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  • Military-grade keypad used for wearable wrist computing

    Military-grade keypad used for wearable wrist computing

    Posted on February 11, 2010 | No Comments
    If you’ve been reading CrunchGear since this past summer, you should probably call a psychiatrist immediately may remember the iKey AK-39 military-grade wrist keyboard, which was basically a small-ish keyboard made for a soldier to wear on his or her wrist in order to manipulate a rugged, portable computer. Well iKey’s got a new keypad now, and it’s an OEM product meant to integrate directly with wrist-worn computers.

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  • HP shows off its slate computer while revealing a key disappointing detail (Windows)

    HP shows off its slate computer while revealing a key disappointing detail (Windows)

    Posted on January 26, 2010 | No Comments
    Apple isn't the only company with tablets. HP and Dell showed off its slate concepts at CES '10, but their demo's left us with so many questions. HP's CTO Phil McKinney at least reveals a bit more about his company's offering. But hopefully he's out of the loop a bit and HP actually has more planned for the device. Otherwise, the HP Slate will be about as successful as the HP TouchSmart iMac clones. Phil gives the background about the Slate's development at HP. He explains that the company has been working on the unit for about five years and it started out as an ereadering device. But then as many things do, it evolved into what he's showing off in the video. But this slate is plagued by the same fundamental flaw as the vast majority of the current tablets: Windows. Phil states that the device will run plain-jane Windows 7. That's a problem because even Windows 7 with its added touchscreen capabilities is not suited for extended tablet use without a stylus and Apple/Palm/RIM/HTC has proven to the world that we don't need styluses. (stylii?)

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  • Everything you need to know about Apple’s new gesturing systems

    Everything you need to know about Apple’s new gesturing systems

    Posted on January 12, 2010 | No Comments
    With the official closure of FingerWorks, the multi-touch interface company Apple purchased five years ago, it is interesting to note just what FingerWorks had to offer and, more important, what Apple may be implementing into the upcoming tablet and, potentially, iPhone 4.0 software. Aside from the obvious click, drag, and pinch, FingerWorks has a large collection of odd gesture and swipe combinations aimed at making basic data entry easier.

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  • Review: Magic Mouse

    Review: Magic Mouse

    Posted on November 2, 2009 | No Comments
    Short version: The Magic Mouse is everything that anti-Macists hate about Apple: It’s twee, too smart for its own good, and initially unusable to the uninitiated. Sadly, even Mac fanbois will feel the same way. Not so Magic I gave the Magic Mouse a fair shake. Heck, I even gave the Mighty Mouse a fair shake. And, [...]

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  • Military-grade wrist keyboard built for fighting and Twittering

    Military-grade wrist keyboard built for fighting and Twittering

    Posted on July 14, 2009 | No Comments
    keyboardTwitterSoldier69: What a day! Glad it's almost lunch! Need to reload machine gun later! Mondays, blah! The iKey AK-39 may just be the most intimidating keyboard ever. Well, maybe not but it does look pretty cool for a keyboard. It features green LED backlighting and can even be configured in night-vision mode.

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