We can’t say we make a habit of checking out Fommy.com or Mobile City Online’s digital shelves when searching for our mobile gear, but these obscure retailers look to be the first to come out with pricing for the Atrix 4G’s HD Multimedia Dock. Fommy lists it as a straight up $59.95 charge, whereas its direct competitor is already discounting the cradle down to $49.99. Both are offering pre-orders only at this point, with no known dates of arrival, but at least we’ve got a ballpark figure to play with.
Rude Gameware is a smaller maker of gaming accessories and peripherals. The company has unveiled its latest offerings today called the Fierce Laser Gaming Mouse V2. The new gaming mouse claims to offer an improvement of up to 60% compared to the previous model.
The laser mouse has 5000dpi engine and a response time of only 1ms making it quick and lag free. It uses 1000Hz polling and has onboard memory to save profile information. The mouse has seven buttons on it and the onboard memory can also support macro recording. The feet on the bottom of the mouse are made from Teflon for smooth gliding and low friction.
The sensitivity on the mouse can be adjusted on the fly from the mouse and it has a 7-foot long cable. The DPI setting can be seen at a glance thanks to a LED indicator. One of the best features for the mouse is that it is reasonably priced for a gaming peripheral at $49.95.
Logitech has outed its latest wireless mouse, the Logitech Couch Mouse M515, and as the name suggests it’s intended for the living room. Unlike many mice, which have a recessed nook where the laser lives, the M515 has a smooth, sealed base that Logitech says is to avoid picking up fluff and crumbs when you’re sofa-surfing. It also has easy-glide pads for swift navigation on fabric.
Otherwise there’s the same Unifying receiver, which allows you to use a single USB dongle with multiple Logitech wireless products, up to two years of battery life, and auto-sleep when you’re not gripping it. It’ll go on sale later this month, priced at $49.99.
SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — eGANG Corporation(representative Bae Jung-hwan, www.myw3.co.kr) recently released W3 ‘IGM-7000 Audio Mouse’ with built-in stereo speaker and microphone.
W3 ‘IGM-7000 Audio Mouse’ has built-in fast mouse with 1000dpi, 2 channel stereo speaker and microphone and this can be used for listening music, internet call and video chatting etc.
It is a very convenient convergence product that consumers can use functionalities such as mouse, speaker and microphone etc. if connects just one USB socket with it without installation of separate driver.
Audio Mouse designed ergonomically raised its degree of completion by supporting control of internet forward/back, volume control of speaker and mute control additionally by add…
For some, Microsoft’s keynote, where CEO Steve Ballmer (and others) takes the stage and talks about what’s to come from the Redmond-based company is the kick-off for the Consumer Electronics Show. This year, Microsoft took some time to talk about their recently released motion-controlled peripheral, Kinect, and the features that will be added into the accessory soon. For those who believe that Kinect’s usage through the Xbox 360′s system isn’t as in-depth as they’d like, Microsoft is happy to add functionality to two main features, along with adding an entirely new way to interact with your friends on Xbox LIVE.
First and foremost, Avatar Kinect is how Microsoft believes that many gamers will want to interact with their friends. Thanks to Kinect, users will be able to actually “interact” with their friends, right in the digital world played out on their TV. It’s not as vast as, say, Sony’s PlayStation Home digital world, but the Kinect camera does add a bit of personalization to the usage that some may enjoy. The Kinect sensor is now able to track not only a person’s movements of appendages and head, but also the mouth and eyebrows, all of which will be repeated by the Avatar in the game. Avatar Kinect will feature different backgrounds, where users can basically sign into a real-time chat, with their Avatar mimicking their movements in real-life.
The other main part of the announcement from Microsoft, as far as it relates to Kinect, is the addition of Kinect-based controls for not only Hulu Plus, but also Netflix. Users will be able to make use of this method of navigation as soon as Microsoft pushes out a dashboard update, which should be any minute. Both of the newer support services will allow for users to select movies, shows, or the like without having to use a controller. Additionally, players will also be able to use voice commands to control some functions. The updates are said to be rolled out in the Spring of 2011.
While it may look similar, the Touch Mouse isn’t the same thing as the previously released Arc Touch Mouse from Microsoft. This time around, the Touch Mouse is meant to look more like a traditional mouse peripheral, but the distinction between a “normal” mouse and this one is pretty clear right off the top: there’s a “matrix of capacitive touch-sensing electrodes” right on the top, allowing for several different multitouch gestures.
For those who drop the money down to get the more traditionally-shaped Touch Mouse, they’ll be able to use gestures like pinch-to-zoom, flick, as well as have the ability to pan, right from the top of the mouse. It’s all the result of the Mouse 2.0 project.
Other features of the Touch Mouse include Microsoft’s BlueTrack technology, which means you won’t have to keep your mouse on the mousepad, but you’ll actually be able to use it on wood, or even carpet without hassle. It’s a 2.4GHz mouse, and there’s a small USB dongle that will be included in the package when it ships to retailers in June of this year. It should have a price tag marked around $79. More information in the release below.
Press Release
Microsoft Touch Mouse is the new multitouch mouse for Windows 7 that will let you click, flick, scroll and swipe so it’s easy and fun to interact with your PC.
Designed to enhance your Windows 7 usage, the Touch Mouse combines the virtues of a mouse with the rich natural language of gesture to offer a more intuitive way to navigate your PC. Touch Mouse also features BlueTrack Technology so you can track virtually anywhere, anytime.1
Behind the Scenes
Did You Know?
