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If what you’re looking for is a super small keyboard for your mobile device or your laptop, then a miniature device would be the perfect solution to your need. Maybe it’s easier for you to take it on the go wherever you travel, and it’s understandable. But show me the crazy man who’d like to torture himself to death by typing on a small keyboard, so small that the typing experience itself seems tinier than ever.
Ok, there’s nothing wrong with the keyboard. It’s a low keycap notebook keyboard with 56 keys including all the ones which are common to a standard keyboard like Caps Lock, Num Lock and function keys. Nothing unusual so far, isn’t it?
But let me tell you that this Super Tiny Keyboard measures 170 x 73 x 15mm and weighs 116 g. Pretty small, right? But it was you who wanted something small, lightweight and portable so that you wouldn’t have to worry about bringing the traditional, big and heavy keyboard when you are traveling.
In addition, the device comes in package with a USB retractable cable and has a mini-USB connector on the back. Therefore, you can plug it into whatever device you have, as long as it’s equipped with a working USB port.
I, for one, wouldn’t appreciate such a device for a day-to-day use, but I suppose it’s just reminiscence of the tiny assus laptop like the EEE from ASUS that had an impressive effect on the consumer.
The Super Tiny Keyboard is available on Brando’s website for an amount of $25.
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You’re bored to death. The television doesn’t seem to help you anymore and the remote control is more obedient than ever, switching channels with a uniformly accelerated velocity. It’s not like those TV shows you used to watch all day long suddenly lost their magic and power of hypnosis which helped you relax and feel like in the seventh heaven in your cozy corner of the earth. Nothing can comfort you, because you lack something you’ve been longing for since forever. You’re in the mood for something stupid. Maybe for love.
You have no other companion than your 32-inch TV screen. But you forget all about your personal computer. A whole world lies inside that little box you have on your desk: friends, strangers, music, news, whatever you like. There must be someone online, even if it’s Friday night. And if there isn’t, remember you will always have your USB I Love You Mouse. The heart-shaped device is ready to make you feel better and to insure you of the fact that you’re one hell of a person who deserves all the love in the universe.
So, you click the scroll wheel. And you click it again. And again. And you seem to lose control, but in fact you’re only liberating yourself from the anxiety and the anger of not having someone to tell you how much you are loved and cherished. Nevertheless, the revenge has nothing to do with the poor little mouse, as it cries out to the heavens “I Love You!â€. Scrolling the wheel, the mouse lights up with a rainbow colored glow and an inner voice says those three little words that make the sorrow go away.
The I Love You Mouse is now available on Rakuda for only $21. Who said love and happiness aren’t for sale?
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I know very little about the characteristics a computer mouse should combine in order to provide a higher performance level. I remember the first time I had to replace it. The only things I worried about were the design and the size of the device, visible aspects, as a matter of fact, and at anyone’s hand.
After all, everything I had to know I already knew: how a contemporary computer mouse looks like. The most common standard features are the two buttons and the scroll wheel, so I said to myself that it would be enough for my future mouse device to be provided with these components.
However, I just couldn’t take my eyes off this Dalvey stainless steel mouse when I first saw it. Steel is equivalent by nature with a masculine expression; therefore, particularly stainless steel adds an exceptional elegance when bend to the right shape. The stainless steel mouse is more than just a pretty apparition and brings an infusion of elegance to your desk, straight beside the keyboard.
Designed by the men’s products provider Grands of Dalvey for Windows ’98 and above, through USB port (plug ‘n’ play), the mouse features advanced optical sensors that ensure maintenance free high performance. In addition, the 800dpi resolution makes this mouse very sensitive and responsive to the smallest of movements.
Another interesting advantage is the fact that the mirror polished shell can be easily personalized by engraving your initials or firm’s logo, which makes it even more attractive.
With a diameter of 71mm and a height of just 25 mm, the Stainless Steel Mouse is available on Dalvey’s official website for $89.
Ultra portable PC haven’t had much of a success up until now, most of the times people avoiding them due to their high prices and lack of features. Basically you have to pay more to get a slightly underpowered laptop which comes in a more compact, portable console-like form. That has its benefits and its downsides, of course, and the big companies understood this, but when an unknown company offers a good UMPC, things are bound to get cranky.
According to Techdigest, Wibrain has recently released their latest UMPC running on Windows XP or Linux. The B1 weighs 526g and packs some nice goodies inside that blocky design. It is powered by a 1.33GHz Atom processor, and integrates 1GB of DDR RAM, a 1024×640 4 8″ TFT touchscreen which may prove a bit too small for that resolution. You can choose between the 30GB and the 60GB HDD models or you can opt for 8GB/16GB/32GB of solid memory as well.
It doesn’t really fit in your pocket, but at least you don’t need a special big laptop bag for this one. It also comes with a full qwerty keyboard, some console-like buttons and even a touchpad in case you’d need something to simulate mouse sensitivity.Want more? A 1.3 MP pop-up webcam and a wi-fi antenna complete the specs.
Check out the short presentation clip and don’t forget to visit the Wibrain site for more info.
We know PCs come in varius sizes and shapes these days. Just how small can a PC be? Some may argue that the smallest smartphones and PDAs can be considered PCs since they basically have a similar intern structure with a desktop PC. Well, those are not the subject of this article. What about a cube that would fit in your palm, is that small enough for you? The Space Cube PC comes from Japan (I should’ve guessed) and measures 2 square inches on each side of the cube. It was designed by Shimafuji Corporation and up until now it’s been a Japan-only product. The guys over at PC Pro have managed to get their hands on one of these and they were quite impressed.
OK, it’s small, we got that, but what exactly is inside this cube? PC Pro reveals that the Space Cube has a processor clocked at 300 megahertz, and 16MB of on-board flash memory and 64 MB DDR of RAM. It boasts enough computational power to run a Red Hat Linux operating system, aided nonetheless by a 1GB CompactFlash card that provides storage space. That actually sends us back in time, when the Pentium II CPU reigned supreme 12 years ago.
If this doesn’t seem impressive to you, then maybe the Space Wire port would be more appealing. The Space Cube includes this special socket that acts as an interface used by NASA, ESA, and JAXA, the space agencies of the U.S., Europe, and Japan, respectively to link up proprietary systems each agency uses.
So if you ever manage to get aboard the International Space Station with the cube in your pocket the special socket will connect sensors and processing units, and perform other computing tasks as it automatically detects other compatible devices.
Wondrous thing indeed, but that’s nothing compared to its price: $2,750!
