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FDA Approves Efficient Self-Sanitizing Keyboard

A startup company in the United States, called Vioguard, announces that it has just received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to sell a keyboard that is capable of cleaning itself up. The device does so without the need for users to touch it, as evidenced by the video above. The company bases it...

5 January 2012
02:54 GMT

Apple iPad 2 and iPhone 4 Gen New Compact Bluetooth Keyboard from AVS

Apple's iPad 2 has been getting quite a serious amount of attention lately, with plenty of accessories designed specifically for the new tablet making their way onto the market, the latest we've come across being the ZIPPY BT-500 Compact Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard from AVS GEAR.To be perfectly honest, the ...

16 March 2011
08:44 GMT

Verbatim Shipping New Wireless PC Peripherals In the US

Verbatim's PC peripheral lineup is quite an impressive one, and it seems that now US customers will also be able to get their hands on some of these products, since the company has revealed the launch of multiple wireless keyboards and mice targeting this specific market.The products in question are the Mini Wir...

11 March 2011
07:33 GMT

Facebook Gets Its Own Customized Keyboard, Called S.N.A.K.

Without a doubt, Facebook is one of the best-known social services around, and for this reason, it's starting to get all sorts of dedicated devices, including here a customized keyboard for PCs.As some of you will certainly remember, HTC introduced back at MWC 2011 a smartphone featuring a dedicated Facebook but...

8 March 2011
04:31 GMT

Roccat Rolls Out the Isku Illuminated Gaming Keyboard at CeBIT 2011

Given the fact that CeBIT is a very good opportunity for gaming accessories' manufacturers to roll out their latest products, that's exactly what the people over at Roccat decided to do as well and introduced the Isku Illuminated Gaming Keyboard with ROCCAT Talk Technology. Over time, Roccat has managed ...

3 March 2011
02:27 GMT

HP TouchPad Getting Super-Slim Bluetooth Keyboard Accessory

Given the fact that the TouchPad WebOS 3.0 tablet from HP is one of the hottest topics today, we can't help from adding a few extra details on this topic that transpired during the official launch even, including the fact that the tablet will also get a Bluetooth keyboard accessory, designed for those people who...

10 February 2011
06:02 GMT

Writing Helps Memory More than Typing

A new investigation proved that people who use a pen and paper to write down information tend to remember it a lot easier than if they type it on a computer keyboard or a touchscreen.Experts say that the correlation is caused by the way in which writing sends feedback signals to the brain, which learns the motions as...

28 January 2011
15:01 GMT

Emoticon USB Keyboard Makes Your Social Networking Easier

Without a doubt, just about everyone who accesses the Internet these days is involved, to some degree, in social networking, whether they're sharing a photo on Facebook, tweeting their latest “adventure”, adding their location on Foursquare, etc., and a company called Lavatelli has decided to make th...

26 January 2011
10:54 GMT

Das Keyboard Getting a Green WASD Key Set, Also a Red ESC

We're not sure just how many of you are familiar with the Das Keyboard mechanical keyboard, but those of you out there who're lucky enough to own one of these peripherals targeting specifically extreme users will be quite glad to find out that the Model S will get a brand-nnew color keycap set specifically ...

21 January 2011
02:55 GMT

K3 Gaming Keyboard from Raptor Gaming Also Released

It seems that the people over at Raptor Gaming have been pretty busy lately, since they've started December with not one, but two announcements, the LK1 gaming keyboard we've talked about earlier today being joined by the K3 model, that, nevertheless, targets a fairly different customer segment.So, whereas ...

10 December 2010
14:31 GMT

Raptor-Gaming Unleashes the LK1 Gaming Keyboard

Without a doubt, a good-quality, gaming-dedicated keyboard should represent one of the main accessories of any serious gamer out there, but if you can't afford to buy one of the more expensive products of this type available on the market, then Raptor-Gaming has a nice offering for you, in the form of their bran...

10 December 2010
03:21 GMT

Thanko Silences Your PC Keyboard, the Hard and Physical Way

We're not sure just how many of you are familiar with Japanese company Thanko, but those of you who have never heard of this specialty PC accessories' manufacturer ought to know that, over the years, they've come up with some of the craziest (but in the same time, some of the coolest) product designs, ...

22 November 2010
03:05 GMT

Google Chrome OS to Favor Keyboard Input over Touch, CEO Eric Schmidt Claims

There's been quite a lot of talk about Google forthcoming operating system for portable computing systems (yeah, we're talking about the fabled Chrome OS here), and while the whole world is still waiting for its official launch, as well as the impact this web-centric OS will have on the operating systems�...

16 November 2010
06:16 GMT

World's Fastest Gaming Mechanical Keyboard Title Claimed by the ZOWIE GEAR Celeritas

Although it's been under the heavy assault of console gaming for quite some time now, PC gaming is still going strong, with most professional tournaments and gamers being still pretty much stoked about the “ole' desktop”.Naturally, each serious PC gamer is constantly looking for peripherals or c...

