About Darren
Darren Price
Consumer & Gaming Writer - Australia
Darren Price has been playing video games and messing with technology for 45 years. For the last fifteen years he’s been writing about games and tech, as well. He hates sport, but loves sports video games - which he puts down to a mixture of being annoyingly contrary and extremely lazy. Whilst he is completely tone deaf, he considers Rock Band to be his guilty pleasure. A geek from way back, Darren builds his own computers, collects comic books, owns several lightsabers and is a sucker for video-gaming merchandise.
Stories by Darren - Page 9
Game review: Sweet Transit (PC Steam early access)
Tue, 16th Aug 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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steam
Team 17's Sweet Transit invites players to build a thriving colony in a world whereby trains are the only form of transport.
Comedy legend Jimeoin fronts Epson advertising campaign in NZ and Australia
Mon, 1st Aug 2022
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martech
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supply chain
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clean technologies
According to Epson the company's EcoTank models now account for 74% of all printers sold in the category in New Zealand, alone.
Hands-on Review: SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Keyboard
Fri, 29th Jul 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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cloud services
SteelSeries has taken the design of its range of Apex keyboards to create a smaller version, the Apex Pro Mini. TechDay's Darren Price checks it out.
Hands-on Review: TCL 30 SE mobile phone
Thu, 28th Jul 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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phone
TCL continues to provide consumers with budget phones that still pack a punch with the TCL 30 SE mobile phone.
Hands-on Review: SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro gaming headset
Fri, 22nd Jul 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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headsets
SteelSeries, being no stranger to creating premium gaming peripherals, sent over its Arctis Nova Pro wired headset kit for us to take a look at.
Hands-on Review: Obsbot Me AI-powered mobile phone mount
Tue, 19th Jul 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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cloud services
The Obsbot Me is an independently controlled portable mobile phone mount that can track its target without the need for software or a connection to a phone.
Everything we know so far about NBA 2K23
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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graphics
As excitement for the next iteration of 2K Games' NBA basketball series builds, some new information on the upcoming game, NBA 2K23, has been released.
Game review: The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle
Tue, 12th Jul 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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graphics
The Elder Scrolls Online's new expansion, High Isle, offers a fresh direction, political intrigue, and an expansive world to explore. (110 characters).
Hands-on Review: 16GB PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X 3600MHz DDR4
Wed, 29th Jun 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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pc hardware
PNY sent over its 16GB XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X 3600MHz CL16 DDR4 module kit for testing. The kit contains two 8GB dual-channel modules with RGB lighting.
Hands-on Review: Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit A60
Wed, 22nd Jun 2022
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gaming
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partner programmes
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digital entertainment
Philips Hue smart lighting promises to make any home a smart home. Darren Price checks out the Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit A60.
TerraMaster launches its T6-423 Professional NAS with TOS 5 OS
Fri, 17th Jun 2022
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storage
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endpoint protection
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edr
TerraMaster launches T6-423 6-bay tower NAS for small and medium-sized businesses, featuring the new TOS 5 operating system. Available now.
Game review: The Quarry (PC)
Tue, 14th Jun 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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survival-horror
Supermassive Games channel 1980s teen horror movies with their latest suspense-filled cinematic adventure, The Quarry.
AMD introduces FSR 2.0 giving gaming GPUs a boost
Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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pc hardware
AMD has announced its new Radeon RX 6000-series graphics cards and the first games to support its FSR 2.0 technology.
Game Preview: The Quarry (PC)
Mon, 30th May 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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preview
On playing a bit of The Quarry, I began to understand why the game has got its own release rather than just being part of The Dark Pictures Anthology.
Hands-on Review: HyperX Pulsefire Haste wireless mouse and HyperX Pulsefire XL Mat
Thu, 26th May 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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cybersecurity
With its lightweight Pulsefire Haste wireless mouse and RGB lit Pulsefire XL Mat, HyperX sets out to up your game and add a little colour to your desktop.
Hands-on Review: WD_Black SN770 NVMe SSD Game Drive
Fri, 20th May 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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western digital
Western Digital enhances its WD_Black NVMe SSD range with the WD_Black SN770 Game Drive, offering fast, power-efficient storage.
PNY launches XLR8 Gaming EPIX memory products in ANZ
Wed, 18th May 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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pc hardware
PNY has launched its XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB™ DDR4 Silver 3200MHz and 3600MHz memory products in Australia and New Zealand.
Hands-on Review: MSI MPG Z690 Carbon WIFI motherboard
Mon, 16th May 2022
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gaming
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semiconductors
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digital entertainment
It's all change with Intel's 12th generation CPUs. We have a new chipset in the 600-series, a new socket with the LGA 1700, and new DDR5 memory.
Hands-on Review: Corsair 32GB Vengeance 5200MHz DDR5 DRAM kit
Fri, 13th May 2022
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gaming
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semiconductors
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digital entertainment
Intel's Alder Lake CPUs and AMD's Ryzen 7000 CPUs both support DDR5, but for now, it's still a personal choice to make the jump to the new memory standard.
Hands-on Review: Steelseries Aerox 9 Wireless and Aerox 5 gaming mice
Thu, 5th May 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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cybersecurity
Steelseries offered two interesting mice for review, the Aerox 9 Wireless, aimed at MMO/MOBA players, and the Aerox 5, a wired mouse for multi-genre use.