Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. CES 2026 ...

The X5 Alteron works with smartphones and tablets, and it can replace faulty Joy-Cons on your Nintendo Switch. The X5 Alteron works with smartphones and tablets, and it can replace faulty Joy-Cons on ...

The GameSir x Hyperkin X5 Alteron looks too good to be true, but it has the hallmarks of a perfect pad for home and on the move. We’re barely a week into 2026, and we may already have the ultimate ...

GameSir has revealed a new collaboration product with Hyperkin The new GameSir x Hyperkin X5 Alteron is billed as "the world's first, fully modular mobile gaming controller" It's a telescopic mobile ...

"A collaborative partner project from GameSir x Hyperkin, merging two industry leaders' expertise for a one-of-a-kind gaming accessory." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Every year at CES, we see numerous innovations being made in the tech and gaming hardware space. Last year, we saw a ton of hall-effect controllers, and this year it looks like there is a shift in the ...

I’ve been using the same smartphone controller on my iPhone for years. That’s partly because most options are so similar. Announced at CES 2026, the X5 Alteron couldn’t be more different. It’s a ...

8BitDo is releasing an evolved version of its Ultimate 3 controller this summer, and it's aimed squarely at the high-end gamepad market—meet the 8BitDo Ultimate 3E. The Ultimate 3E builds upon the ...

8BitDo unveiled the next generation of its flagship Ultimate controller series at CES 2026--and it now makes sense why the manufacturer hasn't released an Xbox version of the Ultimate 2. Officially ...

The Mangmi Pocket Max is an upcoming handheld game console with a 7 inch OLED display featuring a 144 Hz refresh rate and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor. While that’s a chip that was released in ...

So goes my favorite passage from Iron Maiden’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” which at nearly 14 minutes is easily one of the band’s longest and most epic songs. The basic takeaway from both the 1984 ...

G-Shock’s 5600 is unequivocally its most iconic and significant watch, bar none. It’s also one of the brand’s most widely reissued watches, and is still frequently adorned with novel colorways to this ...