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The design of the Truly keyboard is aiming to reduce the distance your fingers need to travel to each key. That then minimize the need for hand movement when keying and thus help reduce associated pains in the wrist and shoulder.

The Truly Ergonomic Keyboard features an embedded numeric keypad that’s activated by tapping the NumLock key on or off. All the Truly keyboards are manufactured from recycled and recyclable materials and are designed to out last a normal keyboard by 10 times.

You can only pre-order the Truly Ergonomic Keyboard directly from their website for $169 (special offer normally $199) if preordered before the 22nd October.

It may not be the world’s best looking homemade computer, but it could be one with the largest capacities, made by a Russian PC enthusiast it has a massive 70-terabytes of storage.

70-terabytes is enough storage space to to hold 70,000 movies of DVD quality or about 24 million songs, and it has a total of 60 hard drives and a custom cabinet with 40 fans to keep everything nice and cool.

I have no idea how much it cost to make, but I suspect it would be quite a bit, that is some serious storage, and would probably take the average user a lifetime to fill with data.

Other specifications on the ThinkCentre M70z include a choice of Intel Core i3 and Core i5 processors, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, and up to 320GB of hard drive storage.

There is also a two megapixel web camera, a DVDv drive, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi and a card reader. The Lenovo ThinkCentre M70Z will come with Windows 7 professional and will retail for $1,340.

The Razer mouse is a lightweight, five-button mouse with 5600dpi Razer Precision 3.5G laser sensor and a 1000Hz Ultrapolling 1 ms response time. It also features the newly developed APM (Actions-Per-Minute) Lighting System with a multi-color LED that provides real-time performance feedback through changing lighting hues and adjustable mouse button force settings for custom mouse click speed and control.

Available for US $79.99; Europe €79.99; Korea 94,800 WON

The Razer Marauder keyboard features a multi-color backlit keyboard equipped with the APM (Actions-Per-Minute) Lighting System. Available for US $119.99; Europe €119.99; Korea 142,800 WON

Razer Banshee StarCraft II Gaming Headset features a newly developed, multi-color APM (Actions-Per-Minute) Lighting System™ that provides real-time feedback on player performance. The Razer Banshee is equipped with a configuration utility for customized adjustments of equalizer, pitch and volume.

Available for US $119.99; Europe €119.99; Korea 142,800 WON

ViewSonic have now released their new ViewSonic VX2258 Multitouch diplay that has been designed specifically for use with Windows 7 Touch.

The ViewSonic VX2258 is a 22″ inch monitor (21.5 inch viewable area) with 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution and 100,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio.

The VX2258wm is Microsoft Windows Touch certified, so you can enjoy the touch convenience enabled by many of the latest applications and is equipped with both DVI / VGA inputs.

The new ViewSonic VX2258 is available to purchase for $319.99.

The Pioneer BDR-206MBK supports 3D Blu-ray discs will arrive in Japanese stores next month with a $372 price tag.

Buffalo have unveiled their BRXL-6FBS-BK drive that supports the same BDXL discs as the Pioneer and plays 3D Blu-rays. Buffalo will be shipping the device in Japan next month if all goes to plan, with an open price model.

It will be available in both an external (USB 2.0) BRXL-6U2 and an internal (SATA

) BRXL-6FBS-BK.

Patriot Memory has been around for a long time and has lots of RAM and SSDs in its lineup for computer users and enthusiasts. Patriot has expanded its line of SSDs today with the unveiling of a couple new SSDs in the Torqx TRB line.

The new SSDs both use controllers from JMicron. The 64GB Torqx SSD uses the new JM616 controller and is good for up to 260MB/s read speed and 115MB/s write speeds. The 32GB Torqx SSD uses the JM612 controller and is good for up to 145MB/s read and 60MB/s write speed.

Both of the SSDs are covered with a 3-year warranty. The SSDs use the SATA interface

and support TRIM and RAID. They also have a 64MB cache and need only 0.5W of power at standby and 5.3W when in use.

If you are in the market for a new gaming keyboard, you will be pleased to know that Razer have just added a new model to their range, the Razer Anansi gaming MMO keyboard.

The new keyboard is fitted with Razer’s Hyperesponse keys and has built-in on-the-fly macro recording, one-button profile switching and an optimised key matrix for minimised ghosting.

The main feature of this keyboard is the new addition of a seven button thumb pad located just below the space key, that allows you easy access to macros when needed.

Also whilst in gaming mode it has a Windows key deactivation, easy access media keys, five additiona gaming keys and 16 million colour backlight illuminations.

