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It’s no CushionSpeaker, but Logitech’s $30 Portable Lapdesk N315 is just as curious and probably as useful. Designed to help those sick and tired of mousing about on the built-in trackpad, this laptop table is engineered to grip tightly to machines 15-inches and smaller and provide a pull-out tray that doubles as a mousepad. It’s like having a desk, but on your couch. Get it? Get it?

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Logitech’s Portable Lapdesk N315 takes a stand against carpal tunnel syndrome originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s half speaker, half cushion and 100 percent useful. Philips‘ recently unveiled CushionSpeaker laptop stand is designed for the bedridden among us, combining a soft laptop stand with a built-in speaker for amplifying those lap-based movie sessions. Of course, this thing probably won’t do much for heat dispersion, but for those also looking for a personal heater, this thing just might be magical. The integrated speaker connects to one’s laptop via USB, which just might put off netbook owners struggling to get by with just a couple of those very sockets. There’s no mention of a US price and release date, but whatever it is, you know you’ll pay it. The cutest video introduction you ever did see is waiting just past the break. [Warning: PDF read link]

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Video: Philips CushionSpeaker laptop stand combines cushion and speaker originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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See that up there? That’s the all-new, not-yet-on-sale PlayStation 3 Slim’s stand. It works by laying flat on whatever surface you deem fit, and then it holds your new gaming console upright. We get the impression that it’ll do its job fairly well, but the $24 retail price is borderline insulting. Or, it’s just the motivation you needed to craft one on your own and prove that you were indeed born with a few DIY genes — it’s all about perspective, folks.

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Sony’s PlayStation 3 Slim stand gets pictured… all $24 of it originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’re not sure why we didn’t hear more about this way back at RIM’s WES conference way back in May, but it was apparently mentioned by VP Antoine Boucher at the time that they’re working on a Bluetooth-enabled watch. Furthermore, it’s said to be more advanced than the models Sony Ericsson has put forth so far, featuring streaming audio (3.5mm jack on the watch, perhaps?) and Twitter / Facebook updates in addition to the usual things like caller ID and text messages. Note that the image floating around today of this thing isn’t real — it’s just a Sony Ericsson MBW-100 with a swapped logo — so it remains to be seen what this magical wrist accessory will look like, assuming it’s real and coming to retail. It seems Boucher also mentioned a high-end Bluetooth headset codenamed “Alpha 1” that’ll allow you to stream music and get navigation directions through some sort of totally awesome silicone earpiece boasted to possibly be “the best solution on the market.” It’s pretty hard to pique a lot of interest these days with something as vanilla and ubiquitous as a headset, but at any rate, it’s interesting to see the depth of RIM’s apparent commitment to the accessory market right now.

[Via techfresh.net]

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RIM working on Bluetooth watch, other spellbinding accessories? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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DisplayLink may not have the rampant following you probably thought it would when it was originally introduced, but we’d credit much of the indifference to the inability of most adapters to hit the magical 1080p mark. Up until now, most USB-to-DVI dongles couldn’t support resolutions higher than UXGA (1,600 x 1,200), but at long last Logitec has stepped in to provide an alternative that blows right on by 1,920 x 1,080 and stops at QWXGA (2,048 x 1,152). If this here product looks like just the thing you and your spare monitor have been waiting for, feel free to hit the read link and place your pre-order for ¥12,980 ($136). But hey, don’t blame us if your graphics card gets envious.

[Via Akihabara News]

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Logitec DisplayLink-certified USB-to-DVI dongle handles QWXGA originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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