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Bluetooth Micro Wireless Keyboard Delivered by Chill

It would appear that Chill Innovation, an IT company based in Denmark, wants to stir some ripples on the market by unleashing a fairly uncommon product, namely a wireless keyboard of compact proportions.The news may pay more attention to large-profile IT players, but even smaller outfits sometimes manage to get hear...

16 June 2011
05:30 GMT

Microsoft Wireless Desktop 2000 Keyboard and Mouse Kit Official

Microsoft might be best known for its Windows operating system, but the company also deals in hardware, to some extent, like a certain desktop peripheral kit that has only now surfaced. Microsoft is not as famous for its hardware as it is for the software it creates, and which runs on the majority of the world�...

4 June 2011
05:56 GMT

Logitech Ups Tablet Offering, Makes Slate Keyboard, Among Other Things

While tablets are characterized by their lack of a physical keyboard, there are ways around this little disadvantage, as it is perceived by some, one of which is using such a thing as a keyboard case, which Logitech just released.When it comes to dealing with the fact that a physical keyboard just feels better than ...

19 May 2011
05:21 GMT

Thermaltake Meka G Is a New Mechanical Keyboard

With all the new hardware coming out and enabling new gaming systems, it makes sense that peripheral makers would also get to work, and Thermaltake has done this very thing, the newest result being a new keyboard.Thermaltake is known worldwide for making all sorts of peripherals and PC cases, so it stand to reason t...

13 May 2011
10:38 GMT

FCC Looks at the HP TouchPad Bluetooth Keyboard

Today's market is already getting well supplied with tablets, and it looks like not just them, but also their accessories are passing through the FCC's tasting facilities before beginning to sell.HP, like so many other notebook and smartphone makers, has developed its own set of tablets, wishing to engage ...

30 April 2011
07:14 GMT

HTC Trace Swype-like Keyboard in HTC Sense 3.0

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is reportedly gearing up for the launch of a new flagship Android-based mobile phone, the HTC Sensation, which would bring to the market the recently announced HTC Sense 3.0 UI, packed with a nice load of new features and enhancements.One of the features that HTC might ha...

27 April 2011
05:32 GMT

Logitech Keyboard Case Wants to Accompany Apple's iPad 2

The iPad is undoubtedly one of the gadgets that gets the most accessories built for it, and it looks like Logitech took it upon itself to actually address both the lack of a physical keyboard and one's need to hold the tablet more or less upright at certain times.The iPad was the first media tablet lacking a ph...

19 April 2011
03:08 GMT

Mionix Zibal 60 Mechanical Keyboard Formally Launched, Shown on Video

It looks like Mionix was right on time with its intended, official announcement, complete with video demonstration, of a certain mechanical keyboard that it has offered a sneak peek of last week. Whenever an IT company says it is going to release a product at some point in the future, there is always the chance tha...

15 April 2011
03:38 GMT

MK-80 Is QPAD's All New Mechanical Keyboard for Gamers

One thing about the high-end market is that it is full of consumers willing to pay for extra functionality and convenience, a fact that QPAD seems to have been well aware of when it designed the MK-80 keyboard.Gamers and enthusiasts are known for their voracious appetite for anything that can add enjoyment to their ...

13 April 2011
09:29 GMT

Mionix Zibal 60 Is a LED-Lit Mechanical Keyboard

There are many PC peripherals out on the IT market, but only some of them really get attention when they are launched, because of some special feature or another, and the new device developed by Mionix really does seem to fit the bill. When it comes to mice and keyboards, the design and special, albeit not really...

9 April 2011
03:43 GMT

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Tablet Gets Released Early

Things on the tablet market seemed like they were moving in multiple directions lately, at different speeds, so to speak, what with all the strategy adjustments, and it looks like ASUS is one of the few that decided to speed things up.After all the tablet launches during MWC (Mobile World Congress) and CeBIT 2011, o...

21 March 2011
08:20 GMT

Tablets with External Keyboards May Drive Netbooks Extinct

The past months have seen quite a few developments on both the tablet and netbook fronts, and with the former having already been found by analysts to be affecting sales of the latter, it might just be that a single element is needed for low-end laptops to really start fading out. Last year, around the release of t...

10 March 2011
08:08 GMT

Keyboards for Tablets Won't Sell Well, Tablet Makers Say

The rise of the tablet market has begun to raise questions as to what this means for the netbook segment, and while some might think that auxiliary keyboards will favor the former of these two industry fields, some reports, or one of them at least, do not seem to share this view.As consumers no doubt know, quite a f...

