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ShapeWriter: Must-try iPhone app

ShapeWriter: Must-try iPhone appDo you find it an improvement over current keyboard?I've tried this style of keyboard before and found it wasn't any better than auto-correcting keyboards like the default keyboard on the iPhone. In fact, I found it much worse because it take much more effort to drag your...

Tags: Keyboards, keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

Toshiba Mini NB205 (frost white)

Toshiba is more than a little late to the Netbook party, and its inaugural effort (at least aimed at U.S. consumers) is the slick-looking Toshiba Mini NB205 -- but an awkward six-cell battery and some of the worst audio we've heard on a Netbook may not justify the now-premium $399...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, Mini NB205, netbook, keyboard, Toshiba Corp.

Product reviews 2009-06-25

New HP mini 5101 netbook adds aluminum chassis; chiclet keyboard

New HP mini 5101 netbook adds aluminum chassis; chiclet keyboard?????Why is there no mention of connectivity components? Does it come with hdmi to support the hd screen? Esata? RJ45? Bluray drive? Apart from this glaringly obvious ommission in the review well done. I want one but as usual by the...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, New HP, aluminum chassis, netbook, keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

HTC announces the Hero with HTC Sense and Adobe Flash Player 10

HTC announces the Hero with HTC Sense and Adobe Flash Player 10RE:If this phone is under $200 I will buy it without hesitation, but it needs to happen soon. I have a SE phone that I've had for years, no web, no email...no sanity. I'm very close to just buying...

Tags: Keyboards, HTC Lancaster, High Tech Computer Corp., keyboard, Apple iPhone, HTC Sense, Adobe Systems Inc., phone, Adobe Flash Player

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

The greatest student laptop ever? No, but it's close

The greatest student laptop ever? No, but it's closeAs a former tablet PC user . . .As a former tablet PC user:-Handwriting is interesting, but slow. A good touch typist types far faster than any sort of handwriting.-The on screen keyboard is nice, I'm sure, but I still prefer a...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, student laptop, tablet PC, tablet

Discussion threads 2009-06-21

Researchers demo wireless keyboard sniffer for Microsoft 27Mhz keyboards

Researchers demo wireless keyboard sniffer for Microsoft 27Mhz keyboardsIsn't there a range limitation.I know that I cannot get too far away with out my wireless keyboard bombing out? So in order to do this, you would have to be in relatively close proximity to the user...right?Just one more reason not...

Tags: Keyboards, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, Microsoft Corp., wireless keyboard, wireless, keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-06-12

One week with my Palm Pre-cious reveals the good and bad

One week with my Palm Pre-cious reveals the good and badWaiting for the apple haters to jump on pre...like they did to the iphone.I've read a lot of Pre reviews and everyone agrees; useless keyboard, no auto correction or completion, inconsistent interface, and poor battery life.The apple haters jumped all...

Tags: Keyboards, Engineering, Pre, Apple iPhone, Palm Pre-cious, Palm Inc., battery, apple hater, keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-06-12

Samsung SGH-A177 (AT&T)

Photo gallery:Samsung SGH-A177In case you haven't noticed, messaging phones are in. Once the domain of high-end smartphones, full alphabetic keyboards have trickled down over the past year into a broad variety of basic, midrange handsets. These messaging phones are built primarily for texting--POP3 e-mail is offered as an afterthought only...

Tags: Keyboards, Instant messaging, Groupware, space bar, AT&T Corp., A177, Samsung SGH-A177, phone, keyboard, messaging phone, messaging, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-06-11

11 questions I want answered on the Palm Pre

11 questions I want answered on the Palm PrePossible answers"Can you create custom shortcuts using the Pre keyboard to launch applications, browser shortcuts, etc.?"I'm guessing yes. PalmOS was very flexible about this kind of stuff."How do you quickly change the phone profile (normal, silent, meeting, etc.)?"No idea, I wonder this...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Keyboards, Digital media, Handhelds, Mobile applications, Operating systems, Pre, Palm Inc., Apple iTunes, digital-rights management, Palm OS, Palm Pre, keyboard, Web browser, DRM Music

Discussion threads 2009-06-05

FrogPad introduces palm-size keyboard at Comdex

FrogPad introduces palm-size keyboard at ComdexWheres the beef?Nice come on. no substance. "In a moment" well I've waited.

