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Weekly Goods: August 26

From an omnidirectional monster to a GPS device with on-screen editing, it's the hottest tech for the week of August 26, 2007

Posted 8.9.07 at 2:00 am 0 Comments

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Touch and Glow

A blue backlight turns on automatically when your hands move near this keyboard, thanks to a capacitive sensor that detects changes in the electric field. Step away, and the keyboard shuts down to save power. Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 $300; microsoft.com
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