Computer Gadgets

Lately vintage style is become very trendy. A lot of people love vintage clothing, furniture and accessories. Now we have a possibility to have our favorite modern devices in a vintage execution. Kirk DuQuette creates a lot of amazing computer peripherals and docks to mobile devices in unusual Victorian age. Fans of antiques and classics have a good choice – this interesting master works on request, and sell his items.

DuQuette is a graphic artist and Hot Rod Woodie builder and designer in past, but one accident damaged his right hand forced him to revise his work and jobs, occupation and hobbies. In the process of recovery he had to face even with cancer, and modifying of computers suddenly became a way to survive this trial.

Dr. Kazuo Kawasaki designed a wonderful concept COOL LEAF touch panel keyboard. So a very famous Japan-based corporation Minebea has exhausted the next posterity of COOL LEAF touch panel keyboard.

The 108-key Japanese language version of Minebea COOL LEAF keyboard will be released in May.

Minebea COOL LEAF is the mirror-like beautiful flat touch panel surface of the keyboard. The computer and COOL LEAF will be linked with the help of USB interface.

The once who like to be surrounded by the luxury elements around, provided in different accessories or technical devices can be really surprised – it is time for regular keyboard to become stylish computer gadget. Why not? Of course, if you do not mind to give $2800 from your pocket to own the New Yorker Art Deco Keyboard.

The range of the company Juniper Systems has its own line of Mesa Rugged Notepad, which includes all sorts of different mobile computers, which are almost impossible to break because of their well, very strong body. A small tablet PC Mesa Geo is a part of this series, which now has almost a twin brother named Mesa Geo 3G. Firm Juniper cannot decide by itself to what class of devices they should include its new creation, because Mesa Geo 3G – this is the Tablet PC and PDA all in one.

It is unknown, for whom this device was created, but it is incredibly strong – its body corresponds to the two safety standards, IP67 and MIL STD 810G. This combination gives a hundred percent guarantee that Mesa Geo 3G does not react to water and dust, the low and very high temperatures, for the fall, the pressure, strokes and all the other negative external effects. In other words, it’s almost unassailable portable computer that allows you to call. 

Hard to believe that these three balls in the photo, made at CES 2011, is a computer. But it is so. This is totally functional machine running with Windows 7 PC, developed by Korean company Moneaul.

Variety of peripheral devices manufactured by Taiwanese company Gigabyte, apparently added to the new wireless computer mouse called the Gigabyte M7650.

The one major feature of new product, whose specifications have been published on the official website of the manufacturer, is supporting Technology Ultra-optical Tracking Technology that, as claim the developers, allows the mouse to work on any solid surface.

Why may the external hard drive surprise you? May be design? Probably, but more likely it is capacity. No one expects special feats from the USB-HDD. Nevertheless the designer Andre Silva has decided that this situation was unfair and suggested not only beautiful but also useful idea. He placed on the body drives the touch panel – touch pad, as on laptops.

Thus, this device will combine the functions of data storage and a kind of external touchpad.

When a cellular communication was a hit, but today it is no surprise. So if it was possible to communicate over the Internet? In 2003 came the decision - Skype. Up to the moment Skype is the most popular program-dialer. And no wonder – because there is also a video call, and many other interesting points. If there is a web camera you can communicate with a person from anywhere in the world and see it on your screen.

As for webcam, I can offer Webcam from Chinavasion in the form of a dog-robot.

If you’re pro-gamer, you have already heard about a new gaming keyboard Raptor gaming K1, which is equipped with keys, can save up to 30% of strokes, which in turn will certainly affect the speed and agility during a game battles.

Seagate managed to invent another major evolution in portable hard drives (HDD) – GoFlex Storage System by Seagate.

This time the wind of change brought a true revolution in storage solutions. GoFlex Storage System by Seagate emphasizes the real flexibility as the new storage family includes both portable and desktop external drives. Each fits an array of cable adapters that allow GoFlex Storage System quickly switch to difference interfaces.

Seagate’s new FreeAgent GoFlex design divided external hard drive into two parts, the storage and the cable adapter. The storage part is just the hard drive itself, like any internal SATA hard drive with a protective case. The second part is a small adapter that can be snapped-in tight on the first part to make it a complete external storage solution. The two connect via the standard SATA interface.