From the House of Insane Ideas comes this feature packed peripheral for geeks on the go. The Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard has 69 LED-backlit keys, and what Brando claims is the “World’s First Touchpad”. Oh Brando. Your craziness is one of the few constants in my life. Anyway we’re not done yet! The keyboard also has teeny tiny left and right mouse buttons, media controls, d-pad style arrow keys, and a laser pointer. Whew!
The keypad measures a mere 6 x 2.3 x 0.5 in and weighs only 103 g. The keyboard itself isn’t wireless, but it comes with a complementary 2.4 Ghz wireless dongle. It also comes with a plain old USB to mini-USB cable, for when the built-in rechargeable lithium battery runs out of juice.
You can get the Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard at Brando for $92 (USD). Perfect for work and play, and it has the world’s first touchpad to boot! What’s not to like?
Cleankeys has unveiled the new germ-free computer keyboard that uses completely 100% touch sensitive interface to eliminate all of the hiding spots for harmful bacteria. FYI, the computer keyboard could put a host of potentially harmful bacteria. The average keyboard has 3,295 germs per square inch. Meanwhile, the average toilet seat has about 49 germs per square inch. The Cleankeys touch sensitive keyboard has a mere 33 germs per square inch, which means it is cleaner than your toilet! The keyboard is entirely washable and has an integrated trackpad. If you are interested, you can purchase the Cleankeys Touch Germ-free keyboard for around $400. [Cleankeys]
Matias today announced the availability of its new USB 2.0 Keyboard + Smartphone Stand. Available only in white, the keyboard features a USB 2.0 port on the top of the keyboard, two standard USB ports on the back, printed Mac symbols on the keys, and a numeric keypad. What makes the Matias USB 2.0 Keyboard more special is that it has a smartphone stand built into the face of the keyboard above the arrow keys, allowing you to keep your iPhones or smartphones in view at all times. Matias’ new USB 2.0 Keyboard + Smartphone Stand is currently available for Mac and retails for $49.95. [iLounge]
Hey guys, remember the Cideko air keyboard/mouse combo I was lusting after last June? According to German site Netbook News, Cideko has partnered with MSI to be able to reach out more customers.
For those too lazy to read my first article, screw you. But let’s hug it out while I tell you what’s so nice about this device. As you can see it’s a wireless keyboard, but what you can’t see is that it has an accelerometer which lets users use the whole thing as a mouse as well. The left and right mouse buttons are located on its shoulder, so you don’t have to shift your grip in between typing and mousing.
The keyboard has a USB dongle, giving it a range of up to 50 m and making it compatible with major operating systems. Watch as this talking plaid shirt demos the keyboard and gives tips on proper usage:
Remember: chu conchol the keyborrh, genchly turrh yo wrish, do nah mooh yo arrhm dish weih.
The air keyboard will go on sale in Germany this March for €79 (approx. $106 USD)… but a quick search shows that a non-MSI rebranded version is already on sale at Amazon for only $90! Now if only I had a credit card.
The MSI Air Keyboard is not your ordinary wireless keyboard because it has left and right mouse button triggers on either side, and an internal accelerometer allowing you to use the whole device as a mouse. This gadget is perfect for use with your nettop. The MSI Air will be available in Germany starting this March for €79 ($108) and works on Windows and Mac OS X. Watch the video after the jump to get more details.
After Sony Ericsson launched Sony Ericsson Vivaz in last month, this month Sony Ericsson has ready to launch the new variant of Sony Ericsson Vivaz, it is called Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro. Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro has same shape and same specifications but something that makes it different, it use QWERTY keyboard.
Sony Ericsson Vivaz and Vivaz Pro is a touch screen cell phone based on Symbian OS with screen size 3.2 inch, 5 MP camera and it can take video in format HD (720p). Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro will be sold in the 2nd quarter of this year. Unfortunately, the QWERTY keyboard makes Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro became more thick than Sony Ericsson Vivaz.
I was considering filing this under ‘Cute or Stupid?’, but my common sense prevailed. Designed (?) by Erik De Nijs, this pair of pants called “Beauty and the Geek” has no ounce of cuteness or any redeeming factor whatsoever.
I don’t know about you, but I certainly am not cool with poking my crotch every now and then in order to type. It’s too impractical for geeks, and not even the blind would call this thing beautiful.
In my review of the Samsung Omnia II, I paid close attention to the new style of virtual keyboard featured on the handset called Swype. I praised the innovative style that came with it, and wondered about whether or not it would be popular enough to make it to other touchscreen phones. Turns out that the verdict is in, and Swype will now become more of a staple in many of T-Mobile’s feature touchscreen phones.
Swype sidesteps the usual tap-tap-tap method of keyboard input and instead opts for a swiping function, hence the name of the technology. You slide your finger from one letter to another without actually taking your finger off the screen until the word is done. Once done, Swype can usually tell what word you’re trying to type and throws it up onto the message for you. This method can be especially helpful if you’re a bit more clumsy at typing the actual words. If you still can’t visualize it, please watch the video at the end of the post.
The first phone to feature Swype Keyboards will be the brand new MyTouch3G, launched today on T-Mobile. This is just the beginning, though: T-Mobile plans on adding it to the HTC HD2, not to mention several other WinMo and Android devices.
With T-Mobile’s partnership, it looks as though this could become a new standard for phones all over the world if the phones they’re preloaded on are successful.
Here’s my video of using Swype on the Omnia II; it should be very similar to this on the new MyTouch3G.
