Uh oh? Apple Changes Ship Date for iPad Docks to May [Apple]
March 16th 2010
Tags: Apple Insider, April, Cnn, Docks, Keyboard, May Apple, Power Adapter, Soft Case, Uh Oh
5 Things I Like and Dislike About the Viliv S10 Blade
March 16th 2010
The Viliv S10 Blade has been here for a few days and I am forming some definite opinions about the netbook to share. Like any mobile device, there are things I like and others I don’t. As a refresher, the S10 Blade is a convertible netbook from Viliv, the Korean company that specializes in handheld [...]
iPad accessories delayed
March 16th 2010
It’s not the iPad that’s in short supply but some of the Apple-made accessories for it. Nevermind the fact that the iPad camera connection kit remains mysteriously unavailable for pre-order, looks like both the iPad case and keyboard dock won’t ship as originally planned. While that’s an inconvenience for domestic shoppers, it really bad news [...]
How to: Swap the Fn and Ctrl keys on a ThinkPad
March 5th 2010
In recently released ThinkPads, like the T410, is it possible to swap the Fn and left Ctrl key. It gives ThinkPad users something that they’ve been requesting for a long time: placement of the Ctrl button at the bottom lefthand corner of the keyboard.
This happens in BIOS, not on the hardware side, so it’s an [...]
Cool Leaf Flat Input Devices Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Key Tops [Input]
March 3rd 2010
Tags: Calculator, Cool Devices, Input Devices, Input System, Japanese Company, Keyboard, Nbsp, Remote Control, Tops
Remainders - The Things We Didn’t Post: Gone In the Blink of an Eye Edition [Remainders]
March 2nd 2010
Tags: Blink Of An Eye, Disappearing Acts, Hd2, Htc, Intel, Iphone, Keyboard, Nbsp, Poof, Text Messages
Steelseries 6Gv2: A Clacky, Stripped Down Tank of a Gaming Keyboard [Gaming]
March 2nd 2010
Tags: Frills Version, Keyboard, Tank
Pocket Trackpad for Windows, Macs
February 22nd 2010
Wireless peripherals can be useful tools in the bag, if they are well executed and fit a need. Portable trackpads are not new, and it’s rare to see one that is well designed and provides utility for users. One such gadget has been reviewed by Red at TRFJ, and overall he seems to like it. [...]
Farmville Plants Itself on the Nexus One with Sense UI ROM
February 20th 2010
Earlier in the week, I started watching the progress of a Sense UI build for the Nexus One. Since the ROM is still in an alpha state, I’m holding off from installing it on my handset. For now, I’m happy just to have an important bit from it — the HTC Sense keyboard, which received [...]
HTC Sense on Nexus One for Those That Desire It
February 17th 2010
I’ve been waiting to see how much “hackery” would ensue on the Google Nexus One and today I got an eyeful. Yup, efforts are underway to get the HTC Sense UI on the Nexus One. Paul O’Brien, the mastermind at Modaco, is making good headway using a ROM built for the HTC Desire. That makes [...]
Sony Ericsson unveil the Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini pro
February 14th 2010
Sony Ericsson has used the Mobile World Congress to unveil two new tiny cell phones that run the Android operating system. Their names are the Xperia X10 mini and the X10 mini pro. Both are compact versions of the Xperia X10.
The main difference between the two handsets is the inclusion of a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. [...]
Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710 Has Near-Undead Three Year Battery Life [Desktop]
February 10th 2010
Both the keyboard and mouse of the Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710 purportedly get a ridiculously hearty three years of battery life. Between that and its concave keyboard: that’s some weird voodoo,…
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Tags: Battery Life, Keyboard, Logitech Wireless, Mouse Logitech, Undead, Voodoo, Wireless Desktop
Which Will Find Success: MIDs, Media Tablets or Smartbooks?
February 5th 2010
Here’s a topic we’ve been kicking around since the first netbooks arrived — which device classes have a chance for success and which don’t? That’s actually a difficult question to answer because it’s going to vary based on your definition of success. And just because a device doesn’t see millions of sales doesn’t mean it [...]
This Week in Mobile Tech Manor #74: San Fran
February 5th 2010
This week has been an unusual one in Mobile Tech Manor, my home office, due to a quick trip to San Francisco. These trips take up a fair bit of time for the planning, and doing any prep work that must be done for the meetings that are the purpose of the trip. I am [...]
Motorola Devours Verizon’s Droid Brand With New Motoblur Phone
February 3rd 2010
I’m glad I’m not the only one that doesn’t quite get Verizon’s Droid branding for handsets. There’s nothing wrong with the name, but it’s confusing to have a single handset share the name as a line of handsets. Perhaps that’s why the next Droid in line is simply called the Motorola Devour. Or maybe we’ll [...]
Motorola Devours Verizon’s Droid Brand With New MOTOBLUR Phone
February 3rd 2010
I’m glad I’m not the only one that doesn’t quite get Verizon’s Droid branding for handsets. There’s nothing wrong with the name, but it’s confusing to have a single handset share the name as a line of handsets. Perhaps that’s why the next Droid in line is simply called the Motorola Devour. Or maybe we’ll [...]
Logitech TouchMouse App Controls Your PC or Mac With the iPhone
February 2nd 2010
Some of the best utilities are the ones that do simple things, but do them very well. That is the case with the Logitech TouchMouse for the iPhone. This free app connects with a Windows PC or Mac over Wi-Fi, and turns the iPhone into a big multitouch trackpad complete with three mouse buttons. The [...]
Logitech Touch Mouse App Turns iPhones Into a Trackpad and Keyboard, for Free [IPhone Apps]
February 1st 2010
Fair enough, most Logitech products fall into the “so boring I fell asleep at first glance” category, but this PC/Mac-controlling iPhone app sounds simple to use—and is free.
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Tags: First Glance, Free Apps, Free Iphone, Iphone, Keyboard, Logitech Mouse, Logitech Products, Mac Sounds, Mdash, Pc Mac, Pc Sounds, Trackpad
The Week in Gizmodo [Roundup]
January 30th 2010
This was definitely the week of the iPad. But the week offered a lot besides Apple’s new tablet, including our look at the new Microsoft Arc keyboard, Mass Effect 2, Bill Gates on the Daily Show and…
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Tags: Apple, Arc, Bill Gates, Daily Show, Ipad, Keyboard, Lot, Mass Effect, Microsoft, Roundup
Get a closer look at the iPad and keyboard accessory
January 28th 2010
If you want to see the Apple iPad up-close then there’s already the official iPad video released by Apple, lots of pictures on the official iPad website, and you can watch Jobs on stage using it. But they were all created in a controlled Apple environment. What we really want to see is the iPad [...]