Sony Ericsson K850i

would get it... if I wouldn't already own a K810i.

the tiny mouse

Logitech VX Nano - tiny mouse, tiny receiver. The rest is rather unspectacular, no special buttons around. More information here.

Another good looking keyboard

Some of us aren't allowed to use radio connected keyboards at work (futile rules). Since the design of most wired keyboards simply sucks... Logitech's new Wave keyboard might be a solution for you, because they also offer a wired version without the mouse. More information on their site.

New Sony Stick Walkman

Sony NWD-B100? ahhh finally a Sony MP3 Player which won't be released together with the unloved Sonic Stage software. Also Sony's music file format ATRAC will be left out. What remains: 1 or 2 GB version with FM radio, a Voice recorder. The rest are standard MP3 Player features. Available in the uk august 07. Yet the player isn't listed on the Japan's Sony site.

Sony NW-E016F walkman

Finally a new interesting walkman will arrive.

Short description: full color OLED Display, 1/2/4GB Versions, FM radio, plays MP3 / Atrac / wav / wma, only weights 28g. Software: Sonic Stage 4.3 wich now supports vista. I hope the software is not as crappy as in the previous releases. High speed battery charge: 3 hours in just 3 mintues!
Source of all the images: Sony Japan.

Winamp Theme Barracuda

Very stylish Winamp theme! Get it here and make sure you've read the creator's comment.

Divx in Vista Media Center?

Of course you already want your Vista Media Center to play all your divx vids? But there's no official DIVX release out there yet right? Head to this site and download the vista compatible ffdshow tryout. The beta2 worked fine for me.

bought the MX 3200

Some thoughts about the Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3200. I have to mention that I use all my Logitech devices with the uberOptions applied to the original drivers. Most software limitations set by Logitech are simply swept away then.

• The search&zoom bar is kinda useless. I gave it a try in Photoshop, the web browsers etc. and then there's this annoying beep beep beep everytime you're using it. (update: how to turn the beeps off)
  What else can you do with the zoom bar? Check out the configuration options in the screenshot - you get the idea. All the other buttons around the zoom bar are ok and freely configurable.
  
  
• The "100% button" below? Does exactly what it says - also in Photoshop: simply reverts all views back to 100%, default zoom level or default font size. Quite handy and placed at the right spot on the keyboard.
  
  
• One Touch Search is quite handy too, but I wish they would integrate more sites like answers.com and not just Google, Yahoo, Live.com. (update: see logitech Forum plus here)
  
  
• As with most Logitech cordless mice and keyboards your computer might not enter into standby mode anymore when the MX 3200 receiver is connected, because the powersupply&motherboard combo simply can't deliver enough power to keep the USB-receiver running while in standby or hibernate. The solution is to not allow keyboard and mouse to wake up the Computer. See screenshot on how you can correct the situation. (same for XP).
  
  Update june 2007 - finally solved this issue - see my posting
  
  
• The tiny display is not backlit and has the functionality of a digital stopwatch back in 1982. The only thing I'll ever use it for is to check out time and date, it doesn't bother me either that it's there though. Design wise it blends nicely into the whole thing.
  
  
• Vista support? The Logitech software won't let you assign hibernate as a shutdown option. Hibernate is Vistas (and also my) default shutdown mode. I also miss the ability to assign "switch user" since it presents another dialog than "lock." But I'm looking forward to see this being implemented in a future release of Setpoint.
  
  
• Didn't figure out yet how to make the VOIP buttons work together with Skype (ver 3.1.0.147). None of the three buttons works so far.
  Update: it works now try this - thx Richard.
  
  
• What my wife absolutely loves about this keyboard is the following: compared to most other keyboards out there, you almost won't hear me typing anymore. No clicking no nothing. Everyhing's smooth but the feeling while you type is still good.
  
  
• BEST OF ALL: the keyboard mouse combo just looks fabulous and blends perfectly into a working space with a black flatscreen. Eye-catcher!
  

Alltogether I'd say that the MX 3200 is a great set; you get what you'd expect for the money. Also the included mouse is the best one for my liking - especially because it runs with just one battery inserted. (Lefthanders can go for the mx610-lefty)

(for more pictures, try this google image search)

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UPDATE Sep 2009: I can't use the keyboard anymore :-( after 2 yrs I also became a victim of the sticky key issue [google]. A lot of force was required to press some of the keys, so I decided to follow the instructions given in this guide. The result was devastating: all keys now required at least double the force than they used to. All the cleaning to remove the oil didn't bring back the key press feeling from back when I bought the keyboard, so I eventually bought a Microsoft Keyboard - you see - I don't like the currently available Logitech KBs. Aren't they just plain ugly?

But don't get me wrong - the MX3200 was a stunning piece of hardware and worked perfectly 98% of the time! For me the time to switch has come, that's all.