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Recently, a company known as Das Keyboard, who made a name for themselves back in 2005 for introducing completely blank keyboards, introduced two new keyboard models. 

The first is the Professional model, which include some terrific gold-plated mechanical key switches.  They have also added some new blue LEDs that are “Darth Vader approved.” I took that from the Das Keyboard website, honest. 

The Ultimate is, of course, the ultimate.  All the keys have that Das Keyboard blank look.  That is, all the keys are unlabeled.  The company says that it is “easy” for a typist to get used to these blank things. 

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Sharp has expanded its Professional LCD Monitors with the launch of the TL Professional LCD Monitor Line. LCD’s in this product line will have a full 1920 x 1080 2-megapixel high-definition resolution display. To kick off the launch the product line, Sharp has released the 52-inch TL-M5200 and the 46-inch TL-M4600.

Both of these LCD’s give out a high image quality, features and performance which are perfect for teleconferencing, CAD/Simulation, digital signage, corporate, educational, training, hospitality, sports arenas, entertainment and house-of worship. In addition these LCD’s are also easy to install with their lightweight cabinet design, and even come equipped with RJ-45 LAN Control for network connectivity. Other features of these two new LCD’s include Advanced Super View panel, 1500:1 (TL-M4600) and 2000:1 (TL-M5200) contrast ratios, advanced signal processing, an HDCP compatible HDMI input, and a built-in web browser.

The Sharp TL-M4600 and TL-M5200 LCD’s retail for $4,995 and $3,995 at all Sharp retail outlets.

Via [Akihabara News]

After quite a long time of rumors and speculation, Microsoft has taken the wraps off of its new Windows Mobile 6 (AKA Crossbow), the next-gen version of - you guessed it - Windows Mobile 5.  Remember, the new versions will be called Professional, Standard, and Classic - as opposed to Pocket PC for phone, Pocket PC for PDA and all of that nonsense.  Here’s the run-down of specs and features of the new OS:

- HTML support in email
- Windows Live for Windows Mobile
- File transfer capability in Windows Live Messenger
- New versions of mobile Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with rich editing
- Remote wipe capability for stolen and lost devices
- Call history in contact cards
- Tight Vista integration
- “Calendar ribbon” for more easily viewing schedule by day or week
- New versions of .NET Compact Framework and SQL Server built-in

Devices and carriers for the new mobile OS have not been announced yet, but Engadget is expecting to hear more on Monday.  Stay tuned for more.

Read [Engadget]

In a effort to clear up the confusion in the Windows Mobile naming convention, Microsoft has decided to rename them Standard, Professional, and Classic for the next-gen Windows Mobile 6 (codename Crossbow).  What is currently known as Pocket PC Phone Edition - used on touchscreen devices - will now become Professional.  Windows Mobile Smartphone edition, which is a non-touch screen version lacking Mobile Office, will become Standard, and Pocket PC Edition (for PDAs only) will become Classic.  The new names are really too vague to be helpful, so we’ll see how long they last.

Read [Pocketinfo] Via [CrunchGear]