Last year Travis reviewed Sena’s Keyboard Folio for the original iPad. (You can read it here.) Here’s what he found:

The keyboard is not the best, but it is fully functional and simple to use. Having a keyboard does make it far easier to write long posts, articles or homework assignments on the iPad.

There are people who have resisted jumping into the iPad world simply because they need to enter large amounts of text and find the onscreen keyboard too limiting. The Sena Keyboard Folio for iPad solves that issue and brings that functionality to the iPad in a sleek, elegant package. If you are a fan of fine leather and

Mice seem to be ubiquitous.  Everyone has one.  Not many people even consider buying one that didn’t come with their computer while some are fanatical about the mice they use.  I tend to be one of the former.  As long as it has a scroll wheel I am usually happy, but now I have a new favorite wired mouse in the Digital Innovations AllTerrain Wired 3-Button Mouse.

What makes this mouse All Terrain?  Well anyone who has used an optical mouse and tried to use it on a glass surfaces knows that they usually will not work on glass table top or glass blotter like you find in a hotel room.   The Digital Innovations AllTerrain Wired 3-Button Mouse… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

Are you a nerdy nerd who likes to work in dark rooms?  Do you have the color values on your screen reversed, so that it’s light letters on a dark background?  Do you curse the fact that Lenovo laptops have a down-light, but their keyboards aren’t lighted?

Well, maybe the new Soyntec keyboard is something you’re looking for.  All its keys are backlit so that you can use it in the dark.  When you wake up in the middle of the night because your brain has finally solved that bug that’s been driving you crazy for the last three weeks, hey, your work area will be ready even if your eyes can’t handle you turning on… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

My experience with keyboards for the iPad has been rather mixed. Some keyboards and keyboard cases have worked fairly well but none have been comfortable enough and portable enough for me to carry all the time. Moreover, most of the keyboard cases I have tried have just been too bulky for daily use. After all, what is the point of having the super-thin iPad 2 if you are going to then toss it into a thick, bulky case?

The keyboards that have come closest to my wanting to carry and use them each day have been the offerings from ZAGG. For example, while I didn’t love the case that comes with the ZAGGfolio I… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

One of the things I love about my Apple case for my iPad 1 is, though it be (let’s face it) cheap and plasticy, it’s thin. If you’re going to have a tablet computer, one of the attractions for me is thinness, and so while I love the feel of some of the leather cases I’ve tested, I keep coming back to the Apple case because it’s so durn thin.

Well, the folks from Hatch and Co. are clearly thinking along the same lines with their new Skinny iPad 2 Keyboard case (“Skinny” is its name–that’s why I capitalized it!). If you are lovin’ your iPad 2 and its slender form factor, but want to… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

Today’s Gear Deal is for the gamers among us. The Razer Black Widow Ultimate Mechanical Gaming Keyboard looks great and has some of the ket features that make it an excellent specialized keyboard. As the company explains,

The Razer BlackWidow Ultimate takes you full speed into combat with a full-fledged mechanical key infrastructure delivering crisp, tactile feedback with every actuation. Bringing an entirely different feel and faster keystroke actuation to the table, this revolutionary fully backlit gaming keyboard is rounded off by its additional macro keys and unlimited on-the-fly macro recording.

Normally $129.99, our Gear Sponsor has found it for just $95.99 and it will even ship for free.

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Another day, another giveaway contest celebrating our 5th anniversary begins. This time we’re going to trick out the iPhone 4s of three of our readers.

First up, we are giving away an Energizer Qi-Enabled 3 Position Inductive Charging System. The system comes with a charging tray and an iPhone 4 sleeve. We reviewed it here and had this to say about it:

I’m impressed with the system and am seriously considering keeping the charging sleeve on my iPhone. There are, however, a few things that might

There are keyboard and then there are KEYBOARDS! Today’s Gear Deal is a KEYBOARD!

