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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 Austin, who would love nothing more than to sidestep Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

“I’m starting to feel the effects of years of typing on crummy keyboards, so I want to spare myself further hand and wrist pain. I like the Microsoft Natural keyboards, but I’m working with my iPad most of the time, so those aren’t really an option. What (if any) is the best Bluetooth keyboard as far as ergonomics is concerned?”

We personally adore Microsoft’s Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000, which is about as curved / ergonomic as Bluetooth keyboards seem to get these days. But if anyone in the crowd knows of a legitimately “split” keyboard with a BT radio in… well, give the world a shout in comments below!

Ask Engadget: best ergonomic Bluetooth keyboard? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joby has pretty much set the standard for portable, flexible, curious looking tripods, and while it has evolved over the years to include support for bulky DSLRs, it hasn’t really made the same strides to cover the burgeoning pocket camcorder realm. Until today. Here in Köln, the outfit used Photokina as a launching pad for their newest portable tripod, the Gorillapod Video. For all intents and purposes, this is a classic Gorillapod with an omni-directional positioning video head, an extension arm for pans and tilts and magnetic feet for connecting it to your nearby barn. There’s a small button on the head that allows the swivel arm to collapse for even easier travel, and during our moments with it here on the show floor, we were duly impressed with how it held the pocket camcorder strapped on top of it. It’s available to order right now for $29.95, with shipments expected within the next fortnight. You know the drill — gallery’s below if you’re craving more.

Continue reading Joby’s Gorillapod Video breaks cover at Photokina, complete with swivel arm

Joby’s Gorillapod Video breaks cover at Photokina, complete with swivel arm originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 07:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The press release from earlier today provided all the textual details, but now we’ve gotten our own eyes on the Samsung Galaxy Tab accessory lineup — not to be touched at the event, but we could gaze all the same. Pictured above is the $99.99 keyboard dock that gives you a full physical QWERTY on top of a charger / sync dock, along with stereo audio output. Then comes the desktop dock (formerly referred to as the HDMI dock) that allows you to watch videos up to 1080p, view pictures, and listen to music via HDMI All the pictures are below, can ya dig?out. Last but not least is the car / GPS dock for $99.99, for GPS turn-by-turn navigation on the go.

Samsung Galaxy Tab keyboard, desktop, and car docks eyes-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There’s really no better way to say it: the item you’re peering at above is genius. Lenovo’s Power Hub is a sight for sore eyes, and a product innovation we’ve needed for decades. Put simply, this ThinkPad charger (compatible with 90W and 65W machines) has a breakout USB cable that plugs into a single USB socket on your machine; from there, you can plug four USB devices directly into the power brick. At long last, laptop users can charge / sync their phone, their iPod and their MiFi all at once — and yeah, that last port is most definitely reserved for your treasured Hello Kitty warming blanket. There’s no word on if (or when) Lenovo will start bundling these chargers with their machines, but at least this thing is more than a concept — it’s available to order right now from the source link at $74.99. So much for counting that ultraportable out due to having “only” one or two USB ports, eh?

Lenovo Power Hub stuffs four powered USB ports into your laptop charger originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okay, so Symbian^3 is still just a glint in our eyes, but that launch date is fast approaching and here’s a neat little accessory to keep up excitement for the platform: the Mobile TV Headset. You know how most phones use the cord of your earphones as an FM aerial? Well, this thing does the same, only with DVB-H teevee signals, piping them straight through into your USB-on-the-go-equipped Nokia handset. It comes with channel-changing, call-receiving, and volume controls, and will set you back €40 ($51) before taxes in Q4 of this year.

[Thanks, Maximus]

Nokia Mobile TV Headset acts as a TV antenna for your unreleased Symbian^3 device originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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