By Godson Umejiego, Bureau Chief, The Americas and Kingsley I. Ilechukwu, Bureau Chief, South West

At the just concluded CES 2024, HP Inc. unveiled its most personalised gaming portfolio yet with innovations across its OMEN and HyperX brands. New laptops, accessories, and software are all designedto work together to create a seamless gaming ecosystem so gamers can focus on what they do best – play.

“Computing continues to become more personal, and this is especially true in the gaming community,”said Senior Vice President & Division President of Personal Systems Gaming Solutions, HP Inc Josephine Tan. “Whether it is your gaming laptop, monitor, or accessory, HP has developeda customizable and personalized solution that can be tailored to your need.”

Those who value a gaming lifestyle crave versatile machines capable of handling the rigor of top-tier AAA games while boasting the performance to manage visually demanding creative endeavors from multitasking projects to operating robust creative platforms. Specifically crafted for gaming and creative work, including students, the OMEN Transcend 14 Gaming Laptop is offered with an advanced OLED display, an elegantly slim body, and superior-grade internals, which make up the world’s coolest and lightest 14-inch gaming laptop.

HP has also updated its OMEN Transcend 16.1 inch Gaming Laptop PC with the addition of up to a striking 2.5K 240Hz OLED display option as well as its OMEN 16.1 inch Gaming Laptop PC and Victus 16.1 inch Gaming Laptop PC –all updated with Intel® Core™ i7 HX processors.

Seamless connectivity is a critical part of any gamer’s wireless headset experience. Expanding on last year’s first gaming laptops with an embedded module for intuitive audio pairing and ultra-low latency (ULL) solution, the all-new OMEN Transcend 14 ups the ante with a bundled option for the world’s first gaming laptop with 2.4 GHz ULL connectivity for the HyperX Cloud III Wireless Headset. This gives gamers easy switching between your PC and console. Its straightforward setup enables anyone to dive into a flawless gaming experience with outstanding audio, from the get-go.

New offerings designed for the next level in personalization from HyperX include: the HyperX Cloud Mini Headsets, tailored for younger gaming enthusiasts to provide comfort and safe sound experiences with volume-limiting capabilities to ensure a safer auditory experience, and available in both wired and wireless versions; the HyperXClutch Tanto Mini Wired Controller, a lightweight choice that promises easy access to all standard buttons and controls while also being compatible with Xbox Series X|S consoles, PC, Steam Deck, and Android devices, including a mobile mode switch and a 3.5mm stereo jack for wired headsets; the HyperXAlloy Rise Keyboard, the first hot-swappable keyboard with a gasket mounted design from HyperX.

Others include the new HyperX Pulse fire Haste 2 Mini, a compact gaming mouse, designed for gamers who appreciate ultra-lightweight, high-performance tools, and offers an impressive battery life of up to 100 hours, and the HyperXKnight and Delta Gaming Backpacks which offer a place to securely stow gaming laptops and gaming accessories with durable and weather-resistant polyester, classic HyperX colors, and compiles with most airlines carry-on size regulations for gaming on the go.

Whether you’re a gamer deeply immersed in a digital world, or a creator conceiving a new one, you need a device capable of keeping up and pushing the envelope of what’s possible. Driven by a relentless desire to offer a transformative experience, the OMEN Transcend 32 UHD 240Hz OLED Gaming Monitor is the world’s most advanced gaming monitor, offering gamers a sea of firsts. It is the world’s first gaming monitor with independent switchable USB Ports, enabling gamers seamlessly switch between devices or utilise the incredibly smart KVM features to drag and drop files across devices.

It also the world’s first OLED gaming monitor with 140W USB-C power delivery, giving users the ability to enjoy game audio and music to the fullest on the world’s first gaming monitor with audio tuned by HyperX, which includes a 10 band EQ that is fully customizable within OMEN Gaming Hub. Action pops of the screen like never before, thanks to QD-OLED Panel Technology that enables an insane 1,500,000:1 contrast ratio across its 4K UHD, 240Hz refresh rate, and 0.3 ms response time panel. As OMEN’s first monitor to feature Dolby Vision, compatible games yield a truly magnificent HDR experience. It’s the first OMEN display to be certified with VESA DisplayHDR True Black 400 providing up to 50x greater dynamic range and 4x improvement in rise time compared to DisplayHDR 1000. Panel life is of vital importance for OLED, and OMEN Tempest Monitor Cooling Technology addresses burn-in concerns, backed with a 3-year warranty for peace of mind.