The Razer Anansi will be arriving in December for around $100 in both the US and Europe for around €100.

Asus have just unveiled their new optical touch sensitive wireless mouse the WX-DL. It has multimedia button located on its top and uses touch sensitivity to allow gesture controls and is equipped with a 1,200DPI laser sensor.

The mouse is constructed from and completed encased in aluminum and has been named after its designer David Lewis, Asus’ WX-DL.

The new Asus mouse is compatible with all Windows systems, from 2000 through to Windows 7 and is available from online for $80.

Logitech has added another keyboard to their line up with the launch of the Logitech Wireless Solar keyboard K750. The Logitech K750 measures just 0.33 inches thick, and it is designed to re-charge when it is exposed to sun light.

Once the keyboard is charged, it can operate for up to three months in total darkness, and it is designed to charge even in areas where there is little light, like the Arctic Circle.

It certainly sounds like a great idea, and should save you a few dollars on batteries. The Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 is available for $80 from Logitech.

The people at New Zealand tech company Swiftpoint have been awful busy as of late developing the bane of laptop/notebook

everywhere: a miniscule new mouse you can grasp with three fingers or less. Oh, and it’s also called Swiftpoint.

What the Swiftpoint has over your average touchpad, those pesky little squares that allow you to hardly navigate a desktop, is performance plus utility. The left and right click buttons are arranged one on top of the other along the mouse’s spine.

The ergonomics of the device was so crafted that it’s grasped like a rather thick ball pen.Whether it’s the sheer cuteness or portability that has won you over, the Swiftpoint can he had for $69.95 over at Amazon.

You can also order it from the official site. Just don’t tell your touchpad, it might get jealous and plot revenge.

Back in January a company called SmartFish unveiled a new ergonomic keyboard called the Ergokeyboard. The thing has the split key layout that we see commonly in ergonomic designs. Today the company has unveiled a new mouse to go with that keyboard called the Ergo Motion Laser Mouse.

The mouse looks like your average mouse sitting on a silver stand that raises it off the desk a bit. The design allows the mouse to move in all directions as you use it. Supposedly the moving design is to allow you wrist to stay out of any one position for an extended period.

The mouse is wireless and uses a tiny nano receiver to connect to your PC. The maker says the sensitivity for the mouse is 800dpi, which should be enough for most users. You can order the ErgoMotion Laser Mouse now for $49.95.

Last month ColorWare started to offer more colorful versions of the Mac mini desktop computer. If you have a hankering to get a Magic Trackpad to go with your new colorful Mini ColorWare will now paint said Magic Trackpad to match.

ColorWare announced today that the custom painting of the peripherl is available. Buyers can choose from any of the available colors for the body and trackpad surface. The Magic Trackpad can only have two colors.

However, the buyer can opt for only one color with the body left the standard Apple silver or the entire thing can be painted one color. If you want ColorWare to provide the Magic Trackpad, it will cost you $145 and if you send in your own, the paint alone will cost $75.

Logitech has been offering Speakers and all manner of other computer gear for a long time. The company today has announced its latest 2.1 speaker system for computer users called the Logitech speaker system Z623.

The Z623 is THX Certified meaning that it has had more than 400 tests performed to cover frequency response, power and more. What it means to the user is that the speakers should sound great for gaming and watching movies. The speaker system will ship next month for $149.99.

That price is surprisingly affordable considering the THX certification. The system has all the controls for volume and bass on the right satellite speaker. Inputs include 3.5mm jacks and RCA ports. The speakers also have a headphone port for private listening. The speakers can connect to several sources at once including your TV and PC.

For some people the worst thing about a netbook or ultraportable notebook is that they typically lack an optical drive. The lack of an optical drive won’t bother some people but on occasion, you really need one to access some data or to make a copy of something for someone else.

Apricorn has a new and small portable optical drive called the EZ Writer II Portable Optical drive is a CD/DVD reader and writer. The little optical drive weighs 11.7 ounces and measures 0.84″ H x 5.75″ W x 5.95″ L.

The thing can burn CDs at up to 24x and DVDs at up to 8x. It gets all the power it needs from a “Y” adapter and two USB ports on your computer. It also ships with Software for playing media on your computer and burning CD/DVD discs. The drive sells for $79 before a $25 mail-in rebate.

When it comes to RAM most enthusiast apply the more is better theory. The more RAM you have the more programs and applications you can run at one time. RAM is more important on high-end computers that have more than one CPU.

G.Skill has unveiled a gigantic RAM kit with 48GB of memory in 12 4GB modules. The kit was created specifically for the high-end EVGA Super Record 2 mainboard. The board has dual Intel Xeon CPU sockets.

