Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

Intels 9th gen Coffee Lake chips to make 6-core mainstream
Mionix Naos QG Biometric Gaming Mouse Review
Silverstone SST-EP03 Tear-Down
SteelSeries Apex M500 Mechanical Pro-Gaming Keyboard Review
Xbox One Stealth 420X+ Wireless Premium Gaming Headset Review
ZenBook 3 Review: Asus made a faster MacBook that runs Windows

Intels 9th gen Coffee Lake chips to make 6-core mainstream

Chinese source says we can expect Coffee Lake mobile CPUs to arrive in H2 2018. Chinese tech site BenchLife.info has leaked (via VR Zone) some interesting information regarding what are purported to be Intel's 9th generation Core processors. It has published slides said to show an Intel roadmap which includes 'Coffee Lake' processors. These processors look to bring six-core CPU designs to the mainstream. BenchLife also published a platform layout diagram and a chart comparing the various features of Coffee Lake U, H and S (Desktop) processors.

Read full article @ Hexus

Mionix Naos QG Biometric Gaming Mouse Review

Mionix are masters when it comes to creating gaming peripherals, having made many of the best mice, keyboards, and headsets on the market today, while maintaining a pretty competitive price point. They’ve already proven a popular choice with the eSports scene, and their latest mouse, the Naos QG is about to make an even bigger splash on the eSports and streaming scene, with its biometric data that can show you a gamers physical performance in-game, as well as offer developers a new level of interaction to gamers too.

Able to monitor your heart rate, movement, even your sweat and activity data, the Naos QG can give you real-time feedback to monitor your own performance in games, while also giving you an overlay that you can include in something like your Twitch stream. Imagine playing a horror game and actually monitoring how scared you get? Imagine that game could make your aim worse, and your vision shaky based on your fear? Now that’s something we really want to see in games!

Read full article @ eTeknix

Silverstone SST-EP03 Tear-Down

What can possibly be tear-down-worthy in a USB 3.0 hub? Read on to find out.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

SteelSeries Apex M500 Mechanical Pro-Gaming Keyboard Review

It may have taken SteelSeries a while but they've finally released the successor of their highly popular 6Gv2 mechanical keyboard, the Apex M500.

Read full article @ NikKTech

Xbox One Stealth 420X+ Wireless Premium Gaming Headset Review

Turtle Beach is one of the biggest names in the world when it comes to gaming audio, and with a huge range of award-winning headsets to choose from, we’re eager to see what their latest, the Stealth 420X+, has to offer. Equipped with wireless tech to ensure you have a tangle-free gaming session, as well as all the usual features we’ve come to expect from the higher end Turtle Beach headsets, the Stealth 420X+ certainly looks promising on paper, but we’ll put putting it through its paces soon enough.

“Experience the freedom of 100% fully wireless game and chat audio on your Xbox One with the Turtle Beach Stealth 420X+ gaming headset. The Stealth 420X+ is an officially licensed gaming headset for the Xbox One offering cutting-edge innovations. Superhuman Hearing gives you a competitive advantage by allowing you to hear everything from nearby enemy footsteps to distant reloads. The Turtle Beach Stealth 420X+ is the must-have headset for Xbox One gamers.”

With Superhuman hearing, which enhances sounds like footsteps to give you a tactical advantage, mic monitoring so you’re not shouting to hear yourself, separate volume controls, and more, the 420X+ looks well suited to competitive gaming. It also comes with support for Xbox One, as well as mobile devices (or any other device) that has a 3.5mm jack cable too.

Read full article @ eTeknix

ZenBook 3 Review: Asus made a faster MacBook that runs Windows

Of all the ultrathin laptops I've reviewed, the ZenBook 3 is most like Apple's MacBook from a design perspective. It packs a 12.5" display, an edge-to-edge keyboard, and a single USB-C port for charging and all connectivity. Where the ZenBook pulls away from the MacBook is on the inside, packing a lot more processing punch.

Read full article @ TechSpot