10 March 2011
05:57 GMT

Control Your Applications' Windows Using Keyboard Commands

Resizing, moving or arranging windows using custom patterns can be rather uncomfortable if you are using a trackpad, but also if you cannot approximate distances correctly. Optimal Layout is designed to give you full control over your windows using only keyboard commands.Any notebook user constantly finds itself in t...

23 February 2011
13:41 GMT

Apple Looking to Replace the Mouse in Desktop Computing

A newly-uncovered patent application filed by Apple proposes a hybrid physical keyboard that will double as a motion-sensitive input device. The inventor is John Elias, one of the co-founders of FingerWorks, a company acquired by Apple in 2005. It is known that FingerWorks’ work stands at the basis of Apple&...

25 January 2011
09:04 GMT

Iogear Multi-Link Bluetooth and WiFi Keyboards Made Public

Even though most people sit in front of a PC when using a keyboard, there are those that want more freedom of movement and distance, hence why wireless keyboards, like the ones being prepared by Iogear, are actually popular.Wireless peripherals are definitely not a new idea and they have truly started to b...

12 January 2011
08:31 GMT

Smartfish Engage Keyboard with ErgoMotion Technology Coming Next Week

With all the new CPUs, graphics cards, memory products and all other new hardware coming out, new gaming systems are bound to be set up, so Smartfish saw this as an opportune time for the launch of its newest and likely most sophisticated keyboard.Keyboards come in various shapes and sizes, depending on how much con...

4 January 2011
08:55 GMT

Enermax Aurora Lite Keyboard Features Scissors Technology

Peripherals might not get as much attention as video cards or new CPUs, but they definitely have a special place in the hearts of users, especially those of gamers, so Enermax decided to deliver a new Aurora series keyboard.While a common keyboard out of a plain cardboard box is all that a regular PC needs in order ...

15 December 2010
08:21 GMT

Samsung Leaves the Norm with Keyboard-Equipped Windows 7 Tablet

Most of the debates on whether or not tablets are a threat to netbooks at least once mention how the latter have physical keyboards and the former don't, so Samsung figured it would invalidate that argument for at least one device. As consumers well know, quite a number of tablets have been announced already...

8 December 2010
06:20 GMT

SteelSeries MMO Keyset Supplements the Shift Keyboard

Some time ago, SteelSeries brought forth the Shift gaming keyboard, and it seems that the company has decided to start selling a certain product that will turn that peripheral into one especially versatile for MMO gamers.Since massively-multiplayer online games started to pick up speed, the IT industry began to actu...

18 November 2010
10:20 GMT

Two Wireless Keyboards from IOGEAR Debut

Though wireless peripherals are hardly a new occurrence on today's market, IOGEAR decided to try and experiment with some arguably new form factors when it created its two latest keyboards.The two wireless devices in question are known as the GKM581R and the GKM571R mini keyboard.The former has an oval shape an...

12 November 2010
09:36 GMT

Planar Also Delivers a 3D Keyboard

While 3D displays are hardly a new concept, it seems that makers of computer components and peripherals are starting to bring the 3D factor to other products as well, something Planar has shown with its latest keyboard.Just a short time ago, it was revealed that Planar did something more or less out of character and...

6 November 2010
04:18 GMT

Solar-Powered AUO Touch Keyboard and Glasses-Free 3D Panels Inbound

The idea of a touch-based keyboard is not an entirely new one, neither is that of using solar power, or even the power of artificial light, to fuel electronics, but a combination of the two is poised to make an appearance at the upcoming FPD International expo.Not long ago, Logitech came out and revealed that it had...

3 November 2010
10:45 GMT

8pen Swype Alternative Launches Today

A new input method for Android touchscreen devices without a physical keyboard is about to make its debut later today. Codenamed 8pen, the app might prove to be a good alternative to Swype, which is not compatible with all Android devices at the moment.8pen aims to improve Android users’ writing experience on s...

2 November 2010
07:09 GMT

New Logitech Keyboard Recharges off Solar or Artificial Light

Logitech may have released a large number of peripherals in its time, but the most recent one may turn out to be one of its more daring projects, what with its ability to recover its energy by simply being bathed in light.The new device that the world-class maker of peripherals has created is a keyboard known as the...

