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- Keyboard
- A set of input keys on a terminal or computer. It includes the standard typewriter keys, several specialized keys and the features outlined below. See QWERTY keyboard, Dvorak...
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- (Gallery: 10 Apple patents to watch )
- (Gallery: 10 Apple patents to watch )not so far fetchedthe capslock key on the MacBook has an led which turns on an off to let you know the capslock state. the PC keyboards with similar features put those LED's across the top of the keyboard. IMO, the MacBook...
- Tags: Notebooks, Keyboards, Tablets, Apple MacBook, Apple Patent, Gallery, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-30
- Sony Vaio NS140E series
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Holiday 2008 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. The Vaio VGN-NS140E represents a minor update to Sony's previous 15-inch NR line. Nearly identical to the Vaio VGN-NR498 we reviewed in July,...
- Tags: Keyboards, Desktops, Notebooks, Sony Vaio, laptop computer, Sony Corp., keyboard, Intel Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-10-27
- Samsung Epix integrates a touch sensitive pad and QWERTY keyboard
- I took a look at a Samsung Windows Mobile phone at Mobile World Congress earlier this year that was labeled the SGH-i780 and since then there has been a lot of speculation that the device would eventually come to the US. Yesterday, Samsung and AT&T announced the availability of a...
- Tags: Mobile, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Pad, Samsung Epix, Advertising & Promotion, Keyboards, Marketing, Hardware, Peripherals, Matthew Miller, Keyboard, Mouse, Palm Inc., Palm Treo, Mice, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2008-10-23
- BlackBerry Bold coming to AT&T on November 4th
- BlackBerry Bold coming to AT&T on November 4thThoughts on BlackBerry BoldI had the Bold for one week. I purchased an unlocked Rogers Bold and ran it on ATT. I have used BlackBerrys including the 8700 and 8300. I have also used WM phones like the ATT 8525...
- Tags: Keyboards, Handhelds, Cellular phones, WIRELESS, AT&T Corp., BlackBerry Bold, RIM BlackBerry, Apple iPhone, 3G, keyboard
- Discussion threads 2008-10-23
- Two new HP Windows Mobile devices appear with new keyboard options
- Two new HP Windows Mobile devices appear with new keyboard optionsTechnologyThats fine, technologies are getting more modernRegardsSBL - BPO Services
- Tags: Keyboards, keyboard option, Windows Mobile Devices, keyboard, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-22
- Review: MSI Wind netbook doesn't compromise on the keyboard
- Review: MSI Wind netbook doesn't compromise on the keyboard6-cell batteryA better buy for a couple more dollars. It's $479 on newegg and the better battery makes the users happier and will last for 4hours or more.These are better choices where most netbooks have tiny keyboards making it hard to...
- Tags: Keyboards, Engineering, keyboard, MSI
- Discussion threads 2008-10-21
- Snooping on wired keyboards overhyped
- Snooping on wired keyboards overhypedNot worried todayBut 5 or 10 years from now it may be a different story. So keyboard makes had better take this into consideration for future products.Not really worriedNot really worried - it's a pretty short distance, and you're right, it looks like pretty ideal and...
- Tags: Keyboards, Ludo, keyboard, Snooping
- Discussion threads 2008-10-21
- Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro
- The $130 Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro marries the popular Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave keyboard with the Editors' Choice winning MX 1100 mouse. Although it might be more than you're used to paying for a mouse and keyboard set, the package combines two of Logitech's flagship input devices and the...
- Tags: Keyboards, Mice, Cordless Desktop Wave keyboard, Logitech, keyboard, mouse, Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave, Logitech Cordless Desktop, battery
- Product reviews 2008-10-20
- Researchers hack wired keyboards, hijack keystrokes
- Researchers hack wired keyboards, hijack keystrokesOh greatnow to have to get something akin to a Faraday cage for ye ole peripherals, or just for the entire sticky cube. Wonder if they've hacked my abacus yet.RE: Researchers hack wired keyboards, hijack keystrokesThis is old news. Electic typewriters had the same...
- Tags: Keyboards, SECURITY, keyboard, hacking, old new
- Discussion threads 2008-10-20
- Up close and personal with the T-Mobile-Google G1
- Up close and personal with the T-Mobile-Google G1Great ReviewThanks for the bottom-line on this phone. Looks like a good investment for early adopter/small business person using gmail and google docs. gawd I will be glad to say goodbye to that crackberry...Now, the question is if T-mobile works better in my...
