modern playable collectibles that don't compromise on quality, creating elegant products for users who want to be different.

 

Article by: Susan N.

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E-Win 2.0 RGB Gaming Desk - Hardware Review

E-Win 2.0 RGB Gaming Desk by manufacturer E-Win Racing—Hardware review written by Pierre-Yves with a unit provided by the manufacturer.

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

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One of the most important aspects to how we spend our lives is how well we are sitting to the tasks ahead. As fun as life would be if it was all about gaming and writing about gaming, they're still a fair amount of work to be done either behind the scenes or for one's 9-5. Back again for another collaboration with E-Win Racing, it was my turn and I'm pleased to present my time with their E-Win RGB Gaming Desk.

Note: The E-Win 2.0 Edition RGB Gaming Desk was provided for review like the previous E-Win Knight Series Ergonomic Computer Gaming Office Chair covered by Robert, however due to my location in Canada and outside of the United States, I covered the shipping costs in order to review this unit.

Now there's no denying it, space is a premium. Having had several desks over the past decade I've downsized once or twice in order to better accommodate the space that I had available to me. Once rocking a desk allowing me to have three 27" monitors side by side, I eventually wound up only really having the space for one of these after that desk was handed off to someone else like our news editor Susan. So for the past few years, I had been using an Origami Desk that easily folds and fits comfortably into my car for travel but the one issue is that it was never big enough to support my current monitor without an attachment hanging off of the back for the frame.

I am happy to say that while E-Win’s 2.0 Edition RGB Gaming Desks are only an inch larger than my Origami at 48” wide, it's deep enough at 26.8” to support even the most ridiculous sized monitor frames like Acer's X34 Predator line without having to worry about an extension. It just fits and the desk as a whole is a comfortable size for whatever sized room that you are thinking of setting it up in which is great if you like moving stuff around every six months like I do. I also appreciated the height as it allows for me to easily sit with my legs crossed and not hit into anything.

As for the gaming desks themselves, they have a solid build. Working off a combination of hard plastics and metal, the frame is a set of legs held together by two cross beams. Sitting on top of that is the desks surface which has a material both nice to the touch and making something like a mouse pad unnecessary as it doesn't get in the way of a mouse's optics. Can't comment on a trackball mind you as I'm sure some people are still definitely rockin' it old school. Perhaps the only issue that I may have with the surface of the desk is that it’s easy to smudge, but at the same time, it’s easy to wipe clean.

Before getting into the more shiny of features, I was happy that the feet of the desk were adjustable not only to be able to create an angle if you wanted one, but also to adjust to an uneven floor like the one that I am currently finding myself on. Just this alone can go a long way in order to make you comfortable for long periods at a time. Now in regards to the shiny features, this is an RGB Gaming Desk and located off to the front right is a built in pad that controls the lighting system of the desk that can be found both along the outer edge of the desk’s surface and along the leg’s outer frame.

The lights are neat. Starting off with quick rotating rainbow patterns, the colors can be switched up into a longer and more soft pattern as well as individual solid colors to meet any other ambience you may have set about the room. In my case, I had a lighter electric blue to match the chubby T-Rex that I have sitting on my desk as well as both my Razer keyboard, mouse, and the front of my desktop tower. The ambient light is a nice touch especially as the sun goes down as you don’t need a giant light on if you have one of these. Smaller lamps can easily do the trick or none at all if you do enjoy gaming with no other overhead lights on.

To help adjust the colors to your space is the ability to modify the brightness of the LED strips. As everything is connected, there’s only one button for both the ledge of the desk as well as the outer legs meaning you never have to wonder if you got both right, they will automatically match. Finally on the note of features, there are two pre-drilled holes at the back in which both can be allowed to run wires through, or if you wish, one of the two can have a module installed that acts as both a wireless charging station as well as an extra USB plug on top of the desk for a smartphone or tablet. In my current case, a chubby T-Rex for extra ambiance.

Lastly, and this is more for comfort and not taking up real-estate, there’s a swiveled cup holder that can be used to hold anything from small 360ml cans of pop to larger 500ml cans of tea or even a good old fashioned coffee mug for those early mornings or late nights. With two inner rings for each can type, whatever you put in there is fairly stable and doesn’t shift around as you either type or smack away at the mouse in a death match that you are trying not to lose.

In regards to the packaging and the assembly, the packaging was fairly solid and survived a good and apparently rough ride up here as while the outer box was dented and torn in a few, everything inside was pristine and well protected. Coming with a quick assembly guide, the only thing that I wish that it had was a few words to go along with the instructions but the pictures pretty much do the trick making the instructions fairly universal as there’s no translation that needed to be done. All in all, I think it took me just over about an hour to unplug everything, clear everything out of the way, pack up my old desk, unpack and build the new desk, and then put everything back on. Needing nothing more than the provided Alan Keys, it went smoothly.