1 November 2010
06:34 GMT

Razer Intros the Anansi, 'World’s First' MMO Gaming Keyboard

As if specially MMO designed gaming mice and purposely built keysets were not enough, Razer went one step further when it comes to MMO gaming and built the Anansi keyboard, claiming this is capable executing seven times more commands instantly compared to a standard keyboard.Designed and engineered especially for MMO...

27 October 2010
02:18 GMT

Billy Joel Is Coming to Rock Band 3

Harmonix and MTV Games, the two companies that are preparing to launch Rock Band 3 on October 26 on the Nintendo Wii, the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360, have confirmed that well known artist Billy Joel will be amongst the first to deliver his music exclusively to the new game via a downloadable content package.Billy...

25 October 2010
15:01 GMT

SteelSeries Intros More WoW: Cataclysm Gaming Peripherals

Steadily but surely World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is nearing its release date so more and more gaming peripherals inspired by Blizzard's game start to pop up all over the place, SteelSeries just announcing they are expanding they Cataclysm licensed peripherals series with a new Shift keyboard and keyset as well a...

25 October 2010
06:25 GMT

Gigabyte Presents the Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard

Coming to make its own contribution to the gaming peripheral market, Gigabyte had prepared a new keyboard that packs a variety of features, one of the more prominent ones being the use of keys with three different keystroke forces.While the Truly Ergonomic Keyboard is out trying to promote what it describes as a see...

14 October 2010
11:02 GMT

Truly Ergonomic Keyboard Now Listed

Over the years, many keyboards bearing the label 'ergonomic' were unleashed, but it seems that a new company plans to change the definition of the term with its new product, the Truly Ergonomic Keyboard.The main goal of the Truly Ergonomic keyboard is to make sure that users' hands stay in an appropri...

14 October 2010
09:13 GMT

SteelSeries Reshapes Its Peripherals in the Medal of Honor Image

Using games as a leverage to enhance the appeal of other products is often done, and the game known as Medal of Honor, from Electronic Arts, has now received a sort of homage in the form of several specially-designed peripherals from SteelSeries.Over the years, popular games often found themselves turning into the t...

14 October 2010
06:39 GMT

Shift Gaming Keyboard from SteelSeries Has Interchangeable Key Sets

Though all keyboards are meant for the same thing, there are quite a few different designs and technologies that give them varying degrees of uniqueness, and SteelSeries took a fairly radical step when it put together the Shift.There are several features that make this product stand out more than others, the extra w...

24 September 2010
03:39 GMT

iPhone 4 Users Report Inaccurate Keyboard in iOS 4.1

An admittedly small number of iPhone 4 users accusing issues with the phone’s virtual keyboard under iOS 4.1 are noting over at Apple’s Discussions’ forum that pressing a letter ends up typing one close by.“Has anyone else noticed that the keyboard in iOS 4.1 is intermittently inaccurate? I up...

17 September 2010
03:31 GMT

Stealth Develops Rugged KYBX-400 Keyboard

Though peripheral makers often put effort into ensuring that their keyboards have at least a mild level of spill resistance, few can claim to have implemented the same level of ruggedness as the one featured by the KYBX-400, one of Stealth's latest creations that has a rugged enclosure made of stainless steel.R...

4 September 2010
06:24 GMT

VisionTek Makes Typing Extra Mobile with CandyBoard Mini Keyboard

Though the market is already swarming with wireless keyboards of various sizes, VisionTek decided to take mobility one step further and designed the CandyBoard, a mini keyboard only slightly bigger than the classic American candy bar and meant to complement one's collection of remote controls.The CandyBoard has...

28 August 2010
06:43 GMT

Commodore USA Revives Commodore C64 With Atom and ION 2

Those end-users old enough to remember the early days of computing will likely know of the Commodore C64, an old-school computer system shaped like a keyboard, and Commodore USA has just been revealed to be working on a replica of it, only with contemporary hardware such as ION 2 and Pine Trail.End-users interested ...

27 August 2010
07:04 GMT

Miniature Wireless Keyboard from KeySonic Up for Grabs

While its rivals on the peripheral market have, for the most part, focused on the gaming market lately, KeySonic seems to have put more emphasis on mobility when it designed the KSK-3201 RF, a small multimedia keyboard with integrated mouse functions and good tactile feedback.Unlike other multimedia keyboards, which...

23 August 2010
03:30 GMT

Mad Catz Cyborg Keyboard Boasts amBX Technology

Seeing that its rivals are taking turns unleashing new gaming-oriented hardware, Mad Catz decided it would also cause a few waves, so it brought out the newest Cyborg, a special keyboard that comes with a built-in (RGB) lighting system which, by means of the amBX technology, produces lighting effects that correlate ...

