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Stealth Rugged USB Keyboard Features Optical Trackball Mouse, Costs $695

Evan Selleck, Sep 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Stealth isn't a stranger to the tech community, so when they go ahead and introduce something like their brand new rugged keyboard, we hope that they're not immediately scoffed at and ignored. Even if it is pretty thick, and, well, rugged. Luckily for those who are curious enough to check it out, the new USB keyboard does feature plenty of features, and a very unique optical trackball mouse, right up there near the right corner. Read The Full Story

Sena Keyboard Folio for iPad gets official

Shane McGlaun, Aug 31st 2010 Discuss [0]

Remember last week when that cool looking Bluetooth keyboard packing iPad case surfaced at the FCC? We learned that it was already on sale in the UK and figured it wouldn’t be long before it turned up here in the US after hitting the FCC. We were right; it didn’t take long to surface for pre-order in America. Read The Full Story

Bluetooth iPad keyboard case crosses FCC [Updated]

Chris Davies, Aug 24th 2010 Discuss [3]

Bluetooth keyboards for the iPad aren't exactly rare, but we're still waiting for that perfect pairing: something portable, that doesn't add too much bulk and that makes for an impromptu netbook replacement when you need to batter in a few thousand words on the move. Shenzhen Paoluy Silicone Technology Co.'s new iPad keyboard case (BL-BKB76), freshly spotted at the FCC, certainly looks like it could hit at least the first two points. Read The Full Story

Razer BlackWidow & BlackWidow Ultimate Mechanical Keyboards Unveiled

Evan Selleck, Aug 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

When it comes to keyboards, the mechanical variety usually provides the most travel between you pressing a key, and its input. That usually means a more "clicky" feel, and most people tend to prefer this type of keyboard. As of now, Razer's line-up of keyboards, like the Lycosa and Arctosa, are scissor-switch keyboards, which means they don't have the same kind of travel. But, Razer's about ready to let loose their first variations of mechanical keyboards. Introducing the BlackWidow and BlackWidow Ultimate. Read The Full Story

Logitech unveils Wireless Illuminated Keyboard K800

Shane McGlaun, Aug 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

I love me some Logitech keyboards and out of all of the keyboards I have ever used my hands down favorite for plain old working is the Logitech Illuminated Keyboard. The thing that I really like about the illuminated Keyboard is that it is really thin and comfortable to type on. Logitech has announced a new Wireless Illuminated Keyboard K800 today that is somewhat similar. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Adaptive Keyboard Concept Looks Amazing, Won’t be a Real Product

Evan Selleck, Aug 12th 2010 Discuss [0]

Over the course of the last few months, it's become pretty relevant that Microsoft makes cool concepts, but that tends to be as far as it goes. It happened with the Courier, and now it's happening with this amazing looking Adaptive Keyboard. It was shown off at this year's UIST Student Innovation Contest, and it has us wishing more and more that every concept became a reality. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Research RearType adds physical QWERTY to tablet back

Satsuki Then, Aug 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

You could well argue that the real innovation at Microsoft is going on at their Research arm, where the latest oddball idea is a tablet PC with a split keyboard stuck to the back. Each half of the 'board is rotated 90-degrees, so as to maintain the regular hand position. Dubbed "RearType", the layout is the product of a new research paper [PDF link] and is designed to allow for faster text entry without blocking screen visibility or relying on tactile-minimal on-screen keyboards. Read The Full Story

Logitech G930 headset, G700 mouse & G510 keyboard target gamers

Chris Davies, Aug 5th 2010 Discuss [3]

Logitech's peripheral department has been busy again, this time pushing out a game-centric trio of keyboard, headset and mouse. The Logitech Wireless Gaming Headset G930, Logitech Wireless Gaming Mouse G700 and the Logitech Gaming Keyboard G510 are all of the opinion that more buttons are better, and as such are heavily encrusted. Read The Full Story

OLPC XO-1.5 HS physical keyboard gets video tested

Chris Davies, Aug 5th 2010 Discuss [0]

We're still waiting to see what the OLPC team make of the Marvell Moby tablet reference platform, but until then we'll make do with the promise of dramatically improved text entry abilities on the current model. The OLPC XO-1.5 HS (where the "HS" stands for "High School") throws out the membrane keyboard and replaces it with a proper 'board, after the Uruguay government decided they wanted to roll out the netbook to their older students. Christoph Derndorger from OLPC News managed to grab some hands-on time with the XO-1.5 HS while he was in Asución, and the feedback is good. Typing is far easier than with the membrane 'board, though OLPC has used a physical keyboard with an unusual arrow key layout; rather than the traditional T-formation, they're all lined up in a single row. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Dell Streak meets Logitech DiNovo Mini keyboard in perfect peripheral pairing

Chris Davies, Jul 26th 2010 Discuss [1]

If ever there was a pairing just crying out for a loving mod, this is it. StreakSmart - who, as the name suggests, are singularly obsessed with the Dell Streak - discovered that the Android MID plays perfectly with Logitech's DiNovo Mini Wireless Keyboard, including full functionality of the touchpad and several of the specialized buttons. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Razer gives up slightly less vague launch date for Tron peripherals

Shane McGlaun, Jul 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

About this time last month, I mentioned that Razer had a very cool Tron Legacy gaming keyboard that it was showing off. At the time the thing surfaced we really didn’t know when the keyboard and other Tron gaming peripherals would be coming to market for geeks to buy. Read The Full Story

Miniguru Keyboard Axed, Not Coming to Retail

Evan Selleck, Jul 22nd 2010 Discuss [1]

At the beginning of the year, we showed you a concept for a new keyboard, called the Miniguru. With plenty of features to make typing purists out there happy, we were pretty excited about the possibilities it brought to the table. But, alas, today we are reminded all too well that a concept is just a concept, and they can come to an end all too quickly. Just months after its debut, it looks like the Miniguru keyboard isn't coming. Read The Full Story