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3M Ergonomic Wireless Mouse could take your eye out

, Jan 12th 2010 Discuss [0]

Would we open up an ergonomic-mouse press release if it wasn't a slow Tuesday in the week after CES 2010?  Probably not.  Would we give it a second glance after seeing this surprisingly... phallic example from 3M?  Out of morbid curiosity, perhaps. Read The Full Story

Dual XGPS300 GPS-cradle for iPod touch coming Q1 2010

, Jan 11th 2010 Discuss [0]

It isn't the first time we've seen Dual's XGPS300 cradle - the company first started talking about their GPS sleeve for the iPod touch last November - but now we have a firmer release schedule.  Designed to allow iPod touch owners access to true-GPS, making sat-nav applications a whole lot more useful, the XGPS300 will apparently drop in Q1 2010. Demo video after the cut Read The Full Story

ION iTYPE adds full-sized keyboard to iPhone

, Jan 8th 2010 Discuss [2]

ION are better known for their USB-enabled turntables and tape decks, but the company has announced a slightly different type of peripheral at CES 2010 this week.  The ION iTYPE is a full-sized QWERTY keyboard designed for use with the iPhone or iPod touch, powered by batteries so you can even take it mobile. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Arc Keyboard: Marvelous Mini

, Jan 8th 2010 Discuss [0]

As I'm sure you very well know there is a a massive amount of options when it comes to keyboards. With most being like the one just before it, Microsoft's Arc seems to be an exception to the rule. The ARC is a wireless keyboard designed with both function and style in mind, the overall size of the unit is just 12x6 inches but in no way means it isnt a feature rich device. Read The Full Story

Will Google launch a Nexus One accessories program?

, Dec 16th 2009 Discuss [2]

With the discovery of an official car kit in the works, we're wondering quite how strong a lead in Nexus One accessories Google plan to take. The undisputed trailblazer for courting third-party accessories is Apple, and they've created a huge ecosystem around the iPhone and the iPod; so far add-ons for Android devices have been pretty much left to the whims of their respective manufacturers, but Google's newly focussed involvement might change all that. Our prediction: some sort of "made for Nexus" tagline. Right now, Android lacks a certification program - a "Made for Android" tag, as it were - in the same manner as Apple's, and aside from the openness of the platform itself the devices that have used it generally adopt standardized connectors and adapters. True, it took HTC a few iterations to get that down-pat, but going by the leaked roadmap we saw last week they've now got fully on board with things like microUSB. As Google climb aboard the device train, however, it might make sense for them to qualify what's like to become a rush of third-party Nexus One accessories with an official seal. Read The Full Story

WarMouse Meta sports 18 buttons and laser sensor

, Dec 16th 2009 Discuss [0]

Having more buttons than the average rodent isn't uncommon for mice aimed at gamers. Many of them offer six or more buttons that are programmable and can be remapped. For some gamers, that just isn't enough buttons. The WarMouse Meta is for this type of gamer. Read The Full Story

Gboard USB Gmail shortcut keypad

, Dec 4th 2009 Discuss [0]

With so many people practically living in their Gmail accounts, it's a surprise that the third-party peripheral industry has taken so long to come up with a standalone shortcut pad for the popular email system.  The Gboard has a similar form-factor to a USB numeric keypad, but rather than numbers it offers eighteen shortcuts (and an escape key) that give Gmail's keyboard shortcuts dedicated buttons. The most commonly used commands are present, including starring and spamming messages, trashing them, reply/reply-all/forward and folder navigation.  The latter not only allows you to step through messages one by one, but also to jump to saved search results or view only starred emails. Compatible with both Windows and Mac, the gimmick is that it's all plug & play so setup shouldn't present any problems.  By the same stroke, it doesn't look like you can remap the Gboard buttons, so if you want them to do something different then you'd probably need to remap the shortcuts in Gmail itself.  The Gboard is available this month, priced at $19.99. [via CNet]

Emotiv Epoc brain-reading gaming headset ships December 21st for $299

, Dec 3rd 2009 Discuss [0]

Emotiv's brain-reading gaming headset, the Epoc, got plenty of coverage last year with gamers curious about controlling their favorite titles with the power of thought, but technical issues delayed its launch.  Now Emotiv say they're ready to push Epoc out the door on December 21st, and they're saying it'll feasibly work with any PC game. Read The Full Story

Creative ZiiSOUND D5 iPod speaker dock eschews anything ZiiLABS

, Dec 3rd 2009 Discuss [0]

Looking for a guaranteed way to confuse press and customers alike, and dilute your new brand?  Creative have a good example: they've called their latest iPod speaker dock the ZiiSound, which you'd expect to thus include some of the clever ZiiLABS "StemCell Computing" magic they've been discussing this week.  Instead it's a bog-standard speaker dock, with nary a whiff of a Zii processor. Read The Full Story

Rokland BearExtender n3 WiFi-n adapter promises double-range for Macs

, Dec 3rd 2009 Discuss [2]

This press photo is crying out for a caption competition, but this isn't Take a Break magazine so we'll bluster on with the purpose of that perky antenna.  Rokland Technologies' BearExtender n3 is a WiFi 802.11n adapter intended specifically for Macs, and promises four-times the wireless range of your regular MacBook or MacBook Pro. Read The Full Story

Logitech developing UMD drive add-on for PSP Go?

, Dec 2nd 2009 Discuss [0]

Today's PSP Go rumor strikes us a little bizarre, but we'll admit that stranger things have happened.  According to a lone source speaking to gaming site CVG, Logitech are apparently developing a UMD drive add-on which could be fitted to the PSP Go, enabling UMD media playback though "it'll make the PSP a little bulky". Read The Full Story

DJ Hero controller now sold separately

, Dec 2nd 2009 Discuss [0]

Having hitherto only been available as part of a game bundle, Activision have now made the DJ Hero controller available as a standalone peripheral.  Priced at $69.99 and available for PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii, the controller has a rotating deck platter, an effects dial, crossfader and three dual-color stream buttons. Read The Full Story
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