To expand the display’s usefulness, Corsair offers integration with its iCUE software. (The CUE in iCUE stands for Corsair Utility Engine.) This utility is handy from several different perspectives here.
PC builders might know iCUE as the software that controls the colors, speeds, and lighting patterns on Corsair fans and other case cooling gear, while keyboard and mouse aficionados might think of it as the Corsair version of Razer’s Synapse or Logitech’s G Hub, offering features like DPI control and macro key programming. But on the Xeneon Edge, this utility does far more, turning the display into a dynamic, personalized hub for both system information and input-minded controls.
One way is via iCUE’s widget support. Widgets can be placed on the compact screen in horizontal or vertical orientation, with widgets available for CPU and GPU temperatures, fan speeds, and other real-time stats for the detail-oriented system builders who want to get the best performance from their custom desktop. When tucked behind a windowed or all-glass side of a PC case, the Xeneon Edge serves as a useful, visually stunning way to keep an eye on the pertinent core information for your PC setup.
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It’s outside a PC case, though, that the Xeneon Edge gets more useful, in my estimation. The touch screen can be used with other widgets for switching performance profiles, controlling RGB settings, and tweaking other critical controls. Alternately, you can opt to use the display as more of a control center, with a media widget that lets you control music and video playback and volume, alongside additional widgets for everything from weather information, stock tickers, or countdown timers.
You can even use the Edge as a dedicated screen for Discord or Twitch chats, freeing up valuable space on your larger monitor. Putting the Edge in a vertical orientation alongside one side of your monitor could be the best solution for that kind of message stream; Corsair also plans a monitor mount for the Xeneon Edge to enable that kind of eye-level vertical accompaniment. This particular “side stream” functionality might hold the most promise for the Edge.
That said, even if all you want is a way to enhance your communications, keep an eye on your system vitals, or just monitor some running feed, the Edge is great. And because the widgets support embedding content in HTML iframes, you can set it up to pull live web-based information, whether that’s news, chat, or video playback. And with the touch capability, it’s all set up to tap and touch for intuitive control.
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Now, one thing I would have loved to see available for the Xeneon Edge is something like a virtual on-screen version of Corsair’s Elgato Stream Deck, with macro commands and automated functions, using the touch screen as an interface. There may be a way to set it up for that functionality, but it’s not supported out of the box, and iCUE doesn’t offer that level of capability.
