More and more keyboards and video game controllers employ Hall effect sensors, but what exactly is this technology? We break it down.

Hall effect sensors are slowly taking over the world of gaming peripherals, but what are they and do they actually make a difference?

The Hall Effect is an important concept in physics and engineering, and it has many applications in sensors, switches, transducers, and devices.

Even with Hall Effect sensors, I found that sometimes small movements would not be picked up by the controller —sometimes to catastrophic in-game results.

What's the difference between Hall effect and mechanical keyboards? Cracking open a traditional mechanical switch, you’ll find five main parts.

What’s the problem? Without the use of Hall effect sensors (or similar magnetic technologies), though, that redesigned "smoothness" might not hold up to repeated use.

The Switch was notorious for its Joy-Con stick drift, and Nintendo wants to change that What are Hall-effect joysticks and why are they important for Switch 2?

Nintendo’s Alarmo uses the tech that could solve Joy-Con stick drift The dial control atop Alarmo uses a magnetic Hall effect sensor for improved accuracy and durability.