Can't get enough brushed aluminum in your daily life? You're in luck because it just so happens Enermax is interested in catering to your fetish with a pair of peripherals that should serve as nice complements to your brushed aluminum desktop tower or notebook PC. The first is the Aurora Lite RF Wireless Keyboard (KB010W-B) and the second is a portable 3.5-inch hard drive enclosure Enermax oddly calls a 'Brick.'
Mechanical keyboards offer an orgy of satisfying keystrokes for your fingers (how's that for a visual?), which is one of the reasons we're excited to learn about AZiO's soon-to-be-released Levetron Mech4 mechanical plank for gamers. In addition to those sweet, sweet Cherry MX (Black) mechanical keys, the Levetron sets itself apart with a modular design and by being resistant to spills.
Mechanical keyboards are kind of a throwback to days gone by when keyboards offered a satisfying click and superior key action. More and more companies are coming out with mechanical planks nowadays, including Cooler Master, which just announced its new QuickFire Rapid keyboard for gamers. This board was built to withstand the kind of abuse gamers inflict when feverishly mashing away.
Logitech asks the question, "Are You Ready for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3?" If so, you're encouraged to check out themed versions of the peripheral maker's Logitech Gaming Keyboard G105 and Logitech Laser Mouse G9x. These logo'd accessories are the same as their regular counterparts, only pimped out with CoD: MW3 logos to let everyone know what your favorite FPS is.
If you've never pounded your keyboard in frustration or frantically mashed the keys during an intense battle, then you probably don't spend a lot of time playing games. Gamers have a tendency to be rough with their gear, and if Gigabyte's new Force K3 keyboard lives up to its billing, it could end up attracting a lot of game players who need a plank that can withstand their abuse.
If you're like most of us, it's unlikely that hackers have much interest in intercepting what you're typing. Still, with schematics and software to build keyboard sniffers readily available, it's nice to know you're protected from ne'er-do-wells, and Microsoft aims to give you that sense of security with its Wireless Desktop 2000. While it won't keep your cubicle mate from looking over your shoulder, it does use 128-bit AES encryption to keep your keystrokes a secret and your paranoia at bay.
Part of the fun at hammering away on a mechanical keyboard is the audible click that emanates with each keystroke. The downside? Those around you might not appreciate an obnoxiously loud plank as much as you do. Razer's new BlackWidow Stealth Edition is a mechanical keyboard utilizing silent key switches, giving users similar tactile feedback but without all the noise.
Violence isn't the answer, but that doesn't change the fact that video killed the radio star. Cutting-edge technology has, for the most part, managed to stay out of the police notes since the day that the radio star pushed up daisies. The case against digital audio's role in the CD's disappearance stalled due to lack of evidence.. Now, the dark side of technology is rearing its ugly head once again; cursive handwriting is dead in Indiana, the victim of required typing skills.
Keyboard shortcuts are the essence of PC productivity. While newbs slowly mouse around their screens in search of buttons to click, seasoned tech vets hammer through a day’s work with ease thanks to a wealth of arcane hotkey combos that knock out useful tasks in seconds. Of course, every PC user knows a few handy shortcuts, and hardened system tweakers like yourself have forgotten more hotkeys than most users will ever learn. But here are 10 cool combos that even you might not know.
It's tough out there for those concerned with ergonomics on a budget. Those two concepts don't often go hand-in-hand, or hand-in-wallet, as the case may be. But there are always exceptions to the rule, such as Microsoft's newly announced Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000, Redmond's second generation Comfort Curve plank that will only set typists back a couple of Hamiltons.
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