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Kool Tools: CREATE Backlit Keyboard Case for the 9.7-inch iPad Pro

Kool Tools: CREATE Backlit Keyboard Case for the 9.7-inch iPad Pro

Posted by | Aug 9, 2016 | , |

Logitech’s CREATE Backlit Keyboard Case with Smart Connector for the the 9.7-inch iPad Pro is like the Swiss Army Knife of keyboard cases. It provides a protective case, backlit keyboard, and integrated holder for the Apple Pencil all in one package.

The CREATE puts all the tools you need at your fingertips, and the keyboard charges through the Smart Connector so you can just set your iPad Pro into a typing position and go. It brings typing on the iPad Pro to a whole new level.

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38% of U.S. broadband households likely to buy a smart home device this year

Posted by | Aug 9, 2016 | , |

New data from Parks Associates (www.parksassociates.com)p says 51% of U.S. broadband households find an IoT [Internet of Things] device that alerts them to smoke and fire highly appealing, and 41% find a device that alerts them to a water leak to be highly appealing.

The research group notes these smart home use cases would benefit insurance companies in both saving costs and adding value to their customers. lso, 38% of U.S. broadband households have very strong intentions to buy a smart home device in 2016.

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Akitio releases Thunderbolt 3 PCIe expansion chassis

Akitio releases Thunderbolt 3 PCIe expansion chassis

Posted by | Aug 8, 2016 | , |

Akitio has released the Thunder3 PCIe Box (http://tinyurl.com/gt5hrto), a Thunderbolt 3 external PCI Express (PCIe) expansion chassis device designed to provide an additional PCIe slot for Thunderbolt 3 computers where there’s either not enough space to install another PCIe card or on systems such as laptops where there previously was no option to add a PCIe card.

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Maclocks announces lock for Apple’s 12-inch MacBook

Maclocks announces lock for Apple’s 12-inch MacBook

Posted by | Aug 8, 2016 | , |

Maclocks, the Apple lock specialists, has introduced the New MacBook Lock (http://tinyurl.com/hnu2xlm), which the company claims is the first lock specifically designed to include security for the USB-C port on a 12-inch MacBook.

The lock’s bracket weighs less than 0.1 pounds, so it adds minimal bulk and still allows the MacBook to fit in a sleeve or bag. It’s fastened to the bottom of the device and incorporates the security slot to which the included cable lock is attached. 

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