iPhone keyboard case lets things slide

Why don't you slide on over here? (Credit:Concord Keystone) Once upon a time, cell phones with small screens were supplemented with an invention known as the slider keyboard. this advance made texting much more pleasant for fleet-fingered phone users. Now that touch screens have taken over the market, virtual keyboards are the norm. It’s not …

OmniTouch could shrink smartphones dramatically

The smaller the smartphone, the better — that is, until the screen is so tiny that the user can’t see it, or the keyboard is too small to be used easily. There are limits to how small a smartphone can be. Or are there? A Carnegie Mellon University doctoral student has been working with Microsoft …

The Magic Cube: Will Your Next Keyboard be Virtual?

Given the rate of change with computers over the years, what's with the lack of change in keyboards? Our computers have decreased in size 99% over the last 10 years, but keyboards? They're still the same. we still accumulate years’ worth of lint, dust, and potato chip crumbs. Heaven forbid we want to use our …

Daily Deals: $1,099 iMac, $99 iPhone 3GS, iPod Bluetooth

We start out the day with three hardware deals. First up is a bevy of iMacs from the Apple Store, including a 21.5-inch desktop powered by a 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo for $1,099. (You might want to hurry, as these units seem to be going fast.) Also in the spotlight: more 16GB iPhone 3GS handsets …

Motorola Debuts Moto ACTV Fitness System for Smartphones

Today Motorola introduced Moto ACTV, a bite-sized MP3 player that pairs with your smartphone to become what the company calls the “ultimate fitness tool.” “Moto ACTV is like having a peronsal trainer and DJ at your side,” said Sanjay Jha, CEO of Motorola Mobility, at an event in new York City on Tuesday. the device …

Cobra Tag, now where did I leave those Keys

Why is it that whenever you have lost something and you’ve turned your home, car and garden over looking for it that it eventually turns up in the last place that you look? Well, all that is set to change with Cobra’s innovative GPS Tag. How have they done it? Well, of course, like so …

Audio News for October 21, 2011

7.1 Surround Sound now in Video Streaming Services; Marantz Two-Channel Hi-Fi Series Grows; SiriusXM & Pandora News Published on October 21, 2011 7.1 Surround Sound now in Video Streaming Services – Netflix streams certain titles in Dolby Digital plus 5.1- a codec better than standard DD 5.1 but not lossless as with Dolby HD on …

NuForce BT-860 Stereo Bluetooth V2.1 Headset review – Appletell

Provides: Bluetooth audio/mic Developer: NuForce Minimum System Requirements: Computer/device with Bluetooth support Review Device: iMac 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 13” Macbook Pro, iPhone 4, iPad Price: $79.00 Availability: Out now My experience with Bluetooth audio has been limited to ear pieces that give you sound in tinny mono, adequate for phone calls in the …

Cute Disney Mickey Mouse Bluetooth Headset

Adored by many people, Mickey Mouse is now represented in the design of a wireless headset called Disney Mickey Mouse Crystal Bluetooth Headset and is depicted on an elegant shiny button on the outer surface of the headset. This very headset is produced in the form of a translucent sparkling plastic crystal in three colors: …

Motorola Droid RAZR Coming to Verizon in November for $299

Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha on Tuesday launched the Droid RAZR on Verizon Wireless, the network’s second dual-core 4G LTE smartphone that boasts more power, faster speeds, and a thinner form factor than any of Verizon’s current smartphones, including the Apple iPhone 4S. Pre-orders for the Droid RAZR begin Oct. 27 and the device will …