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The keyboard has come a long way from the days of being a simple input device and much of the advancement in keyboard design has come from the needs of the gamer. Long (long, long) ago we first saw a mock up of the Optimus Maximus keyboard that used tiny little OLED screens for the keys. That keyboard taunted us with vision of sweetness for years before it finally came to market in 2007 at a price few were willing to pay despite how cool the keyboard is.
The makers of the Optimus Maximus keyboard, Art Lebedev Studio’s, have announced it is working on a new project that will go along side the Optimus Maximus and the Mini Three devices already on the market. The new device is called the Optimus Pultius and sports 15 keys. The Pultius looks like a number pad and has the same OLED keys we are familiar with. The device also has on USB port for connecting other devices as well. Pricing is unknown and availability is set for late 2008 or early 2009.
Modern browsers are designed to make Web surfing fun and easy. You can search for tunes, update your social-networking pages, and view funny videos, all with a host of handy plug-ins to make the experience even more enjoyable. But when you go online to manage your bank account or pay your bills, you want security, not jollity. That’s where Authentium’s SafeCentral comes in. For $39.95 per year or $4.95 per month, it offers a stripped-down, armored-up browser whose one goal is to keep your online transactions private and secure in every way possible.
The 3-Button unique USB mouse from Thanko features a 3-button layout with a scroll wheel and a 2-inch fan built into the palm base of the mouse to help keep you cool during the lengthy work sessions. The mouse comes with an on/off button for fan and can be used by both right hand and left hand users. Thanko USB mouse cooler mouse USBCOOLM measures 6 x 12.6 x 4 cm and is available for approximately 1,980 yen ($18), from Thanko. The mouse is compatible with Windows 2000 (SP4) / XP (SP3) / Vista (SP1).
Flash drives come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, but if you want one that evokes nostalgia, look no further than the MIXA 2. It is sequel to last year’s successful USB tape cassette, and the most notable improvement is the retractable USB connector. You can either outfit the sleeve with your own custom design and optionally spice it up with ‘mixa bits’, or simply pick one of the pre-made images. The color of the tape however is limited to black, white and turquoise. The recent re-launch means the MIXA can fit into a conventional tape box, but MIXA is still going to need a USB extension cable considering how wide the drive is. This is no doubt another novelty flash drive so don’t expect to slip it inside your tape deck for MP3 playback through your car stereo. The MIXA tape (1GB only) goes for £19.99, worldwide shipping will come at extra cost.
If the PlayStation 3’s Eye of Judgment ever got drunk and made some bad decisions in Tokyo’s nefarious Kabukicho district, the resulting offspring would probably resemble this Cyber-Maid Augmented Reality device from Geisha Tokyo Entertainment. The "Dennoh Figure ARis" (Cyber Figure Alice), on sale this fall, will come with all manner up alternate reality upskirts, strip teases and "augmented" promiscuity. And yes, because you asked, it comes with a virtual poker.
Alice comes with two marked cubes and two similarly marked sticks. Using a webcam to track the cubes and sticks, the software displays your personal maid onscreen. You can then use the sticks to, well, this is perhaps best said in pictures.
Looks like Asus listened to us when we complained about the price of their biggest and best Eee PC yet, the Eee PC 1000H. It’s been on sale for less than a week, but Newegg’s already dropped the price by $100. In case that was the only thing preventing you from taking a bite out of Eee, go pick it up now for $549.
Anthropics has released Portrait Professional 8, its automated portrait retouching software. This release is available for the first time on the Mac platform, but only for Intel Macs.
Among the highlights of the new version are:
• Smooth, recolor and thicken the hair
• Control the eyes and mouth in much greater detail
• Change the eye color of the subject
• Save and use multiple changes at once with Saved Slider configurations
• Improved User Interface: Help, Tutorial and Undo functions
A free trial download is available at the Anthropics site. We previously reviewed the earlier Windows version.
Password protection is a wonderful thing–until you forget the password to your own files. Advanced Office Password Recovery lets you crack open your Microsoft Office applications. You can select brute-force or dictionary password-breaking. Supported programs include Microsoft Access, Backup, Excel, Mail, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Publisher Visio, and Word.
Version: 4.03
Downloads Count: 34,566
License Type: Demo
Price: $49
Date Added: Mar 7, 2008
Operating Systems: Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP
File Size: 2845 KB
Author: Elcomsoft.com
Download Link http://downloads.pcworld.com/pub/new/privacy___security/aopr.zip
Note: This demo software has some limitations. It can be registered as the home, standard, or professional edition, each of which offers more features and costs more money than the last. The price given below is for the home edition.
Asus has announced the ASUS EN9800GTX+ with 512MB video card that utilizes the latest generation of NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ GPUs.
The world’s first overclocking version of the 9800GTX+ GPU will be the Asus EN9800GTX+ TOP, which will also be released soon.
The Asus EN9800GTX+ series cards come with GamerOSD for real-time overclocking, benchmarking and video capturing during PC gaming, SmartDoctor for shader clock overclocking and intelligent hardware protection, and Splendid Video Intelligence Technology.
HP is adding to its Pavilion Puma-based offerings with the dv7z, a 17-inch version of the AMD-centric laptops. The new model features a variety of configurations, starting with an Athlon X2 dual core CPU (1.9GHz up to 2.2GHz), up to 4GB of RAM, an ATI Radeon HD 3200 or 3450 graphics chipset, storage options from 160GB to 500GB, and a vast array of screen resolutions, optical drives, and networking add-ons. The systems start at $949.99, and are available for customization and ordering right now.
