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The folks at AT&T are hitting it off big this week with device after device popping up on their network – the newest of these appearing today is the Samsung ATIV Smart PC, a device that can act as a tablet or a clamshell notebook with Windows 8 onboard. This device will be appearing with AT&T here in the United States sometime between when Windows 8 is unleashed on the 26th of this month and the end of the year – sometime in 2012!

What we’ve got here is a device that we’ve had some hands-on time with in the past – though this final iteration may prove to be a slightly different beast than what we saw back at IFA 2012. This iteration has an 11.6-inch HD PLS display working with an Intel Clover Trail 1.5 GHz dual-core processor under the hood and 64GB of internal memory right off the bat. It’s not yet known if you’ll be able to expand memory with a microSD card as many Android-based tablets are prone to be – we’ll see!

This device works with a detachable keyboard-docking system that makes it into a notebook, not unlike a collection of devices have been doing over the past couple of years – see our ASUS Eee Pad Transformer review (the original) for an early favorite. this Samsung device takes on a form factor that’s not entirely unlike the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 with its forward-facing speakers and has its very own prevalent Windows 8 icon center bottom for your enjoyment.

This device will be coming with Windows 8 installed, complete with trail versions of several Microsoft Office 2013 apps for productivity galore. This package includes Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as well. Of note is the fact that AT&T does not mention what kind of connectivity this device will have – a good guess would be 4G HSPA+ or 3G nationwide – again, we’ll see soon! This device will likely be coming out either at the end of this month or the start of the next, so stay tuned!

AT&T snags Samsung ATIV Smart PC with Windows 8 is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Remember the mirrored horse sculpture at the lobby of the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, which is situated right under the Fiori di Como? Well, I guess you can say that what you see above is not that stunning, but it is still a piece of artwork that is worth looking at – more than once, definitely. Artist Babis Panagiotidis can answer the question, “Where do keyboards go when they die?” with confidence with his piece of work that is called “Hedonism(y) Trojaner”. This is a massive resin rocking horse that comes encrusted with more than 18,000 recycled computer keyboard keys, now how about that?

Needless to say, it was modeled after the Trojan Horse, and if you love to read between the lines, you can go ahead and speculate on how the number of Trojan Horses that have attacked the computer platform ever since the virus went digital might actually have been the inspiration for such a piece of art. What other kinds of sculptures would you like to see through the clever use of recycled computer parts? It should be able to help keep our landfills less full, as many small differences make a big one.

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Looking to save some coin on your tech purchases? Of course you are! In this round-up, we’ll run down a list of the freshest frugal buys, hand-picked with the help of the folks at Slickdeals. You’ll want to act fast, though, as many of these offerings won’t stick around long.

If Monday’s round of links didn’t meet your gadget needs, perhaps today’s lineup of discounts will be a bit more enticing. More components make the list this time around as well as a set of gaming keys and a price cut on in-ear Skullcandy headphones. We won’t hold you up any longer, so head on past the break to take a gander at the goods. There are a few rebates today, though, so mind the extra links should you need ’em.

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Almost exactly two years ago, we first talked about the Jorno foldable mobile Bluetooth keyboard. At the time, the keyboard was expected to hit the market in 2011. The little keyboard was even supposed to be up for pre-order, but for whatever reason it never shipped. The guys behind the folding Bluetooth keyboard have taken to Kickstarter to raise the money needed to bring the product to market after all this time.

The keyboard looks identical to the one we saw back in 2010 and measures 3.5 x 3.5 x 1.2 inches when folded. When unfolded it measures 8.5 x 3.5 x 0.3 inches. The keyboard weighs 8.8 ounces and gets power from a rechargeable lithium-ion battery good for up to a month of use per charge.

The keyboard has Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR connectivity and has indicator lights for on/off and low battery. The Bluetooth keyboard is compatible with the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac computers, Windows computers, Android, Symbian, and WebOS. If you’ve been looking for a keyboard to use with your tablet or smartphone that folds up into a compact little package, this may be perfect for you.

The keyboard is seeking $100,000 to come to market and has 26 days remaining. So far, it has raised $26,775 from 297 backers. The project has a long way to go and so far; it is moving rather slowly. Through the Kickstarter project page, you can pre-order one of the keyboards for $79 for black version, or you can spend $99 and get a special edition white keyboard.

Jorno foldable Bluetooth keyboard turns up on Kickstarter is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Over the summer, Microsoft took a break from showing off Windows 8 hybrids and turned its attention to unleashing a bunch of portable mice and keyboards. Turns out, Redmond wasn’t quite done refreshing its accessories collection: the company just announced the Sculpt Comfort Keyboard, a full-size desktop model meant to complement all those mobile products announced back in July. Like some of Microsoft’s older keyboards, it makes use of the company’s ergonomically friendly Comfort Curve layout. In this case, though, there’s a split space bar, whose left end can be programmed as a backspace key (Microsoft’s rationale is that your fingers are constantly near the space bar anyway). Additionally, there’s a padded palm rest, which you can detach if for some reason the extra cushioning isn’t doing anything for your wrists. And, being a Microsoft-made keyboard, you’ll find Windows hotkeys — specifically, keys that correspond to new features in Win 8, like the Charm Bar. Speaking of the sort, you can use the keyboard with Windows 7, 8 and Vista, meaning those of you still using XP are out of luck. It will be available “soon,” according to Microsoft, at which point it’ll sell for $60.

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