Emily Parker

I’ve spent the last three months testing the best thin and light gaming laptops you can buy right now, and the category has never been stronger. We measured weights with a kitchen scale, ran Cyberpunk 2077 and Hogwarts Legacy on each chassis, and timed battery drain while playing on planes, in coffee shops, and during … Read more

I spent the last 60 days cycling through every SteelSeries gaming keyboard currently available, running them through Valorant, CS2, and Baldur’s Gate 3 sessions, and pressure-testing their switches. After 8 boards and roughly 200 hours of typing and aim training, I can tell you exactly which SteelSeries deserves your money in . SteelSeries sits in … Read more

I have spent more hours than I care to admit chasing the best story driven PC games, and what started as casual curiosity has turned into something like a personal obsession. After finishing The Last of Us back in 2013, I went looking for games that hit the same way, and I have been building … Read more

I have owned and used SteelSeries mice since the original Xai back in 2009, and I still have a working Rival 710 on my desk right now with seven years of daily play behind it. That kind of longevity is exactly why people keep asking me about the best SteelSeries gaming mice when they want … Read more

I spent the past three summers on lakes, rivers, and the occasional ocean bay testing inflatable paddle boards with our team, and I learned one thing fast: the right SUP turns a wobbly first session into something you actually want to do again. This guide covers the best stand up paddleboards you can buy right … Read more

After 60 days of testing every corner of the standalone VR market, our team settled on this short list of the best standalone VR headsets under $500 you can actually buy right now in . We strapped on eight different headsets, played through Beat Saber, Batman: Arkham Shadow, and Half-Life: Alyx over PCVR streaming, and … Read more

Pull up a chair and clear the coffee table. Our team spent the last three months hauling strategy board games to every game night we could find, from a cramped apartment in Brooklyn to a friend’s backyard in Austin. We played with first-timers, hobbyists, couples, and groups of ten, all chasing the same thing: the … Read more

Building a streaming setup that does not choke when you start broadcasting is harder than most people expect. A regular gaming PC can push 100+ FPS in your favorite game, but the second you fire up a stream, frame rates tank, audio desyncs, and your viewers start sending you messages about pixelated video. The reason … Read more

I still remember the night I was juggling Discord, a game guide, and OBS while trying to rank up in Apex Legends. My main monitor was stuffed full and my desk was buried under a laptop I had propped against a stack of textbooks. That was the night I started hunting for the best tablet … Read more

I have spent the last three months testing every swim goggles with display I could get my hands on, swimming roughly 40 sessions across three pools and two open water swims. That is 80+ kilometers logged with screens in front of my eyes, which is the only honest way to tell you which best swim … Read more