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Adesso WKB-3100UB wireless keyboard with trackball

The $80 Adesso WKB-3100UB wireless keyboard is a good mini keyboard for surfing the Web from your sofa, but it's a nightmare to use as an everyday keyboard and trackball. The keyboard is usable most of the time, but its inaccurate trackball, poor button press recognition, sticking keys, lack of...

Tags: Keyboards, wireless keyboard, wireless, keyboard-and-mouse, keyboard, Adesso, trackball

Product reviews 2009-10-29

Are you suffering from BlackBerry Tour trackball problems?

Yes!Yes, after 6 weeks of use my Verizon Tour trackball is virtually useless for side to side movement. Playing with the horizontal sensitivity helps a little, but not much...Mine works great!I couldn't be happier! This is my fifth BlackBerry model, and it is by far the best BlackBerry...

Tags: Trackball, Verizon Communications Inc., RIM BlackBerry

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Why Can't We Clean RIM's Sticky Balls?

Or, instead of pitching a fityou could ask if anyone has figured out a way to clean the trackball.Here's one: Dampen a lint-free cloth with alcohol. Place it on the table. WIth your blackberry turned off, press the trackball firmly on the damp pad and move it rapidly back and...

Tags: Mice, Research In Motion Ltd., trackball, alcohol, mouse

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

Kensington SlimBlade Trackball - trackball

While mainstream users have long since traded the trackball for standard move-and-click mice, it still remains a viable option for computer jockeys who suffer from carpal tunnel or other physical ailments. Whereas standard mice force your wrist and forearm into an unnatural position, a trackball allows your arm to stay...

Tags: Mice, Kensington, trackball, mouse, SlimBlade Trackball, Kensington SlimBlade Trackball

Product reviews 2009-04-14

Cage match: Windows Mobile vs. Google Android

I posted on the status of Windows Mobile 7 that the Motorola CEO spilled out in a recent earnings call. This really wasn't much of a surprise since it has been rumored for months, but this was the first public official acknowledgement of the upcoming OS. The Motorola CEO also...

Tags: Google Inc., T-Mobile G1, Google Android, Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Touch Screen Device, Google Android Android, Trackball, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-02-03

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8350i (Sprint)

Photo gallery: RIM BlackBerry Curve 8350iFirst introduced at CTIA Fall 2008, the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8350i is finally available through Sprint. This is particularly good news for Nextel Direct Connect users, who haven't seen a new push-to-talk PTT BlackBerry model since the RIM BlackBerry 7100i, which was introduced back in...

Tags: Handhelds, Sprint Communications, full-QWERTY keyboard, trackball, RIM BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry Curve, Research In Motion Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-01-15

First impressions of the RIM BlackBerry Bold

My AT&T SIM has been bouncing back and forth between the Nokia E71 see my review and Palm Treo Pro (see my review and with these two devices I have confirmed that QWERTY devices are my preferred form factor. Another couple of new devices recently launched with this same form...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Bold, Handhelds, Hardware, Matthew Miller, Device, Trackball, Space Bar, Back Cover, BlackBerry Logo, Keyboards, Peripherals

Blog posts 2008-11-10

Vidabox Premium Wireless Keyboard with Optical Trackball

We're usually wary of trackballs. We know there are people out there who like them, but for general-purpose cursor-moving, we'll take a mouse every time. But thanks to Vidabox's Premium Wireless Keyboard with Optical Trackball ($62.99 at the time of this review), we may have to give trackballs more credit....

Tags: Keyboards, Mice, Gyration, keyboard, Vidabox Premium Wireless Keyboard, trackball, mouse

Product reviews 2007-11-29

Why can't I get the best of both worlds from my peripherals?

Why can't I get the best of both worlds from my peripherals?I would h ave to say...I had a wireless mouse/keyboard combo before.. Mouse was great, keyboard sucked. The keys eventually got noisy and well you had to press harder and in more direct spots for characters to produce on...

