Quite frankly, you’ve probably got more mini keyboard options than you need, but given that Ality decided to throw backlighting into its latest, we’re giving it the edge over the other guys. The aptly named WeeBoard is an RF-based wireless keyboard that’s designed for use on the couch, likely in conjunction with your HTPC . There’s also an integrated optical trackpad for moving a mouse cursor, and there’s even a row of customizable media shortcut keys for launching specific applications and actions quickly. It’s expected to go on sale direct from Ality this December, with a retail price of $79.99 — hang tight if you’re looking for retail distribution partners. Gallery: Ality WeeBoard RF wireless keyboard Continue reading Ality’s backlit WeeBoard: yet another bantam RF HTPC keyboard Ality’s backlit WeeBoard: yet another bantam RF HTPC keyboard originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo: BBC Every night on the radio, just at dozing-off-to-sleep time, the director of the British Museum, has been telling a story about the most important artefacts in history. One per night for 15 minutes. He describes the object, its context and importance to mankind throughout the ages. Now, after 6 months, we are finally, and regretfully, up to number one hundred. His choice of the object which best represents the ingenuity and aspirations of the world in 2010: a solar-powered lamp and mobile phone charger. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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While some octogenarians are slipping on their orthotics, Carl Scheid, 80, is slipping on his ice skates to practice with the Eble Elite Edgers’ synchro ice skating team in the Milwaukee area. (Oct. 26)
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Prosecutors are continuing to present testimony in the Chandra Levy murder trial a day after jurors heard opening statements in the case. Ingmar Guandique, a native of El Salvador, is charged with murdering of Levy in 2001. (Oct. 26)
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Truth be told, there’s precisely no reason for the world to ever see yet another iPod sound system . If we haven’t found one to suffice at this point, we’re very clearly doing it wrong. That said, Yamaha has a knack for cranking out iPod / iPhone sound systems that look just as good (if not better) than they sound, and that’s remaining the case on the PDX-31. Aside from reminding us of the gorgeous Oregon shoreline, this here speaker dock handles iPods and iPhones with a 30-pin Dock Connector, ships in a trio of hues (dark red, black and light gray) and offers up an auxiliary input for those other media players. It also houses a pair of 3.25-inch speakers, dual wall construction and arrives with a bundled remote for good measure. It’ll carry an MSRP of $169.95, 80 percent of which is the premium for this thing looking so darn seductive. Continue reading Yamaha PDX-31 iPod / iPhone speaker dock: too sexy for your 90s era living room Yamaha PDX-31 iPod / iPhone speaker dock: too sexy for your 90s era living room originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 05:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Joe Patten has lived under the dome of Atlanta’s historic Fox Theatre for 30 years. But, a recent decision by the board of Atlanta Landmarks may end Patten’s run, unless he can get his lease reinstated. (Oct. 26)
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If you believe the good readers of Droid Life (and there’s no reason why you shouldn’t), Google has started sneaking out its Instant search option to Android phones in the USA. So far, reports include the original Motorola Droid, the Droid X, and HTC’s Droid Incredible. Lest you’ve been enjoying a lengthy holiday in the tropics, Google Instant throws up search results as you type your query, delivering either much faster results or a much more annoying search experience, depending on how you look at it. Reported operation so far aligns with our early hands-on , with Instant taking a bit of time to get its bearings, but the software is still at the beta stage, after all. Why not jump into your browser this morning and tell us if your Android’s answering your questions before you even hit the Enter key? Google Instant showing up on some Android devices in beta form? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A cholera outbreak showed signs of easing yesterday after killing more than 250 people in a sweep through central Haiti, but specialists warned that the earthquake-devastated country’s first bout with the disease in decades is far from over. Aid groups were joining the government in a race to purify water and warn people throughout the countryside and the capital, Port-au-Prince, where the Jan. 12 earthquake left more than a million survivors in squalid stick-and-tarp camps that are ripe for the waterborne disease. “The worst part is over, but you can always have a new spike of cholera,” said the Health Ministry director, Gabriel Timothee. He…
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Three boys in a black BMW ran a red light, hit and killed a pedestrian and broadsided a school bus that flipped on its side, leaving the bus driver and 18 high school students injured, authorities said Monday. (Oct. 25)
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran began loading fuel into the core of its first nuclear power plant on Tuesday, moving closer to the start-up of a facility that the U.S. once hoped to stop over fears of Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. Iranian and Russian engineers started moving nuclear fuel into the main…
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