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Elecom Releases Foldable Bluetooth Keyboards

Foldable consumer electronics devices are something of a myth on the worldwide market, but it so happens that Elecom has just this sort of thing almost ready to sell, in Japan at least. Granted, some devices and accessories are just easier to make malleable than, for instance, things with displays. One of the item...

24 January 2012
07:34 GMT

Elecom Intros TK-FBP029 Mini Bluetooth Keyboard

Touchscreens are all well and good, but they can't really completely replace a keyboard's feel, so Elecom made the TK-FBP029 Mini Bluetooth Keyboard.The TK-FBP029 Mini Bluetooth Keyboard is a very small device that has just been announced in Japan, albeit without a price (for now).It operates on Bluetooth 3...

17 January 2012
11:22 GMT

Das Keyboard Launches Model S Professional for Mac

Das Keyboard has announced Model S Professional for Mac with gold-plated mechanical key switches, a two-port USB hub, and Mac-specific keys. Pre-order now and you get a $20 discount.Regularly priced at $133, the Das Keyboard Model S Professional for Mac can be yours for $113, if you pre-order now.It comes with German...

17 January 2012
10:41 GMT

CES 2012: Tt eSPORTS Knucker Keyboard at Thermaltake's Booth

When it put together the Tt eSPORTS Knucker keyboard, Thermaltake decided to take a step away from the whole mechanical keyboard switch trend. Thermaltake's exhibition at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012) obviously includes various peripherals. Alongside the high-end gaming hardware, the c...

13 January 2012
03:29 GMT

Windows Phone Tastes Keyboard and SMS Bug Fixes

Microsoft has started to push out a new software update for the Windows Phone devices out there, so as to fix a series of issues that users have been experiencing lately. The update is said to have already emerged on LG Optimus 7 mobile phones on Vodafone’s network, and it is being delivered as OS version 7....

5 January 2012
01:48 GMT

AmazonBasics Bluetooth Keyboard for iPad Just 37 Bucks

With America gearing up to deploy iPads everywhere in business, many users will most likely need a keyboard to input text, do lots of email, craft nice presentations, etc. But the keyboard Apple sells may be a tad expensive for some pockets. Instead of adding $69 to the price tag of every iPad you buy for your organ...

29 December 2011
12:41 GMT

Full Bamboo Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Are Just What They Sound Like

Eco-friendly may be one way to refer to the new peripheral set that people may or may not find online, depending on where they look. Then again, eco-friendly may be laying it a bit thick, since while it's true that there is almost no plastic used in the making of the keyboard and mouse, using bamboo as a subst...

22 December 2011
10:37 GMT

ROCCAT Prepares Special Peripherals for CES 2012

With the 2012 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show on the way, ROCCAT decided to jump the gun a bit and already unravel two products that will be on display. Not release, though, since this is only an official introduction and not a product release. After all, the company has to save its ammo for the 2012 edi...

13 December 2011
19:41 GMT

Kickstarter Project Finally Creates Glass Keyboard

It so happens that boneless robots (not that robots even have bones in the strictest sense, but still) aren't the only leap towards the future, not with the Kickstarter project up and running. The Kickstarter project that engineer, inventor and entrepreneur Jason Giddings has set up is called Multi-Touch Keyboa...

29 November 2011
18:01 GMT

Verbatim Ultra-Slim Bluetooth Keyboard Selling Now

Since tablets don't have physical keyboards of their own, Verbatim decided to do as others did and make one, selecting Bluetooth as the means to ensure communication. Thus it was that the Ultra-Slim Bluetooth Keyboard came to be. It is made to be easy to carry, even easier than the tablet you are joining it wi...

29 November 2011
05:01 GMT

Apple Keyboard Supplier Deals with Worker Strike

Roughly 1,000 workers of Taiwan's Jingyuan Computer Group went on strike this week, according to a rights group in the territory, who called on Apple to "take responsibility, as there are more than 300 workers working on the Apple keyboard assembly line."The plant employs thousands in the Pearl River Delta, an a...

24 November 2011
10:01 GMT

QPAD Creates MK-85 Gaming Keyboard with N-key Roll Over

The new keyboard from QPAD might just be any gamer's dream, so to speak, considering that, even while needing just a USB connection, it has full N-key roll over. N-key rollover is that special asset that only a handful of keyboards have. Basically, the hardware scans each key independently, allowing for correc...

