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The Keyboard You Can Wash

22 August 2012 Marco Attard Accessories
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The Keyboard You Can Wash

The name "Logitech Washable Keyboard K310" leaves very little to the imagination-- here is a spill-resistant, washable keyboard Logitech says users can submerge in up to 28cm of water.

The USB cable has to stay dry (and preferably not connected to a PC) of course.

Drainage holes provide easy drying while the the laser printed, UV coated key characters should not fade away in the wash. The company also claims the keyboard can take "a pounding" with full-size keys lasting up to 5 million keystrokes. Continue reading...

Virtual Reality Headset Turns Heads

08 August 2012 Marco Attard Accessories
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Virtual Reality Headset Turns Heads

Do 21st century gamers still care for virtual reality (VR) headsets? Maybe they do, judging from the interest spurred by the Rift-- the latest attempt at head-mounted displays from newly-formed company Oculus.

Proof of such interest comes through Kickstarter, which Oculus are using for crowd-sourced funding. Unlike most Kickstarter campaigns, Oculus only "sells" early developer kits through the service-- managing to get over $1 million (with around 3500 sponsors pledging $300 for a single dev kit) Continue reading...

Microsoft Hardware Gets Windows 8-Ready

01 August 2012 Marco Attard Accessories
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Microsoft Hardware Gets Windows 8-Ready

With Windows 8 to launch soon-ish, your customers will want upgrades on the Microsoft peripheral selection, offering x4 wireless battery-powered and tablet-friendly keyboards and mice.

Most interesting are the Wedge Touch Mouse and Keyboard-- Bluetooth-enabled compact devices with Windows 8 features (such as shortcut keys) and pleasing industrial design.

The Wedge Touch Mouse features 4-way scrolling and Bluetrack technology, allowing customers to use it on any surface. Meanwhile the Wedge Keyboard Continue reading...

More Power to USB

25 July 2012 Marco Attard Accessories
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More Power to USB

The USB 3.0 Promoter group publishes the USB Power Delivery specification-- boosting the power USB cables and connectors can deliver to up to 100W, enough to power laptops and external HDDs.

The specification requires Power Delivery-certified cables for full 100W performance and enables a switchable power source without changing cable direction. It is compatible with existing USB cables and connectors and should coexist with the USB Battery Charging 1.2 specification and existing USB-bus powered a Continue reading...

Extending USB 3.0 Reach to 100m

30 May 2012 Marco Attard Accessories
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Extending USB 3.0 Reach to 100m

VIA wins a Computex 2012 Best Choice award for the USB 3.0 Active Optical Cable (AOC)-- a means of extending USB 3.0 cable reach from 3m to up to 100m.

It features the VIA VO510 5-Gigagit optical transceiver (using light rather than electric signals), and is compliant with SuperSpeed USB electrical specifications. With an ultra-thin profile and long reach, the USB 3.0 AOC is ideal for of applications demanding rapid data transfer and HD multimedia capabilities.

It is also highly resistant to EMI, Continue reading...

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