40Tech – Page 162 – by Evan Kline

July 1, 2010

40Tech Pick: Logitech Illuminated Keyboard

logitech illuminated keyboard

[amazon-product align=”right”]B001F51G16[/amazon-product]Even the mention of gadgets spurs excitement among the geek crowd. Cell phones, laptops, tablets, and more all get our hearts racing. On the flip side, there are keyboards. You can’t get much more utilitarian an item than a keyboard. Most of us peck away at keyboards much of the day, without giving much thought to a device that is decidedly unsexy.

The Logitech Illuminated Keyboard is one exception to that. I’ve used many keyboards over the years, including a Logitech G15 that was my primary keyboard until recently, and the lluminated Keyboard is my favorite so far. Read on for the full review.

June 30, 2010

Threadsy Just Got a Whole Lot Better

You might remember our post on Threadsy Beta way back in January. Threadsy is a great web app that pulls all of your email, Facebook and Twitter info into one neat little interactive package, and even gives you some detailed multiple social network info on your contacts. In May, Threadsy went live to the public with a slew of new features, and has added even more in the last week. It’s safe to say that Threadsy is growing fast and doing well, so if you tried it and dropped it, you might want to look again — and if you haven’t played with Threadsy yet, we recommend you check it out!

Here’s the shortlist of Threadsy’s new features, some detail on their latest updates, and a few things we would still like to see:

June 27, 2010

5 Gmail Labs Features to Make Your Life Easier

best gmail labs features

One of the great features of Google’s Gmail is the ability it gives you to customize your Gmail experience using Google Labs. Labs features can be accessed by clicking on the green beaker symbol at the top right of the Gmail screen. Some Google Labs features fall into the "cute" category, but several of them are useful, and can make you more efficient. Here are the top 5 Labs features that can make you life easier.

June 24, 2010

Windows Live Messenger for iPhone Shows Promise But Has a Ways To Go

Windows Live Messenger for iPhone | 40Tech

If you are a dedicated Windows Live Messenger user and own an iPhone, you may want to take a gander at the official, recently released (and free) iPhone app for the longstanding IM service. The new Live Messenger app is fairly slick and easy to navigate, has push notifications, displays updates from many of the services you can integrate with in your Windows Live account — including Facebook — and handles the job of basic messaging very well. That said, there are a few obvious gaps and design flaws that have made the experience a bit frustrating for some.

June 22, 2010

My Experience Using a Fitness Ball as My Office Chair

fitness ball

We tech geeks spend much of our time at the computer, and, as a result, we spend much of our time in a chair. If this concerns you, it is with good reason. BusinessWeek recently discussed how your office chair is killing you. The article points out that as recently as 150 years ago, 90% of human endeavor was agricultural, and that in a small span of time we’ve become “chair-sentenced.” The article cited several statistics for the proposition that a sedentary job is bad for your health, even if you exercise outside of work.

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40Tech Pick: Logitech Illuminated Keyboard

Threadsy Just Got a Whole Lot Better

5 Gmail Labs Features to Make Your Life Easier

Windows Live Messenger for iPhone Shows Promise But Has a Ways To Go

My Experience Using a Fitness Ball as My Office Chair

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