Keyboard

Technology continues to make life easier and more comfortable. The rules that formerly restricted the use of computers are being stretched daily. One of the newer developments has been the wireless keyboard. myKeyO has taken this product two steps further, turning their edition of the USB cordless controller into a portable stash-spot that is also backlit. Now, you can manage your desktop computer all the way across the room on your couch.

myKeyO’s Palmrest Multimedia Keyboard Organizer has enough features to justify the incredibly long name. The basics are the same as most wireless keyboards: infrared technology connects the keyboard to your computer as a USB device. It also has scroll wheels for volume and page navigation, and an optional optical mouse. But the really neat feature about this gadget is the fact that it doubles as storage. The backlit battery powered keyboard lifts up to reveal a compartment in which you can keep many of your desktop bits and pieces. Read more

July, 2006 – New Standard Keyboards (NSK) has announced shipment of a USB-interface computer keyboard that has just 53-keys and offers several advances over standard QWERTY keyboard designs for gamers, businesses, home users, and assistive technology users.

The new NSK535S has a silver casing with black keys and white letters and follows the NSK535R, the company’s first product, which features a “rainbow” of color-coded keys that correspond to common keyboard functions. Both models retain the full functionality of a standard keyboard, but depart from traditional 101-key QWERTY designs by placing only 53 keys within easy reach of the home position. The approach is an alternative for media PCs, assistive technology users, non-typists who never solved the mystery of QWERTY, as well as for swift business data entry where the clutter of a typical QWERTY keyboard is not needed. Read more

Flip helps relieve laptop users from small displays and cramped keyboards while saving valuable desktop space.

Belkin has another neat computer accessory, their new "Flip" lets you share one monitor, keyboard, and mouse between two computers, allowing you to bring home your work laptop and easily plug it into your home setup. By simply pressing a small remote, you can easily switch from one computer to the next. The remote stays on your desk while the base and cables remain hidden for a cleaner desktop. According to a Forrester Research Report back in February 2005, a vast majority (about 75%) of laptop owners owned at least two computers. When you have two computers, you are probably like me: you are always trying to keep the clutter down (i.e.: extra mice, keyboards and other peripherals and cables). I am always looking for a more comfortable way to use my laptop when I bring it home. Flip helps by giving me access to both computers by enabling connection of my laptop to my other home computer devices easily. Read more

June 2006 – Responding to current requirements for affordably priced, soft touch computer keyboards that can be disinfected, along with demand for wireless convenience, Unotron, Inc. recently launched its IP66 and NEMA4X certified Washable Wireless Computer Keyboards. Featuring Unotron’s SpillSeal® patented technology to safeguard against the risk of infection and cross-contamination, this innovative product allows for complete up-and-down finger motion that mirrors natural typing, endures repeated disinfecting, and eliminates the need to frequently replace keyboards. Read more

May 9, 2006--Today at the Electronic Entertainment Exposition (E3), Logitech announced that it has extended its award-winning family of G-series peripherals to offer high-performance gaming features to a broader range of gamers. The Logitech G3 Laser Mouse offers Logitech's gaming-grade, extreme-performance mouse engine in a compact, ambidextrous design, and is priced more affordably than the company's higher-end Logitech G5 and Logitech G7 gaming mice. The Logitech G11 keyboard is offered without the built-in display of the acclaimed Logitech G15 keyboard, but with all the other gaming features, including 18 fully programmable keys that make it easy for gamers to replace complex button sequences with custom one-touch commands, and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that provide backlighting for translucent characters on the keys. Read more

March 3, 2006 – Recognizing that harmful bacteria can survive as long as 24 hours on computer keyboards and that the average office desktop has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet seat, Unotron has announced the availability of SpillSeal computer keyboards. Unotron's patented technology seals and protects keyboards from liquid or airborne penetration, protecting against the spread of infection.

You can use the VKB (Virtual PC Keyboard) with both your laptop and PC and with a compatible mobile device, compatible Smartphone and PDA. The virtual laser keyboard (VKB) works by using both infrared and laser technology to produce an invisible circuit and project a full-size virtual QWERTY keyboard on to any surface. The virtual PC keyboard behaves exactly like a real one: direction technology based on optical recognition enables the user to tap the images of the keys, complete with realistic tapping sounds, which feeds into the compatible PDA, Smartphone, laptop or PC. Roughly the size of a disposable lighter, (90 x 34 x 24 mm), the VKB enables users to type email or long text as easily as with a conventional keyboard. $199; www.virtual-laser-keyboard.com

The computer keyboard and the mouse are probably the two most contaminated products in your home or office. Now office product giant Fellowes has developed the world’s first line of computer keyboards, mice and mouse pads with Microban antimicrobial product protection. These peripherals provide an added level of cleanliness by not allowing damaging microbes, such as bacteria that can cause stains, odors and product deterioration, to function, grow or reproduce.

December 2004 -- Schedules are never tighter than during the holiday season when the phrase “time crunch” takes on a whole new meaning. The Internet has certainly helped with 24/7 shopping, but wouldn’t it be even better to have our own personal shopper on hand to find the items we need and to give us great gift ideas? This holiday season, Personal Shopper, Inc. launches a free personal shopping software and service designed to save time, money, and organize holiday gift giving. Personal Shopper selects products tailored to your unique interests, style and brand preferences, as well as gift ideas customized for each recipient and upcoming occasion. All this is delivered to your computer desktop in a gallery-like, easy to use shopping toolbar. The software and service is available at no cost to the user from the company’s website at www.personalshopper.com.

Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Responding to the growing market demand for accessories, palmOne, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLMO), the market leader in handhelds and smartphones, today introduced three accessories for fall. Included are palmOne's first cross- platform-compatible Universal Wireless Keyboard; a leather Treo 600 smartphone side-loading case; and a Bluetooth GPS bundle, complete with a Zire 72 handheld from palmOne.