Author: Derek 'Dez' Maggs

Derek 'Dez' Maggs

Board Game & Tech Reviewer / Host of MTG Podcast, Rather Be Draftin' / Coffee & Hug Addict

PAX Aus 2026 – A Record Breaker With A Personality All Its Own

What can I say about PAX Australia 2026 except that it was a record-breaker. With 90,000-plus people showing up, this event was something unlike anything else I’ve had in previous PAX visits, and I loved

Samsung Gives Australians More Foldable Choice Than Ever Before

Media Release: With three distinct foldable experiences across the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Flip8, Samsung offers a foldable designed for anyone and any lifestyle As interest in foldable smartphones continue

Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor – When Your Monitor Arrives on a Pallet

I’ve reviewed a lot of monitors over the years, and the ritual is usually the same. A delivery driver shows up, we wrestle a large cardboard box together, and I try not to knock over

Motorola unveils motorola signature 27, its most advanced smartphone yet

Media Release: motorola signature 27 is unveiled at Snapdragon Summit with Snapdragon® 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and next-generation AI experiences Motorola took centre stage at the Snapdragon Summit, to offer a first look at

Melbourne To Host The Southern Hemisphere’s Biggest Creator Event, iSTREAM

Media Release: For the first time, more than 100 of the world's biggest digital creators - with a combined reach exceeding half a billion - will descend on Melbourne for one event: iSTREAM, launching January

Logitech Study Reveals Gaming’s Huge Role in Aussie IT Decision-Making in the Workplace

Media Release: A new Logitech study has revealed that today’s technology decision-makers are avid gamers whose hobby directly shapes their day-to-day approach to evaluating enterprise hardware and software. Surveying 200 IT decision-makers (ITDMs) across Australia

CORSAIR HS35 v3 – Big Noggin Tested, Gamer Approved

This being my first CORSAIR headset, I went in with a mix of curiosity and doubt. I’ve always associated CORSAIR with keyboards, mice, and flashy PC build components, so stepping into their audio lineup felt

Logitech G305 X – A Familiar Favourite Gets a Modern Upgrade

Pulling the white Logitech G305 X Superlight Gaming Mouse out of the box, the first thing I noticed was how clean and minimal it looked. White peripherals always carry that risk of looking cheap or

Womier Duo87 – The Keyboard That Brought Its Own Sidekicks

The Womier Duo87 Mechanical Keyboard made a very different first impression than I expected, mostly because the box it arrived in was enormous. Not just “a bit bigger than usual” enormous, but properly oversized in

A Wireless Wonder With Personality: Meet the Womier L80

The moment I lifted the Womier L80 75% Wireless Mechanical Keyboard out of its box, I had this small pause where I just looked at it. Not analysing anything, not checking specs, just… taking it

Razer Reclusa X Mini 65% – The Custom Keyboard Shortcut I Didn’t Know I Wanted

The first thing you need to know about me is that I have a problem- like, a serious problem. Over the years I've built somewhere in the vicinity of sixty to eighty custom keyboards. Maybe