23 November 2011
10:02 GMT

Ice Cream Sandwich Keyboard for Android 2.2 and Newer Devices

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is definitely a great mobile OS, and its visual appeal determined people to start porting various features to older flavors of Android, so that more users could benefit from them. One of these is the keyboard in Ice Cream Sandwich, with has just been ported to all devices that are bas...

22 November 2011
05:51 GMT

You Can Get a Keyboard Dock for Free with Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

BestBuy has set up one of those short-lived offers that are meant to, and will most likely succeed in, boosting sales of a particular device. In this case, the product is the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet and the bonus offer is a Keyboard Dock. Said dock not only lets one type as though they were using a lap...

19 November 2011
05:31 GMT

Enermax Feeds Gamers the Briskie Wireless Keyboard/Mouse Combo

Get $24 ready for the “Briskie” bundle, an Enermax offer containing a keyboard, a mouse and a mouse pad that can act as a screen protector and cleaning cloth as well. That's right, the mouse pad is made of a washable anti-bacterial microfiber cloth with a non-skid natural rubber base (it has a value...

15 November 2011
16:31 GMT

Another iOS 5 Hidden Feature Uncovered

Tucked inside iOS 5 code, the second easter egg discovered this week lets you enable a hidden autocorrect keyboard (much like the one used in Android).The new finding is credited to iOS hacker Sonny Dickson. Here's him on Twitter.The feature suggests words as you type, which makes it easier to write difficu...

10 November 2011
09:00 GMT

Apple Documents Keyboard Illumination Flaw on OS X Lion

In a Support document talking about the "Automatically Illuminate Keyboard in Low Light" setting, Apple seems to admit there’s a problem with this function in Lion. The company doesn’t mention plans to address the problem, though.Knowledge-base article HT5031 is there primarily to help you learn “ho...

10 November 2011
08:11 GMT

Music Computing Mac Keyboards Are Really Production Stations

There are lots of things that PCs, or in this case Mac systems, can be used for, but making music can be a bit tricky, so Music Computing lived up to its name by releasing some keyboards that aren't exactly keyboards. Granted, they actually are keyboards, in a way, just not the kind that people usually see in ...

10 November 2011
05:18 GMT

Chill Wireless Micro Keyboard Is the Ultimate HTPC Remote

Choosing the right keyboard for your HTPC computer can be a daunting task, but fortunately Chill Innovation has figured it out when it designed the KB-1RF Micro Keyboard.Even though the device is about the same size as a standard TV remote, it comes packed full of features while also including 71 keys and an integrat...

4 November 2011
12:00 GMT

Commodore C64x Extreme Has Intel Core i7 CPU and 8GB RAM

Continuing the tradition established by the original Commodore keyboard computer, Commodore C64x is now entering its third form, or at least is getting its third set of internal components. Back in June, we mentioned how the Commodore C64x computer was ready to start building on what was essentially a cult status. ...

3 November 2011
09:02 GMT

North Americans Get Raptor Gaming Water-Resistant Keyboard

Not all gamers have limitless funds, so Raptor Gaming created the LK1 keyboard which costs $34.99 in North America, which is about as much as 25 Euro. The main asset of the USB-connected peripheral is the water resistance, owed to the special construction. No longer shall soda spell doom whenever a glass or cup s...

2 November 2011
11:04 GMT

Logitech Gaming Keyboard G105 Launched

Anyone looking for a new keyboard to play games with may want to take a look at this new invention from world-renowned company Logitech. Colored black but equipped with a blue led backlighting system, the Gaming Keyboard G105 has all the expected keys, plus six programmable G-keys and the possibility to set up 18 m...

27 October 2011
07:41 GMT

Move Keyboard Commands to the Logitech Gaming Mouse G300

Gamers that want to get a new peripheral to go with their new SSD+game bundles or some such need look no further, as Logitech is more than eager to oblige, having invented the Gaming Mouse G300. That Logitech made a new mouse is not surprising at all, but the new rodent can still surprise people, and not just thank...

25 October 2011
13:51 GMT

Cooler Master Wants You to Type in QuickFire Mode

Having already introduced a cooler, Cooler Master also presented something that will lie about just as close to gamers hearts, namely the CM Storm QuickFire Rapid keyboard. Armed with Cherry MX mechanical switches, the peripheral is bundled with extra keycaps, has a weight of 940 grams and comes with a rubber coati...

