Visual Sound 1 Spot Combo pack Originally named because it takes up just one electrical output spot, the 1 Spot offers a 9V DC output, with 1700mA of current available. It lacks multiple isolated outlets like the rest on test, but this useful wall wart will power multiple pedals if you daisy chain them.Five-way and eight-way daisy chain connectors are available, as are plug... Read More »
Moog Minifooger Drive The MFDrive employs a Moog Ladder Filter,FETamplifiers, and classicOTAs to create its dirt.You have a choice oftwo levels of range for the gain, to match the pedal’s input to what’s plugged into it.Again knob dials in the amount of dirt, delivering a wide range of sounds, from overdrivenamp through to fuzz tone, while an output knob offers enough extra clout... Read More »
Homebrew UFO The UFO (UltimateFuzz Octave) is an octave fuzz pedal in the vintage style, but the octave effect has its ownfootswitch so youcan choose if you want to add it to the fuzz, which comes intwo flavours – vintage andmodern – selected with a toggle switch.Vintage is thick and creamy 60s-style fuzz, but with a nice rawedge, delivered via a tone knob that... Read More »
Tomodachi Life 3Ds Game Review. If Animal Crossing gives players a chance to join a community, Tomodachi Life is Nintendo's way of letting them create one from scratch. Unlike Nintendo's other life sim, you don't have Tom Nook to tell you what to do or provide any sense of structure. You're free to inhabit the world with characters of your design and set your... Read More »
Pushmo World Game Review. The original 2011 Pushmo on 3DS stood out for its unique puzzle mechanics. Little red blob Mallo pushed and pulled blocks like dresser drawers to create platforms that he could use to make his way to the top to rescue a trapped kid. A year later, Crashmo freshened things up by allowing Mallo to move blocks in four directions instead... Read More »
Intel Core i7-4790K Devil's Canyon CPU Review. Intel's brisk production schedule should see the new 14nrn Broadwell architecture arrive by Christmas, but that doesn't mean Haswell is out of tricks. To tide us over until the next generation arrives, Intel has released a new spin on the Haswell design, codenamed Devil's Canyon, that squeezes more performance from the hardware. This has been achieved not... Read More »
Murdered: Soul Suspect Game Review. A good murder mystery keeps its audience engaged, on edge, and guessing incorrectly until the killer is revealed. As the puzzle pieces come together and the list of suspects narrows, our vested interest in the mystery almost always turns into a competition of trying to be one step ahead of the detectives in the story, or the first friend... Read More »
I'm frequently amazed by the sheer number of people who don't bother to update their systems when a new server operating system version arrives. Amazingly, there are many systems administrators and part-time network people who seem to think that merely having a strong opinion about what Microsoft has done or looks like doing in future somehow qualifies them for a seat at the software-design... Read More »
Valiant Hearts: The Great War Game Review. In video games about war, we typically assume the roles of gun-toting soldiers who singlehandedly save the day. It's more fun to be the hero who succeeds against the odds than a prisoner of war or an AWOL soldier, but those sadder stories are still poignant. Through phenomenal visuals and audio, Valiant Hearts: The Great War highlights... Read More »
Shovel Knight Game Review. The downloadable market is flush with pixelated throwbacks harkening back to the NES era. So many exist that developers can't get by on 8-bit visuals and chiptunes alone; a game has to be polished and infuse something fresh and exciting into our rosy memories. Yacht Club Games' Shovel Knight not only looks and feels like a lost gem from gaming's... Read More »
