For all the benefits of touchscreen keyboards, there are many who maintain a steadfast allegiance to the gods of tactile feedback. So how does this Mini Key case with sliding QWERTY for the iPhone 4 strike you? Unfortunately, the keys were a bit hard to press on the backlit prototype keypad handled by Engadget Spanish, and it links to the iPhone via Bluetooth, not the iPhone’s dock connector (there’s a cutout at the bottom for a cable to pass through). And no, all that added bulk still doesn’t include an extended life battery pack. Perhaps some of this will change before it goes on sale before the end of the year for $60 / €60, we doubt it though.
Nuu Mini Key adds a bulky physical keyboard to the iPhone 4 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | 
Engadget Spanish | Email this | Comments
Categories: Techno Freak Tags: Apple, Case, Features, hands on, ifa, IFA 2010, Ifa2010, iphone 4, Iphone4, keyboard, mini key, MiniKey, nuu, qwerty, qwerty case, qwerty dock, qwerty slider, QwertyCase, QwertyDock, QwertySlider
We never really understood the value proposition behind Dyson’s (admittedly boisterous) Air Multiplier, but that’s mostly due to the $300+ MSRP. Cut that back to right around $40, and you just might have us singing a different tune. Thanks to the wonders of KIRFing, Dyson’s bladeless fan has seen itself duped and multiplied over in China, with a 10-inch version now selling for just $41.05 so long as you buy ten or more units. Abiko seems to the company hawking the knockoffs, with its version reportedly “indistinguishable from the original.” So, what’s it going to be? The real deal? Or the real deal?
Update: Dyson requested that we add this comment, so we’re more than happy to present you with it. “The Dyson Air Multiplier[TM] fans were launched in 2009 after four years of research and development. A team of specialist Dyson engineers have refined and patented the technology: illegal copies are of significantly inferior quality. Dyson rigorously defends its intellectual property and treats any infringement very seriously. Dyson is taking legal action against anyone who copies its technology.”
Keepin’ it real fake: Dyson’s Air Multiplier gets ripped off, multiplied a few more times originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink 
CNET | Ali Express | Email this | Comments
Categories: Techno Freak Tags: Abiko, bladeless fan, BladelessFan, dyson, dyson air multiplier, DysonAirMultiplier, fan, Features, hands on, kirf, knockoff, ripoff, table fan, TableFan
iriver’s Cover Story (aka the iriver Story Touch Edition) has a tough slog ahead of it. On the plus side there’s the resistive touchscreen over the 6-inch E Ink display, all in a relatively compact body that our hands-on at IFA 2010 found to be pleasantly thin and light; on the downside, it’s set to cost more than €200 ($258) when it arrives in Europe and Asia, a fair chunk more than a Kindle yet lacking either 3G or WiFi connectivity.
What you do get is a note-taking app that works with the thin pull-out stylus in the top right hand side, a straightforward four-way navigation control (suited to left- or right-handed users, since the Cover Story has an accelerometer for page rotation) and a fast enough processor to make sure the only lag involved is the e-ink’s inherent pauses. There’s the usual, slightly cutesy UI too, with the added bonus of some swipes and taps thanks to the touchscreen.
iriver does have a WiFi model coming, which will apparently get basic browsing functionality (though probably not the same sort of Webkit browser as the third-gen Kindle totes) though there’s no mention of pricing for that. It seems they’re looking more at Sony as their rivals: the 6-inch Cover Story lines up against the similarly wireless-free PRS-650, which is €229. It’s nice enough, but unlikely to lure Amazon users away from the more well-rounded Kindle.
Relevant Entries on SlashGear
