Join Hands on with the Kensington Pro Fit Washable Keyboard
Whenever I get a chance to try out a keyboard to review for a post, it is my tradition to write the article about it on the keyboard itself.
Most of these keyboards are all alike, and this one isn’t wireless like the Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750. It is USB and PS2 compatible, and it is good to go if you want to wash it. When I say washable, I mean that you can run the keyboard under a running faucet with soap, disinfectant, or bleach, and then air dry it. It’s all good, just keep the connector out of the water.
I would imagine that this would be the perfect keyboard to have around in a medical facility, where germs and other bloodborne pathogens are a job hazard. It even has built-in antimicrobial material for “continuous microbe resistance”.
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Hitachi releases three more 3TB drives
Hitachi certainly knows that with the proliferation of High Definition movies, it makes perfect sense for people to run out of hard drive space faster than ever. Well, in order to make sure that doesn’t happen to you, Hitachi has decided to roll out a trio of 3TB drives that ought to capture your fancy, regardless of your needs or budget. First off, we have the new 3TB Hitachi Deskstar Internal Hard Drive Kit that breaks the 2.2TB capacity limit on 32- bit Windows XP systems without the need for additional hardware, while the 3TB Hitachi XL USB 2.0 drive offers reliable, high quality external storage and backup. Last but not least? The 3TB Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 and 5K3000 hard drive families which has begun to ship to OEMs and the Channel for System Builders and Value Added Resellers. We will look at all these hard drives in greater detail right after the jump.
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Portable USB Power Supply
With modern gadgets, running out of juice if something that happens to some of us more often than not, simply because today’s devices seem to suck up a whole lot more juice than before. I mean, when was the last time your smartphone lasted you from the morning till at night when you retire in bed without requiring a quick charge? That’s where the Portable USB Power Supply comes in handy, being an optimal emergency charger for cell phones & other devices. Capable of holding a charge for up to three months when in standby, it will ship with adapter tips that cater for a variety of cell phone brands. At $19.99 a pop, the fact that it does USB charging more or less makes it the essential tool for today’s road warrior.
We go hands on with the Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750
We reported on the Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 before, and I got a chance to try it out for myself.
I’ve used wireless keyboards like those from Adesso before, and the chance to use one that does not require a battery is definitely worth it.
Yes, I would recommend it, but I had a hard time hooking it up, though. Normally, wireless keyboards work easily. The wireless dongle just plugs in and it works. This one didn’t work the first time, but it did work, so go figure.
I was surprised at how thin this keyboard really is. If there was an envelope that is long enough, then this keyboard would fit in it easily.
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USB Fishquarium
Something tells us that the idea of merging an aquarium as well as a USB dock isn’t that smart – what happens when your USB-powered devices accidentally drop into the water – wouldn’t it just fry the poor gadget, not to mention scare the fins out of your pet fish? Well, that’s what is happening with the USB Fishquarium, where it merges a fish tank with a desk lamp, clock and pencil cup. Of course, what else you use to fill up the rest of the dock depends on you, but we do know that it comes with a low voltage pump and filtration system which runs off of USB power. For $39.99 a pop, this is something worth having if you want to keep your work space feeling nice and refreshed.
QNAP Systems has more budget-friendly Turbo NAS servers
QNAP Systems knows that times are hard, so the company has done its part to make sure that you get the best bang for your buck whenever you are looking for some Network Attached Storage capability (NAS), and this time around they have your bank balance in mind with their latest TS-x19P+ range of Turbo NAS servers which will primarily target home and SOHO users. These new models in the range will take advantage of Marvell’s new 1.6GHz embedded processor while throwing in 512MB of DDR3 memory and Gigabit LAN ports, capable of hitting transfer rates that exceed 100MB/sec while delivering a unique blend of performance and features without breaking the bank.
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Creative announces Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro
Creative is famous for their line of audio products for computers, so it is no surprise to see the company roll out yet another addition to the sound card family which they’re noted for, in the form of the Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro. I clearly remember back in the days when I was running a 486DX 33MHz, and was extremely envious of my friends who had an 8-bit Sound Blaster since they enjoyed games in a totally different way while I had to settle for lousy beeps and boops on the PC speaker itself. The only game which I was thoroughly impressed with using a PC speaker was Loom by LucasArts, boy did that blow the mind (and ears) away! But I digress – back to the topic at hand, which we will look at the Creative announces Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro in greater detail after the jump.
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Hitachi unveils slim new G-Technology G-DRIVE
External or portable hard drives are pretty popular these days, especially for those who tend to do a whole lot of traveling (or tote around netbooks, since those devices are notorious for not having enough storage space for a decent computer user). Well, if you’re going to carry around another computer peripheral in your notebook or netbook bag, why not make sure it is as slim and light as possible?
After all, we wouldn’t want you to look disproportionate with one shoulder being larger than the other after a long haul business trip, eh? Enter the G-Technology G-DRIVE external hard drive from Hitachi – this puppy will be out in time for the holiday season, making it the perfect companion to the Apple Macbook, MacBook Pro or Macbook Air thanks to its amazingly slim form factor.
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