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Remember how Intel showed off its new, advanced optical standard — Light Peak — this past week on a Hackintosh? Well it turns out there’s more to that story than you probably know, and it all leads back to some revealing facts about the connection… literally and figuratively. Engadget has learned — thanks to an extremely reliable source — that not only is Apple complicit in the development of Light Peak, but the company actually brought the concept to Intel and asked them to create it. More to the point, the new standard will play a hugely important role in upcoming products from Cupertino.

Continue reading Exclusive: Apple dictated Light Peak creation to Intel, could begin migration from other standards as early as 2010

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Exclusive: Apple dictated Light Peak creation to Intel, could begin migration from other standards as early as 2010 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on November 27, 2006 by CyberNet.

Tracking Down Great Software For You!

Sometimes there is a key on your keyboard that just doesn’t do what you want it to. Unfortunately you can’t configure what each key does without the help of an external application. Thank goodness that the program  needed to change the settings is free and really easy to use.

To remap keys on your keyboard just download the free KeyTweak application and go through the short installation process. After that is done you will be able to configure almost any key. On the right-side you’ll even notice some of the special keys that your keyboard may have for doing things like controlling your media player or web browser. After you have altered the keys you can click the Apply button in the bottom right corner to commit the changes. It’s that easy.

Why would you ever want to change the keys on your keyboard? One reason I used it was because my PC had a problem with a keyboard I was trying to plug in using a PS/2 to USB adapter. It would somehow get confused anytime that I had the NumLock enabled and whenever I pressed an arrow key it would perform a Print Screen. The arrows still worked fine so it was pretty bizarre but it would always do a Print Screen before performing the arrow operation. It quickly got annoying because I couldn’t use the arrow keys after I copied some text. Otherwise it would erase my clipboard and place the screenshot in its place. Not only that but I also noticed a huge performance decrease if I tried holding down the arrows to do something. KeyTweak saved the day because it let me disable the Print Screen key…and then I no longer had the problem.

I have since replaced that keyboard so I don’t have to worry about that problem anymore, but KeyTweak sure helped out. Another instance that I can think of where it would be useful is if your keyboard doesn’t have a “Windows” key. You could then replace one of the Alt or Ctrl keys to be mapped to a Windows key. One thing KeyTweak doesn’t do, however, is assign multiple keystrokes to a single key.

KeyTweak uses the Windows Registry to make the alterations so you don’t have to keep the program running in order for the changes to be active. If you screw something up or don’t need the changes just use the Restore All Defaults button to reset your keyboard back to the way it was. It is practically dummy-proof so you don’t really have much to worry about!

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When you simply have $120.69-too-much in your bank account, you can thank Uxsight for being there. You may already be entertaining guests with your variety of USB endoscopes, but to really make the picture complete (pun only slightly intended), you’re going to want this succulent USB iriscope. That’s right, now you can peer deeply, digtally into the eyes of your… er, “clients” (their words, not ours) as you check their health and generally freak everyone out. When you’re done, you can “compare the irises pictures when your client comes back to see their progress.” Now, we don’t know exactly what kind of procedure you’re going to be performing on said clients, but you’ll finally have a way to show them just what kind of mess you’ve made. We think Uxsight says it best about their product: “Natural image, attractive or charming.” Who can argue with that kind of logic?

[Via Coolest Gadgets]

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

USB iriscope is just what you need for your next date originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The slow wave of NVIDIA Ion-based machines continues to wash in — as expected, the Lenovo Q110 nettop is now on sale. We’d actually wait another couple weeks to score this rig with Windows 7 preloaded, but if you’re into Vista you can grab it right now for $399 with 2GB of RAM and a 160GB drive and take a free upgrade disc when it’s available. Anyone gonna throw down?

[Via Netbooked]

Filed under: Desktops

Lenovo Ion-powered IdeaCenter Q110 nettop on sale now originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Buy any New York Times bestsellers in e-book format, get the full purchase price refunded to your Micropay account.

(Credit: Fictionwise)

Like e-books, but hate paying those exorbitant prices? E-bookseller Fictionwise (which was recently acquired by Barnes & Noble) is offering a deal that’s pretty sweet: a 100% rebate on all New York Times bestsellers….

Originally posted at The Cheapskate