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Bluetooth 4.0: Innovations Take Tech Far Beyond Hands-Free Douchery

Bluetooth 4.0 is helping distinguish the iPhone 4S from existing peer devices because it's the first smartphone to have it.READ»

Android Users, Prepare To Accessorize

The new Android Accessory Development Kit will help standardize Android-compatible peripherals, whether it's a car or a speaker stand.READ»

iPhone Credit Card Gizmo Square Sparks Legal IP Spat

The innovative iPhone peripheral Square, designed to bring credit card accepting skills to the smallest vendor is now, surprise surprise, the subject of an IP battle centered around the initial invention of the idea.READ»

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Rumor: Intel Backing Light Peak Tech for Early 2011 Debut, Beating USB 3

Intel's Light Peak device-connection tech is very promising, but it's superficially similar to USB 3. Rumors now suggest Intel will be releasing tech to support Light Peak in early 2011, and Apple may be in cahoots. Is USB 3 doomed before it starts?READ»

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The Case of the Ultimate iPad Keyboard

Is Apple's Netbook-killing tablet better off when it looks like a Netbook? One innovative case-maker seems to think so.READ»

Apple Reveals Magic Trackpad Peripheral

 The rumors were right: Alongside new Macs, Apple's revealed its newest gizmo--a Bluetooth trackpad. It's designed to bring the same sort of multitouch goodness that MacBook users have experienced for months to iMac or even PC ...READ»

Apple Rumors: New iMac, Mac Pro on Way, With Magic Slate Peripheral Tagging Along?

iPhone fuss be damned: Apple's pushing ahead with refreshing its other hardware, ready to bump up that revenues chart we showed you. Rumors say the Mac Pro and iMac line are getting a revamp, but will we see the Magic Slate too? iMac ...READ»

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WANTED: Microsoft Arc Keyboard

There's this slim, sleek, beautiful keyboard from the company that makes my OS. It's a little pricey, but designed so well I just, well, want it. What? Oh, no, this isn't from Apple. It's from Microsoft.READ»

WANTED: Astro A30 Headset

With its new follow-up to its successful A40 headset for tournament players, Astro Gaming tries to bring the pro-gaming audio experience to the masses.READ»

Plustek's BookReader Scanner Replaces Dad, Reads Stories Aloud

Plustek's V100 BookReader device has just hit the computer peripherals scene, and though it's innovative, it's certainly some strange fruit. It's an advanced optical scanner device that has optical character recognition built in to ...READ»

Why Integrated Solid-State Drives Will Make PCs Faster, Better

Solid-state drives are slowly taking over the PC data storage market--and for good reasons, with their reduced power requirement, resistance to knocks and potentially faster access times than regular hard drives. And the next step in ...READ»

Pro:Motion Ergo Keyboard Morphs To Fit Your Typing

Ergonomic keyboards with a splt between the two halves are nothing new: The extra position adjustments they let you make are supposedly for added comfort. But the Pro:Motion from Smartfish Technologies goes one further, and morphs ...READ»

Orbita Mouse Is One Big Scroll Wheel

Over its forty year life the mouse has seen some interesting re-inventions, and the new Orbita mouse is one that's eye-catching. Its designers have taken the idea of a scroll wheel and inverted it, making the entire top surface of the ...READ»

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Logitech Announces Ultra-Thin Keyboard

For those of us who are in love with ultra-thin electronics, Logitech [NASDAQ:LOGI] has heeded our call. It's releasing three keyboards this week, one of which is only 9.3mm thick. Priced at $80 and set to come to market in October, ...READ»