Whether building my own keyboards from scratch or benchmarking new PC components, I've dedicated my career to making gaming more approachable to a wider audience. I have been a technology journalist ...

If you've paid any attention to gaming accessories the past few years you've likely heard something about the benefits of Hall Effect joysticks and triggers. Essentially, instead of using a physical ...

Competitive gamers look for every advantage they can get, and that drive has spawned some of the zaniest gaming peripherals under the sun. There are plenty of hardware components that actually offer ...

Recently, [Solder Hub] put together a brief video that demonstrates the basics of a Hall Effect sensor — in this case, one salvaged from an old CPU fan. Two LEDs, a 100 ohm resistor, and a 3.7 volt ...

Have you ever been mid-boss fight, lining up what should be a perfect shot, only to watch your character slowly drift left for absolutely no reason? Want more like this? Get the latest drops, ratings, ...

After dealing with years of widespread reports of “stick drift” on the original Switch Joy-Cons, Nintendo watchers have been hoping the Switch 2 would make use of magnetic Hall effect sensors that ...

Elvis Shida is a Tech/Hardware Writer from Kenya. He has been building PCs for a decade and is keenly interested in motherboards, monitors, and gaming TVs. When not building PCs or writing about ...

From Lake Shore Cryotronics Inc. As technologies advance - from ultra-thin 2D materials to rugged, high-power semiconductors - the role of precise Hall effect measurements becomes more important than ...