19 October 2011
11:10 GMT

Logitech Releases Gaming Keyboard G10

One would think that Logitech would want to take a break, since it wasn't so long ago that it launched its latest peripheral, but that didn't happen, as the company created the Gaming Keyboard G105. The Logitech Gaming Keyboard G105 was launched alongside the Laser Mouse G9X and is an item specifically ma...

18 October 2011
05:23 GMT

Gigabyte Shows Off Force K3 Gaming Keyboard

Gaming keyboard are sticking to their habit of showing up from time to time, Gigabyte being, this once, the one to make a contribution to the trend. The new keyboard from Gigbabyte might not have all the perks and quirks of other products of the sort, but it does have some assets that clearly set it apart from regu...

14 October 2011
10:54 GMT

Ozone Strike Keyboard Is a Mechanical Cherry Black MX User

Keyboards may be one of the generic components of PCs, but that doesn't mean they can't go through some serious design-enhancing procedures, something Ozone was more than happy to show. The Ozone Strike keyboard probably got its name from how owners will feel a special kind of tactile feedback whenever ...

11 October 2011
05:34 GMT

Corsair Adds the Vengeance K60 Keyboard and M60 Mouse

Users probably already stumbled upon news of Corsair's newest peripherals, but the company isn't done yet, having prepared, among other things, a mouse and keyboard optimized for first-person shooter games. The common IT consumer doesn't really pay much mind to the subtleties that peripherals can i...

16 September 2011
08:46 GMT

Gamers Can Type Fifty Million Times on Meka G-Unit

Thermaltake is now at the center of one of those episodes where a certain hardware product, in this case a keyboard, finally reaches availability after months of letting the consumer base wait for it. The gaming segment of the IT market is one of those who have taken a life of their own, with some companies even ...

7 September 2011
08:05 GMT

PAX Prime 2011 Prepares for Rosewill Mechanical Keyboard

Peripherals might not make the news as often as new device types and the standard components that gamers seek (video, memory, CPU), but products like Rosewill's upcoming mechanical keyboard still stand out from time to time.The market for peripherals is always getting new blood, so to speak, even if most of the...

25 August 2011
08:59 GMT

Logitech Serves Macs with Wireless Solar Keyboard

Logiteh did not let the month go by without revealing a special device for Mac systems, having actually went farther than usual and integrating solar cells into the design, removing the need for battery changes and recharges altogether.Solar cells may not have been that impressive a few years ago, but they definitel...

19 August 2011
10:22 GMT

Sprint and Swype Bring Exclusive Offer on Nexus S 4G

Owners of a Nexus S 4G smartphone on Sprint's airwaves have now the possibility to download and install on their devices a new version of the Swype keyboard, an exclusive offer available as as part of a collaboration between the two. The new flavor of the already highly popular software keyboard is available on...

16 August 2011
13:51 GMT

Tablet Device Has a Keyboard Sleeve, Is Not Real

Product concepts come out from time to time, painting an image of what the future might but probably won;t hold, and it looks like Roni Mergolin came up with something of this very sort.Whenever some new product type appears and is popular enough in the eyes of consumers, designers begin to mess around with ideas.Mo...

10 August 2011
03:36 GMT

Apple's iPad Gets the Keyboard Folio Case

The Apple iPad makes the news often enough on its own, but it looks like products meant to accompany it are getting some attention of their own as well, such as the Keyboard Folio from Belkin. Apple definitely sealed the deal on the tablet market and its existence as more than a niche market when it released the ...

5 August 2011
10:03 GMT

Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400

Once again building on its role as world-class supplier of peripherals, Logitech has unleashed its latest keyboard, one that works without cables and has should be able to link to more than just PCs.Back in the beginning times of computing, keyboards were a more or less exclusive part of the personal computer or wha...

12 July 2011
07:41 GMT

Motorola Gives Keyboard and Mouse for Free to XOOM Buyers

Amidst preparations to release a new tablet, and with US stores offering the current XOOM for less than before, Motorola UK has begun to give XOOM buyers a keyboard and mouse free of charge.The tablet market has, so far, proven to be a fairly bipolar environment, at least as far as product success goes.Some tablets ...

8 July 2011
10:05 GMT

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


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