| |  | La nouvelle souris Ikari de chez Steelseries continu a faire parler d'elle. Cette nouvelle souris présenté comme révolutionnaire a été soumise à une batterie de test afin de déterminer ses réels avantages comparé à ses concurents.
“Another problem with today’s laser mice is that they function using image correlation. Meaning that the sensor snaps pictures of the surface, then compares these pictures to determine the movement of the mouse. If the user performs an “advanced movement”, which can include sudden deceleration, mouse movements at a certain angle or something else weird, that couldn’t be programmed into the robotic testing machines, the mouse will either stall or try to “guess” the intended movement. This is not what we consider “gaming grade”. A gamer requires precision and accuracy from his gaming gear – not software that tries to predict and emulate his intended movements. If these “gaming laser mice” had been tested by professional gamers before their release, the test results would have clearly indicated that they weren’t suitable for high level gaming….”
“When a company mentions DPI in the same sentence as precision, or anything else regarding better tracking, it is simply bullshit. First of all the term DPI (Dots Per Inch) has nothing to do with mice. It’s an expression from the printing world and shouldn’t even be used to describe mouse movement. DPI is meant to describe the fact that for one inch of distance you move your mouse on any surface, the equivalent number of counts are sent to the PC - resulting in movement on your screen. The correct term for this is CPI (counts per inch). You can achieve higher CPI in many ways: By having a larger image, higher sampling rate, better light source quality, adding DSP (Digital Signal Processor) power and having the right algorithm (prediction)….”
Ikari est une souris qui a nécessité près de 15 mois de dévellopement, auxquels ont participés de nombreux joueurs à travers toute l'Europe. Le résultat est une paire de souris s'adaptant parfaitement à votre mode de jeu.
Pour plus d'informations :
http://www.fragyou.net/?page_id=24
Posté par  Jimmy , le Tue Sep 18 19:26:41 2007 | |
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Leipzig, Germany -- August 23rd, 2007 -- SteelSeries, a leading manufacturer of innovative professional gaming gear, today announced the SteelSeries Ikari Optical and SteelSeries Ikari Laser professional gaming mice. The new, ergonomic right-handed multi-grip mice mark the company's entry into the market for gaming mice. Adding the gaming mice line compliments an existing portfolio of professional gaming gear that consists of headsets, keyboards, surfaces, accessories and security software designed for competitive gamers.
The SteelSeries Ikari mice are the result of 15 months extensive research of ergonomics, technology, shape, motion, hand grip and play styles by gamers. The SteelSeries Ikari mice sets a new industry standard for input, research and co-development with professional gamers for gaming mice. The shape, materials and specifications of the SteelSeries Ikari mice are based on input from professional players from Team 3D, compLexity, mousesports, SK Gaming, Team NoA and other world-class gaming organizations, who collectively represent the world's most accomplished gamers in Counter-Strike and other gaming disciplines. The development of SteelSeries Ikari was also driven by community input and feedback from more than 5,000 gamers from the competitive gaming segment.
The SteelSeries Ikari chassis is shaped to accommodate the three predominant methods of grip utilized by gamers today: Swipe, Claw, and Palm. The chassis features five buttons with high quality gaming grade contacts. The SteelSeries Ikari mice also have an anti-sweat and slip-resistant surface coating to improve mouse control during intense gaming sessions. The SteelSeries Ikari mice boast the largest SteelSeries Glide surface ever utilized on gaming mice (more than a 300% increase over traditional gaming mice) that is specifically designed to reduce friction between the pressure points on the mouse and the surface under the mouse.
Both models of the SteelSeries Ikari mice feature plug-and-play features that will allow gamers to play at LAN events and tournaments without the need to install specific mouse drivers. The SteelSeries Ikari mice operate at 500 Hz and feature “on-the-fly" DPI settings.
Special features of the two SteelSeries Ikari models :
SteelSeries Ikari Optical
- Specific design for FPS gamers
- Driverless, plug-and-play feature for LAN gamers
- Pressure points that reduce friction for optimized glide
- Ability to toggle between 2 DPI settings
SteelSeries Ikari Laser
- Specific designed for RTS & MMO gamers
- Programmable macro buttons with driverless plug-and-play feature
- Pressure points that reduce friction for optimized glide
- Ability to toggle DPI range with LCD readout
The SteelSeries Ikari Optical was designed as a no-bullshit, top performer for FPS gamers. The research and development emphasized a “no nonsense, no crap" approach with proven optical technology that allows gamers consistent, fast movements without technical difficulties of any kind.
