Fast Fingers Keyboard
January 27, 2009 by Aneesh
Filed under Desktop Gadgets
I have always wondered why computer keyboards has the keyboard layout it does, i.e. QWERTY instead of being in alphabetical order (if anyone knows please enlighten me). Well the Fast Finger keyboard gives you up to three options as to how you would like the keys on the keyboard to be arranged.
Firstly, by selecting the ‘ABC’ button on the keyboard the keys can be used in alphabetical order; secondly, deselecting the ‘ABC’ button brings the Fast Finger keyboard back to the standard QWERTY keyboard; thirdly, selecting the ‘F’ key enables Instant Messaging (IM) abbreviations such as “lol” to be used by the function keys.
Price: $24.95
Available: Fast Finger
Microsoft SideWinder X6 keyboard
August 24, 2008 by admin
Filed under Desktop Gadgets
Features:
- Switchable key pad from a standard key pad to macro pad for gaming.
- Two-color adjustable backlighting dial, specifically keyboard keys are red, and Macro Keys are amber when in game mode.
- Macro keys gives the user the ability to programme 30 keys with options assigned to gaming.
- Cruise Control allows action to continue without having to hold them down, however there is a limit of four keys at any one time.
- In-game macro record button to record sequence of keystrokes.
The requirements of the Microsoft SideWinder X6 Keyboard is a PC running Windows Vista or XP, 100mb of Hard Drive Space, USB port, and a CD drive.
Priced at $79.95, the SideWinder X6 Keyboard will be available from September.
Das Keyboard Ultimate
August 24, 2008 by admin
Filed under Desktop Gadgets
We have blogged about many keyboards here at Mintgadgets, remember the Keyscan Keyboard and Scanner, the Bacteria Free Keyboard, how about the Illuminated Rollup Keyboard. Today we have another one for you the Das Keyboard Ultimate.
As often as I use a keyboard you would think I’d have mastered the art of typing, however I still dont use all my digits which is why I don’t type that fast. This keyboard aims to improve your typing skills by making use of all your digits and by making you think. How does it make you think? Well the computer gadget might appear just a normal USB 105-key PC keyboard, however looking closer you will notice it has lank keys. Since you can not look at the letters on the keyboard you are forced to remember the key positions.
Features
- 100% blank keys
- Glossy black upper enclosure with matching black USB cable, Darth Vader approved
- Two-port USB hub 1.1 and 2.0 compatible
- 2-meter (6.6ft) USB cable
- Enhanced 104 or 105-key layout
- Best-in-class mechanical gold-plated key switches provide a tactile and audio click that makes typing pure joy.
- Das Keyboard allows up to 12 keys to be pressed simultaneously.
- Rated for 50 million key strokes
- Home keys F and J have been specially shaped with an increased curvature to help find the home position
- Sleek design. Slimmer than the original Das Keyboard
- Interface: USB, Plug and Play
- OS Requirements: Windows 3.1 or higher, Linux, or Mac OS X
- Dimensions: 18in x 6.5in x 1in (thickest portion, feet not extended, 1.5in w/ extended feet)
- Weight: 1.2 Kg, 2.6 lbs
The Das Keyboard Ultimate is priced at $129.99
Keyscan Keyboard and Scanner
August 18, 2008 by admin
Filed under Desktop Gadgets
Every now and again here at Mint Gadgets I come across a gadget that I really like the look of and will go out and buy, the Keyscan is one of them. What appears on first glance just to be a standard USB keyboard hides a hidden secret, a scanning function. If you need to scan a page of a book or anything thicker than a normal piece of A4 paper then sweep the cobwebs away from the old scanner, however if its individual pages that are required then the Keyscan is the answer. The page to be photocopied is simply inserted into the top of the device and the scanned paper is fed through the device and exits at the bottom of the keyboard.
Check out the video of the Keyscan in action.
System Requirements:
- PC compatible
- USB2 port a built in USB2 port, (direct connection to the PC USB2 is essential)
- 64 MB RAM
- 200MB free Hard Disk
- CD drive
Available: Amazon
Price: $89.99
Bacteria Free Keyboard
May 18, 2008 by admin
Filed under Desktop Gadgets
Recent research into computer keyboards has highlighted the volume of germs harbored on a computer keyboard. Populations of bacteria twice as high as those found on toilet seats are reported. With all the inaccessible and difficult to clean areas on a computer keyboard its no wonder there are bacteria colonies growing.
Seal Shield has the answer to this problem. Specializing in manufacturing washable computer parts, Seal Shield have designed an antibacterial waterproof keyboard which utilizes silver ion technology to destroy bacteria when in contact with water.
