If you have browsed Razer’s selection of gaming peripherals and thought “You really need to step up your RGB game” HP has just the accessory for you. Unveiled at Gamescom on Tuesday, the company’s newest HyperX microphone features more than 100 LEDs for “stunning visuals” with “energetic styling.”
The HyperX QuadCast 2 S is a USB gaming microphone with over 100 aRGB LEDs. The individually customizable lights can display over 16 million color combinations. Why, you ask? To complement your “flows and creativity,” according to HP. (Sure, why not!)
If you’re the type who cares more about audio input than audio light shows, the QuadCast 2 S has 32-bit audio resolution and a 192 kHz sampling rate. It features a mute sensor, four selectable pole patterns, and a built-in shock mount / strut combo. When used with HyperX NGENUITY software (NGENIOUS!), you can customize the LEDs, limiters and 10-band EQ. It also includes artificial intelligence-based noise reduction.
In addition to the Vegas casino of gaming microphones, HP is introducing a wireless keyboard that it claims has the “longest battery life of the two backlit wireless gaming keyboards.” HyperX Alloy Rise 75 offers 80 hours of gaming with backlighting (more RGB!!). Alternatively, you can squeeze out an “astounding 1,500 hours with the backlight off.” (At least your microphone can compensate for the lack of backlighting in these conditions.)
The keyboard supports 2.4GHz wireless connectivity or up to three Bluetooth connections. This includes hot-swap key switches, magnetic top plates and badges.
The RGB-tastic HyperX QuadCast 2 S gaming microphone will be available in November for $200, while the Alloy Rise 75 keyboard will be available in October for $230.
