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The Das Keyboard Model S Professional Silent

By now, regular readers of my blog should know that I have an unhealthy obsession with input devices. I constantly experiment with different mice and keyboards in an effort to find the “perfect desktop”, at least for my tastes. Over the years...

Posted to Marco's RTG by Marco C on Mon, Aug 30 2010

Filed under: keyboards, Das Keyboard, USB, NKRO, silent

The VueZone iPhone App—Don’t Use it to Spy on Your Children

While trying out the VueZone iPhone app, I consider the ethics of having my two-and-a-half year-old daughter under surveillance. By Daniel A. Begun A number of months ago I was watching one of the final episodes of 24 . (I was never really much of a 24...

Posted to Techliciousness by NewYorkDan on Sat, Jul 31 2010

Filed under: Wireless cameras, pet cameras, surveillance cameras, Vue Personal Video Network Wireless Camera System, spy cameras

Performance Quick-Take With WD's 7200 RPM Scorpio Black 500GB Notebook Hard Drive

When it comes to notebook hard drives you almost can't get enough of two things, capacity and speed. Though SSDs (Solid State Drives) definitely address the speed issue, they only exacerbate the capacity issue (at least currently). Not to mention...

Posted to The Diversion by Dave_HH on Fri, Jul 23 2010

Filed under: WD, Notebook, Scorpio Black, Western Digital, Hard Drive, Scorpio

Evaluating The Phantom Lapboard

In an attempt to squelch my insatiable--and sometimes unhealthy--need to experiment with all kinds of keyboards and other input devices, I recently acquired three more 'boards for the collection, the latest Das Keyboard Pro Silent, the Microsoft Sidewinder...

Posted to Marco's RTG by Marco C on Tue, Jul 6 2010

Filed under: gaming, keyboard, board, keyswitch, wireless, Phantom

Psyko 5.1 PC Gaming Headset Impressions

Aside from a powerful graphics card and large monitor, one of the best ways to increase the realism and immersiveness of PC games is with a high-quality, multi-channel speaker setup. Hearing sounds that seemingly wiz by your head and being able to pick...

Posted to Marco's RTG by Marco C on Sun, Apr 25 2010

Filed under: gaming, Psyko, audio, surround sound, music

Evaluating The Microsoft Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000

I am a total keyboard snob; there's no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Over the last few years, I've personally tested virtually every possible keyboard type--and every key switch type--and am convinced there is no better option than a mechanical...

Posted to Marco's RTG by Marco C on Sun, Feb 14 2010

Filed under: Microsoft, bluetooth, mobile keyboard, MS

Seagate BlackArmor PS110 USB3.0 Performance Kit

Although USB 3.0 is a relatively new technology that is not yet natively supported by any of the core logic chipsets currently on the market, a number of motherboards from major players like Gigabyte, Asus, and MSI (among others) sport an NEC-built USB...

Posted to Marco's RTG by Marco C on Fri, Feb 12 2010

Filed under: USB 3.0, storage, Seagate

Gabbing With the Sound ID 400 Bluetooth Headset

By Daniel A. Begun Those who know me well enough, know that I’m not much of a phone person--which is to say I don’t like to talk on the phone much… I’m more of a talk-to-you-in-person, eye-to-eye, kind of guy. But then again,...

Posted to Techliciousness by NewYorkDan on Tue, Dec 22 2009

Filed under: Bluetooth headset, Sound ID 400, iPhone 3GS, Humor, AT&T Wireless

Adventures in Firewall Permissions: Getting BitDefender to Work With Netflix Watch Now in Windows Media Center

At a recent tradeshow, while I was walking by the BitDefender booth, a BitDefender representative literally shoved a copy of BitDefender Internet Security 2010 into my hands. Never one to say no to free software, I was grateful and actually stopped to...

Posted to Techliciousness by NewYorkDan on Fri, Oct 30 2009

Filed under: firewall, Windows 7, Windows Media Center, BitDefender Internet Security 2010, Windows Vista, Netflix Watch Instantly

My View of the Vue Personal Video Network Wireless Camera System

Back in February, I met with some very smart folks from a San Diego-based company called Avaak. They were demonstrating a wireless camera system meant for remote video monitoring. What impressed me the most about the technology behind the wireless camera...

Posted to Techliciousness by NewYorkDan on Wed, Oct 28 2009

Filed under: Wireless cameras, pet cameras, surveillance cameras, petcams, Mesh networking, Vue Personal Video Network

Snow Leopard Compatibility Problems

In marketing-speak, I am a Mac and a PC. My primary computer is an iMac and my laptop is a MacBook Pro. But I also have several Windows rigs as well, running everything from Windows XP to Vista and Windows 7--with some systems set up with multi-boot support...

Posted to Techliciousness by NewYorkDan on Tue, Oct 6 2009

Filed under: Upek Protector Suite, WideMail, Software compatibility, Letterbox, Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6, WD Anywhere Backup Software, Skype

DisplayLink Revisited

Back in April , I had to the chance to review a pair of 7-inch, USB-powered, LCDs, meant to be used as secondary displays. Both displays were Nanovision Mimo Monitors and used DisplayLink technology. They were similar in design and function, with the...

Posted to Techliciousness by NewYorkDan on Wed, Sep 9 2009

Filed under: HP USB 2.0 Docking Station, DisplayLink, Mimo 720-S, touch-screen

A Peek at Graphics Tablets

If you frequent HotHardware, then you are probably well aware that we tend to include a fair number of photos, screenshots, and other relevant art elements in all of our product reviews . We go to great pains to dive deep into the technical details of...

Posted to Techliciousness by NewYorkDan on Fri, Aug 21 2009

Filed under: pen tablets, Wacom, Adesso, graphics tablets, input devices, Photoshop Elements

Rocking Out With The i-Rocks KR-6230 Compact Keyboard

I am happy to report, that since the initial publishing of my "Mechanical Key Switch Keyboards Demystified" post, a number of the more obscure 'boards I mentioned in the piece have been made available right here in the good ol' U.S....

Posted to Marco's RTG by Marco C on Tue, Aug 18 2009

Filed under: keyboard, switch, mechanical, kr-6230, i-rocks, n-key

Gigabyte Offers Up Some Input--Devices That Is

Regular readers of my blog know that I've got a somewhat unhealthy obsession with input devices; more specifically keyboards. I've spent the better part of the last few months experimenting with some of the most expensive mechanical key-switch...

Posted to Marco's RTG by Marco C on Mon, Aug 17 2009

Filed under: keyboard, input devices, Gigabyte, mouse

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