New Logitech keyboard for Macs promises perfect stroke

Logitech just announced a new Mac version of its popular diNovo Keyboard, and we're eager to get our grubby little hands on a test unit. We've tried out the diNovo Edge, the diNovo Edge for Macs, and the Illuminated Keyboard with positive marks across the board, and we're sure this version will be no different.

The new diNovo keyboard promises to be the perfect companion to your Mac desktop, with all the buttons in the familiar Mac-style layout in a slim, easy-to-use layout. The keys themselves are part of Logitech's PerfectStroke system that allows for uniform tactile feedback across the entire surface of the key, making for a pretty comfortable typing experience.

In addition, this is a 2.4GHz wireless system that Logitech claims will last three years before you'll need to change batteries. And of course, the keyboard has an integrated wrist wrest that we all need to keep arthritis at bay. The Logitech diNovo Keyboard Mac Edition is available now for US$99.99.

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Instant sandwich in a bag

Making sandwiches can be such a chore. Not only do you have to toast the bread, spreading on the butter, grilling the cheese and ham and other assorted fillings can take up so much time. Which is why the latest Toastabags aim to make your sandwich creation process as painless as possible, after liberating S$15.25 (US$10.85) from your wallets, of course. Toaster not included.

Bundled in packs of two, the Toastabags are essentially heat-resistant pockets of joy. Just slide in the pieces of the puzzle, set the toaster, and away you go. In just minutes, viola you have piping-hot sandwiches trapped within the confines of these expensive bags. In fact, these costly pockets can also be used to heat up almost anything that can fit into the slot of a toaster, be it pizza, pastries or chicken nuggets. Oh, did we also mention that you'll need a special toaster with larger slots, and that these Toastabags are quite expensive to boot? But hey, can we really put a price on convenience?

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Seven things you may not know about Windows 7

While Windows 7 has gotten plenty of attention over the past two weeks, there are some features in there that haven't gotten as much attention. I wrote about a new programming interface for location-based services. Here are seven more features that caught my eye.

1. Standard approach to mobile broadband
Windows 7 treats cellular modems as a standard connection, much like a Wi-Fi network, popping them up in the same available wireless networks dialog.

Sierra Wireless has already said it will support the new approach, which should make life much easier for road warriors (myself included). One of my few gripes about the prebeta Windows 7 laptop I'm using is that it doesn't recognize my relatively new USB Sprint modem.

2. Help with public Wi-Fi spots.
This was a little feature I discovered on my own. With many public Wi-Fi hot spots, once you connect to the network, you have to do something in your browser, such as agree to certain terms or enter a password. Windows 7 pops up a notification that tells you that, although you have to be connected to the network, more action may be needed and it gives you a direct link to open your browser.
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NEC adds two models to all-in-one range

If you hanker after a classy all-in-one but have issues paying the premium for Sony VAIO PCs, take a closer look at new models from NEC.

Unlike traditional desktops which separate the monitor and the CPU tower, all-in-ones combine the two for one sleek PC. However, the tradeoff is that one of the key advantages of a desktop--upgradeability--is lost. Moreover, in order to maintain an acceptable heat signature in a small chassis, all-in-ones typically use notebook platforms which are slower than equivalent desktop counterparts.


Priced at an affordable S$1,899 (US$1,351.12), the PowerMate P4000 is an entry-level machine suited for those with limited desk space. With a 16-inch display (smaller than most laptop desktop replacements), it can easily be carried between rooms since it has only a single power cable, or even wall-mounted. An interesting feature is the Power Off USB ports which allow the desktop to juice up your USB peripherals even when the machine is turned off.
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Windows 7 knows where you are

Windows 7 has a new programming interface designed to make it a whole lot easier for software to figure out where in the world a PC and its user are located.

That should make it easier for a whole new range of location-based services from finding nearby friends to LoJack-like (a US-based anti-theft recovery service) PC tracking programs. Even search could be a whole lot better if the search engine knew where you were. Indeed, searchers often enter their city with their location to try and get just that benefit.

"There's so many times you have to enter in where you are at," said Microsoft program manager Alec Berntson.

At the same time, broader use of location-based services could also open up a range of privacy concerns.
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