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Leather Mouse and USB Hub Add Class to Your Workspace
Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Accessories, USB, PC / Laptop, Peripherals,
No matter how you use or wear it, leather is always a hallmark of quality and distinction, which is why we love this very sophisticated-looking mouse and USB hub, from Earth Trek. The mouse is the two-button style, with handy scroll wheel. The four-port USB hub looks exactly like the mouse, sans buttons and wheel. We wanted to suggest either one as a great Father’s Day gift, but strangely, pricing and availability could not be found on the Earth Trek website, which is based in Hong Kong. We still hope these elegant accessories make their way to US shores soon…
Read More 
| Earth Trek via Akihabara News
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The Lego 1GB USB Drive
Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Accessories, USB, Misc. Tech, Peripherals,
Boy, have times changed. When we were kids, Lego was just a bunch of plastic brick toys. Fast forward to 2007, and Lego now appeals to all age groups, with it’s own quirky Star Wars video game franchise, home and bath accessories(!), and now—a 1GB thumb drive, courtesy of Zip Zip. When closed, it looks like a standard Lego brick, however a USB drive is revealed when opened. It even comes with a strap to hook on to your keyring. Very cool and retro—just don’t let your little one grab it, lest it become a piece of that Lego Millennium Falcon he’s building. Available in six colors for $50 USD.
Read More | Zip Zip via Gizmodo
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ChesterCreekTech’s Extra Large Keyboards Make Typing Easier
Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Accessories, PC / Laptop, Peripherals,
Know someone who is sight-impaired? You might want to alert them to ChesterCreekTech’s oversized “VisionBoard2” keyboard, with giant 1” keys (black on white or black on yellow) for easier readabililty and lessened eyestrain. The company also has an equally large version for kids, “The Kinderboard”, with color-coded punctuation marks, consonants and vowels, to aid in learning the alphabet. We don’t know if these are the first keyboards of their kind, but they’re definitely welcome additions to the tech world. The VisionBoard2 is available for $90 USD, while the Kinderboard retails for $80 USD.
Read More | Chester Creek Tech via Chip Chick
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Prototype Finger Mouse Looks Cool and Complicated
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, PC / Laptop, Peripherals,
Another finger mouse will be hitting the market soon, this one making its debut at COMPUTEX 2007 in Taipei. Still a prototype, the ring mouse works off your USB port and slips over your index finger. There is both a left and right click and a third button to center your cursor. It also features a retractable cord. We hope that they will remember before releasing the mouse that many of us are left handed and never could get the hang of the ones that adjusted to our hands but not our brains.
Read More | Mega Tech news
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Click and Scroll with Mario and the Invincibility Star
Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Accessories, USB, Misc. Tech, PC / Laptop, Peripherals, Video Games,
We knew Nintendo‘s Super Mario character (and friends) were incredibly popular worldwide, but who knew how many gadgets and toys they’d spawn? We’ve shared the Mario Race Track, Remote Control Racer, solar toy and keychains with you. Now comes Mario and Invincibility Star USB two-button mice, with a roller ball for old-school cred. The peripherals are modeled after the 8-Bit version of Super Mario Brothers, hence their truly retro, pixeled look. Bring one to work to show you’re a hardcore retro gamer…and proud of it. And we mean that in the best possible way. Available for $25 USD.
Read More | Think Geek
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Microsoft To Offer Multi-Touch Surface
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smartphones, PC / Laptop, Peripherals,
Microsoft has announced that it will be releasing a multi-touch interface PC, henceforth to be known as Surface. Designed to do away with the need for a traditional mouse and keyboard, users can instead use their fingers to operate their computers. The table can also interact with cell phones placed on them. Microsoft is planning to sell Surface initially to big corporations such as hotels, casinos, and restaurants. We expect the military to be in on the action, too. That figures. The little people never get the fun stuff first. With prices of between $5,000.00 and $10,000.00, we can wait a couple of years before we invest with that kind of cash.
Read More | BBC
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Pimp Your Computer with a Blu-ray Drive
Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: PC / Laptop, Peripherals, Storage,
Got an extra $300 handy? If so, next month you can get yourself a Pioneer BDC-2202, a Blu-ray drive for your PC that reads and writes Blu-ray discs, DVDs and CDs. The BDC-2202 writes data at a speed of 5X—five times faster than the original Blu-ray recorders (it writes double-layer Blu-ray discs at 2X). The next-gen drive even includes software for transferring video from camcorders to Blu-ray (or DVD) and any disc created on the Pioneer can be played on your brand new PS3 and other Blu-ray drives. While there have been other Blu-ray drives for the PC, this is certainly one for a great price, especially when compared to the pricier living room versions.
Read More | New York Times
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Bella Offers Ease in Editing
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Misc. Tech, Movies, PC / Laptop, Peripherals,
Editing can be an incredibly time-consuming task if you are a perfectionist. Bella USA has released a Professional Series 3.0 DV keyboard to help you along. It features a built-in jog/shuttle controller, specialty keys, easily installed software, NeoLite with 2 LEDs, a built-in wrist rest, and two USB ports for high-speed connection. While we appreciate the idea of the keyboard aiding us in our editing efforts, its price of $189.99 seems a large investment for all those pretty-colored keys.
Read More | Bella USA
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The Ladybug USB Mouse
Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Accessories, USB, PC / Laptop, Peripherals,
Ladybugs. Who doesn’t like them? They’re harmless, unique, downright pretty, and add a certain je ne sais quoi to any leaf or branch they’re crawling on. We celebrate the ladybug by introducing you to this lovely, metallic USB Ladybug Mouse, which is optical, and features a wheel that can function as a third button. Plus it’s small enough for kids to use, too. Even though our new insect friend doesn’t require a mouse pad, we’d still love to find one with a foliage motif, if only because it would look so cool in our humble workspace…
Read More | Ladybug Mouse Product Page via GeekSugar
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Survey Says: American Households Spend $1,200 A Year On Gadgets
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Cameras, Smartphones, Handhelds, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Smart Home, PC / Laptop, Peripherals, Portable Audio / Video, Video Games,
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has just released the results of a study they conducted in February, and the word from them is that the average American household spends about $1,200 per year on gadgets. It appears that televisions are the biggest piece of the pie, as 92% of American homes have them, and 25% of those homes own HDTV sets. Mobile phones are also way up there, not surprisingly, owned by 76% of all American households. Focusing on more recent times, it seems that network hardware components are the hottest sellers right now, as American households are integrating more personal computers into the mix, requiring routers and wireless access points. Along with DVRs, network equipment purchases rose by 8%.
“Many of the top owned products have enjoyed mass-market saturation for years and will likely see growth based on upgrade and replacement sales,” said CEA senior research analyst Elena Caudle. “Some of the more intriguing categories are those that still occupy niche markets, such as mobile CE devices like GPS systems and satellite radio, which have seen healthy growth in the past few years.”
Even more interesting though, is that it was determined that the average teen spends about half of their total income on consumer electronics and gadgets. Households with teenagers exceed the national purchasing average of $1,200 by up to $500.
Of course, to readers of this site, this is nothing new. In fact, we bet that many of you, like us, can spend upwards of $5,000 a year on gadgets or more. Are we right? Let us know in the comments, or hit up the forums. How much do you spend on gadgets on an annual basis?
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