Tag: accessories
HP X7000 Wi-Fi Touch Mouse Review: Go Wireless, No Dongle or Bluetooth
The HP X7000 Wi-Fi Touch Mouse connects to Windows notebooks over Wi-Fi, so users can leave dongles and adapters at home without giving up a good mousing experience. Until HP introduced the Wi-Fi Mouse users had two options for wireless mice – connect via USB dongle or Bluetooth. I prefer Bluetooth, but using both a Wi-Fi [...]
iTwin Review: USB Secure Cloud Syncing Without a Cloud Service
iTwin promises to give you “limitless” USB-based file synchronization with simplicity and security through a set of USB keys that you plug into two or more computers anywhere in the world. Cloud synchronization is all the rage these days with great services like DropBox, SugarSync and even personal cloud syncing devices like the PogoPlug. If [...]
Griffin’s TechSafe Cable Lock: Not Universal, But Certainly Secure
The Griffin TechSafe Universal Cable Lock bills itself as a way to secure your laptop, even if it does not have the more traditional Kensington lock that most PCs use for security while out in public. Unfortunately, even though they call it “universal,” of the three notebooks I tried it with it only worked with [...]
Secure a Laptop with Griffin’s TechSafe Cable Locking System
Griffin Technology announced a new TechSafe Cable Locking System designed to keep your laptop in place when thieves might potentially walk off with it. Unlike the typical lock that hooks into the almost ubiquitous Kensington Lock port, this system works with any notebook computer, including Apple MacBooks (which don’t come with the Kensington Lock port). [...]
WaterField Designs Celebrates MacBook Air Refresh with New Cases
WaterField Designs didn’t waste any time jumping on the release and refresh of the new MacBook Air. They already have a new case for the computer called the MacBook Air Smart Case, which resembles their iPad Smart Case design. It is ready for you to get one to protect your shiny new 11 or 13 inch [...]
AViiQ Portable Quick Stand for Notebooks Review
The AViiQ Portable Quick Stand is a portable notebook stand that offers 12 degree angle for ergonomic typing and airflow. The primary selling point of the AViiQ Portable Quick Stand is that it is collapsible, which makes it easy to carry around. However, stability and the high angle weaken what would be an otherwise useful [...]
![Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 Offers Basics [Review]](http://notebooks.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/themes/notebooks/scripts/timthumb.php?src=/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/MS-Bluetooth-Mouse-5000-Review-150x150.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1 "Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 Offers Basics [Review]")
Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 Offers Basics [Review]
The Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 is a very simple mobile bluetooth mouse that works on both Windows and Mac. It has been around for quite a while, but we decided to review it in our quest to find the perfect Bluetooth mouse for your notebook computer. Sadly, this entry falls short due to problems [...]
![Verbatim Touch Mouse Brings Apple Magic Mouse Feel to Windows [Review]](http://notebooks.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/themes/notebooks/scripts/timthumb.php?src=/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMAG0006-150x150.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1 "Verbatim Touch Mouse Brings Apple Magic Mouse Feel to Windows [Review]")
Verbatim Touch Mouse Brings Apple Magic Mouse Feel to Windows [Review]
The Verbatim Touch Mouse brings the touch a functionality of the Apple Magic Mouse to the Windows universe, but is that a good thing? In our testing, the Verbatim Touch Mouse offers mixed results. The Apple Magic Mouse does not have a great reputation, even among some Apple fans who find it awkward and uncomfortable to [...]
AMD Closer to Making USB 3.0 the New USB Standard
USB 3.0 support is hit or miss on notebooks right now in part due to a lack of an Intel or AMD Chipset that supports USB 3.0, which has left vendors to rely on a secondary chipset to add USB 3.0 support. AMD is changing this now with the new AMD A75 and A70M chipsets that will natively support [...]
External Notebook Battery Review Roundup and Showdown
Notebook battery life can be a big deal, and while many models offer long life and the ability to swap out a battery there are a wide array of external notebook battery solutions that can extend your life even longer. Tom’s Hardware has rounded up and tested 15 external notebook batteries that will help your [...]
