Among the many benefits of working from home is that you don’t have to worry about nasty coworkers getting you sick with their cold and flu germs. Still, with any shared computer in the home or office, you run the chance of contaminating each other. The keyboard is one of those places in the home where germs lurk because most keyboards simply can’t stand up to sanitation.
Logitech have announced their latest QWERTY ‘board, the Logitech Gaming Keyboard G110, complete with custom key backlighting and an integrated USB soundcard for directly connecting a headset and microphone. The Gaming Keyboard G110 has both blue and red LEDs, which can also be mixed together for purple shades, as well as a cluster of gaming shortcuts and macro buttons.
Anyone who types on a computer all day will tell you that typing feel and the quality of your keyboard can make a huge difference on your productivity. Some of the best keyboards for typing feel available are the Das Keyboard models that originally came with no markings on the keys. The notoriously clicky keyboards can be had with earplugs for your coworkers. Das Keyboard has unveiled a new updated Model S keyboard.
Logitech has announced a new notebook kit called the MK605 that bundles three things that most notebook users will want into one kit. The kit is timed well too since there are probably many notebook users out there with their eyes on October 22 ready to run out and buy a new notebook computer.
Apple’s multitouch patent trail continues, with the latest application to come to light describing a full multitouch-sensitive surface that could track not only finger but palm contact, work as a keyboard and also recognize complex gestures and manipulations. Filed in June 2009, the patent describes a touchscreen capable of permitting “unprecedented integration of typing, resting, pointing, scrolling, 3D manipulation, and handwriting into a versatile, ergonomic computer input device”.
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I have a love hate relationship with my iPhone. I love the device and its feature set for the most part, but I hate the AT&T network and all the issues with dropped calls. I also at times really hate the onscreen keyboard.
Even those who aren’t too keen on Microsoft’s software strategies often admit that the company’s hardware arm pushes out some decent peripherals, and the latest such example of that is their Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000. A low-profile wireless ‘board that comes complete with a separate, Bluetooth-connected numeric keypad, the Mobile Keyboard 6000 borrows the firm’s comfort-curve ergonomic layout for more contented wrists.
I have a large desk so I tend to spread out and use whatever keyboard and mouse I want to. Some people don’t have that luxury and work in such tight confines that they have to use cramped keyboards and end up picking their mouse up and down trying to scroll around the screen.
Alienware is Dell’s gaming arm and the brand is typically associated with gaming notebooks and desktops more that it is with peripherals. That didn’t stop Alienware from unveiling a new line of gaming peripherals today including a new keyboard, headphones, LCD, and mouse.
I have never owned a keyboard that wasn’t black, beige, or grey. The keyboard I use now is a Logitech Illuminated Keyboard, which is black. If you are the type who likes color or is really into a college football team you can get a keyboard from Keyscaper that has some style to it.
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