The SteelSeries Ikari Laser mouse was specifically designed for RTS and MMO gamers in mind that features programmable macros and custom settings designed to increase the users Actions Per Minute (APM) count. The mouse can be programmed from home and will remember the settings for tournament use even without installing drivers.
The new gaming mice from SteelSeries will be released Q4 2007.
About SteelSeries
SteelSeries is a leading manufacturer of gaming peripherals and accessories, including headsets, keyboards, mice, software, and gaming surfaces. SteelSeries have been on the forefront of professional gaming gear since its inception in 2001, thanks to continued innovation and product development in cooperation with leading professional gamers. All SteelSeries products are developed in co-operation with professional gamers to ensure optimum performance and durability. SteelSeries supports the growth of competitive gaming and electronic sports through aggressive sponsoring of teams and support of communities, tournaments and LAN-events all over the world. For additional information, visit
http://www.steelseries.com.
Posté par Jimmy , le Mon Aug 27 19:51:11 2007 | |
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| | | Copenhagen, Denmark - August 20th, 2007 -- SteelSeries, a leading manufacturer of innovative professional gaming gear, today announced that Bruce Hawver, 38, has been named chief executive officer. Hawver succeeds Michael von Essen-Müller, 35, who has functioned as chief executive officer since the company's inception in 2001. The new appointment is effective September 1st.
Hawver joins SteelSeries with nine years of experience in advising and leading rapid growth businesses. He previously served as corporate vice president at Motorola, Enterprise Devices, where he managed 400 employees and created new technology products. In 2.5 years Hawver grew the accessory business unit from $190M to over $1.2B in revenue. Hawver led teams responsible for defining, developing and launching Smartphone devices and successfully captured and maintained global market share lead in Bluetooth audio products. Prior to the accessory business Hawver served as senior director of strategy and later senior director of pricing for the Mobile Device business.
Before joining Motorola Hawver held a position as senior engagement manager at McKinsey and Company, working on growth strategies, channel development, and operational improvement across several industries.
"Bruce's experience in building and managing rapid growth business makes him an ideal successor as CEO of SteelSeries," says Michael von Essen-Müller, former chief executive officer for SteelSeries. "Building and establishing SteelSeries as a leading peripherals manufacturer within the hardcore gaming space has been both challenging and fun. I strongly believe that both the brand and the amazingly talented employees within the company are set to take it to the next level."
"I continue to be amazed regarding the market position and overall growth that SteelSeries has enjoyed under Michael's leadership," says Bruce Hawver, chief executive officer for SteelSeries. "I am excited about developing and integrating new technology to give gamers a competitive edge, and as electronic sports continue to enjoy explosive growth worldwide it will be interesting to take the company to new levels of creative and financial success."
Essen-Müller is retiring his current position for a new career as Danish Director of Sales at Fujitsu Siemens Computers Consumer Division, but remains closely connected to SteelSeries as a member of the Advisory Board.
About SteelSeries
SteelSeries is a leading manufacturer of gaming peripherals and accessories, including headsets, keyboards, mice, software, and gaming surfaces. SteelSeries have been on the forefront of professional gaming gear since its inception in 2001, thanks to continued innovation and product development in cooperation with leading professional gamers. All SteelSeries products are developed in co-operation with professional gamers to ensure optimum performance and durability. SteelSeries supports the growth of competitive gaming and electronic sports through aggressive sponsoring of teams and support of communities, tournaments and LAN-events all over the world.
Pour plus d'informations :
http://www.steelseries.com
Posté par Jimmy , le Mon Aug 20 23:00:07 2007 | |
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| | | SteelSeries Announces World's First Circumaural Professional Gaming Neckband Headset
Copenhagen, Denmark - July 10th, 2007 -- SteelSeries, a leading manufacturer of innovative professional gaming gear, today announced the SteelSeries Siberia Neckband Headset, the first circumaural neckband headset created for professional gaming. The new professional gaming headset is optimized for use with personal computers while offering "street-style" functionality for use with MP3-players and other digital devices.
