Best Of Gaming at CES: Nvidia BFGD, Ultra Game Boy, Vive Pro, Razer Mamba Hyperflux and More

Jan. 14, 2018

Nvidia’s Super Large Gaming Display

The gaming industry is largely dominated by Nvidia, and so we did expect the brand to unveil something big at this year’s CES. And boy, did it literally deliver something big. Nvidia brought about a huge65-inch 4K HDR gaming display.Called theBig Format Gaming Displayor BFGD in short, the display makes use of Nvidia’s G-Sync technology to deliver a refresh rate of 120Hz.

BFGD also features a full-array direct backlight, withover 1,000 nits of brightness and covers the whole DCI-P3 color gamut. According to Nvidia, the all-new BFGD will be produced in conjunction with Nvidia’s hardware partners which include companies like Acer, Asus, and HP.

The Ultra Game Boy is a dream come true for gamers who love to enjoy the chiptunes while gaming. Hyperkin is reportedly working with the team behind Little Sound DJ to make sure the handheld gaming devicecomes with chiptune music composition software built-in.While the final design might still see some changes, the company plans to sell the device under $100 in the summer.

Multi-monitor setups are something that true gamers prefer over a single ultrawide screen since it is often cheaper. It also allows better multitasking as well since you can assign a specific desktop to each monitor. While there a ton of advantages of multi-monitor setups, the one big issue with these is the huge bezels. Well, luckily for you, Asus has just launched theROG Bezel-free kittocreate a more seamless picture without any distraction.

The kit includes long strips of thin lenses that deploy optical camouflage to virtually or visually end the bezels. Developed in association with one of its backlight suppliers, the lenses are made by a type of transparent thermoplastic calledPolymethylmethacrylate, orPMMA. Placed along the bezels at a 130-degree angle,the kit creates the illusion of a single, uninterrupted screen.While no price has been revealed as of yet, Asus says that it will be available in the first half of this year.

With Project Linda, you get a barebones13-inch laptop system with an RGB keyboard, a 120Hz display, 200GB of onboard storage, and a 53.6Wh internal battery.Oh, and instead of the touchpad, there’s space to dock your Razer Phone, which acts as the main core of your device. While the device performs more like a Chromebook, the company hopes for developers to extend support towards this project and optimize their games to provide a better interface and interaction using the monitor as well as the phone’s display.

We’ve all seen RGB cabinets and liquid cooling systems to flaunt your gaming PCs. But the new case from iBuypower is certainly a product that sets new heights in making your custom rig look absolutely insane. iBuypower, in coordination with Intel, has announced the iBuypower Snowblind that takes a transparent LCD display typically used in digital signage and integrates it into the side of an NZXT N450 case. The end result?A Rainmeter like HUD on the side panel of your case.

The HTC Vive is one of the most preferred VR gaming headsets alongside the Oculus Rift. This year, it wasspeculated that HTC was gonna up their game by bringing on something newto the VR world. And that is what they exactly did. The company took the stage to announce theHTC Vive Pro headset and a wireless adapterwhile bumping up the resolution of the VR headset.

The Pro model now runs at a staggering1,440 x 1,600 resolution with a 110-degree field of view and 90Hz refresh rate.It also has two front-facing cameras and comes with built-in headphones. All this is bound to take VR gaming by a storm. Although pricing for both products wasn’t announced, HTC says they should be arriving later this year.

While Project Linda got everyone’s attention, another great device launched by Razer that might have been missed out by gamers is theRazer Mamba HyperFlux. Unlike theoriginal Razer Mambathat houses a 900mAh battery within its shell, the new Razer Mambamakes use of the company’s all-new HyperFlux wireless power technology.

The bundled HyperFlux mousepad makes uses of a magnetic field to transmit power to the mouse in real-time. As a result, the mouse has lost a lot of weight and is much easier to maneuver making it especially good for gaming.The mouse is available for $249.99and is bound to be loved by PC gamers who prefer a wireless lightweight mouse but are annoyed by the hassles of the battery.

Nvidia states that theservice supports over 160 games, but of course you have to own the game to stream it over the service. The company showed off the service by running PUBG and Rainbow Six on decidedly crappy laptops at the event. Undoubtedly, the games ran buttery-smooth on those systems. For those of you interested, the Beta is currently free in North America and Europe and you can check it outhere.

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