The first physical keyboard we used with the iPad was an Apple Bluetooth Keyboard (ABK), which we still have on stand-by for when we need to travel light. Most of our physical keyboard use on the iPad today is with the HHKB Pro 2, but before we switched to a quasi-mechanical capacitive switch keyboard, we [...]
After receiving our fifth Jawbone UP, we decided to seriously look into the newest competitor in the self-monitoring gadget race: the Nike+ FuelBand. Unfortunately, as very new accessory on the market with a fair degree of demand, it wasn’t immediately available, so we had to wait several weeks before stock was replenished. In the meantime, [...]
While people love to talk about how intuitive touch is as an interface method, the cold reality is that for certain applications, legacy input formats still reign supreme. For example, for writing, there is no unseating the keyboard in one format or another, as writing by hand is slow and cumbersome for longform input. 1 [...]
We’re fairly certain that in a closet somewhere, we have our first “real” computer: an IBM x386. This baby trumped our old Tandy, and became the instrument for the genesis of our computer knowledge. Despite the fact that we ripped the floppy drive out, we’re pretty sure the computer still works, likely booting an old [...]
Even if you’re a moron, you can’t deny noticing the growing trend of alternative OS use. I can go down to my local Electronics Boutique and pick up a copy of Quake for Linux, a fact that would have boggled my mind a couple years ago. Recently, Linux has risen to heights many considered unachievable [...]