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Wacom Bamboo tablets get official: multitouch and pen input

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 24th 2009 1 Comment

Wacom have finally got around to officially announcing [pdf link] their Bamboo Touch multitouch tablet, a week after at least one person was able to pick one up from their local Best Buy. The Wacom Bamboo Touch is one of the company’s second generation of the Bamboo line, which also includes the Bamboo Pen & Touch, which responds both to a pen stylus (for accuracy) as well as fingers. The tablet automatically switches between the two modes, depending on whether the user has touched the surface with their finger or if the stylus nib is near.

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Sony Ericsson Motion Activated MH907 headphones: your ears’ remote control [Video]

By Chris Davies on Monday, Sep 21st 2009 No Comments

Sony Ericsson promised to revolutionise personal audio, and while that’s so loaded with PR hyperbole we’d normally just throw any subsequent press release straight out of the window, it turns out their Motion Activated MH907 headphones are pretty nifty. The stereo headset is the first to use SensMe, where capacitive sensors in each earbud can track whether they’re in your ears or not, and remotely control your cellphone accordingly.

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WD My Passport Essential and My Passport for Mac Gets Smaller, Smarter, and More Secure

By Evan Selleck on Thursday, Sep 10th 2009 No Comments

External hard drives are almost a necessity at this point, even as the hard drives in our laptops and our desktops get bigger. Securing those hard drives is a big deal, and it’s good to see companies like WD taking a big step forward in keeping their products secure with features like encryption, and WD’s SmartWare software. And today marks the introduction of WD’s new, safer, sleeker, and smaller My Passport lines for PC and Mac.

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Microsoft Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000 debuts

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 10th 2009 1 Comment

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.

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Toshiba Introduces New 1.8-inch HDD That Boasts Highest Capacity Single-Platter Available

By Evan Selleck on Wednesday, Sep 9th 2009 No Comments

Today is packed, with all sorts of things being introduced and announced. Making sure that they aren't left out, and giving us something a little bit different for the announcement train, we've got Toshiba announcing their newest, 1.8-inch HDD, that offer up to 160GB of storage. It's all wrapped up in a remarkably small five-millimeter-high, single-platter design that's designed for next-generation portable media players, digital video cameras, as well as other consumer electronics.

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KeyScan KS810-Plus Imaging Keyboard Unveiled

By Evan Selleck on Wednesday, Sep 9th 2009 No Comments

Whether or not offices around the world are filling up or downsizing, finding ways to consolidate office supplies has been the routine for quite some time. And it looks like KeyScan has a lock on a certain type of keyboard: a scanner that can do a multitude of things, all while keeping that necessary keyboard right in line. This is the type of gadget for the office that has a lot to do, but not a lot of paper around, or has employees running around down hallways trying to get to the scanner first.

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Sony’s Invincible Speakers Get Shown Off, Along With iPod Dockable Set As Well

By Evan Selleck on Wednesday, Sep 2nd 2009 No Comments

We’re waiting to see a toaster with an iPod dock at this point. Sony has unveiled a brand new set of PC speakers today, ones that the company believe are capable of “blowing all other PC speakers off the stage.” Bold words, but that’s what we’ve come to love about Sony over the years. They always have bold words. And they want bold people, with bold wallets, to go ahead and step on forward to take a peek at these new speakers, which have garnered a very auspicious title: muteki.

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Sony Ericsson Aino Can Control Your PlayStation 3, is Due Next Month

By Evan Selleck on Wednesday, Sep 2nd 2009 No Comments

The X2 just got its official debut, did you see it? You should. And, once you're done over there, head back on over to this piece right here, and take a look at another offering from Sony Ericsson. It's called the Aino, and we've taken a look at it before, but this time around we've got a piece of information that might peak the Sony fanboy's interest. Especially if you haven't conslidated enough quite yet.

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Alienware unveils new peripherals for gamers

By Shane McGlaun on Tuesday, Sep 1st 2009 No Comments

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.

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Hercules Dualpix HD720p high-def webcam

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Aug 27th 2009 1 Comment

Don’t back away from the screen in terror; we’ve had it on good authority that the Hercules Dualpix HD720p you see here is actually considerably smaller in real life. What such a large image does help show you, though, is that the webcam is HD 720p capable, complete with an autofocus lens and integrated microphone.

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