Must-have Gaming Hardware of Today

In the last part of the must-have series, the focus is on the hottest gadgets that you can buy from the stores today -- okay, make that right now (if you still do not have them).

Xbox 360Get your first taste of next-gen gaming with the Xbox 360! Lots of accessories and cool games coming up for the Xbox 360. Accessories like the Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive, Racing Wheel, Live Vision camera and many more! Games like Forza Motorsport 2, Gears of War, Too Human, Mass Effect, Blue Dragon and counting! Possibly the best entertainment gadget -- until the PS3 and Wii enter the arrival hall for some competition.

Nintendo DS LiteLooking even slimmer and seductive than the first DS, and to a certain extent, the PSP, the DS Lite has the ability to win you over just with its good looks. The glossy white finish resembles an Apple product too. Okay, here are the upcoming games: Final Fantasy 3, Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Mario Hoops 3-on-3, DS Air, Elite Beat Agents and many more! Oh, wait, the Opera Nintendo DS Browser, which allows you to surf the Internet on your DS/DS Lite, is also making a visit soon. And here's another piece of news: A DS Lite with Final Fantasy 3 characters printed on it (image above) is also visiting. Roll out the red carpet!

Intel Core2DuoFirst, it was Pentium 4, which contains only 1 core. Then it was Duo Core, containing 2 cores. And now? Core2Duo, which means 2 times Duo Core -- okay, that's a powerful 4 cores in one. This is currently the most powerful chip in the market (it even tops the offering by AMD) and there is no reason for you not to get it -- unless, of course, the price. Fancy launching 4 or more games at once? You can and that is without lag. Fantastic!

A Good MouseYou have a wide variety of mice to select from in the stores, from the Razer ones, to the Logitech ones, to the ones from Creative. It does not matter which brand you get. Just make sure that the mouse has a sensitivity of at least 1600 dots per inch (dpi) and some programmable buttons for you to toggle with. Otherwise, the more features the manufacturer squeeze in, the better, although some may be superfluous. Ckeck the specifications of the mouse at the back of the packaging box before buying. Good luck with your money!