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“I think everyone in the known world will want them!” That’s a potent, soul-stirring quite from Honolulu’s own Becky Gray, and her emotions tend to mimic our own. We mean, who wouldn’t want a pop-up MicroLite dongle affixed to the bottom of their remote? For a limited time of indefinite nature, free-spending consumers can actually get not one, not two, but three of these miracle workers for the tidy sum of just $19.99*, enabling them to light up a full trio of cut-rate remotes. Better still, you can use two of ’em to illuminate the keyboard of your shiny new 13-inch MacBook Air — you know, because Apple decided this solution was better than its own integrated one. There’s an unrealistic video demonstration embedded just past the break, and it’s just a Billy Mays (rest his soul) short of awesomeness. Order now!

*Along with a likely laughable shipping and processing fee, of course.

Continue reading Pop-up MicroLite turns your janky remote into a well-lit, even jankier remote (video)

Pop-up MicroLite turns your janky remote into a well-lit, even jankier remote (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Nov 2010 07:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As the everlasting debate rages on, and brains continue to / not to melt with every passing phone call, Casemate’s taking no chances whatsoever. By collaborating with Pong — a company that makes its ends by “protecting users of cellular telephones from the potentially harmful effects of radiation exposure” — the Bounce was born. For all intents and purposes, it’s a simplistic form-fitting iPhone 4 case (BlackBerry models are en route), available in a foursome of hues and tested to reduce normal cellphone radiation (SAR) by at least 60 percent. Purportedly, the case can redirect your phone’s electromagnetic energy away from your head… right into the brain of some lucky chap sitting next to you on the subway. But hey, at least it serves another purpose: solving that blasted iPhone 4 reception issue. Two birds, one $49.99 dent in your credit card. Propaganda vid is just past the break.

Continue reading Casemate’s iPhone 4 Bounce case protects your noodle from inevitable radiation baking

Casemate’s iPhone 4 Bounce case protects your noodle from inevitable radiation baking originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Think you’ve been gaming on the PC for awhile? If you can’t vividly remember gushing over this thing (and scrounging up pennies from under the couch in order to finance one), move along. If, however, you’re still the proud owner of an attic-bound Belkin Nostromo n52, you can definitely prepare yourself for a healthy dose of nostalgia here. After co-developing Belkin’s n52te Speedpad a few years ago, it looks as if Razer has now fully taken over the gamepad by today introducing the Nostromo. Yeah, just Nostromo. The design is certainly a familiar one, boasting a 16-button keypad, a soft-touch rubberized wrist pad, 16 fully-programmable Hyperesponse gaming buttons and an eight-way directional thumb pad. As for improvements, you’ll get the ability to switch instantly between eight keymaps (up from three), and the flexibility of storing up to twenty gaming profiles (up from the previous limit of ten). It’s available to order now for $69.99 / €69.99, with an estimated ship date of November 29th worldwide. You know, in plenty of time to stuff your own stocking.

Continue reading Razer Nostromo gaming keypad supplants Belkin’s n52te Speedpad, does it proud

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To say the Grippity has been a long time in coming would be an understatement. The quirky keypad that stashes the buttons around back seemed to have all but vaporized into thin air after showing some early promise, but hey, it’s back now! Back with a vengeance, which in this case means pre-order availability on its eponymous site at $60 a pop. Mind you, the earliest deliveries are scheduled for February, so we do hope you have enough to distract you while waiting through this holiday season. January should be nice and fun, though, as we’re sure the Grippity guys will find a way to hit up our CES 2011 trailer for another hands-on opportunity with this trackball-equipped peripheral — which is now billing itself as the ideal media center controller. We’ll let you know how well the Grippity plays that role as soon as we can.

Continue reading Grippity 1 back-typing keyboard finally up for pre-order, asks for $60 and your patience

Grippity 1 back-typing keyboard finally up for pre-order, asks for $60 and your patience originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time on the couch… well, that’s not exactly something we’d happily admit to all. But that doesn’t mean you actually have to get up and get moving. IOGEAR’s making it even easier to access Netflix, the world wide web and your mum’s Picasa account through your HTPC, all courtesy of a new pair of 2.4GHz wireless couch keyboards. The GKM571R is the smaller of the two (shown above), with a palm-sized design, backlit keys, a tiny optical trackball in the top-right corner and a svelte lid to cover things up when bedtime calls. The GKM571R is an oval shaped board that’s closer to full size, with a row of dedicated media hotkeys and an even larger trackball for moving your cursor. You’ll find ’em both available later this year, with the former going for $99.95 and the latter for $89.95. Good thing you won’t even have to leave said sofa to order one.

Continue reading IOGEAR rolls out two trackball-equipped HTPC keyboards

IOGEAR rolls out two trackball-equipped HTPC keyboards originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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