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BlackBerry Mini Keyboard ships March 23rd for $120, a match made in Canada Mar 13th 2012, 20:41 Work it. Anywhere. Any time. Those were the fighting words behind the BlackBerry Mini Keyboard promo shots we showed you a few days back. Now, backing up what we'd heard, RIM's officially (and very quietly) taken the wraps off its new PlayBook add-on, with a shipping date of March 23rd and a $120 price tag. The Canadian outfit is pushing this peripheral on the business-oriented consumer, but there's nothing keeping the average Joe from dropping some hard-earned cash on it. Folks looking to pair up the physical keys and multitouch trackpad with BlackBerry's revised OS can do so by heading over to its online shop. In the meantime, you can get acquainted by checking out the video tour after the break. Continue reading BlackBerry Mini Keyboard ships March 23rd for $120, a match made in Canada BlackBerry Mini Keyboard ships March 23rd for $120, a match made in Canada originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink CNET  |  Inside BlackBerry, BlackBerry Store  | Email this | Comments Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) makes a pass through the FCC Mar 13th 2012, 20:19 It's March. Don't bother looking at your calendar, we fact-checked it for you. It would make sense, then, that the seven-inch sequel to the Samsung Galaxy Tab, slated for a March UK release, should work its way through the proper FCC certifications before its inevitable launch. The docs don't say much about the GT-P3100's specs, aside from the fact that it sports AT&T 3G radios. We still haven't heard any official word on whether or not we can expect this to get any carrier interest, but given the popularity of the first model, we wouldn't be surprised to find this gracing at least a few shelves before not too long. If you're up for some digging of your own, head to the source. Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) makes a pass through the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  FCC  | Email this | Comments Apple's Sir Jonathan Ive: our competitors have 'completely the wrong goals' Mar 13th 2012, 19:52 London's favorite only remaining evening free-sheet has snagged an interview with Apple design maven Sir Jonathan Ive. In the piece he talks about being thrilled and humbled by his recent Knighthood, the importance of his London upbringing and why Apple's competitors can't win. Pointing to a desire not to make "genuinely better" products, Cupertino's unnamed rivals instead are "interested in doing something different, or want to appear new," which he says is the wrong goal. The difference is that he and his team aren't tied to a price, a schedule or a marketing scheme -- which he believes "have scant regard for people who use the product." There's also a barbed reference to consumers being able to sense "great care in the design and when there is cynicism and greed" in products on the market. Head on down to the source link to read more, including his frustration with designers who "wag their tails in his face" -- who knew designers had tails, eh? Apple's Sir Jonathan Ive: our competitors have 'completely the wrong goals' originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Evening Standard  | Email this | Comments Intel: Optical Thunderbolt cables arriving this year Mar 13th 2012, 19:29 Intel's Dave Salvator has been talking about Thunderbolt's future, promising that optical versions of the high-speed interconnect will arrive this year. The copper version currently available is cheaper and can carry 10 watts of power, but it can only be run a maximum distance of six meters. While the fiber version loses the ability to power devices, it's reportedly far faster and capable of running to the "tens of meters." Dave Mr. Salvator wouldn't commit to a release date, or how much more we'll be expected to pay for the cables, but given that we're also expecting to see PCI-Express 3.0 bolted on to the standard soon, we'll start saving today. Intel: Optical Thunderbolt cables arriving this year originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Macworld  | Email this | Comments Consumer Reports' Fisker Karma gets fixed, testing resumes, for now Mar 13th 2012, 19:06 Remember Consumer Reports' bought a Fisker Karma that broke down while on the test track? Well after it had made the 200-mile round-trip to the dealership, it turned out the inverter cable and battery were both faulty and replaced them, before fully recharging the vehicle. The car has now been returned to the test track where a full review can begin -- give it a week, and we'll start taking bets on if it actually gets that "recommended" rating. Consumer Reports' Fisker Karma gets fixed, testing resumes, for now originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink autoblog.green  |  Consumer Reports  | Email this | Comments

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