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Unboxing #18: CORSAIR HS55 Surround Sound Gaming USB Headset w/ Microphone | In The Lab With Jay Jay

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In this video I unbox and install my new CORSAIR HS55 Surround Sound Gaming USB Headset with Microphone made by CORSAIR and sold by Amazon.

If you’re interested in buying a headset yourself you might like to know that CORSAIR has other models. I am very happy with my new HS55 headphones. They sound great and they feel great too.

In the video I install the iCUE software from CORSAIR and the NVIDIA App from NVIDIA.

The NVIDIA App is used to install the drivers for my RTX 4060 graphics card in my gaming rig ‘treat‘. NVIDIA maintains a list of games supported by the NVIDIA App.

We also install the NVIDIA Broadcast software following this setup guide.

I had some trouble I think with the compatibility of the NVIDIA Broadcast software and the iCUE software. If I had my time again I wouldn’t have bothered with the NVIDIA Broadcast software, I don’t intend to use its features (it can filter out background noise on your microphone, but I don’t care about that). The only reason I installed the NVIDIA Broadcast software at all is that the iCUE software seemed to suggest that it integrated with it, but if it does it didn’t work for me. After I reinstalled the iCUE software it seemed to work properly again, so not really sure what happened there, but I think it all worked out in the end. Also I seemed to have some trouble when using VNC to connect to my gaming rig that didn’t happen when I used it directly (via the ATEN CS1922 2-Port DisplayPort KVM on my desk).

There were some YouTube videos from CORSAIR which played during the iCUE installation:

While reading about the NVIDIA driver options I learned about WHQL Testing:

The Windows Hardware Certification program (formerly Windows Hardware Quality Labs Testing, WHQL Testing, or Windows Logo Testing) is Microsoft’s testing process which involves running a series of tests on third-party device drivers, and then submitting the log files from these tests to Microsoft for review. The procedure may also include Microsoft running their own tests on a wide range of equipment, such as different hardware and different Microsoft Windows editions.

There is some more info from Microsoft about the program over here: WHQL test signature program.

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CORSAIR HS55 Surround Gaming Headset Plus Games

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I’m such a good little consumer. Today I got myself some surround sound headphones with microphone attached. I got the CORSAIR HS55 Surround Gaming Headset which was a step up from the CORSAIR HS35 v2 option.

I am interested in getting a VR headset but honestly I don’t know anything about that technology yet, so I am holding off for now. I don’t understand why the price differentials are so drastic, there are $20 thru $3,000 options. I think some of them are just straps which you attach your smartphone to.

Also I am planning to get the Logitech G X56 Throttle and Stick Controller but I haven’t hit the buy button on that one yet either. I want this so I can play my Descent games (see below, I got Descent 1, 2, and 3).

There is a sale on games at the moment over on Steam and I got a bunch of games while they were up to 90% off:

A few days ago I got Prey which I have been playing on my new gaming rig ‘treat‘, that’s been a bit of fun.

Quake ported to Arduino Nano Matter and Sparkfun Thing Plus Matter Boards

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Today I found Quake ported to Arduino Nano Matter and Sparkfun Thing Plus Matter Boards via this article from Hackaday: Quake In 276 KB Of RAM.

The code is on GitHub and there’s a YouTube video with a high-level explanation.

Spiral

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My friend sent me this:

a bunch of hardcoded print statement which spiral a counter

It pretty much forced me to write spiral.php and spiral.sh to generate this:

print('1')

print('7 8 9')
print('6 1 2')
print('5 4 3')

print('21 22 23 24 25')
print('20  7  8  9 10')
print('19  6  1  2 11')
print('18  5  4  3 12')
print('17 16 15 14 13')

print('43 44 45 46 47 48 49')
print('42 21 22 23 24 25 26')
print('41 20  7  8  9 10 27')
print('40 19  6  1  2 11 28')
print('39 18  5  4  3 12 29')
print('38 17 16 15 14 13 30')
print('37 36 35 34 33 32 31')

print('73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81')
print('72 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50')
print('71 42 21 22 23 24 25 26 51')
print('70 41 20  7  8  9 10 27 52')
print('69 40 19  6  1  2 11 28 53')
print('68 39 18  5  4  3 12 29 54')
print('67 38 17 16 15 14 13 30 55')
print('66 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 56')
print('65 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57')

print('111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121')
print('110  73  74  75  76  77  78  79  80  81  82')
print('109  72  43  44  45  46  47  48  49  50  83')
print('108  71  42  21  22  23  24  25  26  51  84')
print('107  70  41  20   7   8   9  10  27  52  85')
print('106  69  40  19   6   1   2  11  28  53  86')
print('105  68  39  18   5   4   3  12  29  54  87')
print('104  67  38  17  16  15  14  13  30  55  88')
print('103  66  37  36  35  34  33  32  31  56  89')
print('102  65  64  63  62  61  60  59  58  57  90')
print('101 100  99  98  97  96  95  94  93  92  91')

print('157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169')
print('156 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122')
print('155 110  73  74  75  76  77  78  79  80  81  82 123')
print('154 109  72  43  44  45  46  47  48  49  50  83 124')
print('153 108  71  42  21  22  23  24  25  26  51  84 125')
print('152 107  70  41  20   7   8   9  10  27  52  85 126')
print('151 106  69  40  19   6   1   2  11  28  53  86 127')
print('150 105  68  39  18   5   4   3  12  29  54  87 128')
print('149 104  67  38  17  16  15  14  13  30  55  88 129')
print('148 103  66  37  36  35  34  33  32  31  56  89 130')
print('147 102  65  64  63  62  61  60  59  58  57  90 131')
print('146 101 100  99  98  97  96  95  94  93  92  91 132')
print('145 144 143 142 141 140 139 138 137 136 135 134 133')

print('211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225')
print('210 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170')
print('209 156 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 171')
print('208 155 110  73  74  75  76  77  78  79  80  81  82 123 172')
print('207 154 109  72  43  44  45  46  47  48  49  50  83 124 173')
print('206 153 108  71  42  21  22  23  24  25  26  51  84 125 174')
print('205 152 107  70  41  20   7   8   9  10  27  52  85 126 175')
print('204 151 106  69  40  19   6   1   2  11  28  53  86 127 176')
print('203 150 105  68  39  18   5   4   3  12  29  54  87 128 177')
print('202 149 104  67  38  17  16  15  14  13  30  55  88 129 178')
print('201 148 103  66  37  36  35  34  33  32  31  56  89 130 179')
print('200 147 102  65  64  63  62  61  60  59  58  57  90 131 180')
print('199 146 101 100  99  98  97  96  95  94  93  92  91 132 181')
print('198 145 144 143 142 141 140 139 138 137 136 135 134 133 182')
print('197 196 195 194 193 192 191 190 189 188 187 186 185 184 183')