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  • The problem with D-pads and how a rumoured new 360 controller might fix it Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:42AMXbox 360's controller is almost universally hailed as one of the best joypads ever made. Its smooth ergonomic curves, twin analogue sticks... it's all great.
  • First Look: Amazon's third-generation Kindle reader Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:09AMElectronista has taken a closer look at the third-generation Kindle, Amazon's latest attempt to cement its dominance in the e-book reader market. We found that the company followed through with its promise of an improved display paired with a lighter housing and ergonomic design. Page turns appear to be slightly quicker, while the "experimental" browser shows potential for basic tasks such as ...
  • Review: Amazon Kindle (3rd Generation) Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:09AMThis e-book reader's lighter weight and complete overhaul make the third-generation Kindle the best reader from Amazon yet.
  • Samsung enters NZ notebook market Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:14PMSamsung is launching its notebook range in New Zealand this month. It’s the first time the Korean manufacturer has marketed laptops here.
  • iPad case gets a keyboard - end of netbooks? Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:07AMWe've waited for one for months, and now someone's finally done it: an iPad case with a keyboard is finally here. And it's already sold out.
  • Cryptic Disk 3.0: the State of the Art in Disk Encryption Software Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:00PMOn August 23, 2010 EXLADE released Cryptic Disk 3.0, a new version of its disk encryption software for protecting any kind of secret: from personal correspondence and confidential information on home computers, to revolutionary breakthroughs, financial reports and business secrets on workstations on a corporate network.
  • Innovation: Hand-held controls move out of sight Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:06AMFat fingers get in the way of touchscreen interaction, so why not banish touch to the back of mobile gadgets?
  • IPhone 4 Case Roundup, the Second Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:56PMCome one, come all, as we reach for a cup of our favourite hot beverage and open up the Macworld magic hat to reveal the latest in protective fashion for your... IPhone - Macworld - Smartphones - Handhelds - Apple
  • iPhone 4 case roundup, the second Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 12:39PMWant the dish on the latest protective offerings for your beloved smartphone? Fear not, Macworld is on the, er, case.
  • iPhone 4 case roundup, the second Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 12:30PMCome one, come all, as we reach for a cup of our favourite hot beverage and open up the Macworld magic hat to reveal the latest in protective fashion for your favourite smartphone. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it's time to follow up our first iPhone 4 case roundup with an updated look at what the market has to offer.
  • BlackBerry Torch Being Sold At Steep Discount Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 2:28PMAmazon.com has sliced the price of the latest BlackBerry handset in half less than a week after its release.
  • Computer and internet briefs 15 August 2010 Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 10:20PMWashington - If you are a parent, finding kid-friendly sites is always important. Add Funbrain (http://www.funbrain.com) to your list. This site has it share of arcade-style games, which are good for kids and adults alike.
  • Artwizz AluStand Review Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 10:06AMLaptops sitting on the table aren’t really ergonomic since most of the time we have to hunch over them to view the screen which is lower than our eyesight. There are many stands available that raise the laptop to a comfortable viewing height. Currently I’m using the mStand which I got after reading Dave’s review. [...] Filed in categories: Laptop Gear , Reviews Tagged: laptop stands Artwizz ...
  • Introducing the Phantom Lapboard: Where You Want it, When You Want it! Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 2:01AMIntroducing the Phantom Lapboard; an innovative portable wireless multimedia keyboard created for the Internet TV revolution. Be on the inside track and get one today...
  • Microsoft Research RearType adds physical QWERTY to tablet back Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 12:06PMYou could well argue that the real innovation at Microsoft is going on at their Research arm, where the latest oddball idea is a tablet PC with a split keyboard stuck to the back. Each half of the ‘board is rotated 90-degrees, so as to maintain the regular hand position. Dubbed “RearType”, the layout is the product of a new research paper [PDF link] and is designed to allow for faster text entry ...
  • Smartfish Announces Key Distribution Partnership with Prestige International Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 11:10AMENGLEWOOD N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today Smartfish Technologies announced its third key partnership to distribute and sell its ErgoMotion™ technology with Prestige International. As part of its agreement with Prestige International, Smartfish will provide its award-winning ErgoMotion technology to Prestige for distribution to Ergonomic Resellers in the United States, Canada, Australia and parts of ...
  • Smartfish Announces Key Distribution Partnership with Prestige International Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 11:00AMENGLEWOOD N.J.----Today Smartfish Technologies announced its third key partnership to distribute and sell its ErgoMotion™ technology with Prestige International. As part of its agreement with Prestige International, Smartfish will provide its award-winning ErgoMotion technology to Prestige for distribution to Ergonomic Resellers in the United States, Canada, Australia and parts of Europe.
  • Computer Users Can Combat "Sitting Disease" Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 8:47PMThe Ergotron WorkFit-S is a desk mount solution that counteracts the increasingly sedentary work-style of today’s office workers by promoting health, movement, comfort and productivity.
