WIRELESS SOLAR KEYBOARD

The Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 measures just 0.33 inches thick, and is designed to re-charge when it is exposed to sun light. Once the keyboard is charged, it can operate for up to three months in total darkness, and it is designed to charge even in areas where there is little light, like the Arctic Circle.
It is available for $80 (Rs 3,600 approx) from logitech.com.

Features
Light-powered keyboard

It doesn’t get more hassle-free than this. This keyboard charges itself whenever there’s light—and stays charged for at least three months in total darkness—so you can say good-bye to battery hassles.

Only 1/3 -inch thick

With sleek lines and a thin profile, this stylish, streamlined keyboard adds style to your workspace—whether you’ve got a laptop or desktop.

 

Hand happiness

Treat your hands right with keys that feel good and make every keystroke comfortable, fluid and whisper-quiet.

Advanced 2.4 GHz wireless
So you can work or play in more places—like your comfy couch—the long-range wireless connection virtually eliminates delays, dropouts and interference.

Logitech Solar App

Want to know how much battery power you have? Or how much power you’re getting from your desk lamp? The Logitech Solar App can help.

Logitech Unifying receiver
The tiny receiver stays in your laptop. Plus, you can easily add a compatible wireless mouse or keyboard—without the hassle of multiple USB receivers.

Plug-and-play simplicity

Setup takes seconds—you simply plug the wireless receiver into a USB port on your computer and start using your keyboard right away without software.

Small steps, bright future

From the PVC-free construction to the fully recyclable box, this keyboard is designed to minimize its footprint.

MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Lightning Extreme Video Card Unboxing & First...

MSI has launched its flagship custom GeForce GTX 480 video card! The MSI N480GTX Lightning is here to give Fermi fans their Extreme Overclocking fix with its special LN2 features and military class hardware. Does it stand above the average GeForce GTX 480? How far does it outperform the now more than a year old ATI Radeon HD 5870? We'll find out with the help of five of today's hottest games!

Launched on March 25, 2010, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 is NVIDIA’s first DirectX 11 GPU. The GTX 480 is built on a 40nm process and boasts 480 CUDA cores. It also packs 60 Texture units and 48 Raster Operators . The reference Graphics Clock is 700MHz, while the CUDA cores are supposed to operate at 1401MHz. The GTX 480 utilizes GDDR5 memory, and NVIDIA’s reference design calls for 1536MB of it to be configured at 3.696GHz on a 384-bit bus. This gives the GeForce GTX 480 a maximum theoretical bandwidth of 177.4GB per second. The GTX 480 is rated to run at a maximum of 250 Watts, and the GPU’s thermal threshold is 105 degrees Celsius.

Since its launch, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 has been roundly criticized for its immense power draw and high thermal output. As true as those points are, the GeForce GTX 480 is still the fastest single-GPU video card on the market.

The GeForce GTX 480 launched with an MSRP of $499 USD. Since then, etail prices have fallen only about $50 with rebates.

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The History And Origins Of Our Pc Computer Keyboards - By Maxwell Rubin

The keyboard is among the most underappreciated and taken for granted component of the Personal Computer (PC) that we use everyday.

We are all creatures of habit. We generally use certain keys and not others in certain way.

What are the origins and history of the now current accepted PC computer keyboard?

Interestingly enough the standard keyboard layout did not originate in one fell swoop. It developed through three separate IBM keyboard projects and often involved mistakes and pitfalls along its evolutionary path.

Most keyboard setups have their direct origin in the original IBM keyboard – “The IBM Enhanced 101 Key Keyboard “which IBM set as the standard in the year of 1987. The Enhanced Keyboard was not the first but rather IBM’s third keyboard standard for PCs.

What were these previous frameworks of IBM keyboard models?

First the original IBM PC and XT keyboards had 83 keys. There were 10 function keys on the left side of the keyboard, a combined number pad and a cursor pad placed on the right hand side. The now called Control (Ctrl), Left Shift, and Alt keys were arranged in a line next to the function keys.

The Escape (Esc) as we know it was to the left of the numbers in the top row. To the right of the Right Shift Key, an unshifted asterisk key allowed the user to type the now common *.* without acrobatics. Between the tiny Left Shift key and the Zee key was a Backslash / Vertical key. The Enter key was narrow and vertically aligned and very easy to miss by most early PC users.