Summary

So overall, after about two weeks of usage for writing, gaming and graphic design, I’m pretty happy with E-Win’s 2.0 Edition RBG Gaming Desk. It was easy to put together, it’s solidly built, the adjustable legs make it perfect for any flooring situation and the ambient lighting that it produces is a great added bonus.

Score: 9 / 10

 

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ROCCAT has been in the gaming business for quite some time, from hardware like the Kone Pure gaming mouse to Team ROCCAT, an eSports team that plays League of Legends, StarCraft II, and Counter-Strike professionally. The Kone Pure SE mouse is an extremely lightweight that easily glides along any surface you place it one while capturing the surface at an adjustable rate, up to 5,000 DPI. Being slightly smaller than a "standard" full sized mouse, the Kone Pure SE is quite well suited to be a professional-grade traveling companion, though the non-nylon wrapped cord does pose a bit of a problem when traveling. As a sub-$70 USD gaming mouse, the Kone Pure SE makes a spectacular addition to any gamer's library of hardware; with its incredibly low weight and small size I myself use it to travel with my gaming laptops, though it can just as easily fit in with any standard desktop compliment. The ROCCAT Kone Pure SE is a wonderful bit of hardware that for some, may even replace their old, decaying hardware.

I had to laugh a bit when I pulled the Kone Pure SE's box out of the shipping box; it was wacked to the gills with actual bubble wrap, and to be frank, I love me some bubble wrap. Then as I began to cut the tape on the actual packaging I had to laugh again; ROCCAT used 9 pieces of tape on this tiny little box. They apparently wanted to make sure, between the robust packaging and insane amount of tape, that the mouse was shipped with the best of care. Might seem strange or inconsequential, but it is far from either; the care taken by ROCCAT to protect your new gear is quite apparent and by packaging the unit so well, they are clear in their message … your confidence can be placed in ROCCAT as they protect your investment as it is important to them.


Beyond the packaging, the Kone Pure SE is most surprising in its weight. At only 88g, the damned thing feels like a bubble of air and after using it for 30 or so hours then switching over to my Mionix Naos, I was absolutely dumbfounded and how moving the loveable Naos felt like I was trying to roll a small boulder around. One can really get used to the relative absence of discernable weight; honestly I was a bit shocked as I am tend to be more "heavier is better" in my hardware habits. Speakers, keyboards, mice, desks, etc. all tend to be on the hefty side as the solidarity feels good to me. The Kone Pure SE's light weight and smooth coating makes it feel like a small puff of air gliding across the slick, smooth icy surface of a newly frozen mountain lake. Not only is it refreshing in its weight, but it is an attractive mouse to simply look at.

Though the awesome ROCCAT logo is backlit (and with ROCCAT Swarm, the software to run the ROCCAT library of devices, can be changed to suit your desired mood) and the silky-smooth matte coating of the mouse catches the light just right and looks excellent, I did find that it tends to show hand oils (or oils from your Cheetos, whatever floats your boat) quite well. I am far from a dirty person, nor do I regularly secrete oils in copious amounts (puberty was decades ago), yet it is easy to see the natural oils left on the mouse and it drives me absolutely bonkers. Even after having the mouse only a few days I have cleaned the thing well over a dozen times. It is beyond irritating… On the flipside, the mouse looks so nice and fits my small hands so well, that it is not necessarily a bad thing to you know … clean your hardware. I am confident that many of us have not thought about regularly cleaning their gear, so the ease with which oils are seen is a good reminder to give the mouse a good wipedown after a long gaming session.

A few things to note; the ROCCAT Kone Pure SE is a gorgeous looking mouse, even if those good looks come at the price of having to regularly clean it. The lightweight aspect of the mouse is nigh-lifechanging even if the smaller size might be a bit of a stickler for folks with larger hands; for me the size was perfect. Overall the mouse, with its adjustable high capture DPI, small form factor, low weight, and wonderful click-action, is a solid traveling gamer companion or secondary unit for those with multiple PCs. The ROCCAT Kone Pure SE is a unit of choice for those FPS and MOBA gamers out there.

Hardware Information

Platform:
PC
Publisher(s):
ROCCAT
Type:
Mouse

Source:
Provided by Publisher

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Along for the ride of the Switch's release was The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild which also saw a simultanious Wii U release. Tackling it on the new platform is a new writer to the team as we welcomed our second Marc! I myself tackled the Wii U version of Breath of the Wild since Marc, who also happens to be the second Lanthier on the team, had both our Switch and the copy of Zelda to go with it since we went halfsies. Who says I'm not an awesome older brother?

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Xbox Reviews

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Nintendo Reviews

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• Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
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PC Reviews

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• Torment: Tides of Numenera
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Hardware & Software Reviews

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Hardware & Software Previews

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