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Who moved my 'Delete' key? Lenovo did. Here's why.

Lenovo put nearly a year of research into two design changes that debuted on an updated ThinkPad laptop this week. No, not the thinner, lighter form or the textured touchpad — rather, the extra-large "Delete" and "Escape" keys.

Major software, firmware fixes to Storm made

A major operating system upgrade that makes badly needed improvements to the troubled BlackBerry Storm has been released, making the smartphone much smoother to operate and to use,

Gates Sees Diminished Role for Keyboards

People will increasingly interact with computers using speech or touch screens rather than keyboards, Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said.

Review: Flexible Keyboards Not Durable

Any company that touts its products as being "virtually indestructible" is asking for trouble. That's the case for Adesso Inc., which recently released a new line of keyboards that it claims are both flexible and tough.

The Vine

Greatest Rock Keyboardist

Welcome back, my friends ... continuing our ongoing survey about great rock musicians, we come now to the Masters of the Mellotron, the Ticklers of the Ivory, the Knights of the Order of Ebony and Ivory ... the keyboard players. Who do you rank as the greatest of all-time?

BBC NEWS | Technology | Snooping through the power socket
Source: BBC News

Is EVERYTHING we do prone to scrutiny?

InnerLoop performs at the 2009 Osyrus Fest
Source: Bliptv

InnerLoop peforming at the 2009 Osyrus Fest with an amazing lightshow.

Russian Volga city holds keyboard throwing competition
Source: en.rian.ru

More than 30 people participated in a rather bizarre computer keyboard throwing competition at a festival in the Volga city of Nizhny Novgorod on Wednesday, the organizers said.

First Dishwasher-Safe Wireless Keyboard Introduced
Source: technologyexpert.blogspot.com

It's no secret that your keyboard is one of the most germ-ridden portions of your office cubicle. That's been shown at least twice (probably more), in various studies.

Wired Keyboards Not Safe for Sensitive Data
Source: money.co.uk

New research has revealed a new threat to our personal data and online security – the wired computer keyboard.

Is a Moog Renaissance Nigh?
Source: Wired News

God, I hope so.

Bacteria in your PC
Source: which.co.uk

We bravely turned the microscope on our own keyboards commissioning a microbiologist to swab over 30 keyboards within our London office.

Your Keyboard Could Be Dirtier Than a Toilet Seat
Source: TreeHugger

And people think blogging is a safe job. A microbiologist working for Which? Magazine has found keyboards with 150 times the recommended limit of bacteria. It was also five times as filthy as a toilet seat swabbed at the same time.

Never mind the Sex Pistols ... here's the harpsichord!

Here we examine the audacity of Yes. Wherein Tom Bombadil swims upstream once more ... Newsvine's own eternal salmon! Title: "Tormato" Artist: Yes Label: Rhino/WEA Year Released: 1978 Rating: 3.5 Stars out of 5

Keyboards are toast: Bill Gates
Source: theage.com.au

People will increasingly interact with computers using speech or touch screens rather than keyboards, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said.

JamBase > Articles > The Bridge: Fire & Ice
Source: JamBase.com

If Del McCoury went psychedelic and then hitched a ride with Stevie Ray Vaughn to New Orleans, the music they'd write together would be something like the sound of The Bridge.

King Hip is no longer - Joe Zawinul, 1932-2007
Source: scholarsandrogues.wordpress.com

A music giant has left us. Josef Erich "Joe" Zawinul -- who established a new school of music with Miles Davis and led the seminal Weather Report with Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, et al.

Concert Review: Kansas Rocks Gulf Coast

Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of their landmark progressive rock masterpiece album, Point of Know Return, musical titans Kansas blew into the historic Gulf Coast port city of Mobile, Alabama, like a Category Five hurricane earlier this evening.

Review - Kansas: "Leftoverture"

Album title: "Leftoverture" Artist: Kansas Label: Sony Released: 1976/2001 Rating: 5 stars out of 5

AppleInsider | Purported photos of new iMac keyboard stir debate
Source: Apple Insider

I don't know if I like the idea of the volume keys being moved.

NPR : Are Computer Keyboards Dishwasher Safe?
Source: NPR

Studies show that computer keyboards have more bacteria than toilet seats. But it's hard to clean all those keys. So some people advocate an extreme solution: Throw your keyboard in your dishwasher.

REVIEW: "Close to the Edge" by Yes

Close to the Edge by Yes (Rhino/WEA, 2003/1972) 5 stars out of 5 A group as longlasting and as successful as Yes is bound to have a career filled with many lofty highlights and acheivements, and Yes has indeed scaled the heights often, both artistically and commercially.

Tech Gadgets Banned in the USA
Source: Yahoo! News

There's no doubt about it: foreign technology can whet your appetite.

Spill-Resistant eMark Super Mobile Keyboard, World's Thinnest - Gizmodo
Source: Gizmodo

The eMark Super Mobile Keyboard is marketed as the world's thinnest keyboard and just so happens to be spill-resistant, no more worrying about a cup of joe (or, mayhap, other liquid-like substances) muddying up the keys.

China bans transplant organ sales
Source: BBC News

After a couple deaths, the government has taken action. Now, the organ transactions must happen in special hospitals. Crap! I wanted to buy a new colon.

MusicPlayers.com: Keyboards > Ten Ways to Break out of the Preset Rut
Source: musicplayers.com

There's an age-old dilemma in the world of synthesis: preset or program? This practical article describes how to break free of the preset rut and start programming your own sounds. For pros and beginners alike.

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