Toshiba's NB100 netbook (aka the NB105) may not step outside the box with its spec sheet, but that won't stop buyers being drawn to the reliable brand name. TechRadar had a brief hands-on with the NB100 recently, and found that while the 120GB available hard-drive space is capacious and the Ubuntu OS smooth with its 512MB of RAM, the keyboard was smaller than on rival machines.
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Is there a slide-out keyboard version of the HTC Touch HD in the works? That's the latest rumor surrounding the upcoming super-smartphone from the company, whose habit of launching a "Pro" version of touchscreen handsets with a QWERTY slide-out section has led some to predict an HTC Touch HD Pro could be in development.
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Optimus Aux renders: size, key tweaks and port changes detailed
Two Optimus posts in one day almost smacks of Maximus hype, but it's Friday and we do have some slick new renders of the recently-christened Aux. Optimus have tweaked the design from its initial, Pultius form: gone are the odd gaps between the columns, and an extra USB port has been added to the back. Optimus originally suggested that the USB could be used to daisy-chain multiple keypads together.
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Optimus Aux is new name for Pultius OLED keypad
Optimus Labs' Pultius prototype - a numeric keypad using the OLED-embedded keys from the company's full-sized Maximus keyboard - will likely be released with the name Optimus Aux, according to the latest post on the company blog. The fifteen key add-on will offer a lower-priced point of entry to people wanting customizable keys but unable to afford the full Maximus.
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Dell Inspiron 910 netbook confirmed for Thursday 4th says WSJ
Dell having grudgingly confirmed that the Inspiron 910 netbook is coming this week, now the Wall Street Journal has stepped in with an email from Box.net that confirms it will specifically drop on Thursday 4th. Box.net, an online file store and collaborative workspace, was also confirmed to be preinstalled on the netbook
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Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: 9.3mm deep with backlit keys
Logitech have announced their thinnest ever wired keyboard, the blandly-named Illuminated Keyboard at just 9.3mm deep. As the title suggests, the keys are all backlit; they also use Logitech's PerfectStroke technology, so even though there's minimal depth there should still be reasonable typing feel.
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Microsoft debuts SideWinder X6 gaming keyboard
Microsoft debuted the SideWinder X6 gaming keyboard today at the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. The keyboard and mouse are designed specifically for gaming, but also have features that will work well with everyday activities.
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Freestyle Solo Keyboard for Mac users
I have always cared just as much about my technology accessories as I do about the tech items themselves. I'm not really sure why, but I'm highly particular about what I pair together. Which means I always like checking out even boring accessories like keyboards.
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Optimus Popularis 3D prototype shot released
After teasing with a foam mockup, Art Lebedev Studios have released the first 3D prototype shot of the in-development Optimus Popularis keyboard. The keyboard is shorter than the original Optimus Maximus, with the extra row of shortcut keys moved from the left of the main keys to above the function keys. However it seems to share the same each-key-a-display setup, although the space key display is now full-length rather than the small square OLED on the Maximus.
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Optimus Popularis sub-$1k follow-up to Maximus shuns OLED
Art Lebedev Studios, the team behind the Optimus Maximus keyboard, have released some fresh (if scant) detail on their next project. Named Optimus Popularis, as the name suggests it's another keyboard but one aimed more at general consumers. Estimating a sub-$1,000 final pricetag, it apparently won't use OLEDs for the keys but "will be based on a totally different principle".
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AlphaGrip bulbous UMPC concept: more buttons than sense
It must be galling for all the smartphone and UMPC manufacturers who have tried so desperately to slim their products down into wafer-thin tablets, when actually what's needed is a huge, ergonomically-bulging game-controller-on-steroids. At least, that's what designer of the AlphaGrip Handheld Computer believes; their entry for the Next-Gen PC Design competition is reminiscent of an XBox 360 controller only with masses of buttons and chording keys underneath for text entry. There's even a flip-up touchscreen display, flanked by - you guessed it - more controls.
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Opimus Maximus up for sale on ThinkGeek
What's the coolest keyboard that you've seen? I wouldn't be surprised if you said the Optimus Maximus. Honestly, that's probably the coolest one I've ever seen too. It seems that ThinkGeek is pretty impressed with it as well, so impressed, that they have decided to add it to their site for purchase.
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