New Zealand-based Swiftpoint presents what it claims is "the most advanced gaming mouse ever made"-- the Z, a rodent complete with accelerometer, gyroscope, OLED display, force sensor, tactile feedback and 17 physical buttons.

The above mentioned sensor array allows users to pivot, tilt and roll the mouse for an extra level of game control. For instance, the company suggests it as a means for flight simulator control by lifting and moving the mouse in the air, or tilting for crouch or lean controls in a shooter without need to press a keyboard button.

Gaming giant Nintendo looks to smartphones and tablets as a next growth market-- and the company hints it will even go as afar as making mobile device accessories in the quest for new business.

"Physical controllers for smart device applications are available in the market and it is possible that we may also develop something new by ourselves," general manager of entertainment planning and development Shinya Takahashi says at an annual shareholders meeting. "I believe Nintendo's way of thinking is to look at whether action games are really not impossible (without a physical controller for smart device applications) to create and how we can make it happen to create such a game."

Customers wanting to move their PC and related gear around might be interested in the Asus ROG Ranger, a backpack promising a durable means for doing so.

According to the company the backpack is made from water-resistant 1260D Gucci polyester, and can resist any wear and tear. Adding further "tough protection" is a built-in polyurethane cover one can put over the backpack in case of rain. When done the cover simply folds up and tucks back into a zipper at the base of the pack.

German keyboard specialist Das Keyboard takes to crowd funding to spur interest in its latest offering-- the 5Q, a "cloud-connected, open API RGB mechanical keyboard."

As the company puts it, the cloud-based smarts allow users to fully customise the keyboard, with controls as granular as setting individual colours for each keys. Such control presents some interesting use cases, such as having a key change colour whenever an email from a specific contact is received or setting the number keys to display customer satisfaction as a bar graph.

Handling the control of such functionality are services such as IFTTT (IF This Then That) and a keyboard API, one Das Keyboard dubs Q.

The company behind the media server software formerly known as XBMC takes on Raspberry Pi accessories with a case for the Raspberry Pi 3, 2 and B+.

A co-creation with case maker Flirc, the Kodi Edition case allows customers to turn the micro-PC into a home theatre PC (HTPC) running, of course, on the Kodi media centre. Construction is in aluminium, and the case acts as a passive heat sink to silently keep the Raspberry Pi's CPU cool.

The Fli Charge promises to be the "fastest and most powerful" wireless charging system yet, featuring a pad claiming to simultaneously charge up to 8 smartphones.

Unlike other wireless power systems, the Fli Charge uses conductive (instead of inductive) charging-- a technology the makers say is nearly 100% efficient, is able to simultaneously charge both high and low power devices and uses 40W of power.

The system caters for smartphones lacking wireless charging capabilities through a companion case. Dubbed the Flicase, it fits the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s and 6s Plus, as well as the Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 edge, S7 and S7 edge, and charges the phone when in contact with the pad.

SteelSeries launches what it describes as the "first modular gaming mouse with OLED display and tactile alerts"-- the Rival 700, a mouse featuring a customisable OLED display on the left-hand side.

First seen back at CES 2016, the Rival 700 carries what SteelSeries describes as a "tactile engine" providing users with customisable vibrating patterns, feedback durations and triggers, among others. For instance, player can set the mouse to vibrate whenever a game cooldown is over, or provide a heartbeat-like sensation when health is low.

Meanwhile the aforementioned OLED display allows for both various gaming aids (such as showing various game stats) or simple customisation with an image or animated logo. SteelSeries Engine 3 software takes care of OLED and vibration customisation together with the obligatory built-in RGB lighting.

Twelve South announces a version of the popular BookBook cases fitting the iPad Pro-- allowing customers to protect the tablet while giving it the appearance of a classic book.

Handcrafted in high-quality leather, each case is distressed so as to be given a unique look and features two hardback covers to protect the iPad while traveling. The iPad Pro version has a built-in pocket for the storage of a Pencil or stylus, while dual zippers keep the case firmly closed. To further protect the display the inside has a soft microfibre covering.