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Logitech is introducing its wired keyboard for iPad to be used in classrooms.

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Logitech isn’t short on keyboards for the iPad, but for those sick of changing batteries its new wired version may be the answer. Billed as ideal for the classroom – where, as Logitech points out, more and more schools are deploying Apple’s tablet as a learning aid – the new ‘board would also work in a home desktop setup, with versions for both the new Lightning port on the iPad mini and fourth-gen iPad Retina, and a Dock Connector model for older slates.

Both get their power from the iPad, so there are no batteries to switch out or recharge, and since you’re not relying on Bluetooth there shouldn’t be any lost-connection issues either. Logitech has given the Wired Keyboard for iPad full-sized keys, and while they’re low-profile, that should be at least familiar to those coming over from a laptop ‘board.

It’s also spill resistant, capable of shrugging off at most 60ml of liquids (though not of withstanding full immersion). Heavy-handed typists can expect it to handle more than 5m keystrokes.

The layout itself is basically the Mac-usual, with shortcut buttons for brightness, search, media playback, and volume. There’s also a dedicated lock button.

The Logitech Wired Keyboard for iPad will go on sale in the US from August, in Lightning Connector form, while the 30-pin connector version will follow on in October. Both versions will be priced at $59.99, and it’s up for preorder now.

Logitech Wired Keyboard for iPad eschews Bluetooth for old-school connection is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Our initial look at the BlackBerry R10 quickly suggested that the smartphone would be a budget alternative to the Q10, but it wasn’t clear just what we’d lose by penny-pinching. If DGtle is on the ball with its newly claimed specs, though, we won’t sacrifice as much as we thought. Along with offering more photos of the R10, the site believes that the handset will have the same 3.1-inch screen size and 2GB of RAM as its QWERTY sibling. Instead, the sacrifices would mostly affect media hounds: the R10 reportedly steps down to a 5-megapixel camera in addition to previously hinted cutbacks in storage (to 8GB) and battery (to 1,800mAh). We may learn the full truth soon enough — while there’s no guarantees anything will happen, next week’s BlackBerry Live conference is a prime opportunity for an unveiling.

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When someone mentions the name MSI, most of us would think of a motherboard, or perhaps one of those All-In-One machines that have become so popular these days. Well, MSI has dabbled in video game peripherals in the past, and this time around, they intend to make sure that gamers who want nothing but the very best have naught to complain about with the MSI GK-601 mechanical gaming keyboard. Built on the popular Cherry MX Red linear switches, the MSI GK-601 is touted to deliver superb feedback and sensitive key responsiveness, where individual keys on the MSI GK-601 were created with precision laser etching to deliver that extra bit of resistance to wear.

Not only that, MSI has also sought to make use of 18K gold plating in order to increase the stability while N-key rollover ensures that every single key-press is registered without any exceptions. There are even relatively rare yellow LED backlights to help you game in the dark, and should continue working even after 50 million key presses (per key!). You can also disable the Windows button that could end up frustrating your gaming session during one of the more frenzied moments. Other features include 128KB of memory, the ability to stash up to 50 different macros, high speed USB ports, and audio and microphone jacks.

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The popular keyboard that lets you use swipe gestures to type out notes and messages, known as Swype, has been invading Android for quite some time, and the feature is included in the latest Android Jelly Bean version, but it seems that the company behind the popular keyboard tech talked business with Apple recently about the possibility of including Swype.

In a recent Reddit AmA, Swype VP Aaron Sheedy answered a question regarding whether or not the company “had any contact with Apple,” and whether or not there were discussions “to see if they might have been interested in licensing” Swype’s keyboard technology. Sheedy was rather vague, and simply said that they have indeed “chatted with them.”

In a follow-up question asking Sheedy “as to why that hasn’t happened yet” (regarding iOS integration with Swype), Sheedy glaringly dodged the question, and that particular thread ended there. This may hint that while Swype and Apple have been in contact with each other, things still may be in the mulling stages, where both sides are quite ready to lay out any details yet.

However, it could also be Sheedy’s way of saying that while the two companies conversed about the idea to include Swype integration in iOS, nothing really came out of it, with Apple having no plans to include the keyboard tech in their software. Either way, things are still a bit of a mystery, but it’s interesting, nonetheless, that Apple and Swype were in talks.

[via 9to5Mac]

Swype confirms talks with Apple over keyboard tech is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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