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Mountain Everest Max: Your dream keyboard doesn’t exi-

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The Mountain Everest Max is a highly customizable keyboard. In fact, they pride themselves in their ability to optimize and customize their modular keyboard with a detachable media dock, numpad, and palm rest. If you think that’s all, oh boy, are you in for a treat. The Mountain Everest Max manages to deliver on good and solid baselines but, also design customizability that anyone can appreciate.

Let’s talk about the switches

When you get your sweaty hands on one of these, they come with hot-swappable Cherry MX switches factory-tuned with Krytox™ GPL 205 Grade 0. Which is, in true five-head fashion, a good baseline for a quality customizable keyboard. If that isn’t your cup of tea, the keyboard set comes with a keycap puller and a few other switches you can test out. They even make it easy for you to replace the stock switches with any other compatible hot-swap variants.

The cake isn’t a lie!

I had the Mountain Everest Max with me for a week or two and it has genuinely made all the difference in not just my working life; but also, my gaming and streaming life. The numpad and media dock are perfect accessories to switch out getting a stream deck. There, I said it.

It should come as no surprise that you can opt-out of these “fru fru” detachable features. But, as someone whose crusty fingers have been blessed with the chance to click-clack play with them, you will regret nothing if you do get the fancy premium set.

Who for?

For you, baby boy/girl/nonbinary human! This set is just an absolute *chef’s kiss*. Bro, I don’t think you understand how it just hits all different to find something that gives people the space to play around their set-up.

If you’re not quite into mechanical keyboards, this is the perfect gateway into it. Every facet of the Mountain Everest Max welcomes and optimizes your comfortability and modularity. Which, in my book, deserves mad respects.

Too good to be true?

Alright, everything aside, there are a few things I struggled with using the Mountain Everest Max keyboard. And, let me clarify that this is just me being extremely nitpicky. Because holy sheesh, this set serves on most points.

The detachable numpad (which you can attach on either side of the keyboard) and magnetic palm rest are a bit annoying. Hold that thought and put down your pitchforks. Listen, listen. As great accessories as they are, they often get detached and disconnected when you nudge your keyboard… That’s pretty much it. As long as you keep everything in one place and don’t move your setup as much as a restless chipmunk as I do, you’re all good.

Is this the keyboard for you?

The Mountain Everest Max is a good modular mechanical keyboard. Like, we’re talking scathe the sphincter close to perfection here. If you’re looking for a mechanical keyboard perfect for multitasking work, play, and streaming, this is it.

You may need to make your wallets brace for impact though, because… yes. Even if you’re not a keyboard connoisseur, this may be a pricey keyboard worth rebuilding and working on down the line. I do think it’s worth mentioning that the keyboard price is thoroughly justified with everything it allows you to play with and customize.

The full package!

The Mountain Everest Max already has a bunch of sweet accessories but with the Mountain Makalu 67 gaming mouse and the Nunatak XL mousepad, you’ve got a spicy dream team! The Mountain Everest Max costs PhP 14,990; Mountain Makalu 67 gaming mouse costs PhP 2,990; and the Nunatak XL mousepad is PhP 1,490.

In Singapore, Mountain Everest Max costs SG$ 399. You may purchase them at Lazada or Shopee.

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Jackery Explorer 300D: Power and portability in one

Uninterrupted workflows for digital nomads, freelance creatives, more

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September 18, 2026

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For digital nomads, freelance creatives, and even work-from-home professionals, staying productive on the move means carrying around multiple gadgets, cords, adapters, and power banks to survive the day.

Having to carry such weight, quite literally, is vital for maintaining workflow continuity.

For a more seamless experience and to have just one extra portable device to power all working parts, there’s the Jackery Explorer 300D.

Launched just last month, this grab-and-go offering from Jackery is designed for the modern lifestyle.

It moves away from Jackery’s traditional aesthetic with a sleek, speaker-like form factor. It weighs just 2.5 kilograms and is 64% smaller than standard 300W units in the market.

This ultra-compact size was made possible by a smart engineering choice of swapping bulky traditional AC wall outlets for highly efficient DC-only and USB-C ports —  which also helps eliminate idle power loss.

With a 288Wh capacity, the Jackery Explorer 300D holds enough juice for up to nine power banks.

It can keep a Type-C fast-charging laptop for up to three to four full cycles, a Wi-Fi router alive for hours, and recharge cameras or drone batteries up to five times for a lengthy production day.

For smaller gadgets like smartphones and portable fans, the power station can juice them up for up to 22 times.

It can even charge five devices simultaneously with a total of three USB-C ports, a USB-A port, and a DC 12V car charger port.

All these ensure users are never disconnected, wherever they may set up their mobile office.

Another brilliant touch is the two-in-one shoulder strap that easily unclips to double as a heavy-duty 140W USB-C charging cable.

The everyday carry is available via Lazada and Shopee, and at the official Jackery kiosk in SM Fairview, as well as other partner stores.

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Apple is reportedly working on its own gaming controllers

It might launch under the Beats brand.

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September 14, 2026

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Last week, the iPhone Duo changed how you look at the ubiquitous smartphone. Foldables are in, and Apple is right there with it. But the company isn’t stopping with the foldable segment. Apple is reportedly working on its own branded game controllers.

According to Bloomberg, Apple has been working on a controller since last year. Further, a piece of code linked to macOS 27.4, spotted by MacRumors, includes references to two unknown gaming controllers.

Because Apple just concluded its huge event this month, it will likely be a while before we see confirmation of this controller. And it could be anything. Of course, because the Duo is fresh on our minds, the easiest answer is a mobile controller than can maximize the foldable’s ability to stand by itself. It could also use Apple’s larger screens like the iPad, the MacBook, or the Mac. Some even speculate that this could be Apple’s stronger push into the gaming market.

Outside of the actual hardware, the reports are also claiming that the controller will arrive by way of Beats, rather than from Apple itself. At first, the branding comes off as a surprise, but then again, Beats hasn’t really evolved past an audio brand in a long, long time. Is it time to revitalize Beats as something more than just a peddler of headphones?

SEE ALSO: First Look: Apple iPhone Duo

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New AGON gaming monitor features up to 1000Hz refresh rate

New level of speed, flexibility for competitive gaming

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September 10, 2026

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AGON by AOC has released the new AGON Pro AGP277QK dual-mode gaming monitor for the competitive segment.

This new offering features up to 1000Hz refresh rate at HD and 540Hz at QHD so gamers have the flexibility to prioritize either clarity or speed.

The 27-inch IPS gaming monitor comes with NVIDIA G-SYNC, synchronizing the monitor’s refresh rate with the GPU to help minimize screen tearing, stuttering, and input lag.

This is combined with 0.3ms MPRT and 1ms GtG response times for fast-moving action that is sharp and responsive, giving competitive players a clear visual advantage.

Moreover, the AGON Pro AGP277QK features VESA DisplayHDR 400 certification for enhanced contrast and more vivid, lifelike visuals.

Delta E < 1 color accuracy also provides precise color reproduction not just for gaming but even other scenarios like content creation.

For even smoother high frame-rate gameplay, MBR Sync combines motion blur reduction with variable refresh rate (VRR) technology. This helps maintain clarity during rapid movements.

The monitor also includes Low Input Lag, customizable Light FX ambient RGB lighting, Gaming Mode presets, and Shadow Control.

The display comes with HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 2.1 connectivity, along with a height-adjustable stand and G-Menu support.

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