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As most of you gaming enthusiasts out there already know, Blizzard is expected to officially unveil the next major expansion of its highly successful MMORPG, World of Warcraft. The Wrath of the Lich King is one of the most anticipated releases of this year, as over 10 million subscribers worldwide are anxiously waiti... |
13 October 2008
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Using kannuu technology, Crimson Research has developed Thumbtacts, an application that allows contacts to be searched based on first name, last name or company at the same time while only using their thumb. Thumbtacts topped 10,000 downloads in under a week from launch and is currently listed among the top 10 Busine... |
10 October 2008
14:01 GMT |
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In addition to the new HDX16 and HDX18 portable computer systems, and the TouchSmart IQ800-series PC, the leading manufacturer of portable computer systems, HP, has also announced today a couple of computer peripherals which, aside from their good looks, promise quite impressive specs. “HP’s new con... |
16 September 2008
04:30 GMT |
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Helium Foot Software is proud to announce the launch of a public beta for its MercuryMover utility app for Mac. MercuryMover lets you move and resize windows on your Mac using only the keyboard. Download the free trial version now and try it out. It's great!“MercuryMover reduces the friction you feel when ... |
15 September 2008
06:18 GMT |
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Earlier this year, OCZ, a leading manufacturer of flash-based memory products, unleashed a new keyboard part of the company's new Alchemy product lineup, which was first introduced at this year's edition of the Computex show. Dubbed Elixir, the keyboard was meant to offer support to gamers on budget. Howev... |
9 September 2008
06:01 GMT |
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VirtualKeyboard, a CoralloSoftware-developed utility for Mac OS X, has reached version 3.5, which now offers support for languages with a non-Roman alphabet including Cyrillic and Eastern European languages, compatibility with Spaces, a Zoom button in the toolbar and more. A free trial version of the software is avai... |
21 August 2008
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SideWinder X6 Keyboard and the SideWinder X5 Mouse are the new pair of gaming peripherals unveiled by Microsoft at the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. According to the Redmond company, both products will hit the market as early as September 2008. The SideWinder X6 Keyboard will come with a price tag of $79.95 w... |
20 August 2008
12:11 GMT |
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Some of you might remember Art Lebedev's Optimus Maximus keyboard, which uses an OLED technology for all of its 113 keys. This keyboard is accompanied by a configuration software that allows users to setup their keyboard anyway they please. The thing with the Optimus Maximus is that, because of the OLED technolo... |
5 August 2008
10:15 GMT |
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It's always nice to have a keyboard that can provide for you more than just the basic keyboard features. However, it's not until you get to customize each and every one of keyboard's keys that you know you are dealing with one truly special product. One such product is Art Lebedev's OLED Keyboard ... |
22 July 2008
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OCZ is mostly known as a manufacturer of memory and computer hardware components, but all that stands really good odds of changing soon. And that is because the company announced yesterday the introduction of the new Elixir keyboard. The new product is part of the company's gaming "Alchemy" line and is meant to ... |
11 July 2008
03:05 GMT |
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There aren't too many users out there that will consider acquiring a desktop computer keyboard for anything above $100. Come to think of it, even this price tag is considered by many too high for a peripheral device, which should only do one thing, input commands. Still, there are a number of enthusiast users ou... |
2 June 2008
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The QWERTY keyboard standard was first introduced in 1874 by the Remington Number 1 typewriter produced by the Remington & Sons manufacturer and is currently used in the vast majority of keyboards on digital personal computers. But why is this, what difference does it make whether or not the keys are disposed in an o... |
28 May 2008
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How many of you have wanted to acquire a keyboard that you can just keep in your back pocket? I'm talking about a full-sized keyboard which you can roll up and take with you wherever you go. One such keyboard is now available for purchase at Brando and, for only $40 a pop, you too can have one. The black keyboar... |
21 May 2008
08:17 GMT |
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Earlier this week Dell started shipping its Vostro 1310 and 1510 notebook PC series with an improperly-configured keyboard. As previously reported, the company equipped its notebooks with an additional slash key, situated right between the left Shift and the Z, which not only looks strange, but also made typing a liv... |
9 May 2008
04:24 GMT |
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System vendor Dell has confirmed that it shipped an undisclosed amount of Vostro notebooks with an improper keyboard configuration. According to Jennifer Davis, a Dell spokeswoman, some units of the company's 1310 and 1510 notebook models come with an additional forward slash key placed between the left-hand shi... |
5 May 2008
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If you're one of the computer users who are really into gaming, then you must be familiar with the Phantom lapboard console. The sleek device is a lap-friendly keyboard-and-mouse controller that lets users enjoy gaming while comfortably sitting on the living-room sofa.The new Lapboard is an unconventional keyboa... |
29 April 2008
06:11 GMT |
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Having trouble with your touch-screen iPhone keyboard? Are typos giving you headaches? Does it bother you that your iPhone doesn't support your language? Well, although Softpedia doesn't encourage installing apps that require a jailbroken device, it can't hurt to at least learn of the potential of apps... |