The Logitech G510 Black 18 Function Keys USB Wired Game Keyboard takes gaming keyboards to an entirely new level. It features a monochrome gamepanel LCD, backlighting with user-selectable RGB colors, 18 programmable G-keys, USB audio with 3.5mm jacks for headset, and more. Normally $119.99 with this Gear Deal you can save a full $50. That brings the price down to just $69.99 and it will ship for free. Sure, the packaging of the keyboard has some cosmetic damage, but the keyboard is brand new and comes with a full warranty. Get yours while supplies last. (Oh, and there is… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

ZAGG makes some great accessories and I was intrigued when they released a keyboard folio case for the iPad 2. I was even more intrigued when I heard that they would be releasing the ZAGGkeys Solo, the keyboard folio minus the folio since it meant you could buy a standalone iPad keyboard that has specialized shortcuts just for the iPad AND a built-in stand. When I reached out to Zagg I was told the ZAGGkeys solo would ship in a short while OR I could take a closer look at the ZAGGfolio and just focus more on the keyboard since the two keyboards are largely the same, save for some additional shortcut… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

A few months ago I reviewed the Rude GameWare Fierce Gaming Mouse 2, declaring “It is perfectly weighted and balanced without feeling so game-specific to be useless in a business setting.” Now Rude GameWare is back with a wireless version called the Fierce 3500 Wireless Gaming Mouse. I will give a quick highlight of features, a summary of whether or not I liked it, but mostly focus on a video review.

The Hype:

Free yourself from the chains of wired gaming mice forever! The Fierce 3500 Wireless Gaming Mouse gives you the performance and features you demand without being tied down. Adjustable DPI, 2.4 GHz wireless nano technology and so much more… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Desktop Bundle

Here’s one of the simplest ways to upgrade your computing experience and save money in the process!! The Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Desktop Bundle features an MX Revolution Cordless Laser Mouse and a Cordless Keyboard for speed, ease of use and an overall improved experience. Bluetooth wireless technology means you’ll get dependable, cordless connectivity from up to 30 feet away. Logitech’s SecureConnect technology ensure a hassle-free setup. And, thanks to the rapid charging stand, the mouse never needs new batteries.

Normally $169.99, with this New Gear Daily Deal you can save $45.00. That brings your final cost to just $124.99. Ready to order? You’ll… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

We’re still in search of a name for this video series but, name or not, we are putting together a few more videos in the mean time. This time out we take a look at a couple of keyboard cases that are specially designed to work with the iPad 2.

We look at the M.I.C. Keyboard Buddy for iPad 2 and the Adonit Writer for iPad 2($99). We also make mention of the Logitech Keyboard case by Zagg for iPad 2 ($99), the Apple Wireless Keyboard ($69) and the Waterfield Keyboard Travel Express ($49).… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

Elana and I are both using our MacBook Air’s as our primary computers and could not be happier. (She has an 11″ and I have a 13″.)

Both of us have Rain Design’s mStand and love the simple, elegant way it raises the laptop up so that the screen is at perfect eye-level. And we both use a Bluetooth keyboard and pointing device. Elana uses Apple’s MagicMouse, and I use a Magic Trackpad. That’s where the issue comes in.

Having the trackpad and… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

For the last few months my MacBook Air has been my main computer. It works quite well for me and, thanks to the large solid-state drive and the ability to connect it to a larger monitor, it serves as a desktop computing platform quite well. When I do connect it to a larger monitor, I like to have a separate keyboard and mouse so that I don’t have to worry about the placement of the laptop itself. Until now that is meant using a magic mouse and Apple’s Bluetooth keyboard. I’ve been trying out something new, however, and it’s a rather compelling option if you are using a set up such as this. In fact… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

Gamers are a funny group when it comes to controllers, and none are more particular than PC gamers with their mice. I remember years ago buying a BOX of Microsoft Intellimouse 3.0 mice … that is 5 mice! That way I had one for any situation or possible computer I would access. The reason? The two side buttons were perfect for games like Jedi Knight II where I could assign them to Force Push and Pull. The question now: is the Fierce Laser Gaming Mouse something to inspire that sort of idiotic devotion? Read on and see!

The Hype:
We’ve taken everything that made the original Fierce Laser Gaming Mouse great… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...