what's up everyone Eber here with Hardware Canucks we're still here at
CES 2019 might just pass by me if you didn't notice probably you might not
notice but anyways we're still here the show get trying to bring you the best
content or more content from the show floor but I want to talk about Corsair's
new slipstream wireless technology and what and why it's super important for
the future of gaming peripherals like keyboards mice and headsets so let's get
started but first huge shout out to our sponsors Corsair Phanteks Razer MSI and
Thermaltake because without them this trip really would not have been possible
now a few days ago we posted a video about Corsair's new mice for 2019 and if
you're interested in checking that out link is right over here
but essentially we did talk a little bit about slipstream technology but we
didn't really get too much into it and the reason is because we didn't have
any information about the new tech but after having a one-on-one session with
Corsair we have a lot actually there's a lot to be excited about this new
technology and the fact that it's actually shipping on a $50 Mouse like
the harpoon Wireless is pretty amazing now the intent for slipstream is to
provide improvements for how wireless communications are handled with it
response time should decrease ranges will get boosted and there should be
less issues in areas with high wireless traffic basically what slipstream does
is use the 2.4 gigahertz spectrum but with a proprietary protocol that's been
developed by Corsair that port O'Call allows supporting peripherals to handle
twice the number of wireless packets within a millisecond
there's also intelligent frequency shift which actively scans the wireless
spectrum to find the best transmit frequency so that's a lot of technical
stuff to digest but what does that really mean for gamers well on a mouse
like the harpoon wireless you're gonna get some more millisecond response times
but supposedly are also expected to get about up to 60 hours of battery life
with just a single charge and you could also use this male 60 feet away from the
actual receiver and I'm kind of starting to wonder why would you even use that
feature I mean for HTPC setups sure but 60 feet
away is just like I just I mean it's cool tech but I want to know your
thoughts on that particular you know feature in the comments down below
basically the harpoon Wireless is the first in the lineup
coming peripherals that will have slipstream technology but Corsair said
that the biggest potential for it will be within wireless headsets the problem
with current wireless headsets is that they do typically lack range and in some
cases they do encounter interferences and the microphone quality is just not
that great and we've encountered a more experienced them with previous wireless
headset reviews now slipstream basically eliminates all of these issues by
basically providing a high bandwidth connection that allows for downstream a
high definition a game audio as well as lossless upstream voice communication at
the same time that's just not possible with today's current wireless standards
another interesting thing that Corsair mentioned is range on these headsets
could be around a hundred feet which is pretty amazing and the last thing that I
want to mention about slipstream is that up to four devices can run off a single
USB controller which is actually pretty awesome because concerning laptops are
slowly starting to get rid of you know full-size type-a ports and just getting
you know a few ports this is a great way to you know be able to connect your
wireless headset your peripheral so you are the peripherals and just control
them via a single USB receiver the other thing that I wanted to discuss quickly
is Corsair's Capellix X LEDs because they could be a game-changer in many ways
traditional LEDs are mounted to a large surface and then there are separate
controllers that require space corsair is now mounting their LEDs directly to
the PCB which increases density brightness and overall efficiency this
is a quick example showing the space necessary to mount 132 Capellix RGB
LEDs versus a traditional RGB strip it's just really amazing to see this kind of
technology miniaturizing in terms of what it means for products well there's
a couple ways to look at Capellix because of its lower power consumption
peripherals with the technology will provide much better battery life heat
output will also be lower so incorporating them into things like
memory and motherboards will come with less trade-offs as well
Corsair was also showing off their first Capellix product with the Dominator
platinum RGB it uses 12 individually addressable LEDs per module for some
crazy-looking lighting effects and remember this is just where corsair
starting so it'll be interesting to see where they go from here so there you
guys have it it's really awesome to see a company like Corsair taking things
differently with you know something like slipstream technology and of course you
know a technology like complex with their RGB LED setup but I'm looking
forward to what they can come upon in the next or their upcoming products for
2019 and of course the years to come but yeah let me know what you guys think
about the two new things that we discussed in this video in the comments
down below I'm Evo retiree canucks thank you so
much for watching stay tuned for more CES 2019 coverage Dmitri is right over
there chilling with his air pods and his iPhone 10s Michael is he's just chilling
with his Lenovo notebook and we'll see you in the next video