Filed under: 周辺機器, ノートPC 数年前から超小型モバイルマウスのコンセプトを公開していた Swiftpoint が、ようやく最初の製品 Swiftpoint Mouseの予約受付を開始しました。Swiftpoint Mouse は従来のモバイルマウスを使う場所がなくても、ノートPCのタッチパッド脇のパームレストで使えるという超小型マ..

After Fujitsu began their color e-newspaper trials in Japan a year ago we’ve been waiting for the technology to show up in a consumer device; it now looks like that could be fast approaching.  Fujitsu Japan have been demonstrating a new prototype ereader using a color e-ink panel and with an ultra-slim chassis, that they apparently expect to reach the market sometime this year. Hardware detai..

Intel have been spilling MeeGo details at IDF 2010 this week, and while we saw preliminary UI screenshots yesterday, today it’s the turn of some working devices.  The company have released a couple of demo videos showing MeeGo v1.0 doing its thing on an Acer netbook and then across a number of different small-screen devcies. Video demos after the cut The netbook demo is pretty much a workin..

Do you need a keyboard? Even if you don’t need one, maybe you should get one. And we mean this one, from Mad Catz, which was initially shown off at CES this year. Yes, it is that shiny, and yes, it does have an LCD touchscreen right next to the physical keyboard. But, that’s not a normal touchscreen. Oh no, Mad Catz has a nice surprise for you. And thanks to the FCC passing it through its ga..

When you’re out and about, you want to be connected. Whether that means with your cell phone, or your netbook or laptop, having that connected feeling makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. That’s not just us, right? If it is you, then Gobi is definitely one of those chipsets that you owe your happiness too. Just as we’ve mentioned in the past, the Gobi mobile technology is designed to ..

So, we already know the Sony PlayStation Move controller is coming Fall 2010 and should be priced – in “starter kit” form – at under $100, but we’re still seeing more tidbits about the motion-control system drip out GDC this week.  There’s good news and bad, unfortunately, including a limitation on multiplayer support in part thanks to the PS3’s own Bluetooth connectivity capabili..

Microsoft have pushed out three new computer mice, each of which uses its BlueTrack tracking system, but at a budget price.  The Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 and Wireless Mouse 2000 are, as the names suggest, cable-free, while the Comfort Mouse 4500 is Microsoft’s first wired BlueTrack mouse.  All three are under $30. The Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 has a compact USB transceiver, is..

Amazon’s hiding of serial port connections inside the Kindle isn’t a new discovery, but adding a Bluetooth module to it is.  Tinkerer Darron cracked open his Kindle DX and snapped his way through enough plastic to fit in a SparkFun Bluetooth Mate module; that means he can wirelessly connect to the Kindle DX to get a serial terminal on the ereader. The project builds on previous work getti..

Texas Instruments aren’t perhaps a name you’d associate with watches, but the TI MSP430 is no regular timepiece.  The hack-friendly wristwatch has a 3-axis accelerometer, pressure sensor, temperature sensor and RF wireless, and in this latest DIY door security system it’s used to remotely unlock a door using a sequence of taps. Video demo after the cut The taps are recognized by the acc..

Sharing 3G or 4G connections among multiple WiFi clients has become increasingly popular this year, with Novatel’s MiFi kicking off the trend and, most recently, Sprint’s Overdrive promising to do the same for WiMAX.  Now Wi2Wi, an embedded radio company, is promising to give every portable gadget instant Access Point status, just as long as it’s equipped with one of their Mobile Embedded..