The Touch Mouse evolved from the Mouse 2.0 project, a Microsoft Corp. study that combined the standard capabilities of a mouse with multitouch sensing and resulted in five prototypes. Although all the Mouse 2.0 prototypes explored different touch- sensing strategies and form factors, the “Cap Mouse” was ultimately selected to become the Touch Mouse.
Multitouch Technology
The top of the Touch Mouse is composed of a matrix of capacitive touch-sensing electrodes to track the position of the user’s fingertips along its surface.
Meet Benko
Hrvoje Benko, one of the researchers behind the Touch Mouse, worked to create the technology and gestures for this new mouse. He is available for interviews if you are interested in learning more about the development of Touch Mouse.
Top Features and Benefits
- New! Multitouch surface lets you use natural gestures to snap, navigate and control content with a touch of a finger.
- New! Flick scrolling functionality lets you quickly scroll and pan through windows and documents.
- New! Improved task switching on Windows 7 gives you superior mouse performance and experience on the PC.
- BlueTrack Technology allows you to ditch your mouse pad and mouse on virtually any surface,1 including granite, marble, carpet and wood.
- Snap-in Nano transceiver gives you the option to leave the transceiver plugged into the computer or conveniently store it in the bottom of the mouse.
- 2.4GHz wireless technology gives you a confident wireless connection.
- Ambidextrous design for use with either hand.
Touch Mouse Gestures – Easy as 1, 2, 3
Touch Mouse lets you do everything you’re used to doing with a mouse, such as point and click, but also adds gestures with one, two or three fingers to amplify the Windows 7 operating system by creating simple shortcuts to the tasks you want to do most.
Shorter Shortcuts for Windows 7
With the Touch Mouse, you can use your mouse to do tasks that normally involve the keyboard.
Availability and Pricing
Touch Mouse will be available in June 2011 for the estimated retail price of $79.95 (U.S.).2 It will be available for presale starting today at Amazon.com and the Microsoft Store online.
Touch Mouse is backed by a worldwide three-year limited hardware warranty. The limited warranty and license agreement are available at http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/warranty.
Some information in this fact sheet relates to pre-release products, which may be substantially modified before they are commercially released. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the information provided here.
1 BlueTrack Technology does not work on clear glass or mirrored surfaces.
2 Estimated retail price. Actual retail price may vary.
LAS VEGAS, USA (AVING Special Report on ‘CES 2011′) — When the show doors open this morning at CES 2011, iHome, a leading supplier of innovative iPad, iPhone and iPod speaker solutions, will reveal the iHome iW1 Wireless Speaker System with AirPlay® at the iHome booth in the North Hall, #N245.
The company’s highly-anticipated entry into the world of wireless music streaming utilizes AirPlay to seamlessly play music over a home Wi-Fi network from iTunes, iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
“The iW1 takes full advantage of that connectivity that AirPlay offers consumers by seamlessly streaming music through the entire home,” said Ezra S. Ashkenazi, President of iHome. “By simply adding additional speakers to the network, AirPlay can serve as a phenome…
Trust us — no one on the Engadget staff wants to know what their blood pressure is right about now. For those trapped in the hurricane that is CES, there’s probably no better product to have laying around than this… but only if you’re looking to confirm your suspicions about being in a high-stress career. Withings, the company best known for its connected scales, has just revealed the planet’s first iPhone-connected blood pressure monitor, with an aim to make measuring vitals as easy as pie for iOS users. The idea is fairly simple: just plug the arm band into your iPad, iPod touch or iPhone, dial up the gratis app and start the process. All of the data is logged on the user’s secure online space, and there’s even a secure sharing feature that’ll beam your abnormally high rates right to your frightened physician. It’ll go on sale tomorrow around the globe, with the asking price set at $129 / €129.
If Piccard made Number 1 use an ergonomic keyboard, this would be it. SmartFish has unveiled the new Engage Keyboard that is claimed to the first automated keyboard ever. The thing won’t type for you, but it will adjust itself even now and again to help reduce the repetitive strain on your wrists and hands.
The idea is that the subtle change in positions will let you keep your hands from staying in the same position for too long and causing pain or injury. The Engage has the split key design that is common in ergonomic keyboards and the thing looks really cool
It appears that the adjustability of the device allows you to control the distance between the halves of the keyboard and the angle at which the keyboard tilts. This looks really cool and you can order one up now for $149.95. The automatic adjustments claim to be smooth and subtle to keep form bothering the user when the adjustments are made.
One of the lesser known predictions of the Mayan calendar foretells that 2011 will be the year of NFC. The contactless communications stuff looks to be building all kinds of stream in the Western world, but don’t lose faith in your current smartphone if it doesn’t already have it. Japanese carrier Softbank has responded to complaints about the iPhone 4′s NFC deficit — the FeliCa payment system is pretty popular over in the land of sumo, sushi and sun-rising — by introducing a new “seal” for the back of Apple’s latest and greatest. It sticks on, covering almost the entire rear, but is apparently thin enough not to get in the way of using one of Apple’s own Bumpers alongside it. From our reading of the press release, the sticker doesn’t actually communicate with the iPhone, it’s just a dumb NFC card, but hey, other people don’t need to know that when you’re swiping payments with your phone, now do they? On sale in February at a price of ¥2,980 ($36).