12 November 2010
01:13 GMT

Children Still Write Faster with a Pen

Though it may seem surprising, today, children still prefer writing their longer essays and other texts using a pen rather than a keyboard. And, apparently, they are good at it too. A new scientific study has revealed that they write both better and faster when they do not use a keyboard. The investigation was conduc...

17 September 2009
20:51 GMT

New Keyboard Layout to Benefit Autistic People

Autistic people are notoriously difficult to converse with, and scientists proposed bridging this divide with computers some time ago. But this has proven to be hard to do as well, mostly because of the large number of keys that sufferers have to use. To solve this problem, experts from the Project Blue Skies have cr...

31 August 2009
08:49 GMT

New Software Recognizes What You Write in the Air

Tired of typing endlessly on your computer keyboard, or sick of having to always cram your fingers on your smartphone's small screen? Then you may be happy to hear that neuroscientists from the Canton, New York-based Norconnect Inc., the Duke University, and the St. Lawrence University had you in mind when they ...

29 August 2009
04:06 GMT

Become a True Gaming Werewolf with the Warrior XXTreme

Since gaming is quite different from normal computer-related activities, the people who really want to take their gaming skills to the next level generally need to replace their normal, everyday peripherals with special versions, specifically designed in order to fit the specific control requirements of PC games. And...

20 November 2007
01:30 GMT

Everglide Rolls Out the DKTBoard Keyboard for Gamers

Computer peripherals designed especially for gaming-related purposes are becoming quite popular nowadays, as their special design and features allow users to take their in-game skills to the next level. And that's exactly the type of device we'll talk about as follows, namely the DKTBoard presented by the p...

16 November 2007
07:21 GMT

Extreme Portability: The Matias Folding Keyboard

Portability is an extremely important concept in technological design nowadays and most peripherals' manufacturers are trying to make their devices as slim and easy to carry around as possible. And that's exactly the case with the Canadians over at Matias, who have announced an ultra-portable keyboard with ...

15 November 2007
06:06 GMT

The Optimus Maximus Keyboard Goes For Under $500, Will Be Software-Crippled

As things usually tend to happen with an over-hyped product, it seems that the truth about the famous Optimus Maximus keyboard is a bit different (and quite disappointing) from what the people over at Art Lebedev have been touting up until recently. Thus, according to a post on the company's official blog, the R...

6 November 2007
12:51 GMT

How to Use Your Keyboard Even When Wearing Night Vision Goggles

Working on a computer during the nighttime or in low visibility conditions can prove to be a pretty daunting task, especially if there's absolutely no light source available. Furthermore, even lighted keyboards have their problems (especially in certain special conditions), and this is the reason why iKey, an im...

12 October 2007
09:36 GMT

Razer Rolls Out Two New HOT Gaming Peripherals

Razer is one of the world's best-known manufacturers of gaming-dedicated peripherals, the company's products enjoying quite a high level of success among most gamers out there. And in order to keep its customers happy and satisfy all their gaming needs, the company has just announced the release of two hot ...

8 October 2007
10:41 GMT

Become a FPS, MMORPG and RTS Master!

Although its fan base is slowly eroded by gaming consoles, PC gaming is still pretty popular and this is the reason why quite a large number of manufacturers keep rolling out new and improved peripherals that will allow avid gamers to take their skills to a whole new level. And that's exactly the case with Belki...

8 October 2007
07:16 GMT

Thermaltake Joins the Sopranos with Sexy Aluminum Keyboard

Keyboards are among the most useful devices ever developed, as they allow users to easily input data into their machines. And even if it's better known for its computer power sources and crazy cooling systems, the Thermaltake company has also come up over time with several rather interesting such peripherals, in...

25 September 2007
09:46 GMT

Xynergi, By Far the World's Most Expensive Keyboard - Watch the Demo!

Keyboards are the most popular input devices around but, in general, regardless of just how many features they provide, they don't go above the 1,000 US dollars threshold. However, that's not at all the case with the device you're about to see as follows, namely the Xynergi, presented by the Australian...

13 September 2007
14:16 GMT

iKey Launches Super-Rugged, LED Backlit Mobile Keyboard

Portability is among the most important factors in technology nowadays and this is the reason why an increasingly higher number of manufacturers come up with all sorts of devices aimed especially at those users for whom mobility is a very important issue. And one such device is the FT-86-911-TP rugged keyboard, which...

16 August 2007
09:41 GMT

Kensington Showcases New Enticing Peripherals for the Lifestyle-Conscious

As the level of computer integration in the people's lives has seriously increased over the past few years, quite a lot of frequent computer users feel the need of customizing their "working partners" somehow, in a manner that will make a statement about themselves and about their lifestyles. This is the reason ...

13 June 2007
06:46 GMT


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