Tags: Keyboards, FrogPad, keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-06-01

Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000 - keyboard , mouse

Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000 - keyboard , mouseNo Caps Lock LED????The keyboard really disappointed me with the fact that it does not have any status lights. It might be a cost saving measure or a strange power-saving design decision, but I really can not live without a Caps Lock...

Tags: Keyboards, Mice, Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000, Microsoft Natural, keyboard, Caps Lock, mouse, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-28

BGR early hands-on with the Palm Pre; QWERTY too compact?

BGR early hands-on with the Palm Pre; QWERTY too compact?Just HAVING a keyboard is plus...Like any of these small keyboards... you get used to its feel and it becomes easier to type on. Whereas on an on-screen keyboard..you never get used the feel, because well there isn't anything to feel.RE:...

Tags: Keyboards, BGR, early hands-on, hands-on, Palm Pre, QWERTY, Palm Inc., keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-05-28

Microsoft adds some multi-touch glitz to Windows 7

Microsoft adds some multi-touch glitz to Windows 7another blog about ithere's another blog about it:http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/rss.aspx..Another stab at Tablet PCsI hope MS does crucial design and engineering work to ensure that Tablet PCs take off this time. I think multitouch and the multitouch onscreen keyboard will be key to making this...

Tags: Tablets, Keyboards, Notebooks, multitouch, Microsoft Windows, tablet, multi-touch, backend service, keyboard, tablet PC, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-05-27

Analyst: An Apple tablet is coming to shake up netbook market

Analyst: An Apple tablet is coming to shake up netbook marketApple could not build a sub-$500 computer that is not a piece of junk!!!!!!Therefore, unless you don't consider tablet as a computer, don't expect something too far from reality.Apple has a standard!!!!!And yes Ipod Touch is not a computer. That's...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Tablets, Keyboards, Notebooks, Digital music, Digital media, netbook, tablet, Apple Inc., netbook market, keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-05-21

Next-gen 11.6-in. Acer Aspire One netbook available now; has 16:9 display, full-size keyboard

Next-gen 11.6-in. Acer Aspire One netbook available now; has 16:9 display, full-size keyboardAndrew, send it my way when you are done evaluating. ;)Thanks.

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, Next-gen, Acer Aspire, netbook, Acer Inc., keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-05-18

Next-gen 11.6-in. Acer Aspire One netbook available now; has 16:9 display, full-size keyboard

Acer has officially released its next generation of Aspire One netbooks, most notably a new, bigger 11.6-in. model, the Aspire One AO751h, and a revamped 10.1-in. machine, the Aspire One AOD250. Both of the latest generation of netbooks are thinner than Acer's previous models. The 11-in. AO751h...

Tags: Keyboard, Acer Inc., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-05-18

HP Pavilion dv5-1250us Entertainment - Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 2.1 GHz - 15.4" TFT

HP Pavilion dv5-1250us Entertainment - Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 2.1 GHz - 15.4" TFTPoorly designed keyboard!The laptop works fine, but the keyboard is terrible. Someone decided to label the shiny gold keys in black, instead of white, so they are illegible in most scenarios, whether low or high light. Except...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Processors, Turion X2 Ultra, AMD Turion X2, keyboard, AMD Turion, TFT, HP Pavilion, entertainment, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

Samsung N120 (black)

In additional to the fairly generic N110 Netbook, Samsung also offers a slightly tweaked version for those who find Netbook keyboards too small and Netbook speakers too wimpy. The Samsung N120 takes the N110's basic component sent and jams in a keyboard of the sort we'd normally find on a...

Tags: Keyboards, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Samsung N120, N110 Netbook, keyboard, netbook, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-05-13

Is the 'Onyx' a bolder BlackBerry Bold?

Is the 'Onyx' a bolder BlackBerry Bold?Touchscreen w/QWERTY hardware? Yes!Being a fan of both hardware keyboards and touchscreens, I would purchase a unit like this from Blackberry!I highly enjoy my Centro personally owned, but the speed and screen clarity of the Blackberry is great. I don't like the heavy use...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, touch screen, RIM BlackBerry, Onyx Software, keyboard, BlackBerry Bold

Discussion threads 2009-05-11

SMS Landscape Big Keyboard 2.7 (Mobile)

SMS Landscape Big Keyboard let you write and send SMS messages using a big landscape keyboard. Furthermore, the message that you send from our application will not be billed as an SMS message, making it free. Most carriers permit the recipient of the sms message to answer it in the...

Tags: Keyboard, Mobile, SMS, G.P. Imports, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking

Software downloads 2009-05-05