Competition Time – Win a HTC 8S

Thats right guys and girls, we’ve got a Shiny Blue Windows Phone 8 HTC 8S up for grabs!

We’re going to keep this nice and simple. You can have up to 3 chances of winning.

1) Like us on Facebook … Read More

WiiFit Board gets a second life with new Android app, FitScales

It’s that time of year where more and more people are aiming to get fitter and more and more people are turning to apps / gadgets to track, monitor and motivate their efforts. With that in mind, this is a … Read More

Microsoft IllumiRoom… WOW!

Please let this be a real thing… please let this be a real thing!! You might remember a short video from a couple of months back showing Xbox games being projected around a TV, well Microsoft has released another 5 … Read More

Playstation Plus May Update

While I love my Xbox, recently I’m finding it harder and harder to justify the cost of Xbox Live Gold. It’s not the most reliable service in the world and well, every time I turn on my Xbox, even though … Read More

Logitech announces new iPad Folio

We’re big fans of Logitech accessories here at The Effect.net and even bigger fans of the Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover. Logitech has announced an improvement on the Ultrathin Keyboard Cover. The biggest flaw of the Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for me … Read More

The Evolution of Video Game Controllers

Check out this awesome poster from Pop Chart Lab! It charts the evolution of video game controllers and I LOVE it!

It really charts the entire history of controllers and is bang up to date! It’s even got the WiiU, … Read More

How to use Microsoft Two-Factor Authentication with your Xbox LIVE account

Xbox Lives Major Nelson shared some good info on how to use Microsofts Two-Factor Authentication with your Xbox LIVE account and I thought I’d share it here with you guys!

Every gamertag on Xbox LIVE is backed by a Microsoft … Read More

Hemlock Grove arrive on Netflix this Friday!!

I know all of us here at TheEffect.net HQ have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Hemlock Grove on Netflix and thankfully the way is almost over (only 2 more sleeps!). In case you don’t know, Hemlock Grove is the … Read More

Fitness Gadget, Tech and Games (as discussed on Dublin City FM)

Here’s a quick overview of what we spoke about on Dublin City FM today (Saturday 6th April).

First up, some Apps. All these can be found in their various app stores.

RunKeeper – One of the hardest things about … Read More

HTC One Review

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HTC's Comeback King

Here is our HTC One Review. We’ve been chomping at the bit to get our mits on the HTC One ever since it was announced and well it finally happened. We were lucky enough to get the black coloured unit, … Read More