Here's a keyboard being put out by a Japanese company called "Links International Corporation" which features a bamboo body. It comes out February 11th, and should go for roughly 9,800 yen. There are already a few wooden-bodied keyboards o­n the market, but bamboo is a bit more flexible and resistant to warping from temperature changes versus other woods.

Inspired by:
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2006/0206/links.htm

Product Information:
http://www.links.co.jp/html/press2/news_takekyel.html

Devices that recharge via USB are becoming more and more commonplace. So what happens when you don't have a USB port handy to recharge them?

Century's "iArm" takes care of this. It's an AC adapter with a USB port.

I haven't really played enough video games to understand the importance of this feature (nor can I tell if it's just marketing hype), but Elecom's new "GAME COMMANDER" mouse has a switch that enables users to choose between 800dpi and 1600dpi o­n the fly.

Sharp has announced the Papyrus PW-9920, a new addition to their line of electronic dictionaries. It contains 63 reference sources including a number related to diet and health so is guaranteed to sell like hot-cakes to Japanese housewives.

We've previously reported o­n this device from Quixun, but more details are coming in, so we though we'd share.

I'd be willing to bet that most Mac mini owners also own a second PC or Mac. The problem they face, then, is whether or not they want to use the same keyboard, mouse, and screen for o­n the two computers. If they do, they must use what is called a "KVM switch" -- a switch for Keyboard, VGA, and Mouse. Such a device is the PKV-02MM, but this o­ne is intended solely for the Mac mini.

Buffalo announced a new line of external hard drives that they claim can withstand being dropped from up to one meter. And the housing doesn't look half bad either.

ZERO Halliburton makes briefcases, suitcases, and other related items with aluminum. Now they're making USB memory.

Greenhouse will release two new peripherals that are a perfect match for the Mac mini in early December - the "GH-MM-204SP" amplified speaker system and the "GM-MM-WF" external subwoofer system. Both products will retail for just under 10,000 yen.

A bit slow o­n the news tonight, but here is a new series of USB hubs from Elecom that feature a compact body and LED illumination.