  • Best Moments of Lollapalooza: Final Day Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 11:25AMBest Ergonomic Solution for Killer Drum Fills: X Japan Among all the big-ticket reunions that festivals bank on, one of the biggest featured a band most Lollapalooza attendees had likely never heard of before Sunday. Prog-metal giants X Japan -- no relation to Exene Cervenka, John Doe et. al -- sold millions of records at home before breaking up in 1997. (Their flamboyant guitarist hanged ...
  • In Work-Space Design, a Way to Feel at Home in the Office Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 4:21PMAn office furniture designer says ergonomic tools can help break the monotony of the workday.
  • Logitech Announces New PC Gaming Peripherals Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 2:17PMLogitech launched three new gaming peripherals for the PC. Personal computer game - Business - Gaming - Games - Arts and Entertainment
  • Logitech Launches Three New Gaming Peripherals Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 3:24PMLogitech is getting set to launch three new gaming peripherals today that should help you improve your fragging skills. The three new products are the G510 keyboard, the G700 mouse, and the G930 headset. The keyboard looks to be just an improved version of past keyboards while the mouse and headset both feature wireless technology for Logitech to better compete against Razer and Microsoft. The ...
  • Hands on with Amazon's alluring 3G Kindle Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:09PMMelissa Perenson of PCWorld takes the third-generation Kindle for a spin and is impressed.
  • Amazon Kindle 3 review Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:42AMThe third-generation Amazon Kindle is unlike any other e-book reader we've handled before: and that includes the new Amazon Kindle DX (Graphite).
  • Cheap Netbooks with Intel Atom N450 Pineview Chip, Pine Trail Platform - part 2 Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 3:57AMAs promised, here's the follow-up post to TP's Sub-20k Cheapest Netbooks Running on Intel Atom N450 entry We're now doing the ones that cost a little more than PhP 20,000. Acer Aspire One AO532h - roughly Php 21,900 Intel Atom N450 Processor 1.66 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache, FSB 667 MHz 10.1" CrystalBrite LCD 1GB DDR2 Memory 250GB Hard Drive Intel GMA 3150 with 64MB dedicate Video Memory Bluetooth, Wi ...
  • Cheapest Netbooks with Intel Atom N450 Pineview Chip, PineTrail Platform - 2010 Prices in the Philippines Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 12:12PMLester H. from Katipunan, Quezon City emailed TP this question last night: "TechPinas, I'm planning buy a new netbook come semestral break. I want it relatively powerful with [long battery life -- but the things is,] my budget is a bit tight. I think a netbook running on [Intel Atom N450 should fit my needs really well. TP, what are the cheapest netbooks with Intel Pineview chip out in the ...
  • Ratings and reviews prove popular during site searches Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 2:52PMTop-rated products is the most popular refinement option at online retailer Ergo In Demand.
  • Toshiba Libretto W100 in the flesh! Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 1:54AMAnnounced last month during the 25th anniversary of Toshiba, the Libretto W100 is coming to the Philippines next month. We got some time with the dual-screen mini-notebook yesterday. See photos and videos after the jump. The device is small but a little thick on the side, probably to accommodate more room for the dual LCD [...] Related posts: Toshiba Libretto W100 sports Dual Screen In ...
  • IPNT Teaches Vets New Tricks with GammaTech Rugged PCs at PACVET 2010 Show Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 3:57PMIPNT, Inc., a Silicon Valley-based healthcare solution specialist dedicated to developing medical IT programs for all branches of the healthcare market, knows that pet patients deserve just as much care as their human owners.
  • Add This Article To: Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 2:33PMBluebird Soft announced a Windows-based handheld computer with barcode scanning capabilities and a detachable pistol grip. The BIP-7000 includes a 2.8-inch display, an 806MHz processor, 802.11b/g, plus GPS and cellular modem options, the company says.
  • Price Cut Won't Save the Kindle DX Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 6:34PMAmazon had no choice but to slash the price of the Kindle DX, the bookseller's oversized e-reader, to $US379--a substantial $US110 drop. The device is facing competitive pressure at both ends of the e-book spectrum, and it increasingly looks like an oddity among Apple iPad-style tablets and smaller, more conventional e-readers.
  • Price Cut Won't Save the Kindle DX Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 2:38PMPrice cuts can't save the Kindle DX. It's an e-reader oddball with murky future. Amazon Kindle - Recreation - Radio - Citizen Band - 11 Meter
  • Price Cut Won't Save the Kindle DX Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 2:29PMAmazon had no choice but to slash the price of the Kindle DX, the bookseller's oversized e-reader, to $379--a substantial $110 drop. The device is facing competitive pressure at both ends of the e-book spectrum, and it increasingly looks like an oddity among Apple iPad-style tablets and smaller, more conventional e-readers.
