A number of laptops that have been appearing in the market in the last few months have included Bluetooth by default. To take advantage of this fact, and to make your life just a little bit wire-free, Microsoft recently unveiled the Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000. Featuring the company’s Comfort Curve layout, the number pad is split from the main keyboard making it easy to carry just the keyboard along with you when you travel, for example.

Slated for an October 2009 release, the Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000 and Number Pad will retail for US $89.95 and $44.95 respectively, and come with a worldwide 3-year limited warranty. A Bluetooth transceiver is not included as far as we know, because, well, one of the requirements is that your laptop should already have integrated Bluetooth. Two AAA batteries for the keyboard and one AAA battery for the number pad are included.

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Tags: bluetooth, ergonomic design, keyboard, Portable Devices

Hands-free and protective covering gets some attitude and spunk with this snazzy iPhone leather casing that you can place in your car any time. Though the car mount may be sold separately, the flexibility of this casing is certainly geared towards helping aid iPhone users when they are on the road.

Features:

• As a part of your Car Windshield Mount (directly mounted to Windshield bracket)
• Unique ergonomic design, custom for iPhone. No need to take off your case before placing to your windshield mount.
• Comfortable
• Good hand feel
• Protected from bumps and scratches
• Easy access to all the vital controls and switches
• High-grade textured leather
• Secure

It comes in black color and can be used in bikes, air vents, windows brackets or lighter sockets. You can get the car mount separately.

(Source) USBFever

Tags: Accessories, air vents, attitude, bikes, brackets, car windshield, easy access, ergonomic design, flexibility, iPhone, iPhone, leather case, protective covering, scratches, sockets, spunk, switches

With rugged handsets slowly becoming a demand, Motorola has developed and released two new rugged handsets, the r765 and the r765IS. Both are custom-designed for the utility, petrochemical and industrial markets. These easy-to-use, rugged communications solutions for private iDEN networks provide mobile workers in noisy and hazardous environments with terrific call clarity and access to data applications, helping ensure they stay connected, informed and productive.

For workers at refineries or maintenance staff at a petrochemical plant where noise levels often reach extremes, the clarity of the message and access to business-critical information really matters. Leveraging the best features of a two-way radio, cellular phone, and paging and packet data, Motorola’s r765 and r765IS handsets are engineered to ensure loud and clear communications — even in high volume environments.

In addition, the ergonomic design and easy-to-reach controls enable mobile workers to change settings and make adjustments with the turn of a knob, helping users stay focused on the task at hand. The result is a reliable, secure and seamless communications solution that helps organizations empower their workers with the right information, at the right time.

The r765 offers an impressive 1.0 watt iDEN output power for greater range while the FM/IS-certified r765IS delivers 0.6 watt iDEN output power. Dual SIM cards allow for two unique accounts on one handset, enabling administrators to quickly customize handset operation for different users through a simple menu selection and operate the radios on either 800MHz or 900MHz networks.

The r765 and r765IS enterprise-grade iDEN handsets offer additional flexibility with customizable menus that let organizations tailor the interface for different users with as many or as few of the features as they choose.

The r765 will be available for purchase in the second quarter of 2009, while the r765IS will be available in the third quarter of 2009.

(Source) Press

Tags: clear communications, communications solution, customizable menus, dual sim cards, ergonomic design, handsets, hazardous environments, mobile workers, Motorola, petrochemical plant, seamless communications