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We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is coming to us from Gaurav, who can’t seem to contain his excitement for cord-free audio. And we can’t blame him. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

“Pretty simple: I am looking to purchase a small stereo system which can fit on a side table, and can connect to AirPort Express. Something stylish, but more importantly, reliable. Thanks!”

Any of you kitchen thrashers care to spill the beans on your preferred system? If so, comments are welcoming one and all down below.

Ask Engadget: best mini stereo for use with AirPort Express originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 May 2011 22:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Dan, who is totally over missing life’s best moments due to sluggish startup speeds found on most point-and-shoot cameras. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

“We need a digital camera that can be switched on and fire off that first shot fast. It’s not a commonly tracked statistic on any review site, and nobody seems to have this information for every camera. We were hoping other readers could inform us as to what small digital cameras can fire off their first pics in under a second (ideally under half a second). It needs to be small, but mostly, just really quick in operation. Thanks!”

Fast? Camera? Got it. Got any recommendations? Shout ’em below… with haste!

Ask Engadget: quickest booting / firing point-and-shoot camera? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Calvin, who’s presumably looking for the ultimate HTPC keyboard for use in his increasingly swank living roon. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

I’m an analyst and a lot of what I do requires me to quickly switch back and forth between using my keyboard and mouse. I’ve learned a lot of keyboard shortcuts and have even built macros to alleviate the need for so much switching, but alas, it’s not enough. I’ve started looking for a wireless keyboard that has a built-in touchpad — that way, my fingers are just a few inches away being able to manipulate the on-screen pointer at any given moment. I need one that has a ten-key pad and and dedicated F-keys. Is there anyone out there that has some experience with something like this and that has found one that actually works well? Please help!

Two in one. We get it. If you do as well, drop your suggestion(s) in comments below.

Ask Engadget: best wireless keyboard with built-in trackpad? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Andrew, who isn’t interested in ever getting CTS. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

“I bought my first computer from Apple a few months ago (15-inch MacBook Pro) and I’ve been using it extensively around campus. I didn’t give it too much notice at first, but the keyboard is making me develop wrist problems (possibly carpel tunnel?). My wrist has been hurting so much that I couldn’t sleep because my wrist would keep twitching. I bought a Logitech Wave Pro, which helped my wrist problem a lot. Problem is, Logitech dropped OS X support for the Logitech Wave almost two years ago, and many of my buttons are mapped incorrectly.

Which ergonomic keyboard would you suggest? I’m open to anything. Bluetooth is a bonus so I don’t have to worry about a receiver, but if that degrades the performance / speed of the keyboard then I don’t want it. Thanks!”

We know Andrew’s not alone here. There simply aren’t enough legitimate ergonomic keyboard options that work perfectly with OS X, but hopefully there are one or two that have really made you folks happy. Let us know in comments below, cool?

Ask Engadget: best ergonomic keyboard for a Mac? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Courtney, who obviously thinks the virtual iOS keyboard isn’t svelte enough for her needs. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

“I’m sort of overwhelmed by the amount of iPad keyboard cases on the market, and would love to hear opinions from owners. Which one feels most sturdy, and which has the nicest key travel? They’re all priced nearly the same, so it really comes down to quality, fit and finish. Thanks for any guidance!”

Ignore the fact that the iPad 2 is likely just a few weeks away — we’re talking about the here and now. You’ve read our $0.02 on a few of these, but why not throw a few opinions of your own in comments below?

Ask Engadget: what’s the best iPad keyboard case? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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