  • Motorola Droid X review Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 11:57AMdigg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Motorola_Droid_X_review_2'; The original Droid made a powerful statement. Actually, make that state ments , plural: for Motorola, it was the largest single affirmation that it was going all-in with Android (after having already released the far less memorable midrange CLIQ on T-Mobile) and that it could play in the very highest rungs ...
  • Add This Article To: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 1:49PMSamsung announced a netbook claimed to offer up to 13.8 hours of battery life. The N230 also offers "Fast Start" technology, Bluetooth 3.0, a 250GB hard disk drive, a 10.1-inch display, and a choice of Intel's 1.66GHz Atom N450 or 1.83GHz N470 processors, the company says.
  • Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro - Part Two: user experience and applications Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 1:38PMIn part one of our Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro review, David Gilson looked at the device's ergonomic hardware design and camera performance.
  • Tech Test Drive: inexpensive mobile phones with contracts Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 1:01AMReviews of Pantech Breeze II (AT&T), Samsung Seek (Sprint) and LG Remarq (Sprint).
  • Get your Tron on Friday, June 25, 2010 @ 12:10AMpictures of the Tron controller first surface people thought is was some sort of viral marketing tactic but it turns out that it wasn’t. As well Razer has released a keyboard and mouse combination to celebrate the upcoming Tron Legacy movie. Tron Controller: This fancy looking Tron controller by PDP will cost you around $50 [...]
  • LG Remarq (Sprint) Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 4:19PMLG Remarq (Sprint) The good: Petite and playful ergonomic design along with a great QWERTY keyboard. Built with environmentally friendly materials and offers a carbon footprint calculator.
  • CORRECTING AND REPLACING Samsung Brings New Laptop and Upgraded Premium Multimedia Mobile Computing Line to Best Buy Friday, June 18, 2010 @ 5:10PMRIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.----Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: SAMSUNG BRINGS NEW LAPTOP AND UPGRADED PREMIUM MULTIMEDIA MOBILE COMPUTING LINE TO BEST BUY
  • Samsung Brings New Laptop and Upgraded Premium Multimedia Mobile Computing Line to Best Buy Friday, June 18, 2010 @ 11:24AMRIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.----Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Corporation, will launch its new line of multimedia and performance-focused mobile computing options at Best Buy stores and on BestBuy.com beginning June 20.
  • Ask Jack: A laptop for university Friday, June 18, 2010 @ 7:36AMPhoebe Whitlock is looking for a portable that's more powerful than a netbook I'm looking to get a laptop for university. It needs to have a big enough screen for me to work on. A large memory would be a bonus so I can transfer my music and pictures to it. Weight is not really an issue as I will have it on my desk most of the time, it just needs to be portable from home to university. I was ...
  • Doctors and their iPads, iPhones and laptops (Part II) Friday, June 18, 2010 @ 6:37AMA great followup from last week’s entry about the use of the iPad in healthcare. Thanks to Dr. Henry Feldman for the answer. Question: Quick questions, the iPhone 4 is supposed to come out soon. Is it much better that the iPhone 3 phones? Also what makes the IPad so much better than just a regular [...]
  • Baseball, cool laps and bondage for your iPad, oh my Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 11:16AMSometimes it's the little things that make our technology worthwhile. A beautiful folding laptop stand to keep laps and circuits cool. A clear iPad case to keep it sexy – or a strapping one to tie it down. And, in the end, there's always baseball - and an app for it.
  • Gil Laroya: The "Pad" Race Is On!!! Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 5:49PMAsk me two years ago if I ever thought I would be using the word "pad" in a tech column, and I would have said...
  • GenosTV Cyclops Aims to Be Perfect Universal Remote Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 12:41PMGenos says its Cyclops universal controller is "engineered perfectly" for two hands...and can handle loads of messaging.
  • Dell Streak Review Saturday, June 12, 2010 @ 9:40AMSince the first rumors many months back, to Michael Dell flashing his prototype in the street and then a few quiet appearances at trade shows, the Dell Streak has taken its time coming to market. Running Android on a broad, eye-catching 5-inch display, there’s little like it on the market and it’s been an attention-grabber ever since. Yes, the Streak is a device that certainly prompts questions ...
  • Dell Streak review Sunday, June 6, 2010 @ 5:15PMdigg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Dell_Streak_review_it_s_a_huge_friggin_phone'; Streak. It needs no introduction, as this slate's been gaining a lot of attention amongst gadget lovers around the world. Thanks to the UK launch last Friday, we were one of the first on this planet to procure Dell's finalized Android 1.6 phone from O2. Yep, you heard right -- Engadget's ...
  • The Office effect Sunday, June 6, 2010 @ 4:53PMContemporary culture this century owes a lot to Ricky Gervais and his seminal TV comedy series.
  • Teens and smartphones: Coolness is key Friday, May 28, 2010 @ 9:12AMComputerworld - Ask a group of high school students what they think of the latest smartphones and cell phones and you'll likely hear a lot of "It's so cool" or "I hate it," with very little in-between.