The Swedish-designed Penclic Mouse has already been making the rounds in Europe for a little while, but it looks like it’s now finally ready to make the jump to North America. While there’s still no firm word on pricing or availability, Prestige International has confirmed that it will be bringing the device to both the US and Canada, where it will be available at Best Buy, Walmart and other major retailers. As you can probably surmise, the device itself is quite literally a combination pen / mouse (the two pieces remain attached), which the company says provides a “relaxed working position and advanced precision.” As in Europe, the device will be available in both wired and wireless versions, and it’s Mac and PC compatible. Check out the gallery below for a closer look.
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The Swedish-designed Penclic Mouse has already been making the rounds in Europe for a little while, but it looks like it’s now finally ready to make the jump to North America. While there’s still no firm word on pricing or availability, Prestige International has confirmed that it will be bringing the device to both the US and Canada, where it will be available at Best Buy, Walmart and other major retailers. As you can probably surmise, the device itself is quite literally a combination pen / mouse (the two pieces remain attached), which the company says provides a “relaxed working position and advanced precision.” As in Europe, the device will be available in both wired and wireless versions, and it’s Mac and PC compatible. Check out the gallery below for a closer look.
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Apple is always on the forefront of computer design and style, and keeps up this tradition with the new Apple M8733G/A Pro Mouse
This mouse is like no other Apple has ever released
First of all, it features optical technology – which means there are no rollers or tracking mechanisms to wear out or clog, and no mouse balls to fish out and clean
On top of that there is no distinguishable mouse button!
The entire Apple Pro Mouse is in effect a super-sensitive button – the body pivots up and down to actuate the click mechanism
Based on a high-precision optical tracking mechanism, the Apple Pro Mouse won’t stick or skip around – and you’ll never have to clean it. Next to your finger, this could be the world’s most accurate pointing device. This mouse comes equipped with a revolutionary optical sensor that provides spot-on cursor control and unparalleled accuracy.The Apple Pro Mouse has no rollers or tracking mechanisms to wear out or clog, and no mouse balls to fish out and clean. What’s more, there’s no distinguishable mouse button. Instead, the entire Apple Pro Mouse is in effect a super-sensitive button – the body pivots up and down to actuate the click mechanism. It even lets you fine-tune the way it clicks, with user-adjustable click tension. The elliptical shape equally accommodates right and left-handed users, and its glass-smooth surface makes it a joy to use.
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If you’ve been reading CrunchGear since this past summer, you should probably call a psychiatrist immediately may remember the iKey AK-39 military-grade wrist keyboard, which was basically a small-ish keyboard made for a soldier to wear on his or her wrist in order to manipulate a rugged, portable computer. Well iKey’s got a new keypad now, and it’s an OEM product meant to integrate directly with wrist-worn computers.
The KYB-170-OEM (cute name!) “features a 17-key keypad that functions just like a cellular phone does when texting.” There’s also an integrated pointing device, dedicated mouse-click button, and an Enter key. No word on pricing unless you’re a system builder working on a sweet wrist computer, but I’d expect it a little on the pricier side since it’s military-grade and sealed to keep out dust, dirt, and debris.
Here’s a close up of the computer from the above photo:
Apple isn’t the only company with tablets. HP and Dell showed off its slate concepts at CES ‘10, but their demo’s left us with so many questions. HP’s CTO Phil McKinney at least reveals a bit more about his company’s offering. But hopefully he’s out of the loop a bit and HP actually has more planned for the device. Otherwise, the HP Slate will be about as successful as the HP TouchSmart iMac clones.
Phil gives the background about the Slate’s development at HP. He explains that the company has been working on the unit for about five years and it started out as an ereadering device. But then as many things do, it evolved into what he’s showing off in the video.
But this slate is plagued by the same fundamental flaw as the vast majority of the current tablets: Windows. Phil states that the device will run plain-jane Windows 7. That’s a problem because even Windows 7 with its added touchscreen capabilities is not suited for extended tablet use without a stylus and Apple/Palm/RIM/HTC has proven to the world that we don’t need styluses. (stylii?)
Devin touched on this the other day when talking about 5-inch slates. I added a bit to his post, as well but let me further explain. Windows severally limits touchscreen computers appeal and I’m a Window’s guy. I’m typing on Windows 7 right now and have four Win7 notebooks within sight. I have also spent a good deal of time with tablet computers over the past few years and can tell you flat out that Windows does not work well on a smaller touchscreen (under 15-inches) meant to be accessed with a finger. The same goes for OS X and Linux.
The interface for those desktop operating systems are made for a precision pointing device and not your finger. It’s hard to double click, drag items, and generally navigate around the interface. How could you cmd+click in OS X on a tablet? It just doesn’t work well enough for general consumers.
That’s sort-of why Windows Mobile never really left the nerd market and Palm had great early success. Winmo required computer skills with layers and layers of OS until just recently when companies started to skin the GUI with a more friendly interface. Palm OS on the other hand was simple , but yet robust enough for most mobile computing tasks ten years ago.
The same concept apply to slate computers. Because of the way users will interact with them, the interface needs to work differently. Any tablet that simply ports over a mainstream OS will never become a breakaway success. Apple fanboys better pray that their almighty leader knows this too and loaded its iPad with something special.
The iSlate could cure childhood diabetes, but if OS X is its primary operating system and there haven’t been fundamental changes, it will end up on the shelf next to the Apple Hi-Fi. The same applies to the HP Slate and Dell Tablet. Well, not that they will end up next to the Apple Hi-Fi, but you know, somewhat fail.
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