http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 13th 2006 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 8th 2007 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 13th 2006 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 13th 2006 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/
]]>Sep 13th 2006 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/O MY GOSH? and it costs 100 BUCKS? o_O
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I'm typing on a Wireless Comfort (keys are only moderately tilted) which is ergonomically quite good...
but damn, the RF reception is just ugly! Ctrl keys don't work that great, sometimes the shift keys stick. And I've seen the same from another wireless MS set I have for another computer.

Either way, I still think these new ones look to be good.]]>Sep 13th 2006 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/It's comfy and has taken a serious beating.

I look forward to more of their peripherals.]]>Sep 13th 2006 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 13th 2006 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/]]>Sep 13th 2006 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 13th 2006 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 13th 2006 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 13th 2006 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 13th 2006 7:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 13th 2006 8:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 13th 2006 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/
Ive used a wireless IntelliMouse 2.0 for about two years now and I can't find a fault with it for everyday use - its reliable and has a very good batterly life. As a gaming mouse it's not the best you can get but it does the job for me!

]]>Sep 13th 2006 8:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 15th 2006 2:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 13th 2006 11:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Decent is the key word. I've never been a fan of their fuzzy membrane keyboards though. Personally, I'd rather spend either $150+ on a Logitech DiNovo or a Gyration (which I did) for a true HTPC keyboard. The lighting and charger is pretty friggin slick though. Is it worth $100? Maybe.. but $250 price point is going to limit their audience. They had to make that keyboard though.

Also, with the VX and MX revolution mice that just came out, it's going to hard for anyone to say they have something truely revolutionary. No pun intended.

http://InputReview.com/]]>Sep 14th 2006 12:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 14th 2006 1:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/productdetails.aspx?pid=080

The demo has a button to ORDER NOW, which takes you to a more detailed description and more deets of the keyboard and mouse combo. I pressed it expecting an error (or nothing to happen) almost fell for being able to place an order.

The mouse that comes with the Entertainment Desktop 8000 keyboard is only the Wireless Mouse 8000. I wonder if there will be an option to order the Wireless Presenter Mouse 8000 in place of the Wireless Mouse 8000 instead of having to shell out the extra $100 for the mouse with the pointer. This mouse still is not as useful as the Gyration mouse [which already includes a laser pointer] which can be used in the air instead of on the desk and having to pick up to use the laser pointer and then back to the desk to move the mouse cursor, and pick up again to use the laser pointer.

BTW the new desktop combo also charges the Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000, but no indication if it has separate docking for that device,]]>Sep 14th 2006 3:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 14th 2006 4:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Jesus Christ, are you guys thick or something? If you don't know something, don't post it.
1080p is 1920x1080 pixels=2,073,600 pixels, i.e. more than 2Mp.
1024x768 is 786,432 pixels i.e. less than 1Mp.
The closest common resolution to 2Mp in a 4x3 aspect ratio is 1600x1200=1.92Mp.]]>Sep 14th 2006 7:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/
The new Microsoft keyboard system incorporates an inovative recharging system for the Mircrosoft keyboard system. The Microsoft keyboard recharging system has inovative horizontal charging methidology integrated in due to Microsoft keyboard system internal user feedback (tm).

If anyone at MS sees this, and wants to give me a job, please don't hesitate to contact me. Or should I say:

The J Ozer commentary system has features allowing for contracting or full employment capabilities integrated into the J Ozer commentary system. Contacting of the J Ozer commenting system is considered a prefered method of employing the J Ozer commentary system. ]]>Sep 14th 2006 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 14th 2006 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/
No numeric keypad, no deal. Thanks for playing MS, please try again.]]>Sep 14th 2006 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 14th 2006 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/i dont see them giving generous 3500$ loans to people who will need this cash to afford a pc to run vista.
and with vista's 400$ price tag and people stupid enough to pay this much makes you realise why theyre rich and youre not! Then people wonder why intellectuals hate microsoft.]]>Sep 15th 2006 12:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/i dont see them giving generous 3500$ loans to people who will need this cash to afford a pc to run vista.
and with vista's 400$ price tag and people stupid enough to pay this much makes you realise why theyre rich and youre not! Then people wonder why intellectuals hate microsoft."

Earth to dumbass, 1)I think you mean multi-billion

2) Vista doesn't freaking cost $400. In *very* rare circumstances vista ultimate may cost a very few select people $400, but anyone upgrading pays less, anyone buying a brand new computer from an OEM pays less, and anyone buying an OEM copy from newegg pays less. Really, you have the people bright enough to build their own machine but dumb enough to buy a retail copy of vista and who absolutely need Ultimate paying $400. In reality, unless you need bitlocker, RDP, or really dig dreamscense Home Premium does everything you need and it costs quite a bit less.

3) aside from obviously not loaning people 3.5 grand, what the hell are you going to buy for that much? My machine is 2 years old, was built for a little less than $1500 (not including the $700 monitor but including the $250 case), and runs Aero amazingly well even with the resolution cranked to 1920x1200. Today you could build a machine that very respectibly runs vista with everything enabled for $800 (assuming you didn't buy a $250 case) or you could just upgrade your older machine with a new video card and a bit of ram and run Aero just fine. If enabling all of the eye-candy isn't necessary than you can run vista on fairly low hardware specs (though more ram is good).

I hope you don't count yourself among the intellectuals you referenced, because you are obviously quite ignorant and possibly downright stupid.

Also, what the crap does this have to do with the hardware announcement?]]>Mar 12th 2007 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 15th 2006 4:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Nov 5th 2006 6:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/
The worst keyboards are from Dell. Noisy like a rattle.]]>Jul 8th 2007 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 6th 2007 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 6th 2007 12:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 6th 2007 12:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 6th 2007 12:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 6th 2007 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 6th 2007 12:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 6th 2007 1:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 6th 2007 1:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 6th 2007 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 6th 2007 1:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 6th 2007 2:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 6th 2007 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/microsoft-hardware-rains-down-fiery-peripheral-death/Sep 6th 2007 3:22AM