FAVI Mini Bluetooth Keyboard + Trackpad Grants Remote Command of Mobile Devices

I do everything on computers–work, game, study, edit, media and more. I dumped my Comcast cable TV account long ago. In its stead Hulu, Netflix and live news streams have taken root via the various computers around the house. You can do a lot with a laptop, an internet connection and big screen display. Remotely controlling it all is where things get messy. There are a ton of mobile apps like Remote X, which allow you to control your desktop environment. Today FAVI introduces, what I see as a blanket hardware solution for all my digital remote woes. From desktop to mobile and back again, this little thing wears many hats.

The Favi Palm-Sized Bluetooth Keyboard Plus Trackpad is designed for Kindle Fire with Android buttons at the ready for quick access of media playback and so much more.

This is an exciting product for just about every aspect of my digital life. The FAVI pocketable Bluetooth keyboard is just what it sounds like. FAVI has cooked up a fully functioning wireless keyboard that is nearly as feature rich as the devices for which it remotely takes command. Some of the most notable features are built-in laser pointer, baked-in trackpad and an included USB Bluetooth adapter for PC rolling without one.

FAVI Mini Bluetooth Keyboard Features:

Familiar android buttons and FAVI’s screen swipe touchpad offers fast and fluid navigationConnects with nearly all Bluetooth devices including Kindle Fire HD, Google Nexus 7, iPad, Samsung Galaxy and Asus (TF300T-B1-BL) as well as PCs, laptops and MacNo Bluetooth on your PC or laptop? No problem…a Bluetooth USB receiver is included (stores neatly inside device when not in use)Includes backlit keys for use in the darkMusic / Video hotkeys gives you quick access to your favorite music playlist or video collectionTouchpad features full mouse control as well as “tap to click” and page scrollWorks great for office presentations with its built-in laser pointer and PowerPoint slide buttonsWireless Range: 50 feet

Visit the company site for more images and info. The FAVI Mini Bluetooth Keyboard is available NOW at Staples for $49.99!

Shawn loves gadgets, literature, history and games. For over a decade he's straddled both the comic book and video game industries, as a journalist, writer, editor, marketing officer and producer. Shawn got his start in tech and games as an editor and Hardware Director for GameRevolution.com. More notable accomplishments include Executive Producer on mobile games Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved and The Shroud. When he is not offering his two cents on tech at GR, he's talking about games and consulting for a number video game and tech companies.

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NuForce S3-BT Bluetooth Speakers Ditch Normal Bluetooth for Better Bluetooth

Turns out Bluetooth speaker manufacturers have been doing it all wrong, at least according to NuForce. And in light of their NuForce S3-BT active loudspeaker, we’d have to agree.
The NuForce S3-BT looks like your typical set of powered speakers, but instead of using a traditional, or what they call an “inferior SBC codec”, they’ve based thee S3-BT on the apt-X codec, which is said to produce “crystalline sound”.  Now, everyone knows that Bluetooth has its shortcoming, no matter what codec you use.  So NuForce has also included a set of analog inputs, allowing their customers to use NuForce’s own Air DAC wireless system.  Their DAC provides true 16-bit performance that eclipses even their own version of Bluetooth, though it will probably take a discerning ear to hear the difference. Other features include a woofer that is constructed using a proprietary “anti-resonance” cone technique and powerful magnets.  The tweeters are custom soft-dome design, which are said to offer the lowest distortion and smoothest natural response.
The NuForce S3-BT speakers will ship October 31st. They come wrapped in soft black or white leatherette for $299.

Grew up back East, got sick of the cold and headed West. Since I was small I have been pushing buttons - both electronic and human. With an insatiable need for tech I thought "why not start a blog focusing on technology, and use my dislikes and likes to post on gadgets."

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