The design of this original IBM keyboard standard was a mixture of sensible and absurd keyboard layout decisions so much so that the admired components overshadowed the less thought out shortcomings and thus here we are today.

IBM’s next design was the original AT keyboard. This was somehow made incompatible with the earlier PC/XT design but a calculating user could reprogram in essence the newer keyboard to work.

The AT keyboard again had the then accepted ten function keys on the left, but exiled the Esc and the unshifted asterisk to the number pad. The Enter key was L-shaped and the Backsplash key, which now occupied the spot which used to be the left half of the Backspace key. Was reduced in size to the width of a single “alpha” key.

At some point when market forces pushed IBM to upgrade the venerable AT computer, it introduced the Enhanced model keyboard which was compatible with the original AT
model, but had a drastically different layout. The ESC key and the 12 function keys were now along the top, the number pad was moved to the right. And a new cursor pad was placed between the alpha keys a number pad. The cursor pad ( which was actually split into two sets of keys ) consisted of four arrow keys in an inverted T at the bottom and a separate bank of 6 keys at the top: Ins ( Insert) , Del (Delete) , Home and End, and PgUp (Page up_ and PgDn ( Page down) .

What happened is that the computer users of the time disastrously started to press the Delete key when they meant end. There was virtually little memory, by today’s standards’ hence no advanced features of rescue that we take for granted today. A computer user who may have spent hours typing a major endeavor such as master’s thesis may have seen his hard work disappear into never never land.

It did not take too long for the complaints to arrive at IBM head office to rectify the situation. “Leave well enough alone “was the refrain. And the Backspace key returned to its original double width. The backslash key now occupied a single row. Caps lock migrated to the old side of the Ctrl key, and twin Ctrl and Alt keys flanked the spacebar.
The Del key though remained in its now current place although in some keyboards it is now double sized.

Like it or not this layout has become the standard by which we live with our computer enhanced lives.

The keyboard is among the most underappreciated and taken for granted component in our every day computer lives. We seldom stop to think why certain keys are laid out in the given way. Like it or not we owe a debt to thoughtfulness and thoroughness of the original IBM PC project engineers.

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USB Air Purifier

Someday there will be no gadgets left that cannot be powered by a USB port.  They’ll all be shrunk down and in many cases suddenly be made much more cheaply.  There are times when that’s not necessarily good, but on occasion it makes certain devices very handy.  Like this little air purifier that plugs into your USB port.  It’ll make sure that you get clean air while you’re glued to your computer. Best for all programmers and gamers who stick to their pc for longer time.

This air purifier works by emitting healthy negative ions into the air.  Then by attaching themselves to air molecules and any impure particles in the air it negatively charges them.  This will get rid of toxic substances in the air like odors, dust, mold and hopefully will help to rid you of that sweaty smell coming from the guy with serious pit stains.  Hopefully. 

If you like to buy it you will get

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10 Fast and Free Security Enhancements

1. Check Windows Update and Office Update regularly (_http://office.microsoft.com/productupdates); have your Office CD ready. Windows Me, 2000, and XP users can configure automatic updates. Click on the Automatic Updates tab in the System control panel and choose the appropriate options.

2. Install a personal firewall. Both SyGate (_www.sygate.com) and ZoneAlarm (_www.zonelabs.com) offer free versions. Apart from this COMODO also provides a great firewall protection.

3. Install a free spyware blocker. Our Editors' Choice ("Spyware," April 22) was SpyBot Search & Destroy (_http://security.kolla.de). SpyBot is also paranoid and ruthless in hunting out tracking cookies.

4. Block pop-up spam messages in Windows NT, 2000, or XP by disabling the Windows Messenger service (this is unrelated to the instant messaging program). Open Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Services and you'll see Messenger. Right-click and go to Properties. Set Start-up Type to Disabled and press the Stop button. Bye-bye, spam pop-ups! Any good firewall will also stop them.

5. Use strong passwords and change them periodically. Passwords should have at least seven characters; use letters and numbers and have at least one symbol. A decent example would be f8izKro@l. This will make it much harder for anyone to gain access to your accounts.

6. If you're using Outlook or Outlook Express, use the current version or one with the Outlook Security Update installed. The update and current versions patch numerous vulnerabilities.

