Browse tag: keyboards

Browse tag: keyboards

Slideshow: Unconventional (but useful) input devices
In this slideshow, we present to you several input devices that are a lot different from the mouse (or laptop trackpad) and keyboard used on a daily basis.
Macworld Buying Guide: Keyboards
The keyboard you choose is based on a personal decision, but there are some features and terms you should understand so you make the proper buying decision. And that’s what this guide is here to do. Here are our tips to buying a new keyboard.
Apple posts Wireless Keyboard Update 2.0
Wireless Keyboard Update 2.0 is available for OS X 10.5.8 and later, allowing access to the "special features" on the Apple Wireless Keyboard.
USB Overdrive 3.0 adds 64-bit Snow Leopard support
Version 3.0 of Alessandro Levi Montalcini's venerable USB Overdrive utility for interfacing with USB input devices adds support for 64-bit Snow Leopard and more.
Review: Kinesis Low-Force Keypad for Mac
If you need a numeric keypad to help you work more efficiently, Kinesis’s Low-Force Keypad for Mac is a well-designed option that stands out for its Mac-specific design and features.
Cure for the non-working number pad
You say your keyboard's number pad is non-functional? Here's the cure.
Apple releases Bluetooth, hard drive firmware updates
On Wednesday, Apple released updates for users of its wireless mouse and keyboard, as well as for recent MacBook Pro owners.
Apple keyboard firmware vulnerability demonstrated
A presenter at last week's Black Hat security conference demonstrated a method by which a keylogging program could be inserted in Apple's keyboard firmware.
Macally intros wireless accessories and eco laptop stands
Macally has announced a line of new Mac accessories that include Bluetooth and RF wireless input devices as well as "eco-conscious" bamboo notebook stands.
KB Covers foregoes covers, intros keyboards
KB Covers has introduced a line of application-specific keyboards that put commonly used keyboard shortcuts right on the keys.
Mac News Briefs: Finale 2010 coming soon
The latest version of the music notation software was announced Thursday. Also making news were new input devices from Verbatim and a new version of ADmitMac from Thursby Software.
Review: TuneBoard Speaker Keyboard
The idea behind the TuneBoard is a clever one, and the TuneBoard's keyboard section is solid. However, given that most Macs these days include speakers that compete with, or easily best, the TuneBoard's speakers, the TuneBoard is a better fit for the Mac mini and Mac Pro--computers with only a tiny, monaural internal speaker.
iTypeFastr jailbreak app helps speed iPhone typing
For jailbroken iPhone users who are frustrated with the iPhone's built-in keyboard, iTypeFastR is out to provide an optimized typing experience.
Access all Exposé modes on newer keyboards
Learn how to access all of Exposé's modes via the F3 key on new keyboards (laptops and standalone)
Review: Microsoft Wireless Media Desktop 1000
If you’re on a budget and you want to replace your Apple-issue keyboard and mouse, the Microsoft Wireless Media Desktop 1000 might fill the bill if you’re not too picky.
Video: World Tech Update
In this week’s show Dell hints at a possible smartphone, Microsoft intros IE8, Google helps you unsend an e-mail, PC keyboards give away passwords, Toshiba delays its fuel cell launch, Google causes a commotion, RIM asks users to turn off their phones and a robot graces the catwalk.
Review: diNovo Keyboard Mac Edition
The diNovo Mac Edition looks like a basic keyboard, but its outstanding key feel, low profile, reliable wireless connectivity, slew of programmable F-keys, and an attractive design make it one of the best Mac keyboards on the market.
iPhone keyboard hack uses extreme geekery for heroic means
Engineers at Perceptive Development have devised a method to connect an infrared keyboard to an iPhone using a 1200 baud modem that connects to the iPhone via the headphone port.
Notebook keyboard protectors
Keyboard covers help keep your laptop's keyboard clean and problem-free. We've rounded up a bunch of them to help you find the best one for your notebook.
Summary: Desktop overhaul leads busy day of Apple releases
Apple made some long-awaited changes to its desktop line, with updates to the Mac Pro, Mac mini, and iMac models. Get a summary of those changes, along with the latest news on Apple’s updated MacBook Pro, Time Capsule, and AirPort Extreme offerings.
Slideshow: New Apple hardware
A visual view of the latest changes to Apple's product line.
New wired keyboard—sans numeric keypad—ships with iMac
A third version of the Apple wired keyboard does away with the numeric keypad in favor of a more compact design.
Keys any way you like it
The Ergodex DX-1, a free-form keyboard thingy, gets Mac software support.
The Mac at 25: Interface design
Ever since Apple introduced the world to the mouse and the window-based graphical user interface in 1984, the company has worked tirelessly to develop a more efficient, yet more powerful, user experience. Rik Myslewski combs through recent Apple patent filings to look at ways interacting with your Mac could change in the future.
Expo Notes: Walking the storage beat
James Galbraith reports on some of the storage products exhibited at Macworld Expo, including new offerings from Verbatim and Sonnet Technologies.
Video: World Tech Update
In this week’s show: Microhoo is back, Bill Gates appeals to lawmakers, Google Earth is used by terrorists, Cyber Monday sees sales, the European Commission pressures online ticket websites, Pirate Bay gets blocked, Logitech hits a milestone, Nintendo introduces a new DS title and Sony celebrates Christmas.
Eddy Winner: Logitech diNovo Edge Mac Edition keyboard
People have been waiting for a Mac-compatible version of Logitech’s acclaimed diNovo Edge keyboard since the Windows model was released back in 2006. They finally got it in 2008.
Review Roundup: Keyboards and mice
Want to add a little zing to your desktop or traveling gear? Older accessories becoming sluggish or outdated? A new keyboard or mouse may liven up your act, get some wires out of the way, or help you work faster, more accurately, or more comfortably.
Review: Moshi Celesta keyboard
If you’re looking for a Mac-styled keyboard but you’re not a fan of Apple’s own, Moshi’s Celesta is a stylish and functional alternative, albeit one that doesn’t offer as many special keys or as much customization as some other keyboards we’ve tested.
Review: Enhanced Visibility Keyboard
VisiKey’s Wired Enhanced Visibility Internet Keyboard is unique among keyboards we’ve tested in that it’s designed for increased visibility. It also has a number of useful multimedia features and programmable buttons. However, the quality of its keys hampers an otherwise solid offering.