Tags: Mice, Keyboards, Trackball, mouse, MX1000 Laser Mouse, keyboard, wireless

Discussion threads 2006-07-04

Additional Resources

Zombie Dash for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

With Zombie Dash for iPhone in your search for treasure and glory you find yourself trapped in a tomb infested with zombies. Plunge deeper into the tomb each day and use the treasures you have found for upgrades. Watch out for bats, floor spikes, snakes, and zombies. It features awesome...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Tomb, Zombie, Clickgamer, Games, Smart Phones, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-11-14

HTC Droid Eris (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' note: Portions of this review were taken from our review of the HTC Hero. The two devices share similar features. The HTC Droid Eris is the second Verizon Wireless' Google Android phone after the Motorola Droid. Where the Droid was flashy and high-end, the Droid Eris offers a simpler,...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Verizon Wireless, DROID ERIS, High Tech Computer Corp., phone, HTC Droid Eris

Product reviews 2009-11-06

RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700It's been about a year since the original RIM BlackBerry Bold made its debut, and while it remains a very solid device, it's about time that a flashier, faster model took over the reigns. And that device would be the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700. Not only...

Tags: Handhelds, BlackBerry Bold 9700, RIM BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry Bold, RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700, Research In Motion Ltd., T-Mobile, Bold 9700

Product reviews 2009-11-05

With Motorola Droid, Verizon puts doubts about Google Android platform to rest [review]

Looks pretty nice, one comment on the article tho...[i]Further, Android 2.0 offers universal search, surfacing Web pages (history, bookmarks, etc.), contacts, applications and more all from the same search field widget. It?s a welcome addition.[/i]This is actually a feature of Android 1.6 and so not exclusive to the Droid or...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Google Android, Apple iPhone, Motorola Droid, Verizon Communications Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

T-Mobile announces 3G BlackBerry Bold 9700 with 624 MHz processor

lookwoah! a new phone with a tiny screen, an ancient os and thousands of plastic buttons (that can't change layout when needed) glued all over it. i am impressed. RE: T-Mobile announces 3G BlackBerry Bold 9700 with 624 MHz processorEven though I wouldn't have chosen those words I have...

Tags: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, T-Mobile, MHz Processor, phone, 3G

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker

Interesting view...I am not an Apple user, and I do think most of Apple's products are too expensive for me, but I didn't think $70 was that outlandish. Don't top end mice from Logitech or MS run around $50-100?Anyway, I guess I'd have to try it before saying it was...

Tags: Mice, mouse, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Fare thee well, lovely ToyBox readers: My Top 10 favorite posts

The dreary weather couldn't be better for writing a sad goodbye to my faithful ToyBox readers. The time has come for me to pack up and move on out of the ZDNet family. The last nine months spent as your Gadget Gal have been wonderful, but I have to pass...

Tags: CD, RIM BlackBerry, ToyBox, Handhelds, Hardware, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Windows Mobile 6.5 disappoints; no Start customizations and stylus still required

Apple is safe.Point release or not, Microsoft is under the gun to come up with something better than this retread if they want to stay in the mobile device business. Make no mistake, the handset makers are not just disappointed, they are steaming about Microsoft's inability to keep up, because...

Tags: Keyboards, Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Telecom & Utilities, Wireless and Mobility, phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, touch screen, Windows Mobile 6.5, ringer, mobile, Finger-friendly, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Will Apple ever make a good mouse?

RE: Will Apple ever make a good mouse?That is like saying I should buy a car with a crappy steering wheel. The mouse is important and it should be flawless, just like everything else Apple does.AgreedI hope they are cooking up something nice.But it's a mouseThey can make it different,...

Tags: Mice, scroll ball, mouse, Apple Inc., Mighty Mouse

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

USB Overdrive 3.0.1 (Mac)

The USB Overdrive is a device driver for Mac OS X that handles any USB mouse / trackball / joystick / gamepad / media keyboard and any Bluetooth mouse from any manufacturer and lets you configure them either globally or on a per-application, per-device basis. It reads all kinds...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, USB, Alessandro Levi Montalcini, USB Overdrive

Software downloads 2009-09-29

(Photos: IDF's super-slim laptops)

How boring - no alternatives to touch pads?Why is the TrackPoint type of pointer no longer offered? Is it really that unpopular? I cannot stand touchpads due their "touchiness", vagueness, and encouragement to tap too hard which gives me hand and finger pains very much in keeping with...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, laptop computer, photograph, TrackPoint, Repetitive Stress Injury, keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-09-26