7. Buy antivirus software and keep it up to date. If you're not willing to pay, try Grisoft AVG Free Edition (Grisoft Inc., w*w.grisoft.com). And doublecheck your AV with the free, online-only scanners available at w*w.pandasoftware.com/activescan and _http://housecall.trendmicro.com.

8. If you have a wireless network, turn on the security features: Use MAC filtering, turn off SSID broadcast, and even use WEP with the biggest key you can get. For more, check out our wireless section or see the expanded coverage in Your Unwired World in our next issue.

9. Join a respectable e-mail security list, such as the one found at our own Security Supersite at _http://security.ziffdavis.com, so that you learn about emerging threats quickly and can take proper precautions.

10. Be skeptical of things on the Internet. Don't assume that e-mail "From:" a particular person is actually from that person until you have further reason to believe it's that person. Don't assume that an attachment is what it says it is. Don't give out your password to anyone, even if that person claims to be from "support."

Dell Comes Up With Phenom II X6 Studio XPS, AMD Notebooks

The Dell Studio XPS with AMD's Phenom II X6

Whew! And we thought it wouldn't land here. AMD's Vision that hit the Americas a few weeks back is hitting us here as well. Those caught between an Intel Core i5 and an AMD Phenom X4, an addiction to more multicore processors, will now have an easier time discerning which will satisfy their desires with the announcement of Dell's Studio XPS 7100. These workstations come with either AMD's Phenom II X6 six-core CPU, or quad core Athlon IIs. Walt Mayo, Vice President and General Manager for Dell Consumer Asia says, “The Studio XPS 7100 desktop, in particular, delivers a seamless experience for multitasking entertainment activities and multimedia creation.”
Here are some of the specs you can expect this to come with:

• Oversized 460-watt power supply to support future expansion and hardware upgrades including AMD 125W class CPUs and 225W class graphics.
• Up to 16GB of fast DDR3 dual-channel memory.
• Up to 4TB (terabytes)of hard drive storage.
• Premium integrated ports include, eSATA, Optical SPDIF and HDMI for more digital connections.
• Integrated 19-in-one media card reader and SATA 6GB for higher speed disk transfer of HD media.

Dell Studio XPS 7100 Specs
Processor and Chipset	AMD Six-Core and Quad-Core processors up to 125W TDP AMD RS785/SB710
Operating System	Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
Memory	2GB up to 16GB memory configurations with DDR3 1333 MHz Dual Channel SDRAM (Support for 1GB, 2GB, 4GB DIMMs)
Graphics	Integrated ATI Radeon HD4200 Graphics ATI Radeon HD 5450 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB DDR5 or ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB DDR5
Audio and Speakers	Integrated 7.1 with THX TruStudio up to Creative PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
Hard Drives	SATA HDD options from 320GB up to optional 1.5TB (2TB post RTS) single, 7,200 RPM (2) 3.5" HDD Bays
Optical Drives	16x DVD+/-RW, Blu-ray Disc Combo Drive, Blu-ray Disc Burner Dual Configurations: Blu-ray DiscTM burner + 16x DVD+/-RW, Blu-ray Disc Combo Drive + 16x DVD+/-RW
Communications	Integrated 10/100/1000 Optional 802.11n WiFi Optional Bluetooth
Port	Top Ports USB 2.0 (2) Headphone port Microphone / Line-in port Front Ports USB 2.0 (2) 19-in-1 Media Card Reader Rear Ports USB 2.0 (4) eSATA (1) HDMI (1) Gigabit Ethernet Connection SPIDIF Standard 7.1 Audio Jacks DVI
Expansion Slots	PCIe x16 (1) PCIe x1 (2) PCI (1) SATA (4)
Chassis and Case	Micro-ATX (Mini-Tower) Dimensions & Weight Height: 16.02" (407.75 mm) Width: 7.31" (185.81 mm) Depth:17.9" (454.67mm) Weight: 22.4 lbs (10.18 kg)
Power	460 Watts
Security	Cable lock chassis security slot
Drive Bays	Two 5.25" One 3.5" FlexBay Two 3.5" hard drive bays (Internally accessible)

Pricing of the Phenom X6 II model at the Dell Studio XPS website starts at US $1,428.99, which is about PhP 65,000 at 45:1 exchange rate.

