| The Drill Down 505: Droning On and On
This week, Budweiser autopilots its way to you via Tesla, why we’re losing a class of potential Einsteins, How Facebook won the election…in the Philippines, drones to call quitting time and shoot ferrets with peanut butter … and much more. Podcast
...continue reading » Topics: Apps, Computers, Electronics, Features, Gadgets, Nature, Podcasts, Science, Software, Technology, The Drill Down |
Tags: Anheuser-Busch, anthropology, Apple, Budweiser, CAVE Lab, Counterpart, drones, Facebook, Inventors, Nintendo, Philippines, photogrammetry, remarkable, Rodrigo Duterte, Shazam, SNES Classic, Starz, tablet, Tesla, Tesla Semi, UC Berkeley | |
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| Tech Review: Universal Bluetooth Tablet Keyboard Dock |
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Universal Bluetooth Tablet Keyboard Dock
Android & iPad compatible
GearZap.com
Price: £45 UK | $68 US Recently, the fine folks at GearZap.com offered us the opportunity to review some of the products from their Galaxy Tab 3 accessories line, and I got my grubby little hands on a Universal Bluetooth Tablet Keyboard Dock. I already own a bluetooth keyboard that I use for virtually everything, but I was really curious how this one would stand up to my needs. Too many of these universal keyboards fail to live up to their claims. I’ve tried a few of them and found them wanting. But I try to give everything a fair shake, so here goes. Now, to be fair, I didn’t expect to see the unit very quickly at all since they are based in the United Kingdom. Imagine my surprise when the keyboard showed up four days later. I have to admit, I was amazed it had gotten to me so fast. It was well packaged and suffered only minor denting to the item’s box. I was less than impressed with the plain white box in which the keyboard was packaged, it looked cheap and generic. But looks can often times be deceiving, especially with this one. The unit itself is made for up to 10-inch tablets. It’s got a nice weight to it, definitely setting it apart from most other generic keyboards. The slot that holds the tablet is fixed in size, so no moving parts to break. The keys are solid and feel just as nice as the average laptop keyboard, though at about 80% of the overall size. A charging cable was included, but it’s a generic mini-USB connection so you can use pretty much any other one to recharge the unit.
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| The Drill Down 256: Holiday Gift Guide 2012
The holiday season is coming up and The Drill Down would like you to be ready for it. So as we do every year around this time, we’ve prepared a list of what we consider the perfect gifts to give… and get this holiday. So before you stand around for hours this Black Friday, spend some time with us.
...continue reading » Tags: AirPlay, Alien Frontiers, Amazon, amplifiers, Apple, Apple TV, Bethesda Softworks, Blu-ray, Board Games, Books, Bruichladdich, cameras, cellular service, Contigo, Delivering Happiness, Digital Cameras, Disaster Looms, Dishonored, earbuds, eBook, eBooks, Eytomotic, Fab.com, Fitbit, Fitbit Aria, Foundation, FreedomPop, gift cards, gift guide, GoldTouch, How to Archer, iHome, indie games, Indie Gaming, iPad Mini, iPod Nano, Isaac Asimov, iW2, Jambox, Jawbone, Jaws, JVC, keyboards, Kindle, Lawrence of Arabia, Mirrorless cameras, MP3 Player, networked amplifiers, NEX, Paperwhite, Papo y Yo, plush toys, RX-V473, Sony, Squishables, tablet, tablets, The Dangerous Animals Club, The Unfinished Swan, Ticket to Ride, Travel mug, whiskey, wireless speakers, Xtreme-Xplosivs, Yamaha | |
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