The original Siberia Full-Size Headset was released in late 2004 and instantly became a smash-hit among leading professional gamers. The product was the first professional gaming headset to fully cover the users' ears, adding new levels of comfort to audio products for gamers.
The new SteelSeries Siberia Neckband Headset features a similar eye-catching visual design, as well as the popular white theme, that made the original Siberia headset so popular. Professional gamers from a number of major international gaming organizations took part in the development and fine-tuning of the product, including some of biggest names in eSports: SK Gaming, Team 3D and compLexity. This is the first Siberia-product to feature the trademark pull-out microphone system found in most other gaming headsets from SteelSeries.
The comfort and soundscape in the SteelSeries Siberia Neckband Headset was fine-tuned with the help of professional gamers, electronic DJ's and rock musicians. The combined input and feedback from this broad range of picky audiophiles helped create a soundscape optimized for a multitude of uses. Final sound optimizations for gaming were done with the help of Abdisamad 'SpawN' Mohamed, one of the world's most accomplished Counter-Strike players with 12 major international grand-slam championship titles and "Best of Class" awards by leading eSport sites in 2004, 2005 and 2006.
The new open-type SteelSeries Siberia Neckband Headset is compact and lightweight, while fully covering the user's ears. The result is a product that is both comfortable and firm to wear. As the headset is placed around the users' neck the user can wear hats or other garments without problems.
"The original Siberia headsets are still enormously popular, so trying to create the same unique combination of sound quality and visual design was extremely important to us," says Kim Rom, Marketing Director for SteelSeries. "The final result is a headset that breaks new ground for gaming accessories, just as the original headset did. This time it not only sounds even better, it also maintains the same low price point as the original."
"It was a lot of fun to help develop a gaming product that offers quality sound, and doesn't mess up a hairstyle or get in the way when you wear a cap," says Abdisamad 'SpawN' Mohamed, Counter-Strike player for SK Gaming. "Being able to use the same product for both gaming and my iPod is a nice feature, I'm looking forward to the release of this baby."
The new SteelSeries Siberia Neckband Headset will be released in Q3 2007, pricing details to be announced.
Posté par Jimmy , le Wed Jul 11 11:00:41 2007 | |
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| | | SteelSeries Partners With GotFrag For GameSense
Copenhagen, Denmark - June 11th, 2007 -- SteelSeries, a leading manufacturer of innovative professional gaming gear, today announced a new sponsorship of GameSense™, GotFrag's definitive statistical database for competitive PC gaming. GotFrag is the world's leading coverage site for eSports with more than 700,000 unique visitors a month.
No sport is complete without statistics. GotFrag's GameSense is the definitive statistical platform for PC eSports and was a natural fit for SteelSeries' mission to support the growth of eSports. GameSense tracks detailed statistics on players and teams in PC eSports and is today the only mathematical and statistical answer to the most important question in any sports: “Who's the best in the world"? Moreover, the information in GameSense is used in GotFrag.com's proprietary Content Management System to provide the latest and most detailed information in PC eSports news and coverage.
"Like professional sports have professional sports equipment, professional gaming has professional gaming gear. And SteelSeries has been a frontrunner in that industry before anyone even coined the term eSports," says Lee Chen, President of GotFrag. "SteelSeries has time and again proven that their support of the eSports community is far more passionate than any other company on the planet. It's a natural partner for a company like GotFrag, and I can think of few other companies that would actively be a partner for us in both promotion and development of a service like GameSense."
"It's a huge part of our mission statement to help grow competitive gaming as a sport," says Kim Rom, Marketing Director for SteelSeries. "GameSense and the professional staff on GotFrag has done a lot for eSports in terms of growth, recognition and coverage of PC eSports - we're delighted to partner with GotFrag on a project like this."
Inside of GameSense, GotFrag readers can find in-depth information on favorite (or least favorite) players, teams and events. The system provides detailed statistics based on official matches and events from tournaments around the world. How many Frags do they have? How many Aces? Who has the best K : D ratio? Who has the worst? Who has the highest FAR? GameSense is the definitive source for the answers to these questions and many more.
GameSense 2.0 is currently in open beta and includes a brand new feature, GameSense Live! which streams live, play-by-play action to visitors web-browsers from the GameSense stats servers.
More information about GameSense at: http://www.gotfrag.com/cs/stats/
Posté par Jimmy , le Sat Jun 16 13:02:09 2007 | |
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