Matt Paligaru

Thanks to Plug In, I’ve had the opportunity to test drive a lot of mechanical gaming keyboards.  As a result, I loyally use the Logitech G710+, but I was curious to see just what the Orion Spark (G910) brought to the table.  How about more macro keys, palm rests and up to 16.8 million key color possibilities with billions of coordinating options?  That’s just the beginning of the Orion Spark.

It’s less than 2 months away from the first official swing of the Major League Baseball season, but the gaming equivalent starts a week earlier with MLB 15: The Show! This year, Sony and Skinit team up to bring you this year’s Pre-Order bonus.  Read on to find out what it is, and learn why you see Russell Martin on the cover now instead of the previously announced Yasiel Puig.

The New Nintendo 3DS XL won’t be released for a few more weeks, but I had a chance to take an early hands-on, out of the box look at the new console before it officially comes out on February 13th!

Post-CES 2015, we have a lot to absorb about what we can do to our homes. Smarthome gadgets are coming out at a rapid pace, and with many manufacturers now working together to allow you run their devices on the same apps, it’s good to get in tune with just how you can turn your every day home into a smart one.

Quite simply put: Watching BluRays and DVDs on your PlayStation 4 can be frustrating at best. You have to memorize a weird button structure, and then it’s tough to scan or find menus. You almost feel like you need a remote control, right?  Thankfully, Insignia is here to the rescue with their PS4 remote, a simple (and inexpensive) way to watch movies and more.  Come take a look.

What is that you’re looking at to the left of this text?  Would you believe it’s a wifi camera, LED light and doorbell set up?  Neat isn’t it?  That’s the Chamberlain Notifi, one of a few devices I mention in the second Smart Home Roundup from CES.  This time I’ll jump into brands that you know and have seen at Best Buy and BestBuy.ca, and may see again in the future. From Parrot, to Samsung and even D-Link, what’s else does 2015 in the world of Smart Home have to offer?  Come take a look.

The world is watching CES right now, especially with intent on Smart Home and Wearables, two of the categories poised to explode with this year’s announcements.  With lots to cover in the next few days, we stop in on the first products announced for the iOS HomeKit and the growth of the Works with NEST program

If you passed on Halo: The Master Chief Collection because you were Halo’d out, or you didn’t want to rebuy the titles you’d bought on the old consoles, you may want to think again. The collection is the gift that keeps giving, and today, one of those gifts was opened up in the form of the Halo 5: Guardians Beta. From now until January 18th, you’ll gradually get access to maps, gameplay styles and weapons you won’t see again until the game comes out later next year. Read on to find out more.

As a gaming reviewer, I get to play a lot of different types of games. Sports, Puzzle, Adventure, you name it.  This year was viewed as a fairly weak one amongst a lot of my peers, but I didn’t see it that way.  Despite the fact that, yes, there was a lot of disappointment, there were still a few diamonds in the rough, and some absolute gems too.  Here’s my personal top 10 for the year 2014, starting with Bravely Default (Pictured) and going from there.

Most of us Dads (and even our dads) are closet tech nuts, excited over tech, pretty much any tech. 10 years ago, I could’ve cared less about controlling the temperature of my house through my phone, but 2 months ago as I was having a smart thermostat installed, I couldn’t wait. With little things like this in mind, here’s my take on some gadgets that interest me as a first time dad, and might provide you some inspiration for yours less than one week away from Christmas day.