G.Skill designed the RAM to operate at 1900MHz right out of the package. The RAM kit can be overclocked to 2000MHz as well according to the maker. Pricing and availability information are unknown at this time.

Kingston has just launched their latest liquid cooled memory the HyperX H2O. Kingston is launching three HyperX DDR3 products in the new H2O line: two 4GB dual-channel kits (2000MHz, 2133MHz) and a 6GB triple-channel kit running at 2000MHz.

The H2O’ High-Performance Memory Kits will help improve the long-term reliability of your memory and reduce noises without the need for traditional fans, say Kingston.

Part Number – Capacity and Features – MSRP (U.S. only)
KHX2000C9D3W1K2/4GX – 4GB DDR3 2000MHz (CL9-11-9-27 @ 1.65v) kit of 2 optimised for XMP – $157.00
KHX2133C9D3W1K2/4GX – 4GB DDR3 2133MHz (CL9-11-9-27 @ 1.65v) kit of 2 optimised for XMP – $205.00
KHX2000C9D3W1K3/6GX – 6GB DDR3 2000MHz (CL9-10-9-27 @ 1.65v) kit of 3 optimised for XMP – $235.00

If you are looking for a way to control the power used to your devices this power strip styled USB hub with switches might be worth a look.

Each port can be turned off individually and the hub comes in either 4 or 7 ports.

It also has a magnetic on its back surface allowing you to attached it to metal surfaces. Its also supplied with labels to identify each port easily.

The hub is already on sale in Japan and available from Geek Stuff 4 U for $ 40.70 for the 4 port and $ 160.15 for the 7 port version.

Dell has just upgraded its Studio XPS 9100 series of computers to now use Intel’s latest Core i7 hexcore processors.

The new systems start at $949 equipped with a 2.66 GHz core i7-920 paired with 3GB of DDR3 memory and NVIDIA 512mb G310 graphics card and Blu-ray Disc and DVD +/- RW options available.

Additional upgrades are also available allowing up to 24Gb of memory to be added and a choice of Radeon graphics cards if desired including the HD 5970 2GB, for an extra $580.

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When it comes to the world of storage, power savings can be a big deal. One way to get power savings in HDDs is to reduce the number of platters needed to reach a given storage capacity. This means the drive can use less heads saving power.

Samsung has unveiled a new addition to the EcoGreen HDD family called the F4EG. The new drive is the follow up to the F3EG HDD that has already been available. The new F4EG HDD uses three platters to reach its 2TB storage capacity, rather than the four platters used by the F3EG.

Each of the three platters the new HDD uses has 667GB of storage. The new drive is also 23% more power efficient in standby mode and 19% better in standby time performance. The drive has a 32MB buffer and is a 3.5-inch drive.

The Razer Lachesis has been around some time now but a new version has just been released with upgraded sensors from the original 4000 to a new 5600 dpi Razer Precision 3.5G laser.

Its lighting system has also been upgraded, with customisable lighting feature you can now change the colour of your Lachesis to any of 16 million different colours thanks to the installation of a multi-colour LED into the chassis.

Other features still remain in the gaming mouse:

Variable true dpi setting adjustments in increments of 125dpi,

- 60KB Razer Synapse onboard memory
- Nine independently programmable Hyperesponse buttons,
- 1000Hz Ultrapolling / 1ms response time
- Tracking up to 200 inches per second
- Seven-foot, lightweight, non-tangle cord
- Approximate size: 129mm (length) x 71mm (width) x 40mm (height)/ 128 gram,
- Scroll wheel with 24 individual click positions
- Zero-acoustic Ultraslick Teflon feet
- Gold-plated USB connector
- On-The-Fly Sensitivity adjustment

The new Razer Lachesis mouse is now available but will now cost an extra $30 now costing $80 rather the the $50 for the older 4000 dpi version.

Clearwire has just released their iSpot portable Mifi device made exclusively for Apple devices and offering 4G connectivity.

Even though Clearwire are aiming the device squarely at Apple users there doesn’t seem to be anything that set the Clearwire iSpot apart from the Mifi crowd.

You can connect up to eight devices to the 4G emitter via WiFi and the only authentication required is a password to connect. It has a range of up to 150ft and the battery will provide 4 hrs of continuous usage on one full charge.

The Clearwire iSpot will cost you $99.99 with a monthly fee starting from $25 without contract for the data.

But if Clearwire 4G isn’t in your city it might not be the best device for you as it only provides a 4G connection.