Alienware Unveils Redesigned Gaming Peripherals
It has new keyboards, headsets and a gaming mouse.
Alienware today announced a series of revamped PC gaming peripherals in a Twitch livestream. Additionally, it revealed pricing and release information for its latest CES laptops.
First, the Alienware Mechanical Tri-Mode Wireless Gaming Keyboard lets you connect three ways: a 2.4GHz wireless USB-C dongle (including dongle extender), Bluetooth 5.1, or a detachable USB-A to USB-C paracord cable Keyboard uses Cherry MX Red switches (with a life cycle of 100 million activations), programmable toggle switch and dial, anti-ghosting and key rollover N. The keyboard starts at $290 and will launch in the US and China on April 14 and rest of the world on May 19.
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Keyless Wired Gaming Keyboard is a slimmer and more compact mechanical model. It also uses Cherry MX Red switches, dual-shot PBT keycaps, anti-ghosting, and N-key rolling. The keyboard has built-in cable routing on its underside that lets you position it left, right, or center, depending on your setup (and the USB cable is detachable). It supports per-key RGB lighting in 16.8 million colors. It's available today for $160.
Alienware also announced the Dual-Mode Wireless Gaming Headset, which connects to your PC with either a USB-C dongle or a bundled 3.5mm audio cable. It has a 45mm wide headband with a sliding adjustment and fabric covered memory foam ear cups. Alienware says it's very spacious inside with "comfortable points of contact with your head". It includes a retractable boom mic and can cancel background noise for your audience while you speak (not to be confused with Active Noise Cancellation, which it doesn't have). Additionally, the headset uses 40mm drivers and supports Dolby Atmos. Finally, the company claims that its battery will last up to 30 hours. The headset is available today, priced at $160.
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The company also unveiled a second model, the Alienware Wired Gaming Headset. Although you have to plug it in via USB or a 3.5mm cable, it otherwise has near feature parity with the wireless model. It also supports Dolby Atmos and has RGB lighting; it uses a 45mm sliding headband, fabric-covered memory foam ear cups, and a retractable boom mic with AI-powered voice isolation. The headphones cost $100 and will launch April 14 in North America and China, and May 19 in other parts of the world.
The latest piece of equipment recently announced is the Alienware Wireless Gaming Mouse. It has a sculpted right-handed design with a dedicated thumb channel "to help provide comfortable control during long gaming sessions". It has independent L/R key plates and optical switches. Alienware says the mouse sensor supports up to 26,000 dots per inch while tracking fast movements with 650 inches per second and a maximum acceleration of 50G. In addition, it has tactile grip zones. Alienware promises up to 140 hours of battery life, and the company claims five minutes of charging (with a low battery) will yield 10 hours of uptime. The mouse (which already launched in China last week) is available today in North America and March 31 elsewhere; it will cost $100.
Devindra Hardawar / Engadget
The company also announced new pricing and release information for the products it
It has new keyboards, headsets and a gaming mouse.
Alienware today announced a series of revamped PC gaming peripherals in a Twitch livestream. Additionally, it revealed pricing and release information for its latest CES laptops.
First, the Alienware Mechanical Tri-Mode Wireless Gaming Keyboard lets you connect three ways: a 2.4GHz wireless USB-C dongle (including dongle extender), Bluetooth 5.1, or a detachable USB-A to USB-C paracord cable Keyboard uses Cherry MX Red switches (with a life cycle of 100 million activations), programmable toggle switch and dial, anti-ghosting and key rollover N. The keyboard starts at $290 and will launch in the US and China on April 14 and rest of the world on May 19.
Alienware Keyless Gaming KeyboardAlienware
Keyless Wired Gaming Keyboard is a slimmer and more compact mechanical model. It also uses Cherry MX Red switches, dual-shot PBT keycaps, anti-ghosting, and N-key rolling. The keyboard has built-in cable routing on its underside that lets you position it left, right, or center, depending on your setup (and the USB cable is detachable). It supports per-key RGB lighting in 16.8 million colors. It's available today for $160.
Alienware also announced the Dual-Mode Wireless Gaming Headset, which connects to your PC with either a USB-C dongle or a bundled 3.5mm audio cable. It has a 45mm wide headband with a sliding adjustment and fabric covered memory foam ear cups. Alienware says it's very spacious inside with "comfortable points of contact with your head". It includes a retractable boom mic and can cancel background noise for your audience while you speak (not to be confused with Active Noise Cancellation, which it doesn't have). Additionally, the headset uses 40mm drivers and supports Dolby Atmos. Finally, the company claims that its battery will last up to 30 hours. The headset is available today, priced at $160.
Alienware Wired Gaming HeadsetAlienware
The company also unveiled a second model, the Alienware Wired Gaming Headset. Although you have to plug it in via USB or a 3.5mm cable, it otherwise has near feature parity with the wireless model. It also supports Dolby Atmos and has RGB lighting; it uses a 45mm sliding headband, fabric-covered memory foam ear cups, and a retractable boom mic with AI-powered voice isolation. The headphones cost $100 and will launch April 14 in North America and China, and May 19 in other parts of the world.
The latest piece of equipment recently announced is the Alienware Wireless Gaming Mouse. It has a sculpted right-handed design with a dedicated thumb channel "to help provide comfortable control during long gaming sessions". It has independent L/R key plates and optical switches. Alienware says the mouse sensor supports up to 26,000 dots per inch while tracking fast movements with 650 inches per second and a maximum acceleration of 50G. In addition, it has tactile grip zones. Alienware promises up to 140 hours of battery life, and the company claims five minutes of charging (with a low battery) will yield 10 hours of uptime. The mouse (which already launched in China last week) is available today in North America and March 31 elsewhere; it will cost $100.
Devindra Hardawar / Engadget
The company also announced new pricing and release information for the products it
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