23 April 2008
03:53 GMT |
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IntroductionRazer's latest gaming keyboard, the Lycosa, has been around ever since November 2007 and I was keen to get my hands on it for quite some time. The name "Lycosa" comes from a really mean-looking tarantula spider, which is located somewhere on the lands of Italy. So it seems that Razer meant to keep ou... |
23 April 2008
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Nicholas Negroponte's educational project is reportedly facing another bump in the road to delivering its tiny, green toy-like notebook. According to a forum post on the project's support board, some of the already released units are experiencing stuck key issues that render notebooks useless.Some of the ke... |
21 April 2008
04:33 GMT |
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Remember the urban myth claiming that computer users are more exposed to repeated strain injury risks? Despite the fact that there were no reports of people suffering from RSI or carpal tunnel conditions in more than 12 years of hardcore computer use, researchers at the Cornell University claim that the myth might be... |
21 April 2008
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Of course, as a faithful Apple fan, and a user of the company's devices, you will cough letting a few nasty words slip through your lips too. It's true though. People participating at the study have indeed qualified the iPhone's keyboard "hard to get used to" and accused wrong letter selection just bec... |
16 April 2008
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Motherboard manufacturer Gigabyte is reported to enter the high-end PC accessory market later this month. The company aims at delivering professional keyboard and mice peripherals for the high-end gaming niche. According to some sources inside the company, Gigabyte will initially start a promotion campaign aimed at r... |
18 March 2008
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Taiwanese computer peripherals manufacturer Behavior Tech Computer may not be as popular as Microsoft, Logitech or Razer, but when it comes to delivering professional gaming gear, it surely knows how to master the secret ingredients. The company's latest product is a keyboard / mouse combo aimed at the professio... |
17 March 2008
06:54 GMT |
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The Optimus Maximus keyboard has finally arrived on the market, although it is still limited in units. Despite its being one of the most expensive pieces of hardware at the moment, its artistic impression manages to compensate for its bulky price tag. User feedback shows that it feels and looks good on the desktop, b... |
4 March 2008
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Ongoing research by Apple as far as multitouch tech goes has been the number one topic lately. Complete with rumors that MacBook and MacBook Pros might also be getting smarter trackpads, every mac-based website (and not only) is reporting Apple's latest patent application revealing techniques for both palm and f... |
22 February 2008
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Not trackpad update, man, keyboard update. Focus on this for now and wait for Apple to confirm all the multitouch rumors. Yes, it seems that Apple is addressing an issue where the first key press may be ignored, if the laptop falls asleep (idle). MacBook users should note that the firmware upgrade will also install a... |
20 February 2008
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Kensington's Slim Blade Media Desktop Set comes in just as I thought that the computer keyboard could not go beyond its current state. In fact, a keyboard is a keyboard, no matter how sleek, ergonomic or "optimized" it would look. Kensington's keyboard comes to show that I might be wrong.Clicking keyboards ... |
20 February 2008
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We got used to seeing unbelievable keyboard layouts that are either optimized for gaming or typing, as well as for performing some other common tasks. There is really nothing much to be improved to the classical keyboard, and the market always needs improvement in order to sell. It seems that adding a touchpad to a r... |
18 February 2008
11:48 GMT |
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The Optimus Maximus OLED-enabled computer keyboard has quite a history. The glittering keyboard is more than a useful and common peripheral, it is a collector's item and it's extremely difficult to grab an unit unless you queue for it.The project has been announced back in 2005. The Art Lebedev Studios esti... |
12 February 2008
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Rumors about Art Lebedev's Optimus Maximus OLED-based keyboard have started to emerge back in 2005. Its design has undergone plenty of changes since then, and has been repeatedly delayed. The functional principle is simple: an OLED screen is placed under each keycap, so the key symbol can be instantly morphed th... |
8 January 2008
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The Optimus Maximus glittering keyboard was the main attraction in the peripherals' world this year. It was way more expensive than a professional, state-of-the-art gaming keyboard; in fact, its price was more suitable for a whole high-performance computing system or a fancy mobile phone than for a shiny keyboar... |
27 December 2007
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Razer has a killing reputation when it comes to gaming gear: their successful story include chapters such as Diamondback, Copperhead or Lachesis. Lycosa is more than a gaming keyboard: it is the successor of the great Tarantula. The keyboard's external aspect would rather trick you into believing it's a st... |
30 November 2007
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The Optimus Maximus keyboard is already out on the market and available for purchase. It was high time for that since Artemy Lebedev kept his customers in the dark since August. What keeps people from embracing the Maximus keyboard is, of course, the maximum price. Well, $1500 keyboard is a little bit too expensive f... |
28 November 2007
