The Optimus Keyboard is a brilliant twist on the traditional keyboard. Each key runs a OLED so a specific image illuminates the function of that specific key. This makes for an all-in-one design for multiple languages or program users who want to customize certain keypads, like a Photoshop user, or CAD designer. With customizable images the functionality is unlimited. Then again, are keyboards so expensive to manufacture an all-in-one design is needed?
This might be the exact keyboard NASA needs as they recently requested an undo button for satellite software upgrades. Apparently
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With recent issues of overheating battery packs Belkin introduces the Laptop Cooling Stand (F5L001) with a unique design which pushes heat through a channel and away from your laptop.
Using a laptop’s USB port the Belkin Cooling Stand blows heat away from the under part of your laptop all the while providing a flexible stand for keypad typing and laptop positioning.
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Car engine light on? This USB powered gadget, CarMD, will help you diagnose the problem before reaching out for help. Several steps will give you the negotating power to insure a good deal on fix-up.
Here’s a little How To for obtaining a complete 360º model of any object. Just four items are needed. 1) Free software from Institute for Robotics, Germany. 2) USB Webcam. 3) 90º angle backdrop. 4) Laser from local hardware store.
The heavy lifting is done by the free software which has an advanced algorithm that automatically puzzles together the scans made from different sides.
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Just in time for Christmas Genius launches a new VoIP mouse phone the Navigator 380; however, it still doesn’t make sense to use a mouse for internet calls, don’t you have to navigate Skype, even just a little? BUT, if your determined to save desk space and into multiple features from a single gadget then the Navigator 380 is probably worth looking into. The VoIP mouse connects via USB and folds open in call mode and claps shut for mouse mode.
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Apacer brings color to your desktop with their PH150 color-cube 4 port USB hub. I found this guy will surfing Me, My Coke & I and wanted to share. The great thing about the PH150 USB hub is the ability to twist the ports yielding more freedom to connect bulky USB powered gadgets. The PH150 USB hub is made of durable aluminum alloy with colorful red, orange, yellow, green and blue cubes. Supports both USB 1.0 and 2.0 High Speed the good looks wont slow you down.
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Lindy rolls out a USB Cat5 Ethernet extender to make the connection up to 150 feet away. Given this requires an Ethernet cable, there are two other parts. One which is the USB plug for your PC/Notebook and the other for the USB device. Using standard Cat5/5e/6 cable you connect the rest. Now at only 12Mb per second we’re talking USB 1.1 here, but hey, not bad.
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GetUSB.info has reported on USB microphones before and here’s another for the list. Samson Audio claims the first dynamic USB mic, the Q1U – great for live events, radio but more importantly podcasting. The Q1U is capable of handling high SPL, and has onboard mic pre-amp, an analog-to-digital converter and USB port. For additional functionality you can use the SoftPre software to enhance the abilities of the Q1U – like input level meter, volume control, high-pass filter and phase switch. Mic runs about $50USD.
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The MasterView USB KVM switch is massive in connectivity at 16 ports but slim on size with rack-mount design. Now take control of 16 resources via one Keyboard/Video/Mouse console access point. Aten designed the switch for daisy-chain capability to include another 31 KVM MasterView switch boxes – that’s a total of 512 computers
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Icron is the industry standard for extended range USB connectivity. The ExtremeUSB technology from Icron can span 1.2 miles from host to device. Now, Icron is putting their skills to work on WUSB. As with wired USB technology there is high latency in wireless too. Restrictions of bandwidth and variable error rates of wireless media, Icron and ExtremeUSB developed technology
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On Nov 8th Belkin was honored with some prestigious design awards for their electronic gadgets they are so good at pumping out. Included on the list is this USB hub that stacks, yet keeps USB ports available for connectivity. This wireless design for expandability is nice to see since our growing family of USB gadgets are all so demanding
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If your USB ports are too close together on that hub, then a triangular hub would certainly help. That is the idea behind the Trust4 Port Triangular USB Hub. There are two ports on either side of the triangle, back hold the power & PC connection, along with two USB ports on the top. The top mounted ports will also enhance your wireless performance, if you even have a WUSB device,
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