Think touchscreens are cool? What about touchskins? Skinscreens? However you decide to coin the term, Chris Harrison – former intern with Microsoft Research and “Skinput” developer – wants the process of navigating personal technology *literally* in the palm of your hand. If you’re confused (or scared), here’s how “Skinput” works: with the help of an […]
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Back in mid-February The Gadegteer reviewed the Microsoft Arc Keyboard. Now Microsoft has come out with the Arc Keyboard in eye catching white. The white is accented with a lime green on the keys and the bottom. Like in the original, it comes with a 2.4 GHz USB nano transceiver that easily stows on the
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Brando is now selling the Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard. It’s is a tiny rechargeable backlit keyboard with 69 keys, a touchpad and a laser pointer. Yes, you read that right. This little guy has a built in laser pointer. It actually looks pretty cool. The price seems a bit steep though at $92.
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On February 21st Microsoft is introducing the Arc Keyboard exclusively in BestBuy stores. Like Microsoft’s Arc Mouse, the Arc Keyboard stands out for its design. About the size and weight of a thick magazine, the Arc Keyboard blends inconspicuously into its surroundings. It stores conveniently and maintains a low profile. The Arc Keyboard weighs less than
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Emailing is a very important part of everyday life and Google’s Gmail is wildly popular in the emailing realm. I use it heavily for work and personal emailing. One interesting functionality of Gmail is the use of keyboard shortcuts to help save time in issuing common commands like new mail, delete, send, reply, etc. The
The Microsoft Arc Keyboard which will be available at Best Buy in February for $59.95 has a unique domed shape that makes it a comfortable couch surfing companion. This 2.4Ghz wireless keyboard weighs less than 1 pound and has a built in battery indicator.
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Last month we reviewed the RF EFO Wireless Keyboard and Touchpad and now they are offering the same keyboard in wired (USB) and Bluetooth versions. The Bluetooth version will be priced at $60 and the USB version can be purchased for $22 directly from EFO.
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We’ve all seen and may have even used a wireless keyboard before. You’ve probably even seen a wireless keyboard with a built in trackpad like the Adesso Wireless SlimTouch Mini Keyboard recently reviewed here. But have you ever seen a wireless keyboard with a built in trackpad that is small enough to fit in your
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A couple of weeks ago, Julie offered me the HP Wireless Elite Keyboard for review. Since HP states that the product “complements any PC system”, and since she didn’t mind that I had only a laptop, I happily agreed to give it a try. I was surprised when I actually received the HP Wireless Elite
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The Gboard is a plug and play USB keyboard that has 19 multicolored keys that map to a variety of Gmail shortcut commands. It’s compatible with both Windows and Mac computers and costs $19.99. Would you buy one? Personally, I would just learn the built-in GMail key press combinations that this keyboard is mapped to.
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I’m extremely happy with my new 27″ iMac (quad-core i7) because is fast and quiet. I wasn’t sure how well I would adjust to the wireless keyboard and the new magic mouse. I’m so accustomed to a full sized keyboard and Logitech MX Revolution mouse, that both felt really awkward to use at first. I
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The Adesso Wireless SlimTouch Mini Keyboard is indeed “mini”; it took up very little space at my desk.
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Like most hardcore computer geeks, I own eleventy thousand computers – including an Acer L310 HTPC I bought on impulse one afternoon on eBay. I love my little HTPC. I can play old-school Nintendo ROMs on it, Windows Media Center looks beautiful on my 40″ LCD TV, and I can browse the Internet from the
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We’ve all seen compact wireless keyboards that you can use to control your computer or HTPC from several feet away, but this keyboard from EFO looks like a great alternative. For one thing, it has a much smaller form factor and is backlit. It also has a built in touch pad so you can control
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The KeyScan KS810-Plus Imaging Keyboard is a desktop keyboard with a built in scanner that can scan a full A4 size page in 5 seconds for grey scale or 15 seconds for color. It’s capable of scanning documents in sizes of 2×3” to 8.5×30”, including plastic cards and drivers licenses that are 3.5×2.5” up to
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We’ve seen ergonomic keyboards like this for our desktop computers, but this is the first time that I’ve seen one made especially for laptops. The Goldtouch Go! Travel Keyboard that offers similar key feel and travel distance as found on the standard desktop keyboards. Typical laptop “mini” or “compact” keyboards can have shortened key travel
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I have a lot of computers. Part of the problem with having so many computers is having enough keyboards and mice for all of them – and having small keyboards is a plus when you have so many machines. When Julie sent me some information about G-Cube, I was pretty interested in their keyboards –
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The VAX77 MIDI Keyboard Controller from Infinite Response has to be the coolest looking musical instrument that I’ve seen in awhile. It includes MIDI in and MIDI out, as well as full USB support and is available in three different key weights. Of course, the most notable feature is the fact that it folds in
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The Das Keyboard is German engineered with gold-plated mechanical key switches that provide tactile and audio feedback. Blue LEDs provide a slick look and the built in USB hub allows you to charge and sync your iPod or iPhone. Fast typists and gamers will be glad to hear Das Keyboard has an n-key rollover function
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The Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3000 is a bundle of the Wireless Keyboard 3000 V2.0 and the Wireless Mouse 5000. MS3K jokes based on the cumbersome name aside, this is a very nice if somewhat large wireless keyboard and mouse that worked with everything I could find.
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