Kensington have recently added a digital camera/multimedia-centric desktop keyboard set to their range of gadgets. The Kensington Ci70 Photosync Desktop Set features an inbuilt mini-USB cable to directly hook up to your digital camera or MP3 player for easy download of images and songs. I like the thinking here – how many times have we scrambled around trying to find that pesky misplaced cable?!

In addition, it also features an inbuilt standard USB port for other types of gadgets and dedicated multimedia media buttons that you can assign to your most frequently used or favourite applications.

Kensington have deliberately made the Kensington Ci70 Photosync Desktop Set smaller than ordinary keyboards found on the market – it takes 35% less desktop space! Its design is low profile and compact which is perfect if you want to use it with other computers around your office.

The Kensington Ci70 is completed with a laser wireless mouse which provides precision movement for graphic design and gaming tasks without cables interrupting movement or work.

All up, this is a great value desktop particularly for those who are forever downloading images and songs from their camera or MP3 player! Good work Kensington.

Features of the Kensington Ci70 Photosync Desktop Set:

• Download images from your digital camera, and sync your smartphone or MP3 player with the built-in mini USB cable or USB port
• Wireless laser mouse tracks on almost any surface
• Dedicated media keys and hot keys for instant access to applications, media controls and more
• USB port allows you to use a flash drive or any other USB device
• With a 35% smaller footprint, low-profile design and a sliding door the keyboard saves space and looks good doing it
• Wireless mouse with removable receiver so you can take it with you
• Set is ready to use out of the box—no pairing necessary

Specifications of the Kensington Ci70 Photosync Desktop Set:

• 1 Mini USB cable
• 1 USB 2.0 port
• PC and Mac compatible
• Wireless laser mouse

Giveaway Details – WIN Your Own Kensington Ci70 Photosync Desktop Set:

Kensington have provided us with ONE Kensington Ci70 Photosync Desktop Set (valued at $109.95) to giveaway! All you need to do is subscribe to the Mr.Gadget Youtube Channel and then add a comment on this post about the BEST thing you like about the Kensington Ci70 Photosync Desktop Set and how it would improve your computer work. Submit your comment and subscribe by Tuesday 3rd of November,2009 and the best answer will announced on the 4th of November. All the best

Kensington Ci70 Photosync Desktop Set Website

Smartphone users just don’t know what they want. One of the biggest, loudest complaints about all-touchscreen phones like the iPhone is its lack of a hardware keyboard, and now a survey shows Pre users most want a soft keyboard.

The survey shows that users like the hardware keyboard but don’t like sliding it out every time they want to type something. Certain Android devices have both soft and hardware keyboards, but they’re very much in the minority. It’s an interesting problem for Palm, whose rumored next WebOS device, the Eos, features a fixed hardware keyboard but a much smaller screen. Still, Palm wouldn’t have too difficult a time updating the Pre’s firmware with a soft keyboard—after all, Android did it already.

Despite Palm having added the QWERTY keyboard in response to gripes about touch-only devices like the iPhone, many users want a software keyboard like Apple’s, as Palm’s design gives them no choice but to use the hardware solution. The opinion holds even for those who chose the Pre for the physical input.

Adapting the design might be difficult for Palm, which designed the Pre and webOS with the assumption that a physical keyboard would be present and free up space onscreen for more data. The Eos may partially address the problem by including a fixed physical keyboard, although it should shrink the touchscreen as a consequence.

Apple has long insisted on a virtual-only iPhone keyboard as it lets the company adapt to non-English languages with a single phone model and can be updated with new features without having to revamp the hardware at the same time. It also saves users from having to memorize two-key combinations for special characters.

Beyond the keyboard, Strategy Analytics has still encountered many who were “impressed” with other elements of the Pre, including the concept of using cards for real multitasking; it behaves “like a PC,” the researchers have been told. They also liked Synergy, the contact management platform that merges data from the phone, Facebook and Google and links it to the calendar and other apps.

More of this news at Electronista.

Verbatim has just announced their Verbatim Tuneboard Speaker Keyboard that features, as the name suggests, an innovative design which incorporates quality speakers in a multimedia keyboard.

I received a sample unit today for review and I must say that I am very impressed.

Looks great on your desktop

Not only does it centralize control of PC / MAC audio playback through keyboard controls but it removes the mess of audio wires sprawled all over your desktop.

Contemporary Design = Drool Factor+

With its sleek, modern design and personal music station feature, the Verbatim TuneBoard will appeal to gadgeteers who want to optimise their computing experience and those who want to update the look of their desktop systems.

I love Blue lights

The Verbatim Tuneboard also feaures blue blacklight illumination which will help you find those keys even when the lights are out. Sets the mood for a enjoyable music-listening experience.

Verdict: Verbatim have come up with a good-looking, functional and innovative keyboard that hones in our need to control multimedia easily while minimising desktop clutter. Thumbs up!

Verbatim Tuneboard Giveaway Details

We’re giving away the sample we received to one of our Australian readers. Simply comment (below) with what you best like about the Verbatim Tuneboard Speaker Keyboard. Entries close Monday 20th April, 2009 and a random winner will be announced Tuesday 21st April, 2009. Easy huh?

Via Verbatim

For some reason, a slew of computer accessories were unveiled from different companies these recent days, HP included. Along with the introduction of new notebooks, HP also unveiled numerous accessories including the Wireless Comfort Keyboard and Mouse Combo.

continue reading "HP Intros Wireless Comfort Keyboard and Mouse Combo"

The keyboard you see on the picture is IOGEAR’s new spill-resistant desktop keyboard, that all slobs like me should have. The keyboard has a drain hole so in case you spill water/juice/beer/whatever onto it, you can quickly drain it to prevent lasting damage.

continue reading "IOGEAR Unveils New Laser Mouse and Spill-Resistant Desktop Keyboard"

Yet two more products Microsoft launched a couple of days ago when the company announced the new BlueTrack mouse technology. These are the Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 (above) and the Wireless Media Desktop 1000 (below).

continue reading "Microsoft Launches Wireless Mouse and Keyboard Combination Products"

Logitech announced three new keyboards to add more to its growing list of consumer choices: the Logitech Illuminated Keyboard, the Logitech diNovo Keyboard for Notebooks, and the Logitech Cordless Desktop S520. The Logitech Illuminated Keyboard employs backlight technology that’s adjustable depending on the user’s needs.

continue reading "Logitech Announces Three New Keyboards"

We already know about the Logitech Desktop Wave keyboard from its release a rear ago. Now Logitech announced that it has placed the contoured keyboard on a duo with another one of its product, a mouse. The combination is collectively called the Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro Keyboard.

continue reading "Logitech Announced Cordless Desktop Wave Pro Keyboard and Mouse Duo"

Logitech has launched the first diNovo keyboard for Mac computer systems. The Logitech diNovo Edge Mac edition is a cordless keyboard with a piano black finish that’s exceptionally thin at just half an inch in depth.

continue reading "Logitech Launches diNovo Edge for Mac Computers"

Sandberg has recently introduced a Wireless Touchpad Keyboard which is probably best used for home theater set-ups, when you have your computer connected to a TV.

continue reading "Sandberg Intros Wireless Touchpad Keyboard"