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Remember this guy? He’s back, and better than ever before. In fact, he’s bringing all sorts of good news for digital sheet music readers, namely that the AirTurn BT-105 is just weeks away from shipping. This Bluetooth-enabled system — which links up with standard page-turners and connects with your iPad, Mac or PC in order to flip from page to page without ever taking your hand away from your McCartney replica bass — even includes a debounce filter to prevent multiple page turns for each foot switch press. The system plays nice with forScore, MusicReader, and unrealBook, and the rechargeable battery is said to be good for a solid 100 hours. It’ll ship to Americans on November 16th for the tidy sum of $69, but before you rush away and jot down the date on your pocket calendar, head on past the break and mash play. It’s worth it, trust us.

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It’s been five long months since we last heard about the HTC EVO 4G‘s HDMI dock, but it now looks to have finally made its way out to Sprint stores. Good and EVO managed to pick one up for $39.99 from their local purveyor of Now Network products and they’ve had a little hands-on action with the peripheral. Noteworthy notes include an extremely glossy finish on the docking station along with a predictable incompatibility with any cases or extended batteries that expand the bottom portion of the EVO’s case. A six-foot HDMI cable is bundled in the box, so all you really need to do is dust off that credit card and go be the best consumer that you can be.

EVO 4G HDMI dock finally shows up at Sprint stores, will come home with you for $40 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Anyone can make a USB hub, and anyone can make a cable management gadget, but the Quirky Contort brings the two together in an elegant and functional package. The Contort is a 4-port USB hub in the shape of a spool, with a thick flexible neck that keeps the Contort from bending or flexing too much around your computer’s USB port. You can plug your keyboard into the Contort and then spool excess cable around it so you only leave as much as you need on your desk, and then plug in additional peripherals to the USB ports on the sides.

If you’re not familiar Quirky, members of the community discuss which products they really think should be real, design them, and design and fund the build of the product from the ground up. If there’s sufficient demand for the product in or outside of the community, the product starts shipping, and the people who pre-ordered it are first in line.

The Quirky Contort is in the “Presale” phase, which means Quirky is seeing if enough people are willing to pre-order it before they start manufacturing it. You can pre-order one now for $29.99, but if you wait until the product starts its first run, you’ll pay $34.99, so you might want to order now.
 

You’re a dude (or dudette) that likes to be prepared, right? It’s the Boy Scout motto, after all. To that end, we’re surmising that you’re already gearing up for OS X 10.7, and while that new finger exercise regimen will definitely pay off in the long run, Bullet Train’s Express Keyboard Platform is what you’re really in need of. For all intents and purposes, this is a $99 slab of aluminum, precisely crafted to hold an Apple Keyboard and Magic Trackpad. Essentially, the trio creates the bottom portion of a MacBook Pro, albeit with a larger touchpad and a slate of keys that aren’t nearly as dark. The outfit’s charging quite a premium for this thing, but we’re told that demand is through the roof — in other words, if you want one, you should probably jump in line now. But really, are you having that much trouble using both in their own space?

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Bullet Train Express Platform: a $99 home for your Apple keyboard and Magic Trackpad originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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And you thought you were set after procuring one of the many Naga mice on the market now. Think again. In a never-ending quest to milk the MMO market, Razer has just issued the planet’s first (or so it says) MMO gaming keyboard. The Anansi is a jet black board with a rather standard layout, but those seven thumb modifier keys are bound to enhance gameplay in some way or another. You’ll also get over 100 programmable Hyperesponse keys with on-the-fly macro recording, storage for up to 20 gaming profiles, five bonus gaming keys and 16 million color backlight illumination. Oh, and for those of you doubting Razer’s attention to detail, you can totally deactivate the Windows key while in “gaming mode.” Check it this December when it ships worldwide for $99.99 / €99.99.

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Razer debuts Anansi MMO gaming keyboard, dares you to ever leave your basement originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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