- Tags: Keyboards, cost issue, voice plan, Apple iPhone, T-Mobile-Google G1, Up Close and Personal, keyboard
- Discussion threads 2008-10-16
- Android must become more than a warmed-over iPhone
- Android must become more than a warmed-over iPhoneFor some maybe ...[i]Have yet to find Apple's keyboard solution a problemmyself.[/i]Maybe not for you, but your not the target audience. Here's an example. My wife is a media person. She has a Blackberry with a physical keyboard. It would be impossible for...
- Tags: Keyboards, keyboard, Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, warmed-over, qwerty keyboard, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-10-16
- Details on Apple's MacBook and MacBook Pro updates
- After weeks of news leaks, there weren't many surprises left for Apple's event today, but the company gave its entire notebook line a badly-needed update. Major changes across the line included a stiffer, "unibody" aluminum case similar to the one used in the MacBook Air; LED-backlit displays; Nvidia graphics; faster...
- Tags: Keyboard, Hard Drive, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Intel Core 2 Duo, Graphics, Intel Corp., Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- MacBooks: out with the old, in with the new
- MacBooks: out with the old, in with the newMulti-touch trackpad: gimmick or useful feature?The thought of having to use gestures with 4 fingers on a small trackpad as opposed to a touch screen display sounds absolutely nightmarish in terms of UI usefulness. Multi-touch on the iPhone is a total joke...
- Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, multi-touch, Apple MacBook, keyboard, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Our second Linux laptop has a real keyboard
- Our second Linux laptop has a real keyboardXandros lite is OK ...For the average user the Xandros Lite OS is fine, but it does have some shortcomings:1) Asus for some reason has a ram limit compiled into the kernel of 1GB. The machine has a max limit of 2GB, but...
- Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, laptop computer, ASUS, real keyboard, kernel, Linux laptop, Xandros, Intel Celeron, distro, keyboard, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Our second Linux laptop has a real keyboard
- Since this is a blog, and not a column, thus interactive, I am hoping that you can suggest tests I might make with this unit that will make the coming reviews more relevant to you. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Linux Laptop, Keyboard, Laptop Computer, Linux Laptop Series, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Would you buy an all-screen notebook computer?
- Would you buy an all-screen notebook computer?Well, given that you could carry a folding keyboard, why not?But, how about touch screens that somehow gave you a feeling when your fingers were in the right place??? You could possible put at least a raised "dash" on the screen for the F...
- Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, PRODUCTIVITY, keyboard, notebook computer, notebook, computer
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Logitech Illuminated Keyboard Keyboard
- The Logitech Illuminated Keyboard is about as simple as it gets, so you get no built-in USB ports, scroll dials, or any of the other features in more expensive devices such as the Logitech G15. Instead, for $80 it offers a sexy, quiet keyboard with a very minimalist design that...
- Tags: Keyboards, PerfectStroke, keyboard, Logitech
- Product reviews 2008-09-23
- Logitech Cordless Keyboard (Wii)
- Nintendo Wii owners will be intimately familiar with that system's on-screen keyboard, which lets you hunt and peck with the Wiimote controller. It's perfectly good for entering quick-text snippets, like player names or Wi-Fi passwords, but it can become tedious for longer text-entry duties. It's for the latter scenario that...
- Tags: Keyboards, QWERTY layout, Nintendo Wii, keyboard, Logitech
- Product reviews 2008-09-22
- Microsoft Wireless Media Desktop 1000
- Microsoft's entry-level Wireless Media Desktop 1000 offers an affordable mouse-and-keyboard set for PC owners. At $50, it's less expensive than Logitech's $60 Cordless Desktop S520. We found few surprises with either desktop set, although Microsoft's design is not quite as thoughtful as its competition's. We prefer the Logitech set for...
- Tags: Keyboards, Mice, Games, Logitech, Microsoft Corp., keyboard, mouse, hot key
- Product reviews 2008-09-22
- Logitech Cordless Desktop S520 - keyboard, mouse
- Logitech's basic Cordless Desktop S520 is one of its least expensive wireless mouse and keyboard sets. And even though the low-profile keyboard and basic laser mouse come with few frills, we're glad to see Logitech apply the thoughtful design philosophies of its high-end products to the less-expensive members of its...
- Tags: Keyboards, Mice, USB receiver, keyboard, Logitech, mouse, Cordless Desktop S520
- Product reviews 2008-09-19
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