Here’s a cool gadget that will help you type faster through pure amusement.  The USB Mouse Wheel turn faster as you type faster on your keyboard, nifty idea for kids learning to type.

Plug the USB Mice Wheel into your computer - and when you type the keyboard mice will run in his wheel! In fact the faster you type the faster mice will run! You have to plug out USB and gives your mice time to rest.

via ohgizmo, Product Page

Here’s a funny story about a guy who uses his remote desktop software on his stolen laptop to catch the thief.  While doing so, he had do endure lots of porn, which what the thief was watching mostly.

Of course, the laptop won’t ever be the same anymore, I’d at least dismantle that keyboard and painted over with clearcoat.

It was kind of frustrating because he was mostly using it to watch porn. I couldn’t get any information on him.

via gizmodo

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Here’s remote desktop software I use from LogMeIn, it’s free and works well with Firefox.

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Here’s the pics and vids for the T-mobile G1, world’s first ever Google Android-enabled cellphone.

I do like the big keyboard but I am not a big fan of flip-tops as I can’t type while I am driving.  (That’s why I stick with a Blackberry for now)

pics via engadget

If you like Blackberry earrings or Keyboard Necklaces, you might enjoy this uber-geek capacitor necklace and earrings.

Three teal capacitors are connected together to form a striking yet suble necklace. The chain is a fine gauge, cable link steel chain adjustable from 18″ to 21″ via a sizing chain in the back.

Hardly recognizable at first as electronic components, these teal capacitor earrings are simple, yet fashionably geek–and affordable. They match the Teal Capacitor Necklace and Cat 5 Choker (if you’re bold :-)).

Capacitor Necklace

Capacitor Earrings

Remember the Peek E-mail device that’s going to replace your Blackberry?  Well, here’s a reader who decided to see what’s “inside”.

Looks really well made - I was impressed by the aluminum backbone that supports the keyboard and the screen. The insides are very simple - just a few highly integrated chips. I haven’t hooked up the micro USB cable yet… I’m sure someone will beat me to it!

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Here’s a cool DIY on how to make your own serial port IR receiver.

What does it do you ask?

Well, IR receiver can be used for controlling any IR devices or reading from them such as TVs, DVDs, etc…etc…

The best part about this DIY is that it can be used for making your custom DIY media center.

This circuitry allows you to control your computer with a simple remote, like the one you already use for your TV-set. It’s very useful when you want to control a DVD or an mp3 player without having to stay at the keyboard. Please note that this circuit is NOT IrDA compatible and it won’t help you to connect to your mobile phone or whatever IrDA device; it’s only good to control your pc with a standard remote control. I use it for VDR and now my pc is a full featured set top box connected to the television, capable to digitally record and replay satellite television, DVDs and every kind of digital content (mp3, divx). There are many softwares you can install to control this ciruit; for Linux you can use Lirc and for Windows you can use either Winlirc, Girder, IR Assistant or uIRC.

via hackszine, DIY Page

If you have been using computers since the early 90s or even before, you probably have couple of these DIN keyboards lying around.

Here’s a DIY that will show you how to solder on a PS/2 style cable to your old DIN keyboard so you can re-use it again.

This instructable is for anyone out there with a perfectly good older style din 5 keyboard that they just can’t seem to throw away. With a little work you can save something from the land fill. Sure you could just buy an adapter cable but that wouldn’t exactly be recycling.

via instructables

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As a person who owns both a regular old flatbed scanner separately from the keyboard, I can appreciate the importance of having the scanner closer to the mouse.

This Keyscan Keyboard comes with a 4800dpi scanner attached to the top of the keyboard for easy document scanning.  I think this is a pretty good idea.

Scanning type: Sheet-Feed scanner
Scanning mode:
Color: 24/48** bits high quality
Gray: 8/16** bits gray level
Black & white
Media size: 8.5″x30″ ……2″x3″
Document release:
Bi directional automatically triggered by
document length
True-Optical resolution: 600 dpi
Optical technology: High quality and reliable color CIS technology
Output resolution:
From 50 dpi to 4800 dpi
Scanning speed: High-speed USB2 scanner
Fast functions:
4 dedicated fast scan function keys
PC interface: High-speed USB2
Software interface:
Twain interface and USB2 driver
Power adapter: AC 100~240V

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Wow, it looks like someone had to hook up all their old cellphones to an electric piano.  Each key on the piano responds to a dial button on one of those phones, creating a dial-tone.  Of course, there’s not enough dial-tones to cover all the notes.

The cell phone piano. Each key on the keyboard is wired into a key on a cell phone - as you play, you are also dialing. The channels are mixed together and amplified through speakers. Every sound the piano makes is generated by one of the four phones. The white keys play notes and the black keys are people saying the number out loud - English on the left hand and Spanish on the right. Some white keys were left over and I made those percussion instruments (the “*”, “END”, and “#” keys).

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