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The Steelcase subsidiary, Detail, introduced the first Cradle-to-Cradle certificated keyboard. The keyboard is part of an assembly that includes the keyboard mechanism, a platform and a palmrest. Maybe someone would wonder where the novelty is, since keyboard assemblies are sold just around the corner. Well, this key... |
27 November 2007
10:01 GMT |
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Despite the fact that Optimus Maximus keyboard was not to be seen at CeBIT, as Art Lebedev said it wasn't ready yet, things seem to be just fine with the production. The OLED keyboard was displayed at the Wired Store in New York in a fully operational form. The Optimus blog makes sure that people stay up to date... |
23 November 2007
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Philips just announced the launch of a new set of computer peripherals that are now available for users willing to switch from the traditional wired setup for mouse and keyboard to the wireless technology that allows more freedom of movement without the burden of wires and such.The two new Philips computer devices ar... |
6 October 2007
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Kensington Computer Products Group today announced the launch of a line of computer input devices which are gathered under the general name of SlimBlade Lifestyle Collection and are aimed at both mobile computer users and at desktop systems. The highlights of these new products are rich feature sets that are combined... |
17 September 2007
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Would you look at that? Spyware has just cranked it up a notch! Now you don't need to have an Internet connection to get your data phished. Spyware can be inserted directly into the keyboard. So for those of you that yanked out the network cable when they felt hackers attacked, this keyboard just renders that ac... |
10 September 2007
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Dust-Off just released a specialized kind of backpack that is aimed at gamers that are moving their gear from one LAN party to another and need a safe place to store their trusted keyboards and mice. The new "Keyboard Quiver" is an original idea and it offers enough internal space to allow the deposit of a keyboard, ... |
21 August 2007
05:38 GMT |
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The new keyboards out of Apple may look quite dashing with their new tactile feeling and slim contours, but they are missing a very important element… the Apple symbol traditionally found on the Command key. While this omission is a purely esthetic one, some old-school Mac users did not take the move too well and are... |
17 August 2007
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A Korean based company named Cellulon is specializing in computer peripheral innovations and their latest product is a keyboard like no other. Forget big keyboards, slim keyboards, forget just about everything about classical keyboards and welcome the laser based optical and virtual keyboard.The virtual keyboard from... |
17 August 2007
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As I said yesterday, both India and Google celebrated India's Independence Day on August 15 but it seems like the national day continues with some special gifts coming straight from the Mountain View headquarters. The Indian side of Google Labs, Google's technology playground as the folks from the Googleple... |
16 August 2007
04:45 GMT |
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Among the many keyboards and mice manufacturers in the world, Logitech stands up and very near the top. I say very near the top and not just on top because sometimes smaller companies like Razer can knock you off your feet with their products. But back at Logitech, they use a nice design for all their products and al... |
26 July 2007
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One of the stars of the 2007 edition of the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA for short), was the invention of a design group from New Zealand. The computer keyboard won the much-coveted gold award. The LOMAK keyboard is especially designed for disabled persons and because of its unique features, it should... |
23 July 2007
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Microsoft may very well design, manufacture and ship a complete computer system firstly in the U.S and then worldwide. A first variant is already being tested in India, yet it did not attract too much attention from the consecrated computer manufacturers. Over the years, a couple of people (all right, lots of people)... |
21 July 2007
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Microsoft has launched a fine set of mice and keyboards up to now, and its current release will probably be just as good. Only one difference from the other Microsoft sets: this one is not designed for PC, but for Mac users.The Mac-aimed set consists of a wireless Comfort Curbe keyboard and a wireless High Definition... |
9 July 2007
11:27 GMT |
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You probably heard of all kinds of weird keyboards. Not too long ago, people got really excited about the LED illuminated keyboard (a device that beams the image of a computer keyboard onto the tabletop). Unfortunately, the laser keyboard can't allow you to feel the keys and your fingers actually block the ligh... |
26 April 2007
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Sometimes they say "the king is dead, long live the king"; it's time to say goodbye to your old keyboard and greet a new one, made especially for your audio editing needs: the AskVideo-modded keyboard!I guess that many of you have already put a surprised and confused face, yet I speak nothing but the truth: no m... |
19 April 2007
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Your desktop is full of items and you can't find a place for your precious iPod, right? Razer's proposed solution is Protype, a programmable Multimedia Keyboard that comes with an iPod dock. This device is the first keyboard that doubles as a docking solution, enabling easy synchronizing with your computer.... |
11 April 2007
03:14 GMT |
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Look at the pictures below. If you can't see anything, I don't blame you. That keyboard is so small that you need a really powerful photo editor to zoom in on it. Well, not really. But why wouldn't they let users type with a normal keyboard, like Sony did with their PS3? What, is the 360 so advanced th... |
10 April 2007
09:57 GMT |
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