The Dell Inspiron M301z

They've also got the ultra-light 13.3-inch Inspiron M301z and comes with an AMD Turion II Neo K625 II low-voltage processor, an ATi Mobility Radeon HD 4200 GPU, up to 640GB hard drive space, and a maximum of 8GB of memory capacity. Those looking for a quad core on a notebook will find it in the Dell Inspiron M501R, a 15.6-inch model featuring an AMD Phenom II Quad-Core CPU, a choice of ATI Mobility Radeon integrated or discreet GPU, and up to 640GB of hard disk space and 8GB of memory.

The Dell Inspiron M501z

The Arrival of the Warmouse

A mouse is a fairly simple technological animal. It's got a left and right button, allows you to point at specific parts of your screen and click to achieve certain desired effects. But with the advent of the Warmouse, you're going to have more than just two buttons - in fact, try about eighteen.

The Warmouse was designed by an avid game designer fed up with the limited options of the two button mouse, which is best served with first person shooting (FPS) games rather than massively multiplayer online role playing (MMORPG) games or real time strategy games (RTS). Possibly named in part for the popular World of Warcraft series, the Warmouse seeks to address not only gamers' need, but also many other non-gaming applications that would benefit from it.

With the Warmouse, you can assign any application function to any of the mouse buttons and execute them in either clicks or double-clicks, using the Meta Modware. The joystick function allows you to transform 20 commands of a keyboard to one swipe of the mouse, offering better functionality without the need to even take your hand off the mouse.

Here's a list of games and applications now compatible with the Warmouse.

Features of warmouse

• 18 programmable mouse buttons with double-click functionality.

• High-resolution laser sensoraround 100 to 5,600 DPI/CPI. 

• 6 assignable button modes

• Analog X-box 360-style joystick.

• Click able and command-assignable scroll wheel.

• 512k of flash memory holding up to 3,072 application commands in 64 modes.

• Three on-the-fly CPI settings per mode. Maximum 192 different on-the-fly CPI settings.

• 1.85 meter USB cable and coated rubber top.

• Meta Modeware for the creation, management, and customization of game and application modes.

• Import and export of custom modes.

• PDF export of application modes.

• Graphical pop-up map of current button assignments.

• Statistical tracking of all mouse button clicks and application command clicks by application.

• 64 default modes for popular games and applications, including Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird, Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel, OpenOffice.org Writer, Calc etc.

Logitech's Newest Gimmick: 360 Degree Sounds

These are available in the country by the way. Two new speakers have been revealed to us by Logitech: the Logitech Z523 and the Z323 multimedia speakers priced at PhP 4,750 and PhP 2,650 respectively. Both are 2.1 systems and feature downward firing woofers and are made to be used for any system, PC or home theatre, or even with digital audio and video players. Logitech promises to give you a 360 degree experience.

The speakers are set up in such a way that they deliver omnidirectional acoustics to create a substantially wider sweet spot, which they say is helpful if you constantly move computer around but your audio system just sticks to one place. Technically speaking, you should be able to get the same sound quality even if you face these speakers away from you since Logitech says that there's an additional speaker driver facing backwards for each of the sattelites.

The Logitech Z323 Speaker System

The Z323 offers 30 watts of RMS power while the Z523 offers a little more oomph at 50 watts. No remotes here by the way, the speaker volume control's located at one of the speaker itself. There's RCA and a stereo 3.5mm jack input to choose from. Great if you're running on two sources, but don't turn both of them on unless you're just out to make some noise.

Genius' LuxeMate T810 Keyboard Lets You Channel Surf

Impressive looking keyboard we've got here. The LuxeMate T810 from Genius is a 3-in-1 device, hosting the mouse and a media center remote control in one wireless gizmo. The mouse is in the form of Genius'

OptoTouch, which is essentially a digital trackpad - this also supports four way scrolling, too. It works well with the Media Center Edition of Windows XP along with Vista (...and Windows 7?). Wireless is trasmitted in the 2.4GHz range and can go up to 10 meters without any interferences. It's also got shortcuts to frequently accessed media activities like live TV, tv recording, photos, videos, and music enjoyment.

The left media controls.

To be honest, we like the idea, and the transparent body and the rubberized coating is pretty cool. We think you can fly an X-Wing or Tie Fighter with this one. It's priced at PhP 3,370 by the way, up there with Microsoft's own keyboards.