19 August 2010
09:31 GMT

Razer BlackWidow Gaming Keyboard Is Mechanical

Razer, like any other IT player, periodically updates its product lines, but sometimes it just comes out and reveals a device that has an advantage over all of its peers, and the BlackWidow and BlackWidow Ultimate look to be the latest such releases, thanks to their tactile mechanical key architecture.The company un...

19 August 2010
03:30 GMT

Logitech Wireless Illuminated Keyboard K800 Lights Up the Night

Knowing that it has a reputation to uphold, Logitech definitely didn't slack off when it designed the K800 keyboard, making sure that the wireless product was as performance-optimized and feature-packed as possible, while also providing a high degree of aesthetic value, especially when the lights are off.The Wi...

18 August 2010
10:47 GMT

Logitech MK520 Wireless Keyboard-Mouse Combo On Pre-Order

Logitech is well known as a world-class supplier of computer peripherals and, now, it moved to reinforce its position as one of the major brands by unleashing the MK520 wireless keyboard-mouse combo upon the unsuspecting market.Instead of releasing some new keyboard or mouse, or some other type of peripheral meant f...

12 August 2010
09:32 GMT

Apple Updates System Requirements for Wireless Keyboards and Mice

Apple has updated a Support document aiming to inform customers about the system requirements for the Apple Wireless Keyboards and Apple Wireless Mouse devices. Affected products include Apple Wireless Mouse , Apple Wireless Keyboard (2007), Apple Wireless Keyboard (2009), Apple Magic Mouse.According to the newly-upd...

5 August 2010
11:07 GMT

Rock Band 3 Confirmed to Have Fake Plastic Keyboard

Harmonix has pretty much confirmed that Rock Band 3, which is coming in the fall of this year, will be offering, for the first time in the history of the series, full keyboard simulation for the songs it will be bringing to players. The company did not put out a press release but offered a screen you can see attached...

27 May 2010
03:57 GMT

Keyboard Maestro, Typinator Updated for Mac OS X

Two Mac apps that make typing a little easier have just received new features and enhancements, according to their respective developers. Stairways Software has released Keyboard Maestro 4.3, while Ergonis Software has rolled out Typinator 4.0. Both existing users and newcomers can grab the newly updated apps right h...

7 May 2010
09:03 GMT

ASUS Formally Unveils the Eee Keyboard PC

ASUS has experimented with quite a variety of product concepts over the years, but its Eee Keyboard has garnered a far higher level of attention than other projects ever since it was first previewed over a year ago. In fact, it was very well received at last year's Consumer Electronics Show and also won the firs...

3 May 2010
05:15 GMT

ASUS' Eee Keyboard to Start Shipping by April's End

Even though computer makers usually try to build upon an existing product or concept, or listen to consumer demand and then decide what to bring out next, there are still some instances where PC suppliers take matters into their own hands. In such situations, companies experiment with unique and innovative concepts t...

10 April 2010
05:17 GMT

Gaming Keyboards from KeySonic Debut

Hard-core gamers often play titles that rely heavily on user input. In such cases, some keyboards cannot keep up or support the variety of key combinations required for the full enjoyment of the game, especially when combos require multiple keys to be pressed at the same time. To provide such end-users with the possi...

15 February 2010
06:32 GMT

Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710 Kit Debuts

Logitech, a name that stands out as one of the main brands in the computer peripheral market, has recently announced a new Wireless Desktop kit, coming to provide consumers with a choice for a high-quality keyboard and mouse. The comfortable keyboard has been fitted with the company's own Unifying technology, wh...

10 February 2010
08:22 GMT

Apple Addresses Battery Issues with Wireless Peripherals, Releases Free Update

Apple has stepped up to address battery performance of the 2007 aluminum Apple Wireless Keyboard when used in combination with other Bluetooth devices, including the company’s new Magic Mouse. Although welcome, the update apparently doesn’t fix battery issues plaguing some users of the Magic Mouse. Talki...

26 January 2010
04:38 GMT

ErgoMotion Is an Adjustable Keyboard from Smartfish

Although the computing industry appears to be growing towards the adoption of the latest touch-enabled devices, we can't forget the old mouse and keyboard, as the primary input devices. On that note, a small company called Smartfish Technologies, announced its new ErgoMotion keyboard, featuring an interesting de...

11 January 2010
08:28 GMT


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